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Executive action. >> america does not stand still and neither will i. so wherever and whenever i can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more american families, that's what i'm going to do. >> so i can't do anything with you, so i'm going to do it myself. >> basically he said i failed in terms of leadership. i'm not a great compromiser. i can't bring people together. i haven't met the dreams that i talked about in my inaugural speech. i've given up on congress. i've given up on the republicans. i've given up on legislation. i've given up on cooperation. so if i can't get y...

Supply side economics and the belief that the bush administration was not doing enough to increase the deficit in the name of supply side economics. he opposed the bowles-simpson deficit deal, opposed the gang of six deficit deal. he's shown no inclination to support any compromise on these thing. this idea of him as the great compromiser, the great deficit cutter, again, it's just not connected in any way to anything he's done. >> "new york" magazine's jonathan chait. thank you for your time. read that article and make laminated cards with your favorite quotes. a british comedian releases a s...

Of washington. interesting to see people say they support newt gingrich because he outsider. i live in d.c. whatever you say about newt gingrich he is not an outsider. let's be real about his background. martha: he is way more political than i ever been think about the clintons and political side what they have been good at over the years. that was interesting response. >> of course bill clinton, of course he is political, don't forget bill clinton was great compromiser. bill clinton ended mend it, don't end it. went over to the republican side. he triangulated. some people call bill clinton t...

Republicans talk about the party of reagan, but wasn't the great communicator also in several cases a great compromiser? and across the country republican governors and legislators are rewriting voting eligibility rules with one thing in mind, lowering the turnout, making it easier for republicans to win elections and making it harder to register and vote. if you watched "hardball" last night, you may have noticed how much tea partier joe walsh loved saying my name. >> hey, chris. chris matthews, chris, chris, chris. >> how many times did congressman wall say chris? here's a hint -- it used ...

They won't accept any plan that president obama would agree to? of course, that's our top story tonight. plus what would ronald reagan think of the debt fight? he would be seen by today's republicans as a hopeless moderate. republicans talk about the party of reagan, but wasn't the great communicator also in several cases a great compromiser? and across the country republican governors and legislators are rewriting voting eligibility rules with one thing in mind, lowering the turnout, making it easier for republicans to win elections and making it harder to register and vote. if you watche...