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Tv" and is the d.c. bureau chief for the comcast network. good morning, good to see you, robert. >> good morning. good to see you, alex. >> huckabee is clearly the favorite among conservative republicans and that's of course the key to winning the nomination, most would suggest. so why is he engaging in this? is it just to sell books? because doesn't it hurt him politically in the long run? i mean, nomination aside, that's going to be a hard stance to try to appeal to in the center of the country and we all know an election's won in that middle 10% or so. >> you're exactly right, alex. but two...

Of staff today on "meet the press." >> the issue of the reserves is one we're considering. it is something that only is done in -- has been done on very rare occasions. there's a bunch of factors that have to be looked at. >> but it's on the table, which i think is significant -- >> well, all matters have to be on the table when you go through -- when you see the difficulty coming out of this economic crisis we're in and the fragility of it. >> robert traynham hosts "roll call tv" and the d.c. bureau chief for the comcast network. and karen finney is an msnbc political analyst, former communic...

You know, it's not only the budget in play in wisconsin. the battle between the governor and unions may represent a new political dynamic with huge implications coming up for 2012. as nbc news political analyst howard fineman writes on the huffington post, "the underlying strategic wisconsin story is this. governor scott walker, a tea party-tinged republican, is the advance guard of a new gop push to dismantle public sector unions as an electoral force. reducing the union structure and membership will make it harder for democrats and their allies to communicate directly with workers." karen fi...

Soon as we can. as the battle between republican governors and state employees continues to heat up, now jumping from state to state like a brush fire, the very future of labor unions could hang in the balance. protesters turned out in washington, d.c. today in support of those demonstrating in wisconsin and elsewhere. so the issue is short, a spillover into the federal budget fight when lawmakers return next week and try to keep the government open for business. tarn finney is an msnbc political analyst and former communicates director and worked at the clinton white house the last time we ha...

Government down. so if it comes to raising the debt ceiling to prevent the government from shutting down, that's exactly what we need to do. >> congresswoman karen bass, who knows a little bit about tough economic decisions, having been in california, thanks so much for being with us. >> thanks for having me on. let's bring in our company legal analyst and former clinton adviser jaimy floyd, mark tapscott and comcast network's d.c. bureau chief robert trainem. comcast is acquiring msnbc parent company nbc universal. good to see all of you. jami, let's start with you. we know congress has a l...