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This. >> i don't know why a handful of republicans would decide to do this. frankly, you should be proud of every vote you take in congress and you should stand up for it. and what they are doing is downright cowardly. if you voted against it, say why you voted against it. there's nothing wrong with that. but taking that vote was -- taking that vote and manipulating the day the president signed it was just wrong, plain and simple. >> but here's the thing. this, i believe, why john boehner allowed the vote to proceed as it did. remember, we were all scratching our heads thinking, wow, has john ...

Challenges that some with that, it would be probably a good idea to just find out how tired i am. everyone always says that when they leave the jobs. >> so people are scratching their heads thinking gosh we have to think about 2016 already. but is she positioned and well positioned for a run? >> she is well positioned. but i think she needs to take some time off. she jokes she wants to watch home decorating channels and kick back. she's also writing a book. so i think we'll see. it remains to be seen. >> so one person who could be al rival is vice president biden for the nomination. and the vi...

Santorum? do they scratch their heads thinking where did we go wrong? >> if they're not scratching their head, they're beating them against the wall. this is not supposed to happen. it wasn't in the script it would take this long. i think three things have made the difference between now and 2008. the first is the fact that the party has shifted so far to the right that mitt romney is having trouble gaining traction. he's a moderate from massachusetts, conservative position, liberal state. tost not working this time in the primaries. the second factor is money. they can stick around because th...

I would be very surprised if he were the speaker of the next congress, that's for sure. to jump on something julian said and the question you asked, i don't think the fight has never stopped. i think what's changed is the president's tactics in response to obstruction. we have seen that the president focused primarily on jobs and focused on the middle class and we are seeing the benefits of that from increased poll numbers. two polls. then the republicans by five points. then you have republicans aiding in their own marginalization with this payroll tax cut fight. that has left a lot of people...

hello, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront," taxes, presidential candidate rick perry on the heels of last night's presidential debate, proposing a flat tax. >> scrapping the 3 million words of the current tax code starting over with something simpler. a flat tax. >> a flat tax has one big problem. if you tax everyone at the same rate, people who make less get hit harder and pay more than the current system. the flat tax was popularized by steve forbes during his two presidential runs, but he actually exempted families of four making less than $36,000. bold ideas are something we c...