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Democrats responded to today to all of the talk. >> we conot hold the full faith and credit hostage. >> american people have had enough of the brinkmanship. they want us to get things done. >> this is clear to me that the tea party direction of the republican party is driving them over a cliff. >> bret: what about this? bring in the panel. steve hayes for "weekly standard." jeff zelney for the "new york times." syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. here we go again, steve. >> it's interesting. i thought one of the most interesting aspects of what boehner said today was the fact he wants to...

Himself to the house republicans. that is something to watch more than anything else in this. at the end of the day, goodbye thanksgiving goodbye christmas. this is the tense period after the question. it's fascinating theater. on the substance front. it's important. i don't see an end dame here. >> bret: there will be short-term patches to get in next year to avoid a train wreck. you have wonder how that is going to happen with the politics of an election year? >> i don't think it can be patched. i think what boehner has done today is to i agree with jeff,

They have always known it will be a tough election. they see the same numbers everybody else does on the economy. >> bret: charles? >> what the president says in that clip. i personally have never been tempted to compare obama to god almighty but i'm glad he is urging others not to. that shows humility which is refreshing in the presidency. it's clear from the poll you showed that romney has an advantage, ten points on the economy. interesting, it's a question that doesn't ask are you better off than you were. the classic question is you where you will be in four years? that is a stronger posi...

People inside are talking to one another to understand what the different parts did that caused the problem. you hear from washington immediately. calls for tighter regulation. it's not even clear it would have been prevented by the regulation had they been fully implemented at this point. yet, you have call for tighter regulation. it's typical washington response to a problem that may not yet even need a solution. >> bret: jeff? >> i think the president was pretty measured in his response. almost evenfying a hat tip for praise to the top leadership. i think overall, this actually bolsters the...

Double digit anyway. being called too liberal and too moderate does not hurt romney in the general election that much. most republicans are enthusiastic, more enthusiastic to vote against obama than anything else. they will stick with the party. >> bret: santorum is feisty on the trail. an example of that with jeff zelney earlier. >> he fashioned the blueprint. i have been saying it at every stage. quit distorting my words. if i see it, it's bull [bleep]. c'mon, man. what are you doing >> bret: we heard your side of that little interchange? >> a lot of republican voters are beginning to erase ...