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John boehner and the tea partiers in the caucus lost big-time today. this evening boehner was asked about the political consequences of digging in his heels on payroll taxes and whether it was worth it. here's the answer. >> doing the right thing for the right reasons is always the right thing to do. and while everyone asked for a full-year extension of these programs, a lot of people weren't willing to put the effort in as the holidays were approaching to get it done. our members were. >> joining me now is e.j. dion, senior fellow at the brookings institution and columnist for the "washington...

About the political consequences of digging in his heels on payroll taxes and whether it was worth it. here's the answer. >> doing the right thing for the right reasons is always the right thing to do. and while everyone asked for a full-year extension of these programs, a lot of people weren't willing to put the effort in as the holidays were approaching to get it done. our members were. >> joining me now is e.j. dion, senior fellow at the brookings institution and columnist for the "washington post" and friend of mine. e.j., good to have you with us tonight. >> thank you. >> happy holidays. ...