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office. and we didn't need a rating agency to tell thaus the grid lock in washington over the last several months has not been constructive to say the least. we knew from the outset that a prolonged debate over the debt ceiling, a debate where the threat of default was used as a bargaining chip, could do enormous damage to our economy and the world's. >> good morning, it's tuesday, august 9. live look as the sun comes up over new york city. welcome to "morning joe." with us on set this morning, we have msnbc contributor mike barnicle. >> good morning, mike. >> good morning. >> and an...

It's anybody' ball game and go to new hampshire and press the flesh and advocacy and i think she's a player in the game. >> clayton: does it help mitt romney if she gets into the race and michele bachmann get in the race. >> i think it does help mitt romney and i think they will split the conservatives and mitt romney get the moderate voters. >> i don't think the president should take anyone for granted. sarah palin did not complete the term as governor of alaska and she quit. >> is that going to come back-- >> so many people are hurting right now financially with gas prices, people want solut...

>> dave: they don't like you to qualify this as a betting website, but kind of like you can bet on the future of oil, you can bet on the future of gold, you can get on the future of u.s. politics. and follow romney, by those odds mutt romney the likely republican nominee and pawlenty and huntsman second and third if you want to place a bet essentially on the future of politics, john huntsman, i would have thought 3 or 4 or 5%, but you know, and maybe those odds change, maybe a palin, a bachmann, odds might change. >> we were on the website before the show started. you can bet on the house of r...

Others sent me here to do. >> reporter: some political observers say really, brown couldn't spare five minutes for the tea partyiers, where's the love? >> i think the tea party may be more in love with scott brown than scott brown is in love with it. >> reporter: larry and others say brown is tip toeing away from the tea party because it may cost him re-election in 2012. tea party favorites palin and ba bachmann are loved by the far right. in a district once represented by liberal lion ted kennedy. >> want us to be conservative enough to attract tea party voters and not so conservative to driv...

Extraordinarily difficult with 9.2% unemployment. it's a terrible idea. it's a job-killer. >> after last night's white house meeting, house minority leader nancy pelosi said democrats are still hopeful for a large bipartisan agreement as long as it does not do harm to the middle class. and aides to john boehner says the speaker now believes the cuts outlined by vice president biden's bipartisan group is the most viable option. former minnesota governor tim pawlenty is taking aim at fellow minnesota politician and 2012 candidate michele bachmann. in comments on nbc's "meet the press," pawlent...