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Going to be not to take the message into the lion's den. it should be quite a confrontation. >> laura: a lot of people are saying why bother? these people hate you, why go? i think it's good for him to go. just like when he went to nato and said we are going to live up to our responsibilities, pay in pony up. i think he could get more respect that way. i don't think you need to cower in washington. >> i think it's an opportunity for him. i think coming off his triumph of the democratic collapse on the budget confrontation, the tax cuts in december. i think it's time to build up some momentum. ...

Message into the lion's den. it should be quite a confrontation. >> laura: a lot of people are saying why bother? these people hate you, why go? i think it's good for him to go. just like when he went to nato and said we are going to live up to our responsibilities, pay in pony up. i think he could get more respect that way. i don't think you need to cower in washington. >> i think it's an opportunity for him. i think coming off his triumph of the democratic collapse on the budget confrontation, the tax cuts in december. i think it's time to build up some momentum. there's an element of risk t...

The democrats that have been boycotting did not return to madison for the vote. republicans were able to do it without a full quorum because they cut the bill in half stripping out the budget provisions. if they had the budget provisions they would have to be there, some of them anyway to have a quorum but just on the issue of collective bargaining they're allowed to vote on that issue because it has no financial implication, no budget propose situation without a full quorum. it has approved sharp restrictions on the rights of public employees unions to collective bargain in the state of wisco...

Good to see you. >> reporter: good to see you. you know, john mccain, a lot of us know john mccain. he is not a guy that stays out of it. however, he has picked a point where he will, and that is the 2012 election. he thinks that he will certainly for the time being and maybe for the entire race, until they get a republican nominee for president, he will stay on the sidelines which is kind of interesting because obviously, the nominee the last time around, mccain has heft within certain parts of the party and would make a splash if he endorsed anyone. he's staying out of it which i find intere...