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Forward. he will try to work a deal. he has been been known to work last minute deals. >> the washington post writes the gop leader does not like dealing with the president who he feels tries to lecture him and persuade him to change his position. according to mcconnell supporters he prefers biden who is known by some in the west wing as the mcconnell whisperrer because he sees negotiating as a political horse trading. would it make sense for joe biden to handleal the situation or to negotiate himself? >> i think the price president biden is very adept at handling this situation if the preside...

You could get the majority of democrats to go forward, as well. we really have to end the notion that every republican has to be on the same page. it doesn't work that way. >> you represent california's 33 rd district. it is a highly urban area. how will your constituents be effected if there is no budget deal by the end of the year? >> we will all be effected if the sequester were to go into effect. remember, now, it is not that everybody's taxes will be raised. remember, 100% of the united states taxes will be raised if we don't come to a deal. there are other taxes, as well. there is unempl...

>> she goes to j. crew and wal-mart and target. we see that truth. i think it iminates and comes across. she is not a politician and yet around the world she is seen as this american icon of mother hollywood a hood and patriotism. >> thank you so much. good luck with your book and happy holidays, as well. with the fiscal cliff negotiations all but dead between president obama and house speaker john boehner it may be time for the upper chamber to craft a deal. here is lindsey graham's suggestion on "meet the press" this morning. >> any hope must start in the senate. not one democrat would sup...

Enthusiastic approach to running for the white house and what it might say about the will challenges ahead for the gop. good afternoon. all that and more ahead. first, lawmakers are down to the wire on avoiding the fiscal cliff. will they get a deal done before the end of the year, president obama is on vacation and so is house speaker john boehner, but here's what they said before they left. >> call me a hopeless optimist, but i actually still think we can get it done. >> of course, hope springs eternal, and i know we have it in us to come together and to do the right thing. >> for more on ...

Bargain have all been but dashed. the most realistic thing right now is they can work out some sort of stop gap measure, a smaller deal. you heard president obama signal that on friday when he addressed the nation. he talked about the fact that members of congress right now should just focus on making sure that taxes don't go up on middle class americans and extend unemployment insurance, so i think right now both sides are just trying to prevent going over the fiscal cliff, and then they will aim to tackle some of the larger issues after the first of the year. president obama referring to thi...