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Together. why not take a chance and tell the republicans, i'm going out. i'm going to put a clean c.r. on the bill. i dare you to vote me out of office. i'm more interested in saving this country and saving this party than saving my political -- if it's true eric cantor is waiting. >> i don't know. just -- it's hard to do this. all the anger and all the emotion and ideology out and assume these people were smart. why doesn't boehner understand you can't ask obama for his baby. in a kidnapping you grab the baby and ask for the money. this one they are grabbing the money and asking for the baby....

Week or three week long shutdown. going to be feeling the effects of obama care. that's what's going to drive voting. >> could be true. you guys are assuming the worst. i think we're assuming the best. let's just take you at your word. you are right. there has been this sort of strong congressional leadership. ted cruz now apparently the speaker of the house. i don't know how he pulled that off. i thought he was in the senate. >> he's a tea party favorite freshman. he has this following in america. that's empowering. >> so i think that he believes, and i think you believe that he's actually sp...

Word. you are right there has been this strong congressional leadership, ted cruz now apparently the speaker of the house -- i don't now -- >> you know, he's a tea party favorite. >> he certainly is. >> he has that following in america. >> so i think that he believes and i think that you believe he's actually speaking for a big chunk of america. >> that's what i think. >> if that's true, why doesn't boehner let there just be an up or down vote of all the members of congress to open up the government? no strings attached. let majority rule happen. if you are so confident that you represent the ...

Three years, and talked about this incessantly on the show through debt ceiling fights and budget showdowns and tax fights, and he can never cover the check he writes. the guys behind him won't go along. now we have a new straw in the mix, and that is ted cruz. up to now republicans and the senate have looked at the house and said, oh, trying to lean on them to act like adults and now you have ted cruz and rubio and rand paul trying to mix it up more which makes it only harder for john boehner which means it must really be going down at a fast pace these days. >> dana, david there makes refere...

But this time there's one very big difference. republicans now control both houses of congress, and president obama is having none of the finger pointing in democrats' direction. chris matthews is the host of "hardball" on msnbc. first of all, thank you for being here >> it's a joy, joy. you are so great. >> thank you. thank you. as are you. >> can you stop there with that? >> i know. i'm so excited. but chris, please explain to me when a compromise has been handed to house speaker john boehner by mitch mcconnell, whatever you think of him he's a hell of a negotiator. he's created a split vote...