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put politics aside. put aside issues where there are fundamental disagreements and come together on something we agree on. and let's not play brinksmanship. the american people are weary of it. they're tired of it. >> nbc capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell joins me now. we're boing to be speaking with democratic congressman chris van hollen in a moment. first explain to us as we watch the clock ten and a half days to go now, what is going to happen now, and what does all this say about boehner's leadership? >> there is an unusual quality to this kind of scrap they actually do...