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grandfather. >> the gun control debate, though, is officially on the senate floor. >> it's naked exploitation of dead children. >> for days after dylan was killed, i was so filled with grief i felt unable to move. >> grieving families. it's play acting. it's feel goodism. it's play acting. it's playing aing. it's play acting. it's play acting. >> how would you like to be a republican in one of those shrinking swing districts that voted against keeping guns out of the hands of al qaeda terrorists? in a fitting wrap to a big weekend in politics, there are no shortage of developments ...

>> as far as a budget is concerned, you know, i am in a wait and see mode as to whether this white house is very serious about really coming together to solve this problem. >> okay. democrats are not excited. republicans are skeptical. so what is the president trying to get out of this? well, let's get right to our guests. congressman peter welsh is a democrat from vermont. with us from dartmouth, new hampshire. in washington, msnbc political analyst, ezra klein of the "washington post." and with me here in new york, lehigh university professor, james peterson. congressman, if i can start with...

To the more hardcore uncompromising elements of the coalition. it becomes harder for boehner to get some kind of deal. not easier. moderate republicans are getting knocked off. he becomes more afraid. that forces him to go further to right, puts him further out of the mainstream. makes it harder for them to win future elections. these, again, moves they're making don't make a ton of political sense but they make internal conference sense for john boehner whose position is not that strong in a party that is increasingly quite afraid and defensive about its long-term political survival and long-...

0 some essential questions of budget priorities and a political risk by the president as he prepares to release the white house budget. and a sneak peek is showing that instead of a pie in the sky wish list of democratic objectives, the president has actually chosen to offer a serious effort at, wait for it, compromise. to entice republicans, the president's offering cuts to social security by way of cost of living adjustments. cuts to medicare, largely to providers. to please democrats, he proposes higher payroll taxes for higher earners. a tobacco tax to pay for universal pre-kindergarten ca...

You have to have more sharing of the wealth of america in order to have a strong middle class and a sustainable economy. >> congressman peter welsh, thank you so much, sir, for joining us so soon after meeting with the president. >> thank you. coming up, does the republican road to 2016 run through cpac? stay with us. >> the gop of old has grown stale and moss covered. i don't think we need to name any names. i'm the world's worst cleaning lady.