Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110408:13:06:00
Strategy. john boehner is in this difficult position. he has the tea party members that want him to do one thing and the rest of republican wanting him to do something else. maybe he will allow the government to shutdown for the weekend to show the more conservative end of his party that is not a great idea. >> reporter: i have talked to some senior democrats that say john boehner is under such intense pressure of the tea party wing of his own party, he may allow the government to be shut down over the weekend and say, look, if we are taking a beating on this, we made our point. let's move on....