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Sense is that the governor himself is going to stick to his guns here and is going to try to pursue this any way he can. and i really think from talking to lots of republicans in a lot of places, they want to be ahead on the spending issue. they want to be known as the budget balancing and spending cutting party. but this issue over collective bargaining is getting in the way of it, because even though union membership is now relatively small, industrial unions minuscule, people still have a res...

Supporting the wisconsin-like effort. the spending issue likely to dominate the next two years in office. the presidents two years just as it did his first two. the president says deep budget cuts now could stop the economic recovery, make it difficult for small businesses to get the capital they need to grow and pick up hiring which everyone agrees is what the recovery lacks, shepard? >> shepard: white house correspondent wendell goler live on the north lawn tonight, thank you. parents who clai...

Continue to look at all of the problems were facing and see if there could be a better way? i dont think it should be. im sure it will be, but its kind of been a got you moment on both sides. me just saying im willing to look, listen and learn has ended up having both ends of the spectrum pretty upset. >> cant be a got you moment, though, if it goes on for years. got you moment is by necessity a short, sharp shock. let me ask you about another spending issue. i know you are a spending hawk in ma...

Money. i went after contractors because it is a huge waste of money. i carved out a fairly independent path when it relates to matters dealing with the way we spend money. so yeah, is this a got you moment, saying youre willing to continue to look at all of the problems were facing and see if there could be a better way? i dont think it should be. im sure it will be, but its kind of been a got you moment on both sides. me just saying im willing to look, listen and learn has ended up having both ...

Said by and large wanted to cut defense, intelligence spending and federal highway funds. but they also wanted to modestly increase things like education, job training and the money being spent on energy conservation, ali. real surprises in there. >> you said on the spending side, and you bring an interesting point up. people know this isnt just a spending issue. there are two ways to handle a shortfall. you spend less, and you raise more money. what did they have to say on the revenue side. >> ...

Democrats would like nothing more than to saddle the gop with the label of party of no. in our third story it has become increasingly clear that the republican party will gladly wrap itself in that banner right through the midterm elections, but senate majority leader harry reid said that democrats will try to change the 60-vote filibuster rule, which republicans have been using again and again to block or slow down almost every piece of legislation. well ask our next guest if it is possible to ...

Democrats would like nothing more than to saddle the gop with the label the party of no. in our third story it has become increasingly clear that the republican party will gladly wrap itself in that banner right through the midterm elections, but senate majority leader harry reid said that democrats will try to change the 60-vote filibuster rule, which republicans have been using again and again to block or slow down almost every piece of legislation. well ask our next guest if it is possible to...

Democrats would like nothing more than to saddle the gop with the label the party of no. in our third story it has become increasingly clear that the republican party will gladly wrap itself in that banner right through the midterm elections, but senate majority leader harry reid said that democrats will try to change the 60-vote filibuster rule, which republicans have been using again and again to block or slow down almost every piece of legislation. well ask our next guest if it is possible to...

Different diverse groups of people from all walks of life, all races, all from different areas of the socioeconomic spectrum all intersect in an area thats philosophical. i think the issue is fiscal responsibility. with that theres a less spending issue. less spending affects entitlemen entitlements. if you connect the todots, the a party represents that we can control spending and have good strategies without negatively impacting minorities which are higher proportion of the programs that are a...

Different diverse groups of people from all walks of life, all races, all from different areas of the socioeconomic spectrum all intersect in an area thats philosophical. i think the issue is fiscal responsibility. with that theres a less spending issue. less spending affects entitlemen entitlements. if you connect the todots, the a party represents that we can control spending and have good strategies without negatively impacting minorities which are higher proportion of the programs that are a...