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Politics. >> sean: i want to get into this because schumer gets caught on this call, i think people seeing politics here, i dont think this helped the democrats. and having howard dean followle that up with his statement that he is rooting for a shutdown. i think the american people realize, $14 trillion in debt this is unsustainable. this is our kids and grandkids futures here, frank. >> and in fact when you talk about whether it is a $30 billion cut or $60 billion cut americans would say do wh...

>> so eric cantor and chuck schumer, theyre the ones hitting back at each other. john boehner, yes, he was a little upset today, but you get the feeling that boehner and reid, theyre trying to cut a deal, boehner and bill daly at the white house want to cut a deal. how much do schumer and cantor, is this a real fight and they want to fight more than maybe their leadership wants to? >> to use a cliche, a shop-worn, cliche, its a good cop/bad cop. the speaker is the speaker trying to work out a co...

Everybody together. nobody wants a split between the tea party and boehner more than schumer. its their tactics trying to make that happen. i dont hear about that internally, i dont see it yet. i do think theres a potential for it, especially as gop primary season gets underway, you will see people try to make those divisions but so far boehner is holding them and he wins in the end. bill: the shutdown, does it happen? >> i feel like day va jooo dejavu. didnt we answer that question a month ago?...

Automatically tacking your opponent with extreme it is hard to get traction when negotiating. he got caught with his pants down on this one. >> he got caught in an unfortunate situation for himself. hes calling people extreme who dont want to increase taxes. who dont want government to spend more than what it takes in. and wants us to act within the constitution. thats how schumer is calling extreme many thats why so many of your viewers are continuing to reject the message of the left. because ...

He got caught. does it matter? >> i dont think it matters. what he said was true, the cuts are draconian and extreme. hes been saying it, ive been saying it. weve been talking about it. and boehner is in a box. megyn: so you got the memo. >> and boehner knows that he has to come to a reasonable deal, but he cant, because the tea party caucus wont let him. the extreme right wing of his party thats controlling him will not let him compromise. megyn: you got the memo. you also have been spoken to b...

>> right now the democrats are the party of the shutdown. they clearly want it to happen. they rely on the media to blame the tea party. the media already thinks the tea party are racist terrorists, of course they are going to blame them for the shutdown. you had dean and schumer, dean said it today, it would be the greatest thing to happen in the world. this is -- [ talking over each other ] >> sean: what did you think of schumer caught on tape and what he was saying that we are going to call t...

Budget. >> since congress has already cut $10 billion from the current spending, republicans now want the next continuing resolution or c.r. to cut an additional $51 billion for balance of the year. democrats counteroffer smaller and unspecified cuts of $21 billion. schumer today claimed falsely that the g.o.p. leaders agreed to a deal last week but reneged when the tea partyers deemed it insufficient. >> the speaker faces a choice. return to the deal he was prepared to accept before the tea par...

Automatically tacking your opponent with extreme it is hard to get traction when negotiating. he got caught with his pants down on this one. >> he got caught in an unfortunate situation for himself. hes calling people extreme who dont want to increase taxes. who dont want government to spend more than what it takes in. and wants us to act within the constitution. thats how schumer is calling extreme many thats why so many of your viewers are continuing to reject the message of the left. because ...

Of spin, not much has been coming on relative to the cuts. no one has put down markers relative to what -- >> sean: this coming april, the 2012 budget the republicans have to come forward. they say they are going to deal with entitlements. they are going back to 2008 spending levels. would that be something you could support as a democrat? >> i dont know if the shutdown helps either party. i dont think the american people want a shutdown. >> right now the democrats are the party of the shutdown....

The floor a few hours before. ive used the word repeatedly. i have no problems that reports heard me tell my colleagues on the phone that ive used the word extreme and many of them have as well. >> so eric cantor and chuck schumer, theyre the ones hitting back at each other. john boehner, yes, he was a little upset today, but you get the feeling that boehner and reid, theyre trying to cut a deal, boehner and bill daly at the white house want to cut a deal. do they want to fight more than maybe t...