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Government shut dourn. in some ways i guess this is a move we should have anticipated. but for the white house its a surprise and how they respond. this is the case where they could do it in writing. a tv president is not going to want to do that. hes going to want that moment where he can argue his case, and on a whole range of issues, not just the issues related to the shutdown. this is one of the markers of any presidency to try to outline what the agenda will be for the following here and th...

So thats one place that the challenge could go down. >> to johns point, were not going to see the end of the court fights. >> the irony is it would prevent the new democratic governor that pulling out of the anti-obama care lawsuit. thats one of the reasons scott walker lost the election. at the least, it was extensively debated. it would have stripped away the consumer protections scott walker had to argue that he was supporting even though he was in support of that anti-obama care lawsuit. i t...

>> thats why i do believe the wiser course, so that we dont shut the government down and that we keep the lights on come next week is to keep this conversation, this debate on a side issue, on a supplemental request, and just focus on keeping this government up and running. and i think thats where well end up next week. >> the other thing thats -- theres two more things kind of been thrown into the pot here as you guys are trying to keep the government open and avoid a shut dourn. one is this id...

Been thrown into the pot here as you guys are trying to keep the government open and avoid a shut dourn. one is this idea that the health care bill is going to be brought back up. this time, a version of it that also has the same problems of the first one in terms of coverage lost. 24 million people estimated by the cbo. but also would essentially allow insurers to charge more for pre-existing conditions. is that the kind of thing youre ready to vote for next week? >> i dont think were going to ...

Ignorance and incompetence. ignorance when he was asked a question about the bill and all he could say was better, better, better. why didnt he say were working on state flexibility? >> thats a good point. >> but more importantly incompetence. >> listen -- >> thats not incredibly won ki to say state flexibility. >> were looking at a government shutdown next week. i have lived through dozens of them as a member, as a staffer. what you do in the week before a shut dourn, you try to remove contenti...

Overreaching executive, economic regulations, which conservatives dont like. you have something that scientists and environmentalists support, which conservatives are not happy about. so it could rip up the republican base and republicans are encouraging this. mitch mcconnell is going on the floor every day hammering the president over this. even some democrats in red states are not in favor of this regulation. so the real question is whether, in the next 3 1/2 months, nobody saw at this point t...

Congress might be a little quieter today than you may expect, especially since its only 30 hours away from a government shut dourn. the senate is not going to be voting today that the house voted on just after midnight. weighting after midnight is an act of arrogance. right now, house republicans are rallying calling for the senate to act. but the house plan doesnt have much hope in the senate anyway, thats because of two amend. s. one would delay obama care for a year and the other would repeal...

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