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Just was saying was we have got to pass this treaty in order to know whats in it. >> oh. no well, here -- we have 2276 i believe thats the number as of today men and women who have been killed in afghanistan. >> for what? >> people that you have met, i have met. i was just with a triple amputee a couple weeks ago big benefit 23 years old. what do we get out of this. >> we are in afghanistan still because of inertia on the part of the military and because of obamas ego. he wont admit its gone dow...

Got to pass this treaty in order to know whats in it. >> oh. no well, here -- we have 2276 i believe thats the number as of today men and women who have been killed in afghanistan. >> for what? >> people that you have met, i have met. i was just with a triple amputee a couple weeks ago big benefit 23 years old. what do we get out of this. >> we are in afghanistan still because of inertia on the part of the military and because of obamas ego. he wont admit its gone down the tubes. by the way, you...

And provide it as an alternative. and i think both house republicans as well as maybes of the senate would go along with that if they were a viable alternative to sequester cuts. but just saying well change things and suddenly ask for higher taxes as well as maybe cuts in the future, i dont think its must have to get past the sequester deal. and remember, eaits not just wt happened last friday. its another part that happens on the 27th. wed like to on get past that on a reasonable basis. >> john...

I think that conservativors are pleased. if you think about this year, republicans have made 98% of the bush tax cuts permanent, and theyve returned spending to 2009 levels. thats a good message for conservatives. i think it does buy him some time and some wiggle room with the right wing. >> stephanie, i want to ask you about the front page washington post story from the weekend that talked about the president already eyeing 2014. in the story itself it was about house democrats eyeing 2014. les...

Immigration. theres also a question mark about how he gets some of those larger goals passed when washington is constantly stuck in this cycle. toure? >> indeed, indeed. i love you used the cycle in your answer. very nicely done, kristen. >> three times. >> extra points for that. >> well have you back. youre a keeper. >> reporter: im glad you noticed. >> nbcs kristen welker, thank you. >> thank you. back today with us, favorite emcee, michael crowly at "time" and turns 90 this week. >> wow. >>...

Makek, origami photo album and introduction to lock picking. the mayor received a lot of angry e-mails about the last class, considering burglaries are up 40% this year in oakland. the mayor has apologized for promoting that last class. in her newsletter, we checked, tomorrows locked picking class is sold out. finally, president obamas hybrid "star wars"/"star trek" question about why he cant work out sequester deal with congress has take on a life of its own on twitter. >> the fact they dont ...

To compromise? >> i think one of the things people need to keep in mind is even though we look like were deadlocked right now, maybe the democratic strategy with regard to republicans is looking at the 2014 mid-term elections. its a high number of republicans that want the status quo, but the vast majority of the american public does not want this. and i think that if the sequester deal, if it actually happens, when you start seeing these stories across the country about the impact on real peopl...

There. >> yeah, i think the president has taken some flak for that, and there were a lot of reforms in medicare. >> basically, the republicans -- the white house gives them cpi, and the republicans give them the oil and gas tax things, and theres your sequester deal. >> one of the things weve seen is it seems both sides are unhappy or happy, and the other side says we want this too. weve seen that in deal after deal after deal when it comes to the debt ceiling. so i think theres a pressing your ...

Demanding lawmakers include more revenue in any sequester deal on top of the tax increases he won in the fiscal cliff passage. it is this same obama who is making gun reform a top priority in the face of historic opposition. and it is the same obama who has promised to move forward with his own immigration bill if the is that the doesnt bring him one by march. to get it done, the president has developed a strategy. according to politico, quote, president obamas speeches have a familiar ring thes...

Out of respect for the anniversary, theres no ban on campaigning today. theres no rule about what you can and cannot do. mitt romney gave a speech today before the national guard association in reno, nevada, and at times it sounded like his normal stump speech. he did go out of his way to attack president obama for defense cuts that are part of the sequester deal. which incidentally, are cuts that paul ryan voted for in congress. thats the kind of thing hes been stay save saying on the stump. af...