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>> right. its definitely not going to be easy. a lot of house democrats are worried that they are going to be hoodwinked by the senate in the sense, okay, you pass the senate version first and well go back and fix it using reconciliation. the house passes the senate version. then oh, geez the republicans stood in the way. were not going to get this through. they tried. that will make it that much harder to pelosi. shes going to have to appeal to their own existential angst. if this doesnt, its g...

>> only about 70% of entering high school freshman graduate. it is a lower rate for minority students. it is a crucial week for health care. in the next couple of days, president obama is expected to announce how he would like to move the health care bill passed the finish line. "huffington post" senior correspondent ryan grim with us to discuss whats happening. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> they say if they use reconciliation it is political kamikaze mission. >> if they d...

>> thats not exactly excise tax, a gift to the unions in terms of the final compromise. thats a debate for another day. ryan grim and salary, thank you for coming in and being part of the showdown. we want to give you an update on the story we were telling you about at seaworld. an employee dying after being tacked by a killer whale. called to the stadium at the theme park where they found a worker they could not revive. they said the trainer had just finished explaining to the audience the sh...

Business, they have to be able to increase the premiums to cover the cost of their care. >> ryan, ill let you respond? >> the health insurance rate authority proposal isnt actually a serious proposal put forward as part of something that could actually get through the senate because it doesnt meet the rules of reconciliation. you cant do policy like that through reconciliation, which is a process that allows you to get something through with 50 votes rather than 60. you could eventually do it as...

Attempt to compromise on health care reform? today president obama spoke to business leaders and said opponents are using politics to confuse voters about reform. >> in the wake of extraordinary measures we took to rescue the economy, its been a political tactic to characterize any kind of reform as big government takeover. lets look at the truth. the truth is the opposite. we have not called for elimination of private insurance. weve been extraordinarily careful not to, in any way, undermine ...

Sssssss ssssssssss take back washington time, we got the fever. weve got the hope. were ready for the change. >> so that, of course, complain congresswoman michelle bachmann of oklahoma, on day two cpac conference. some of the biggest names in the conservative movement. they will announce the winner of the straw poll contest where the conference attendees vote on their favorite presidential candidate, the person they want to see run. for the past two years, massachusetts governor mitt romney h...

Failed the american people and thats why their majority will soon be out the door. >> ryan, as i mentioned, mitt romney won the last three straw polls. what is he looking for there? what is his role? >> his problem has always been that conservatives dont trust him. he talks like reagan. but wait, youre from massachusetts. youve had some positions that seem reasonable. how can the far right conservative base get behind you. what hes always tried to do is organize to prove to the conservatives acr...

Own weight -- or it will fall after some massive conflict on the floor, which has happened in the past. the last time the rules affecting the filibuster were changed was when i was two years old, 1975. thats when the super majority rule changed from 67 votes to 60. it was changed then because people thought it was being abused back then. the way it was being used back then, is nothing like how its being abused now. the chairman of the judiciary committee said, im in my 36th year, ive never seen ...

Even more of the health care bill was actually originally crafted by republicans like lincoln chafey. you know, it is not necessarily obamas fault that most of those moderate republicans have been purged from the republican party. but the -- there are already a lot of concessions built into this. the public options not -- not even a part of the senate bill anymore. >> if thats the case, what else can they do? there have been so many concessions already from the democrats and the left unhappy wit...

This town, there are many issues upon which we can and should agree. thats what the american people are demanding of us and i think they are tired of every day being election day in washington. and at this critical time in our country, the people sent us here expect a seriousness, a purpose, that transcends petty politics. >> joining me now, ryan grim, senior congressional correspondent for the huffington post. ryan, thank you for joining us today. interesting. this surprise visit for the daily ...