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Need to raise the debt limit. the question what is costs compromises come at. when you have the debt limit, where it doesn't get raised the united states will default and go into a fiscal crisis, that's a lot of leverage for republicans. a lot of what gets done might be forced by moments like that much like the tax cut deal forced by the expiration of the bush tax cuts. >> when we look at the example that was set, ari, in the lame duck session, i would say that the base of both parties not very happy. i mean, a lot of folks, especially on the tax cut compromise, democrats felt they gave too mu...

Year. the moment, though, of course what they're doing inside the west wing is preparing for a defense of what they've achieved over last couple of years, whether health care or all of the investigations we expect the republicans to launch inside the house. >> thank you so much. good to see you, richard. let's bring in our company, ari nelbert, amy holmes, and ezra klein "the washington post" and msnbc contributor. good morning. ezra, so much got accomplished during the lame duck session, more than most people certainly expected, but now you've got 40-plus new tea partiers coming to town and e...