president obama that are clearly just gamesmanship. they have nothing to do with serious government. >> let's hope following this government shutdown and the crisis over raises the debt ceiling everyone starts behaving in a sensible way and gets some business done. newt gingrich with a historical advantage. he has the advantage of having lived through that history. thanks very much for coming in. >> right. you can always follow what's going on here in the situation room. you can tweet me. you can tweet the sho show @cnnsitroom. crossfire starts right now. tonight on crossfire, tough talk. >> let's stop the excuses. >> and calls for more talk. >> the president said today was if there's unconditional