Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20111221:18:03:00
To be as you point out, sitting rarely, they haven't sat in the catbird seat all that much. they appear to be doing that here. >> they might be doing well prwise, the question is, ha are they going to do well economically? they obviously think that actually getting this unemployment, the extension of unemployment benefits, as well as the payroll tax is maybe more important than the temporary politics of the moment. all of a sudden you've seen there is this narrative of congress, is it a stalemate, it doesn't work. but for them, getting re-election in 2012, getting the unemployment rate down to...