you mentioned mike pence, the congressman from indiana. he said he's fine with a government shutdown. that's the game, the gambit that the republican party is playing right now is trying to get their far right wing and the more moderate wing of the party such as it is in line behind a solution because i think what you're going to find happening is if the trends and the polls continue, more and more americans are going to conclude the republicans aren't serious about compromise and reaping a long-term solutioning. >> senator chuck schumer wrote yesterday in order to avert a shutdown, speaker boehner should considering leaving the tea party behind and seek a consensus in the house among moderate republicans and a group of democrats. so sherry are, tea party congressmen pushing for too much? does the gop establishment need to get a deal done with the democrats? >> when you have chuck schumer saying he wants to advise speaker boehner to cleave the tea party behind, that's a clear indication you don't leave the tea party behind. the election last november was a clear indication of where the