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Best thing president obama has going for him may be the republican opponents out there. plus game on. let's see republicans campaign on paul ryan's proposal to kill medicare, cut medicaid, make the old and poor pay more while giving trillions, that's trillions in tax breaks to the wealthy and to the big corporations. as one democrat put it, if the republicans campaign on this, democrats will beat them like a bad piece of meat. whoa. also frustration with president obama. democrats have claimed victory in last week's near shutdown, but the debate was, let's face it, driven entirely by the g...

None of whom is taken seriously by serious people. our top story tonight, why the best thing president obama has going for him may be the republican opponents out there. plus game on. let's see republicans campaign on paul ryan's proposal to kill medicare, cut medicaid, make the old and poor pay more while giving trillions, that's trillions in tax breaks to the wealthy and to the big corporations. as one democrat put it, if the republicans campaign on this, democrats will beat them like a bad piece of meat. whoa. also frustration with president obama. democrats have claimed victory in last...

Make a down payment, but there's going to be more work that needs to be done. >> reporter: but conservatives aren't buying it. >> we're in a very political era right now, but the fact is that the president punted last year on tackling the long-term situation. >> reporter: instead of the commissiony's goal of shaving the dev tut by $4 trillion over the next decade, the white house numbers only 1.1 trillion in that same time period, slashing hundreds of domestic programs and increasing tax revenue. >> i think really this is a giant missed opportunity to put it politely, and other people could ev...

Trim about $40 billion in domestic programs, but according to "the new york times" leaders are facing a mini revolt with certain conservatives demanding a larger cut. also yesterday they met with budget directorç jack lew. some say their party remains committed to job creation and economic issues. >> time is clicking. the clock is ticking and we have yet to see one proposal come out of the new house majority. >> our republican colleagues are struggling with the garden of leadership and clearly they have not found their footing going forward. >> in the budget he will deliver to congress next ...

Elections, wisconsin, and vice president joe biden, heads to another crucial winning staswin indiana, with 11 electoral votes and the proposal for a five-year freeze on discretionary spending which will impact harshly on cherished domestic programs, even those on the left say the president will have further grumbling from his liberal base. >> what he's done best is explaining what they are trying to do and the level of engagement between them and the left is unprecedented and the white house and -- democratic white houses and that is what will solve the problem. >> reporter: the state of the s...