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You thought this fiscal cliff deal was a bad one. why? >> i think newt just gave the explanation for my no vote. these political showdowns don't work. this is no way to run government. you can't give anyone any kind of certainty where to go, whether it's the markets or the average american family. and we have to get to the point of dealing with these tough decisions with big deals. you can't keep hitting singles or hope to be walked to first base and win the game. you have to go for the big deal. and it's time for us to sit down, lock ourselves all in a room, not just a couple of folks, and co...

You thought this fiscal cliff deal was a bad one. why? >> i think newt just gave the explanation for my no vote. these political showdowns don't work. this is no way to run government. you can't give anyone any kind of certainty where to go, whether it's the markets or the average american family. and we have to get to the point of dealing with these tough decisions with big deals. you can't keep hitting singles or hope to be walked to first base and win the game. you have to go for the big deal. and it's time for us to sit down, lock ourselves all in a room, not just a couple of folks, and co...

Base and win the game. you have to go for the big deal. and it's time for us to sit down, lock ourselves all in a room, not just a couple of folks, and come out with a deal. at the end of the day, you end up doing what ultimately happened, which is if you can't agree because you have the extreme sides, then put your best proposal on the table and let the best proposal win. >> ej, you think that view is too narrow. this is a better deal than it's gotten credit for. >> i think i'm the only person here who think it's a better deal than it's gotten credit for. if you keep hitting singles and scori...