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Political geniuses had we demanded delay. >> i think senator cruz would have gotten delay quickly and once senator reid would have said no, okay, how about a one-year delay, i think the original demand was viewed by the mesh people -- the american people as unreasonable and it allowed the president and senator reid to dig into their heels to be utterly unreasonable no matter what we proposed later on. but democrats didnt seem particularly reasonable either. >> the president followed his sequeste...

Senator reid said no, was to say okay, what about a one-year delay? >> well, i think the original demand was viewed by the american public as unreasonable, and as a result kind of armed harry reid and president obama to dig in their heels and to continue to point to republicans as being utterly unreasonable no matter what we proposed later on. >> reporter: but george will says democrats didnt seem particularly reasonable either. >> the president followed his sequester folly, the sky is falling, ...

Its legislation, the next negotiating ploy, once senator reid said no, was to say, okay, what about a one-year delay. >> well, i think the original demand was viewed by the american public as unreasonable. and as a result, kind of armed harry reid and president obama to dig in their heels and continue to point to republicans as just being utterly unreasonable no matter what we proposed later on. >> but george will said democrats didnt seem particularly reasonable, either. >> the president follow...