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More conservative republicans from a lot of districts. districts in which people voted for president from one party and a congressional level person from another has slunk from 42% to 24%. so in some ways, there's less reason to come across the aisle. i think it's going to be a bumpy ride until the end of december and possibly into january. >> karen, when we talk about bumpy rides, we focus on the republicans. but at the end of the day, the woman that's maybe driving the bus on all this is minority leader nancy pelosi. she hasn't gotten the credit in the ones that passes legislation. this is p...

For president from one party and a congressional level person from another has slunk from 42% to 24%. so in some ways, there's less reason to come across the aisle. i think it's going to be a bumpy ride until the end of december and possibly into january. >> karen, when we talk about bumpy rides, we focus on the republicans. but at the end of the day, the woman that's maybe driving the bus on all this is minority leader nancy pelosi. she hasn't gotten the credit in the ones that passes legislation. this is pelosi who was on absentee this week talking about revenue raisers and the deal. >> woul...

Compromise that would leave rates the same but cap deductions for high income earn weers. is that something that's acceptable? >> no. >> not at all? >> the president made it very clear in the campaign there is not enough. what you just described is a formula and a blueprint for hampering our future. you cannot go forward -- you have to cut some investments. if you cut too many, you are hampering growth, you're hampering education, and investments to the future. >> andy, we seem to be standoff once again. >> it's groundhog day, right? >> it is groundhog day. >> first of all, i would love to hav...

A deal. perhaps more revealing while in thailand on sunday president obama asked for a monk's positive mojo to deal with the tax drama unfolding inside the beltway. >> i always believe in prayer. if a beau dast monk is -- >> good vibes. the when trol question, can increased revenues which top republicans have agreed to happen without a tax hike? >> could you accept a deal that does not include tax rate increases for the wealthy? we've seen talk about a possible compromise that would leave rates the same but cap deductions for high income earners? >> no. >> the president has created some wiggle...

Editorial board. the president said the math tends not to work with just closing loopholes and limiting deductions. but, if we were to do that you say the math actually does add up. >> a lot of independent analysts have said the math does work. and tax policy center, i think you were being kind. they are kind of on the left. have you had people of all stripes crunching these numbers ever since mitt romney said let's cap deductions and the answer is the money is there if is he willing to abandon this kind of liberal orthodoxy that you have to raise tax rates. >> bring in 749 billion in extra re...