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To agree to turn the sequester off despite the fact that 75% of the american people agree with me in terms of the approach. >> meanwhile the white house tipped its hand on the coming negotiations on the white house blog. they argued, quote, the president has already reduced the deficit and he's laid out a specific plan to do more. and they posted the president's last offer to boehner. significantly, by the way, they're putting the offer of the so-called chain cpi, that measure of inflation, in writing. that's something that hasn't been very popular among democrats, and they did put it in writi...

Leadership. that's what you need. >> and he's been reaffirmed. he's won two elections. >> i'm going to follow around john kasich. the guy still wants to be president. remember when he -- >> i remember. i think i was the lone guy. sometimes the only reporter. >> exactly. this is ohio comeback. right? and he's certainly -- >> all right. i think the big guy is bobby jindal. i think he is turning into a serious, serious front-runner. shameless plugs. amy, you first. >> so on the way here had to listen to a lot from npr in their pledge drive. >> yeah. >> you know what? let's give it to public radio...

Calibrate how he pushes. up next, we're going to spend time with north carolina governor. how his state is dealing with the looming sequester, the healthcare law and the economy, and plus whether the republican party needs to change its tune. and a democratic governor is getting a big hand. bill clinton lends his star power to the virginia race that we won't be able to stop talking about all year. but first, take a look at today's politics planner. the new prime minister of japan comes to the white house today. this is the fifth japanese prime minister since president obama was sworn in for hi...

At the koch report. >> deja vu. we're fatigued as political analysts and reporters. the white house is fatigued. boehner's office is fatigued. >> and the public is absolutely fatigued. they are totally checked out. >> the only people that care are the activists, and the republican activists, they have to deliver on the sequester, don't they? >> they have to deliver on something that equals spending cuts. how it happens is not as important as the fact that it does happen. but the issue is, is it more important to get the spending cuts or is it more important to defend against the tax hikes? and...

Get rid of the automaticbe it was cut. no easy off-ramp on this one. we need to keep the pressure up to compromise. not turn off the pressure. >> bret: the white house is saying they were pushing for balanced plan and that is what he was saying. >> that is a pretty striking comment. the thing he is described as jason suggests he was describing something akin to thomas hob state of nature. where everybody, everybody for themselves. it's not going to happen. but the president back then was in favor of the cuts. now he is saying it would be catastrophic. he proposed he signed the bill and made th...