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0 he's willing to make the tough decisions on the spending cuts if the republicans acquiesce on tax hikes. meanwhile, republicans say i need to see the spending cuts first, show me yours first, before i give you anything on the tax hike. it's this game of who's going to blink first. but it really doesn't benefit john boehner to continue this, as we see the public opinion and his brand is really taking a hit on this. >> i think so. we've seen this movie before. there's a lot of enthusiasm for vague cuts but when you have to actually decide what gets cut, even republicans blanch. the bloomberg p...

Joining me now to discuss the maverick who is no longer a maverick, if he ever was a maverick, huffington post and is msnbc's favorite maverick, howard fineman. thanks for joining me tonight. >> hey, lawrence. >> quick theories about this. there's "the new york times" theory by michael scheer which says in 2008 he became the presidential campaign standard bearer for the republican party, he was representing the party, therefore he couldn't stray from party doctrine. >> well, there's some truth to that, but that doesn't explain 2010. >> well, how about 2010? that takes us to the theory that j.d...

Msnbc's favorite maverick, howard fineman. thanks for joining me tonight. >> hey, lawrence. >> quick theories about this. there's "the new york times" theory by michael scheer which says in 2008 he became the presidential campaign standard bearer for the republican party, he was representing the party, therefore he couldn't stray from party doctrine. >> well, there's some truth to that, but that doesn't explain 2010. >> well, how about 2010? that takes us to the theory that j.d. heyworth, his challenger for re-election to the senate, was running from the far right and so mccain had to run righ...

like. >> thousands stand in the streets of madison, wisconsin as the governor stands by his ultimatum. unions lose bargaining rights or state workers lose jobs. >> what about these pink slips that the governor is threatening to send out? >> if there isn't a vote, you'll have to start laying off as many as 50 to 100 state workers. >> it's all about union busting, plain and simple. >> this is an effort to end collective bargaining as we know it. >> union workers agree to benefit cuts, but the governor still wants to take away their bargaining rights. and the wisconsin 14 are holding th...

democratic senators, well, they remain in illinois. >> police are on their way back to get them to work. >> why did the sergeant at arms end up sending the police to the home of these senators? >> to go to my house and see if i'm there. so it's a complete waste of their time and their effort. >> i can put you anywhere i want. >> stephen, i'm in chicago. i'm in chicago. >> right now it looks like you're joining us from 20 million b.c. >> more union workers join the protests. even outside the white house. where the president again talked jobs but not unions. >> we're going to have to u...