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There are people on the left and progressives like yourself and others who are going to get very upset and angry about why re with doing this, especially if the republicans aren't willing to put real revenues on the table. so i have a hard time believing at that dinner last night, unless the wine was really, really good, that republicans were really proposing any type of serious revenues that would justify a credible discussion about entitlement changes. >> terry, are you surprised by the gop reaction? >> well, i'm surprised that it was actually as positive as it was. but i do think ultimately...

>> earlier the president had lunch at the white house with congressman paul ryan, chair of the house budget committee and its ranking democrat chris van hollen. >> we had a good lunch, a good conversation, a good meal, and i think it was a good spirit. i think what the president's trying to do is engage as many people as possible in this dialogue. >> okay. i'm joined tonight by democratic strategist tara dowdell, chris kofinas. and john nichols, washington correspondent of "the nation" magazine. i think americans, all they want to know, the liberals, the progressives who voted for president ob...

Big deal, is going to have to propose some type of entitlement changes. the problem is as soon as he proposes entitlement changes there are people on the left and progressives like yourself and others who are going to get very upset and angry about why re with doing this, especially if the republicans aren't willing to put real revenues on the table. so i have a hard time believing at that dinner last night, unless the wine was really, really good, that republicans were really proposing any type of serious revenues that would justify a credible discussion about entitlement changes. >> terry, a...

The big three, the fiscal follies, the state of the union, and today's must read. let's bring in the panel. former bush-cheney senior adviser. jimmy williams is an msnbc contributor. and erin is a staff writer for salon.com. i welcome all three of you. thanks for being here. >> happy sunday. >> robert, i'll begin with you. let's take a listen to majority leader eric cantor on nbc's "meet the press." here it is. >> every time you turn around, the answer it to raise taxes. he just got his tax hike on the wealthy, and you can't in this town every three months raise taxes. again, every time, that'...

Negotiations stand and whether a deal can be reached before the deadline we are joined by michigan democratic congressman. thank you for being here today. we are learning that negotiations have hit a major setback over a republican offer that includes entitlement changes. what exactly you hearing? >> i'm hearing just that. i think that the decision by senator mcconnell to bring up chain cpi is not a helpful step. it will effect the benefits for social security recipients. also for veterans, also for those on disability. so in a word i think it is not a step forward. i think they need to essent...