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Him so badly in 2012, in his view, just won't take yes for an answer. so there's a little bit of exasperation by the president. but pull back the camera, and you see the bigger strategy, which is looking ahead to the midterm elections in 2014. by picking tough fights with the hill, the president uses his office to draw contrast with the republicans might make it easier for house democrats to get a majority back in 2014. it would be a long shot, but that would be bookends for the majority the president started his presidency with. >> let me ask you about another piece you're working on, mitch m...

Keeping his/her pledge. democrats were vehemently against all these tax cuts because they raise the deficit. these will raise the deficit by about $4 trillion. are you worried last night the deal added too much to the deficit? how come democrats have basically embraced these bush tax cuts from about a decade ago? >> let's look at what the reason was the democrats opposed those 2001 and 2003 tax cuts. it's because they weren't paid for. they blew a massive hole in the deficit, along with the two wars that weren't paid for and the medicare part d drug plan, which was a good thing but was not pai...

He does a pocket veto to stop the whole chance of us having a budget, whatever budget we should have. but we don't get a chance to have it considered? >> that's the power of the majority. you get to set the agenda in the senate. that's why elections matter f. we get the majority back, the responsibility will be on us to do a budget next year, the first time in four years to have acted on that. it's unfortunate because you are not setting out for the american people, your plan to get the spending and debt under control, what you will do to creations and grow the economy. that's what the house b...

Does -- a pocket veto to stop the whole chance of us having a budget, whatever budget we should have. but we don't get a chance to have it considered. >> that's the power of the majority. you get to set the agenda in the senate. that's why elections matter. that's why if we get the majority back, the responsibility will be uponitous do a budget next year, the first time, next year in four years, we will have acted on that. it's really unfortunate because you -- you are want setting out for the american people your plan for getting spending and debt under control, what you will do to create job...

It becomes finalized, the president -- boehner is then going to have a challenge from the right, but the president is going to win because he's going to be the guy who was around when the moderate deal was made. >> american politics is always based on who can get to the center when the vote is going. the president is racing to the center. >> he'sing dragged there. >> he did health care, he did a lot of things last year, a lot of stimulus, a lot of stuff that helped him. but now he's saying it's time to go to the center. but boehner is saying no, he now has to go to the right. is that a problem...