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To help him. its a messy and, for from his progressive, a destructive one, he -- i think thats going to hurt him in the long run run. he might have helped himself by repeating all the talking points about how its going to help these groups of people but overall, marginal, at best. >> bret: i should point out that charles is, like we all are, going to the radio tv dinner, thats why he is so dressed up tonight. >> yeah, but im going as a waiter. >> bret: okay. didnt get that word. a.b., your nowts...

>> thank you, john, it is clear now that this is no longer an argument between republicans and democrats. it is an argument between democrats and their own constituents. my suspicion is there is not a single congressional district where there is an undecided congressman where this measure is popular. i know the white house believes and, the democratic leadership and the house and senate believe they are smarter than everybody else and they have figured this out, and the american people are just ...

Going to get a lot of their savings. martha: talking about the health care push, and as of about 15 minutes ago we got the price tag this morning, now, for this overhaul. this is of the very latest, the presidents version of what it would cost, $940 billion over the next ten years. now, you remember the magic number, of course, weve talked about it every day is 216 to get this bill through the house. now, by our count right now we see 212 yes votes out there right now, 219 no votes. so very sign...

This year is we have control up with a bill that tracks recommendation of tom daschle, former democratic senate and leader, but also bob dole, former republican leader, howard baker, former republican leader. the ideas embodied in this legislation are not left, not right. >> bret: i understand that. i know you dont like to talk about process. but there are a lot of questions in the 18,000 that talk about process. there are a lot of people around america that have a problem with this process. you...

He was stammering at points. what was interesting to me in watching this as an exercise, it almost was like two trains passing two planets in different orbits. it was clear you were focused heavily on the process. from president obamas eyes he viewed this as my nourish i my nourish shah. accomplishing something large. transformative. you came back to that question can he bs be a transformative president if he fails here? and i think this is for him so critical. if he fails on this, i dont think ...

And if you vote no on the bill you are in favor of the status quo and the republicans laid out many options and many alternatives and many proposals that they would like to take the country in the direction of and the second thing is, hes sort of, he sounds like hes not part of the process. if he thinks that all of this, this ugly process, as he calls it, is ugly, then he has a responsibility to say, dont be using that deem and pass -- deeming motion, dont be using the slaughter rule, straight u...

Look at the numbers we have been seeing, how people feel about the health care bill, lately. what do you make of all of this, this morning, kevin. >> look, first, i have to say that on the cost, i disagree with -- it is weird, i disagree with karl rove and joe at the same time, $940 billion, filters back to the american people, very unfavorably and that is a whopping, whopping price tag. and, what has driven public sentiment throughout the process, is the chaotic nature of the way capitol hill h...

House and senate process right now. he is right, ultimately, bret, as we have had this conversation before, i mean, look, you vote for that rule, you are voting for the senate bill. you are north going to go home to your tough race in your swing district as a house democrat and say i didnt really vote for the senate bill. you are voting for this or you are not. and if it ends up including $100 million for hospital in connecticut, thats what you voted for. and so i think he is trying to keep it a...

Merits. here is the thing, bret, i mean, the reason that i think this conversation ends up being a little frustrating is because the focus entirely is on washington process and, yes, i have said that is an ugly process. it was ugly when republicans were in charge. it was ugly when democrats were in charge. >> bret: back here at the white house after this interview with president obama. he talked about whats in the bill. whats not in the bill. but trying to nail him down on the number of specific...

Motion for during that period, as everybody gets a chance to look over that bill. and, look over the cbo numbers, and the vote could come as early as this week end. and bret baier, sat down with president obama, last evening, and, he asked the president what he thinks about the way this process has gone. >> by the time the vote has taken place, not only i will know what is in it, you will know what is in it because it will be posted and everybody will be available to evaluate it on the merits. b...