three-month cr, that's insane. >> so republicans leaders are telling you this is silly? >> no. not at all. >> even john boehner a few months ago said this was the law of land and indicated he didn't want to do this. >> this is america forcing washington to do the right thing. >> i don't think so. i think it's 45 house republicans -- >> let's talk about examples where we all said it was impossible. do you all remember when nancy pelosi and harry reid and barack obama extendsed the bush tax rates? everybody said that was crazy but yet it happened. republican when republicans and democrats were saying we can't do this, it's too draconian. >> you think this is the magic formula. the 43rd time on defunding is actually going to get somewhere? >> no. the magic formula is if you don't show up to fight, you never win. >> even though half of your party doesn't want this fight. he's going into the alamo and already conceding how it's going to end.