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Government functioning, and come together to debate the real priorities of this country in the next bill. and so the government the democrats built and the republicans are intent on dismantling by denying that government the money it needs to run will not shut down. and in the house of representatives at least, a republican speaker takes credit for keeping the government that his party has come to hate running for the rest of the year. boehner's problem in his first months as speaker of the house has not been with the opposition party. the speaker of the house almost never has to consult wit...

But we have reached agreement. we are about to embark after we pass this piece of legislation a critical debate on the differences we do have in the priorities of this country. very substantive, deeply held beliefs on the differences that exist between our two parties. pass this resolution, keep our government functioning, and come together to debate the real priorities of this country in the next bill. and so the government the democrats built and the republicans are intent on dismantling by denying that government the money it needs to run will not shut down. and in the house of representa...

His responsibility differently. >> the priorities that we have agreed to in this resolution are not my priorities. but we have reached agreement. we are about to embark after we pass this piece of legislation a critical debate on the differences we do have in the priorities of this country. very substantive, deeply held beliefs on the differences that exist between our two parties. pass this resolution, keep our government functioning, and come together to debate the real priorities of this country in the next bill. and so the government the democrats built and the republicans are intent on ...

Government, the current government functioning. security forces are functioning. >> and there is a caretaker government? >> there is a caretaker government, and the elements of the state are in place and functioni functioning. >> the u.s. is supposed to be down to 50,000 troops, and all combat forces are out and the 50,000 are supposed to be training the iraqi military and then all u.s. troops are supposed to be out by the end of next year. is that realistic? >> absolutely. this is because an agreement was signed in november 2008 between the united states and iraq to schedule a gradual withdra...

A government shutdown. we see a total incompetency around the ministerial functions of governing. if we avert a shutdown, no doubt it will be hailed as some great victory that we have managed to keep government functioning and open. it just -- i think it's about the wall. it's about a dozen things. but nothing greater than just the total ineptitude of this governing majority. >> you know, to steve's point, jason, about a deal here. you know, it strikes me there's actually some political upside for the president to make a deal, which is why i think it's a little odd he has yet to do that, becau...