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>> what i'm a ashamed of are the democrats on the other side not whipping up idea, but whipping just to say no. >> and the democratic side majority leader harry reid already making his position clear assuring the senate will move to take up the boehner bill at once and at once defeat it. and as the president waits to see what his play may be, his messenger jay carney was steadfast that the white house remains in the winning position. the same side as most americans who simply want compromise. >> one thing that is clear, dan, is that on the suggestion that this is about politics, i don't believ...

System? >> well, martin, we have to look at what the president is proposing, because it is still the back and forth, but in terms of the overall approach, we agree with the president that you have to have a balanced plan, and he is talking about $3 in spending cuts to $1 in revenue raised by cutting a lot of the corporate loopholes and asking the folks at the top the go back to what they were paying in the clinton administration, and so in terms of the general framework, everyone is on board, and the big obstacle has been that while we are willing to give the president a little running room to...

This as an issue of revenues as well as of cuts. if we put everything on the table, we could actually resolve it, and instead, we are at a continuation of this partisan battlement what i am seeing in the house is that the republicans are dominant on this issue by the tea party and their mantra is to cut taxes, cut spending, and somehow that increases growth. >> and mr. boehner keeps saying he is seeking compromise. he claims to be bipartisan, and what action are you aware of specifically that speaker boehner has actually taken across the aisle and sought some sort of compromise on? >> well, le...

It is not a compromise or bipartisan, and the news for democrats is that it is whether you look at the plans, it is not balanced and it is not cuts or revenues. >> and this morning, the republicans said they agree with every aspect of the boehner bill save the fact that it forces another round in the midst of the re-election campaign. and do you agree with the bill other than the fact that you have to come back in six months? >> well, with we are in the land of make believe, because mr. mcconnell knows that this does not include every member. the gang of six which had liberal democrats an cons...