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Democratic party in terms of making a deal with tax reform or any kind of infrastructure, which he of course was touting at the white house today. the tax reform will have to go through, if they're not going to work with democrats a very narrow process. to get that narrow procedure, they have to pass a 2018 budget. they don't know how they're going to get through raising the debt ceiling where they lose the conservatives that demand spending cuts, corresponding to the increase in the debt ceiling. a lot of political heat in that vote, a lot of intraparty division among republicans and the othe...

Wonder about the dignity of the united states government. >> is the president there, bob? is that hail to the chief? >> guess who didn't turn off his phone. >> and now we know your ring tone. robert, last question to you. the debt ceiling. >> it's a great question. i think republicans are manning the barricades, they are going to the demand spending cuts. we know that the president said that he will not negotiate with house republicans as this debt ceiling approaches. remember, represents are under political pressure, especially the speaker of the house. because republicans are frustrated abou...

Trouble for both parties. why? >> that seems -- >> it makes me tired. >> yes, it does. i talked to several democrats about this, this week. there was a sense after bin laden was killed, maybe there would be a renewed sense of bipartisanship maybe things would thaw and big issues dealt with, that's certainly possible still but speaker boehner told me they're truly apples and oranges, going to stay where we are and not raise taxes and demand spending cuts. on the floor was a continuing litany of house republican legislation very much directed toward the base that attracted no democratic support ...