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>> the more to talks, the more interviews he does, the lower his approval rating goes. >> shepard: everybody is mad that nothing is getting done. >> you opened the segment by saying the republicans offered a least a way forward to at least have a conversation. can the democrats get off their high horse to say maybe that's a place where we can start? >> shepard: what do republicans want? i can't figure it out. they're all saying they want different things. >> i think that's right. and in some -- this is a new way of governing. >> shepard: who -- >> look to john boehner as the person who at leas...

Agrees with the president the united states cannot risk hitting the debt ceiling defaulting on its debt. other republicans claim the treasury department could move money around. oklahoma congressman cole is now live from capitol hill. good afternoon and thank you. >> great to bive you. >> shepard: i hear there was a lot of division in there. >> not so much as you think. i think there were a lot of questions and certainly different points of view, but quite honestly, think the conference is awfully united behind what the speaker will propose to the president when they meet -- >> shepard: that's...

President halfway by dealing with the debt ceiling. the other half is reopening the government, and jay carny wend around. the big sticking opinion, can john boehner pass this with republicans and the other big one will the president go along if it's just lifting the debt ceiling. jay carnie finally said, yes, the president would approve just extending the debt ceiling while they talk about things. that's a retreat for the president and boehner. the president said he is not going gunshot with a gun to his head. if he said, just deal will default but not re-opening the government, he is talking...

>> in the p.r. war, let's talk about that. president obama at one point, i believe after the gabby giffords shooting said, time for more civility in washington, let he's called the republicans arsonists, hostage tearers, blackmailing, et cetera. >> i agree with those characterizes. what is unfair is that president obama is being portrayed as somebody who never negotiates. he negotiated with boehner last year with the fiscal cliff. they had four of five offers back and forth which culminated on a deal. he offered changed cp toye cut the amount that social security would raise, something that ma...

>> i will go back to them and ask them if i can use their names. they said privately that they were concerned that the government is not being re-opened as part of the deal, and they don't think six weeks is long enough. they'd like to gift it kicked to the new year for time to negotiate. >> we're going through a list of what happened with the economy over the last week. i have a long list and a lot of facts. suffice to say, if i'm in the president's camp at this moment i certainly want the government rescoped i want the debt ceiling racessed but i'm not unhappy about the blemishes in the repu...