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Now they're trying to wriggle out of what they agreed to do. >> bruce, the republicans are getting very nervous about some of this and especially, according to your reporting, the defense cuts. >> that's right. as you know, a big part of the sequester or the fiscal cliff, rather, is a $1.2 trillion spending cut, 600 on the defense side, 600 on the domestic side. and the republicans are very panic about the 600 on the defense side. dick cheney has been telling them, oh, you can't do this. our defenses will be gutted, and other things of that sort. and one of the interesting things is that they'...

What dick cheney is going to do is apparently go to these authorize whip team and tell them just how dreadful these cuts would be to dod. i asked the same question you posed to the gop leadership and they said quote, the former vice president and secretary of defense obviously has a valuable perspective on the devastating impact of obama's defense sequester that they feel will be invaluable to their members. so the idea here is here's dick cheney, a guy that you all know, love and trust from his eight years as vice president, he knows what he's talking about, you should listen to him on this, ...

democrat. then never too late to talk vp stakes in election 2012. with dana dash and jeff zeleny "the new york times." i'm candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." a new cnn/orc poll shows president obama's job approval rating is over 50% for the first time since last june, but americans are worried about rising gas prices, and in an election year, when americans worry, politicians act. the president wants congress to end tax breaks for big oil. >> it's time they got by without more help from taxpayers, who are already having a tough enough time paying the bills and filli...

with house intelligence chairman mike rogers and ranking democrat. then never too late to talk vp stakes in election 2012. i'm candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." a new cnn orc poll shows president obama's job approval rating is over 50% for the first time since last june, but americans are worried about rising gas prices, and in an election year, when americans worry, politicians act. the president wants congress to end tax breaks for big oil. >> it's time they got by without more help from taxpayers, who are already having a tough enough time paying the bills and fil...

Striking a deal that is there to be gotten so that they can do their business and get out of town. republicans in congress would hope not to drive down their approval ratings any further. it's now at 8% in one poll, 13% in another. hard to imagine it could get lower. but a government shutdown just might do that. >> which is why john boehner says he's still committed to a grand bargain to slash the deficit. but you write there's growing unhappiness among republicans for his push to cut a deal with president obama. >> that's right. a lot of his members look at this as a losing strategy. they do ...