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Negotiate with hostage takers. unless, the hostage gets harmed. then, people will question the wisdom of that strategy in this case, the hostage was the american people. and i was not willing to see them get harmed. take a tally look at what i promised during the campaign. there's not a single thing that i've said that i would do that i have not either done or tried to do. if i haven't got 10 it done yet, i'm still trying to do it. >> greta: president obama has come a long way from this: >> we're tired of tax cuts for the wealthy, that shift the burden on to the backs of working people. we are...

We need to put an end to the reckless corporate loopholes and tax cuts for the wealthy that have been the centerpiece of the administration's economic policy. that's what we need to do. >> greta: did the president make anyone happy or are both sides ready to clobber him? lamar alexander within on the record. nice to see you. >> nice to he so you. >> greta: the proposed tax bill you like it? >> yeah, i think it is a big change. this time a year ago, same president, same congress ramming the health care law down our throats. this year they are saying let's not have a big tax increase for every a...

Congress same people we've had last year. we a two year extension of the tax rates. the reason it is good because it is the single best thing we could do to make it easier and cheaper to create private sector jobs. >> greta: if you had again three years you -- you are doing your service in two years what are doing now whether all this pressure, a lot of people are making votes politically -- >> maybe. but first, we have a democratic president. big majorities in the congress. it is not us making all the decisions. second, most republicans don't mind talking about tacks in two years. we want per...

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Obama presidency. the last two years he gave into the left. now he's saying we have to work with the republicans that. means extend taxes for at least two years. that's a step in the right direction, but it is not easy for him. >> greta: how do we know compromise is a sign of strength or weakness? >> we have reporters like you who look carefully. president reagan used to say -- what we look for is consensus. sometimes, if we compare ideas, we get good ideas. the idea of getting the payroll tax temporarily has been a republican idea, as well as a democratic idea. the problem is it costs money a...