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Me, i think maybe that is not the worst thing, folks, instead of going through this whole charade we do every year. maybe its not the worst thing that somebody actually calls. cause you look at this world, this world is blowing up around us. we are doing nothing. you know, maybe its not such a bad idea. not a very big deal to make a phone call. >> steve: sure. although the president didnt do much phone calling this past 18 months to jane tore try to fix the -- john boehner to try to fix the sequ...

And you dont have two days and two lawyers to find out what it means after you read the bill? >> democrats did pass the bill though it took a rare last minute parliamentary tactic to do it. >> the speaker. >> john: with the help of the tea party republicans took back the house in 2010. >> that didnt allow the g.o.p. to pass their own policies, only to block those of the president, but on one issue, the ability to just say no gave house republicans enormous leverage to force spending cuts. if the...

Dont understand it. and what people understand in the northern virginia area, is that people are going to be dramatically affected, furloughed, pay cuts and same amount of work with less dollars. >> megyn: talking about the military cuts. >> and i think we want to take this sort of abstract idea and make it clear that these cuts actually do matter so for the republicans to simply say, lets let the sequester happen and not recognize that there is he going to be serious real-world negative impact ...

Security wing. absolutely. >> theres another piece to that, though. the continuing resolution is something that sounds like everybody has agreed not to fight over. in large part, i think from the right because its going to give the pentagon more leeway to decide where these cuts happen, and so everybody can agree, okay, republicans get what they want. the president doesnt want to renegotiate or relitigate another budget fight three weeks after this one. i just doubt, you know -- i doubt that wer...

March 27th. >> our hope is that as more republicans start to see this pain in their own districts, that they will choose bipartisan compromise. just yesterday, the president is on the phone calling both democrat and republican senators. >> so today on capitol hill, president obama introduced a bill that would keep the government running until the end of the year, even as republicans take a wait and blame approach to the cuts that are already happening. >> this is going to hurt the economy. it wi...

Permanent for almost every american. we need to be a little bit more farsighted, but i think were getting there. >> when you talk about getting there, is it your impression, though, that revenue could make its way back into this conversation when were talking about closing those tax loopholes and looking at larger reform for the rebirth of potentially a grand bargain? >> well, i think there is a potential for a grand bargain down the road. not in the sequester. i dont think theres any chance for...

Issue of whose idea it was of the sequester was when i disagreed with him on, but i could see how honorable people could disagree. i was trying to explain to him from a substantive point of view that the idea that the president of the united states was moving the goal post by asking for the type of balance of tax reform that raised revenues, which speaker boehner himself you know had called for, as well as long-term entitlements together to get rid of the sequester was not only not moving the go...

We have major yj omera, david nocamura for the washington post joining, as well. we have a lot to talk about as we kick off a new workweek. were in it to win it sequester style. david, i want to start with you because john boehner gave great sound over the weekend with david gregory talking about his take on the sequester. take a listen. >> there is no one in this town who has tried harder to come to an agreement with the president and to deal with our long-term spending problem. no one. >> davi...

Readiness. you can demapped that no cut ever impedes anyone on the frontline, and acknowledge that the pentagon -- i mean, the pentagon budget grows exponentially every year. you could acknowledge that you can trim from that budget. now, no one suggested that the military cuts were artful, strategic, or wise. they simply said that if the sequester is going to happen, were not going to raise taxes again because we have such an objection to the way -- but, i mean, let me just say, no republican is...

And you dont have two days and two lawyers to find out what it means after you read the bill? >> democrats did pass the bill though it took a rare last minute parliamentary tactic to do it. >> the speaker. >> john: with the help of the tea party republicans took back the house in 2010. >> that didnt allow the g.o.p. to pass their own policies, only to block those of the president, but on one issue, the ability to just say no gave house republicans enormous leverage to force spending cuts. if the...