Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120417:12:02:00
>> we are in a crisis here. sadly, it's all politics, all the time. for him it's not about jobs or the economy. it's about his idea of fairness and imposing it on others. if we lose more jobs in the process, oh, well. so be it. >> good morning. it's 8:00 on the east coast as you take a live look at new york city back with us on set. steve rattner. donny deutsch, and in washington, mark halpern. >> they knew the bucket rule was not going anywhere, but that didn't stop the issues as a key dividing line. democrats fell nine votes short on a plan to enact a minimum tax on millionaires.