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Kind of interesting. there was the surge, an attempt on some domestic legislation. those were presidents who reacted to changing data and circumstances. >> versus? >> the president who now has nancy pelosi a new villain for his professional wrestling show that is the white house. >> but here's what nancy pelosi is having to say about calls for bipartisanship that she says she would like to see. watch. >> we'll have accountability and strive for bipartisanship with fair neness on all sides. we'll have a responsibility to find our common ground where we can, stand our ground where we can't. but ...

Slug out this week. >> charlie, congressman, what is smarter for a republican in a dicey situation this november, better to look like you want the prosecution to proceed, you want to turn over every rock as one member of congress put it or just look like you're playing defense for trump? what's the smart position to be in? >> the smart position is you want the investigation to proceed unimpeded and without interruption or intervention. i think that's the smart play and frankly i don't think that either of these memos should have been released. that's my view on this thing. why risk a source or...

>> debt limit. >> tie it to obama care. ted cruz said this was -- obama's position on syria was like his position on obama care and this administration was full of hubris and all sorts of nonsense. you know, you have to think -- i agree with you, jay. it would be nice to see congress involved with this. matt, at the same time, why in god's name would the president go involve a congress that seems dead set against him? >> why would he involve congress and why would members of congress want to be involved? this is a very thorny situation. i don't think anyone has an enormous amount of confidence...

Structural problems. >> jonathan, isn't this a no-no for the republican party to concede that there might be some room on new taxes? >> no, that's actually a smart position for him to take, because all he is saying is let's go back to what mitt romney was saying during the debates, which was close tax loop holes. one of the things that is crazy about the john boehner position right now is it's a repudiation of what romney ran on last year. they're defining closing loopholes as somehow raising taxes when it's not. you know, just to go back to the basic flip-flop, it's generally not good politic...

Crease in american history took place, then go back to say we have a revenue problem negative, wiggle room there at all? there. >> may be if the president is sincere about dealing with our structural problems. >> jonathan, isn't this a no-no for the republican party to concede that there might be some room on new taxes? >> no, that's actually a smart position for him to take, because all he is saying is let's go back to what mitt romney was saying during the debates, which was close tax loop holes. one of the things that is crazy about the john boehner position right now is it's a repudiation ...