Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20121218:00:50:00
Welcome back to "hardball." some signs of optimism this weekend. on friday, john boehner went further than he has in the past. he made an offer that would actually include raising the tax rates on people with incomes over a million dollars. on sunday, it was also reported that he had offered to raise the debt ceiling as part of the deal. david corin and msnbc political anal list. thank you both for joining us. i have think you're both optimistic. i see you smiling there. i'm looking at these numbers it looks like boehner is now talking a trillion dollars, but mainly getting through the very ri...