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Bill, the law as it stands will just collapse under its own weight. i mean it can't really -- the way it was structured it cannot he can is without the individual mandate. they would have to come up with an entirely new system which was absolutely rejected by the democratic house, a democratic senate that was, you know, filibuster proof. so it's hard to emergency how with a smaller majority in the senate and a republican house how they could suddenly revive this huge, massive government program that would total here take over healthcare. so i think that regardless of whether or not the supreme...

Famous proclamation. >> the era of big government is over. >> in 2002 after the n9/11 attacks, george w. bush said this. >> state like these and their terrorist allies constitutes acts of evil. >> in 2010 after democrats lost their filibuster proof, barack obama vowed to pass health care reform. >> don't walk away from reform. not now, not when we are so close. let us find way to come together and finish the job for the american people. >> all statements woven into the fabric of this nation's history. i'm mark murray, nbc news. time now for the "gut check". the state of the union required by...

Republicans, he had full control over the congress for two out of the three years. >>shepard: he did? i thought we had to have 60 votes. but go on. i hear you. >>guest: we did until scott brown won, so he had actually a filibuster proof nat -- senate for the first year and then a supermajority. that is beverly the point. the reality is, this president has been delivering promises and not meeting promises for three years now and we have a great ad today that we released and we are airing this four different states. my goal is to use the words of president obama, the standard that president obam...

Get money to keep the lights on around here. it's one of those things where it's going to be brinksmanship until they do leave town. the president has said he won't go to hawaii this weekend if that's required to keep this all going. >> yeah, there's no way they're adjourning on friday, though they are acting as if they are because the senate did a secret santa exchange and i'm told it's filibuster proof? >> senator al franken of minnesota came up with the idea and got republican mike johanns of nebraska to go along with it. they set a $10 limit for the senators and 61 chose to participate. so...

Morning. >> sure. on the dock eat could the supreme court shape the 2012 election even more than they have with super pacs? we'll look at why the supreme court is taking on so many hot-button issues right in the middle of a campaign year. and then the battle continues. the payroll tax holiday fight coming up today with the language president obama has already hinted he might veto. flirks inside scoop on the senate's secret santa. it's filibuster proof. first a look at the president's schedule. a little swing state interview day. a bunch of regional television interviews he's doing toda...