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Do. i think it's time for the president, he knows that there's a growing body of folks willing to look at the rate on the top 2% but that's only -- could be $400 billion, it made be 800 billion-dollar and many of us are beginning to see we could end up with a lesser revenue increase by agreeing to that. the shift in focus and entitlements is where we need to go. it's a shame we're not sitting down and solving this but republicans know that they have the debt ceiling that's coming up around the corner. and the leverage will shift as soon as we get beyond this issue. the leverage will shift to o...

Most republicans and democrats do. i think it's time for the president, he knows that there's a growing body of folks willing to look at the rate on the top 2% but that's only -- could be $400 billion, it made be 800 billion-dollar and many of us are beginning to see we could end up with a lesser revenue increase by agreeing to that. the shift in focus and entitlements is where we go. it's a shame we're not sitting down and solving this but republicans know that they have the debt ceiling that's coming up around the corner. and the leverage will shift as soon as we get beyond this issue. the l...

We just had two years of the greatest and finest obstruction that we've ever seen from republicans in the house. how have they not been team players? they have played brilliantly? >> reporter: according to the gop loeadership, they were not n line enough, they were part of caucuses that voted against any potential deal and it was too public for their taste. in terms of the fiscal cliff offer that the gop offered yesterday, a lot of right wing interest groups, specifically americans for prosperity, said, quote, this spending reduction is too small. this plan leaves conservatives wanting. also i...

nine years split evenly between defense and non-defense programs. the bipartisan policy center estimates sequestration of defense will mean cuts of 15% next year. every non-defense agency faces a 12% cut and that means job losses from doctors, teachers, border patrol agents and government contractors. anywhere from 1 million to 3 million jobs will be lost. california, virginia, texas, washington, d.c., maryland, would each lose more than 100,000 jobs. the bottom line here, this is the manifestation of your elected officials not doing their jobs. they don't see it that way. >> i will ...

Grips with. the republicans need a replace plan. you just can't repeal. you have to know what you'll replace it with and they need to talk more specifically what that might be and i'm happy to go thereç if you want. >> that goes to your point earlier there's no replacement. >> in terms of deficit and debt, there's the point that the cost of actually covering health care is a third of what mitt romney's tax cuts would cost. so if you're talking about fiscal prudence it would seem to be talking one way and walking the other. >> there's not a party of fiscal responsibility. the truth is governm...