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0 really for proponents those against more muted in their opposition but they carried the day. andrea? >> and chris, this is, of course, the backdrop for why things are so difficult to do here in washington. the fiscal cliff, we just heard from the president and with julie anna on bloomberg, his first interview about the latest state of play, and a lot of people are asking why can't they get together? why can't they meet? they were together at the christmas party at the white house last night and there was no real conversation along the sides between the president and speaker. >> right. in the...

Deal along the line of sim southern bowles of what -- simpson-bowles and john talks about. i am co-chair with judd greg to fix the the debt, we've raised $35 million from businesses, over 200 businesses that have signed on our petition knowing full well that means raising significant risk new. business understands. the reason the president is meeting with them, he wants business to deliver that message to the republicans, we want this done and getting it done means raising revenue. >> listen, isn't the trick that rich folks and that businesses that are plutocrat friends are trying to pull, rai...

0 we heard panetta, those were gives. as tom friedman says -- the whole middle east erupts in one giant sound and light show of civil wars, states collapsing and refugee dislocations as the keystone of the region syria gets pulled under and the disorder across the neighborhood and you were worried about the fiscal cliff. >> governor? >> i think john is right about the personnel changes. this is the time. every administration goes through it. if you're re-elected you're going to have this turnover and this is the best time for it. we didn't want it before the election. john is right you don't w...

We're going to have it our way. >> we could have the debate in two different directions. mark's colleague, michael grunwald a piece on time.com talking from his book where he has more details where the republicans decided they weren't going to do business with president obama from day one two. president obama felt like he had a mandate. a lot of congressional senators that said they weren't going to give him anything. there was intransigents on both sides. >> hold on. there's one president. george w. bush was elected during the evisive of times, enraged us conservatives working with teddy kenn...

and that's what i'm thinking about. can i win this thing? can i be successful in replacing president obama? if i can, i want to make sure that we get the country back on track. so for me, i'm focused on not letting down the millions of people, literally millions now, who have endorsed my effort, sent checks in to help me campaign. i feel an enormous responsibility. i don't feel ebollent with aren't i great for having got this. i feel like, wow, a lot of people are counting on me, hoping i'll be able to win and i'll be able to get america on track again. >> wow. >> good morning, every...