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>> no, i think it was an awful bill before and it is an awful bill now. it is a bill that would make permanent as -- make permanent in american law a fixture of worldwide detention without trial. it is a bill that further militarized counter terrorism policy, makes it harder to close guantanamo. and it is astonishing and disappointing the president is withdrawing the veto threat. >> what's the difference from somebody picked up on suspicion of terrorism? what would be the difference in being treated as somebody who's in military custody versus somebody being treated in the normal court system? >> well, there are all sorts of human rights ramifications of military custody, but i think it is worthwhile to focus on the national security ramifications. as you mention, many of the people that objected to this language are people who have national security credentials, the president's most senior national security advisers who spoke out against the bill, and they spoke out against the bill in a form that is substantially similar to the bill we've got now and th
>> no, i think it was an awful bill before and it is an awful bill now. it is a bill that would make permanent as -- make permanent in american law a fixture of worldwide detention without trial. it is a bill that further militarized counter terrorism policy, makes it harder to close guantanamo. and it is astonishing and disappointing the president is withdrawing the veto threat. >> what's the difference from somebody picked up on suspicion of terrorism? what would be the difference...
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why did you choose to vote against this bill? >> this bill has an extraordinary clause. you read some of the language that basically takes away the fifth and sixth amendment for americans. we were founded on this core principle that the government cannot reach out and take you off the streets, that you have rights of due process. you have rights to a public trial. you have rights that confront those who bear witness against you. and section 1021 of this bill says, no, you don't. >> well, but doesn't section 1021, i mean, the people who support the bill say two things in response to that. one, they say there is a provision in the bill that says nothing here should be con trued to change existing law, which is a confusing provision to put into a bill you're passinging, which is a new bill. number two, they say that this is, you know, this is codifying what has already been asserted. it was asserted by the previous administration and asserted in legal briefs by this administration. >> so, there is a fast difference between an administration, the bush administration, obama a
why did you choose to vote against this bill? >> this bill has an extraordinary clause. you read some of the language that basically takes away the fifth and sixth amendment for americans. we were founded on this core principle that the government cannot reach out and take you off the streets, that you have rights of due process. you have rights to a public trial. you have rights that confront those who bear witness against you. and section 1021 of this bill says, no, you don't. >>...
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both bills are expected to fail. house minority leader nancy pelosi summed it up, the{ absurd republican tax plan early this morning. >> i don't know what the middle class ever did to the republicans that they're so out to get them. you're saying you need the tax cut for the middle class so that it can create 400,000 jobs. and while we're doing it, we're going to eliminate 200,000 jobs. it doesn't make any sense. except it is -- it is consistent with the republican principle that they're here for the 1%. >> and she is right. they are out to get them. house republicans are feeling the heat, though. this morning they met with lobbyist grover norquist, the author of the infamous anti-tax pledge. house speaker boehner recently downplayed norquist's influence calling him some random guy. but now the random guy is shamelessly coaching boehner's caulk tous hold the line. republicans will protect the mega wealthy from tax increases at all costs, won't they? we're joined tonight by congressman tim ryan of ohio. congressman, g
both bills are expected to fail. house minority leader nancy pelosi summed it up, the{ absurd republican tax plan early this morning. >> i don't know what the middle class ever did to the republicans that they're so out to get them. you're saying you need the tax cut for the middle class so that it can create 400,000 jobs. and while we're doing it, we're going to eliminate 200,000 jobs. it doesn't make any sense. except it is -- it is consistent with the republican principle that they're...
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maybe he ought to tell us what heities about this. >> bill, let's be fair. at the end of the day, john bane -- someone has to be the adult in the room up there and say, guys, you're not getting everything you want for cyst nas. >> you i think for republicans either way it's going to be something that democrats are going to be able to spend reflecting poorly on republicans. no matter which way you throw it it can be seen republicans in this time of need are not helping out the middle class. this is bad for republicans and everybody needs to get their act together. >> i agree with meghan there. >> it's difficult for me -- >> i think most of them know that this is not going to play, you know, not going to look to voters good and yet they have this group of people, tea party people in the house who they can't control. it's a big party going forward, here we are still, what, nine, ten months away from the election. if this is the congress we had for the past year, what's it going to be like for the next year, the next ten months? it's going to be pure stasis. >>
maybe he ought to tell us what heities about this. >> bill, let's be fair. at the end of the day, john bane -- someone has to be the adult in the room up there and say, guys, you're not getting everything you want for cyst nas. >> you i think for republicans either way it's going to be something that democrats are going to be able to spend reflecting poorly on republicans. no matter which way you throw it it can be seen republicans in this time of need are not helping out the middle...
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it couldn't pass an appropriations bill, it couldn't pass a budget, it couldn't pass any house bills over there, and now they're talking about a two-month extension. in this economy, the doctors need certainty, the people need certainty, and they need a certainty on tax credits. at christmas, all they're doing is taking a two-month extension so they can postpone their work, and they need to get it taken care of. what we'd like to do is sit down at the bargaining table and say, look, it doesn't have to be our way. let's work it out. >> the bottom line, congressman, is obviously we're down to the wire. this expires on december 31st. so why not just pass it now and then work on a longer term solution? >> well, we've been working on this for all fall. this isn't like suddenly we just passed the bill that no one was expecting to go to the senate. and so there is no reason to do a two-month extension. we can get this done. this is not some huge trade negotiation, reform of welfare of the tax system, this is just an extension of an existing tax policy. it's not a big deal. so for them to sa
it couldn't pass an appropriations bill, it couldn't pass a budget, it couldn't pass any house bills over there, and now they're talking about a two-month extension. in this economy, the doctors need certainty, the people need certainty, and they need a certainty on tax credits. at christmas, all they're doing is taking a two-month extension so they can postpone their work, and they need to get it taken care of. what we'd like to do is sit down at the bargaining table and say, look, it doesn't...
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that's $2 each time the bill is paid. but the company says it will not charge the fee for customers who pay the old fashioned way by mailing in a check or by enrolling in automatic billing from a credit/debit, atm or checking account giving direct monthly act says cess to your a. no extra fee for customers who go to a store or kiosk to pay in person, log on to their own online bank, use the company's gift or rebate cards or use electronic checking. the response has been instantaneous. there's no fee if you walk in a store and take an employee's time to pay? yet it costs $2 to do it online? another tweets, verizon wants to charge you for the privilege of paying them. >> verizon wireless is the country's largest cell phone company serving 91 million phones and other devices. >>> still ahead on "way too early," robert griffin iii leads baylor in the highest scoring bowl game in the history of bowl games. the word shootout does not sacrifice when the teams combine forç an astounding 1,400 yardsf total offense. highlights of
that's $2 each time the bill is paid. but the company says it will not charge the fee for customers who pay the old fashioned way by mailing in a check or by enrolling in automatic billing from a credit/debit, atm or checking account giving direct monthly act says cess to your a. no extra fee for customers who go to a store or kiosk to pay in person, log on to their own online bank, use the company's gift or rebate cards or use electronic checking. the response has been instantaneous. there's...
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>> the senate bill, we have already taken up the senate bill. we rejected the senate bill and we moved to go to conference. under the rules of the congress, that means the papers that were in our possession are on the way back to the united states senate. >> [inaudible]. >> the senate voted to give the american people a $166 tax cut. we voted to gift american people a $1,000 tax cut. we will insist on doing this the right way. >> [inaudible]. what makes you feel that you can actually do that. >> we have not been working on this for weeks. i will make clear that i told the senate leaders, senator reed and senator mcconnell there would be no negotiations with the house until such time as the senate passed a bill. i meant whey said. when they were getting ready to pass this and somebody passed on to me what they thought it would look like, i made it clear to them at that point. i was uncomfortable with what where they were and i expressed displeasure. once again taking the convenient route and not doing the people's work. thanks, everybody. park ar
>> the senate bill, we have already taken up the senate bill. we rejected the senate bill and we moved to go to conference. under the rules of the congress, that means the papers that were in our possession are on the way back to the united states senate. >> [inaudible]. >> the senate voted to give the american people a $166 tax cut. we voted to gift american people a $1,000 tax cut. we will insist on doing this the right way. >> [inaudible]. what makes you feel that you...
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they have had all year to bring the bill up. try to make sure we can extend it and not allow this 11th hour down to the wire nail biter to occur for the 160 million working families that are going to have a thousand dollars come out of their paycheck if we don't take up this bill. we need to do what our leader nancy pelosi and the democratic caucus did when she sent the letter to speaker boehner urging him to call the house back into session so that we can take up the senate bill which passed 89-10. senator dean heller from nevada has said the house republicans are doing the wrong thing. senator snow has said the same thing. >> scott brown. >> senator scott brown said the same thing. senator richard lugar from indiana. these are all conservative republicans who say that we need to pass that two-month extension so that we can sit down and negotiate and make sure that we don't put 160 million americans in jeopardy. >> we'll speak to one of the happened picked gang of eight for their story. stay with us. we'll have much more ahead.
they have had all year to bring the bill up. try to make sure we can extend it and not allow this 11th hour down to the wire nail biter to occur for the 160 million working families that are going to have a thousand dollars come out of their paycheck if we don't take up this bill. we need to do what our leader nancy pelosi and the democratic caucus did when she sent the letter to speaker boehner urging him to call the house back into session so that we can take up the senate bill which passed...
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not a jobs bill or a bill to protect the middle class. and that's how we should vote on it and that's how we should debate on it. not stick it in as an amendment without debate. >> just to understand how this happens, and tell me whether i'm being too cynical, the bill's coming forth, everybody knows it. ultimately, i presume, this will pass in some fashion. meaning the payroll tax cut and these extensions, all this is sort of nonsense, right? >> well, i'm not -- go ahead. >> well, my question is, are these politicians that attach the keystone pipeline to this bill literally just gettingç money from the energy people that want to make this happen and saying, listen, we'll fund your campaign for 2012 if you guys get in there and nail this pipeline on to whatever you can? >> well, it's not quite as blatant as that, but it's true. a lot of the key movers here get money from those energy interests. and, again, those energy interests, under the current system, have the right to have this issue brought before the congress. but it should be de
not a jobs bill or a bill to protect the middle class. and that's how we should vote on it and that's how we should debate on it. not stick it in as an amendment without debate. >> just to understand how this happens, and tell me whether i'm being too cynical, the bill's coming forth, everybody knows it. ultimately, i presume, this will pass in some fashion. meaning the payroll tax cut and these extensions, all this is sort of nonsense, right? >> well, i'm not -- go ahead. >>...
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on american politics, senate passes a bill, house passes a bill, you come to the conference committee. >> congressman tom price making me think of how the bill become as law song. thank you, have a good day. >> merry christmas to you. >>> coming up, air wars, are superpacs, the new bad cops of 2012? >>> and are you still wrapping up your holiday shopping? you're not alone. a new "consumer reports" poll finds a quarter of americans havy et it start shopping for gifts. the excuses range from lack of money to simple procrastination. if you're hoping to get those gifts to loved ones on time, the u.s. postal service says today is the last day to ship anything by priority mail, within the united states and have it arrive in time for christmas. tomorrow is the last day for express mail. >>> let's just hope this guy is not delivering. dubbed the grinch who stole christmas, surveillance video captured a fedex delivery man tossing a brand-new flat-screen television over a fence. the recipient, who was home at the time, says all the guy had to do was ring the bell on the gate. after the video we
on american politics, senate passes a bill, house passes a bill, you come to the conference committee. >> congressman tom price making me think of how the bill become as law song. thank you, have a good day. >> merry christmas to you. >>> coming up, air wars, are superpacs, the new bad cops of 2012? >>> and are you still wrapping up your holiday shopping? you're not alone. a new "consumer reports" poll finds a quarter of americans havy et it start...
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boehner's bill? first, hampton pearson is here with the cnbc market wrap. >> with a little less than 15 minutes left in the trading day week running out of words in the lexicon to say not so great in terms of how that have the markets are doing. the dow down 130. the s&p down almost 14 points. and the nasdaq down a little over 41 points. that's it from cnbc. first in business worldwide. luck? i don't trade on luck. i trade on fundamentals. analysis. information. i trade on tradearchitect. this is web-based trading, re-visualized. streaming, real-time quotes. earnings analysis. probability analysis: that's what opportunity looks like. it's all visual. intuitive. and it's available free, wherever the web is. this is how trade strategies are built. tradearchitect. only from td ameritrade. welcome to better trade commission free for 60 days when you open an account. try bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles so it enters the bloodstream fast and rushes relief to the site of your tough pain. it's p
boehner's bill? first, hampton pearson is here with the cnbc market wrap. >> with a little less than 15 minutes left in the trading day week running out of words in the lexicon to say not so great in terms of how that have the markets are doing. the dow down 130. the s&p down almost 14 points. and the nasdaq down a little over 41 points. that's it from cnbc. first in business worldwide. luck? i don't trade on luck. i trade on fundamentals. analysis. information. i trade on...
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now, he offered a bill he talked about and the house passed a bill. he talks about -- it had no mark-up in the ways and means committee and passed three days after it was introduced. in the middle of december. just days ago. but he expected, i suppose, the senate to take it whole, they didn't. what did the senate do? they did what americans are asking us to do. they came together, reasoned together, and voted together, 89 senators. came together and said we ought to pass a compromise to give us time to work out any differences that remain. every family in america understands that. take a breath, step back, let's see how we can get to where we want to be. that is a one-year extension and a two-year extension on the sgr. let's enact this bipartisan compromise, however, to eliminate uncertainty for american families and then get right to work on a one-year version. not wait until february. not walk away and hold off till the last minute. and let us not have a conference while we hold hostage 160 million americans with fear that their taxes will go up. on
now, he offered a bill he talked about and the house passed a bill. he talks about -- it had no mark-up in the ways and means committee and passed three days after it was introduced. in the middle of december. just days ago. but he expected, i suppose, the senate to take it whole, they didn't. what did the senate do? they did what americans are asking us to do. they came together, reasoned together, and voted together, 89 senators. came together and said we ought to pass a compromise to give us...
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they produced a bill. the house disagrees with it. >> that's right. the bill boehner could live with this weekend, he can't live with now because the crazies in his caucus simply will not go for it. that provoked senator scott brown to issue this statement. the house republicans' plan to scuttle the deal to help middle-class families is irresponsible and wrong. we cannot allow rigid partisan ideology and unwillingness to compromise stand in the way of working for the good of the american people. harry reid issued this warning to boehner. senator mcconnell and i negotiated a compromise at speaker boehner's request. he should not walk away from it putting middle class families at risk of a thousand dollar tax hike just because a few angry tea partiers raised their voices to the speaker. press secretary jay carney noted today that all it would take is a few dozen house republicans to vote for a compromised bill that was supported by 39 republican senators. >> they measured past the senate with nearly 90% support. all it would take in the house if all dem
they produced a bill. the house disagrees with it. >> that's right. the bill boehner could live with this weekend, he can't live with now because the crazies in his caucus simply will not go for it. that provoked senator scott brown to issue this statement. the house republicans' plan to scuttle the deal to help middle-class families is irresponsible and wrong. we cannot allow rigid partisan ideology and unwillingness to compromise stand in the way of working for the good of the american...
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we thought up a thoughtful bill that makes sense. it's a reasonable pragmatic bill. that's what the american people want. they don't want more band-aids and they don't want us to push things off. for this to be effective. the people in business plan ahead. they want to plan ahead. two months is not enough time for them to plan. the doc fix, we've been hearing from -- >> you're giving them no opportunity to plan for anything. >> that's not true. >> you won't give them two months. you know that washington is working in gridlock fashion. why not accept the fact that two months gives you guys time to get your acts together to provide the american people with a longer term deal? >> that's exactly why we didn't go here. we're here working. we want to get it done before the first of the year. there's plenty of time to work now and get this done through a conference. i appreciate you helping me make my point. the senate should come back and we should work through these details. we think a year makes sense on every level. we think that's what the american people expect of us.
we thought up a thoughtful bill that makes sense. it's a reasonable pragmatic bill. that's what the american people want. they don't want more band-aids and they don't want us to push things off. for this to be effective. the people in business plan ahead. they want to plan ahead. two months is not enough time for them to plan. the doc fix, we've been hearing from -- >> you're giving them no opportunity to plan for anything. >> that's not true. >> you won't give them two...
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these guys, the bill was found on the floor. it ought to go back on the floor where they found it. >> mr. gerard, we're going to end up seeing a big discussion in washington about the extension of the bush tax cuts. if the democrats are going to be able to get this payroll tax cut through. they did it that way, but of course, the president is going to certainly veto it. then they're going to have to go back and work on it again. we all know where they're going. let's talk about a line in the sand by the democrats. what should they, if anything, give up in negotiations to extend the payroll tax cut and also unemployment benefits? >> not a darn thing, ed. they ought to draw a line in the sand, make it clear who they stand for. they stand for ordinary folks. make it clear the republicans stand for the already rich. already ultra rich. they ought to draw the line in the sand. this is not just an economic argument, although the economics are proper and accurate. it's a moral argument. it's time we took the moral position of helping a
these guys, the bill was found on the floor. it ought to go back on the floor where they found it. >> mr. gerard, we're going to end up seeing a big discussion in washington about the extension of the bush tax cuts. if the democrats are going to be able to get this payroll tax cut through. they did it that way, but of course, the president is going to certainly veto it. then they're going to have to go back and work on it again. we all know where they're going. let's talk about a line in...
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>> well, there is not a senate bill, but a house bill. they passed a bill and the senate amended it. at this point in time is when they don't agree. the regular order is to go to conference. i know it looks strange out here in washington, d.c., it's not often you get to see somebody trying to do things through the right process, but when i came out and ran for congress, we said we would restore the institution of government to try to do things correctly. i have seen senator schumer trying to spin this and put all different things on it. this is not for spin. the time is to fix it and do it through regular order where the person people can see we are trying to do what's best for them. >> yesterday it did seem that speaker boehner said he would go ahead and have an up or down vote. what changed? >> he talked to the conference and a lot of times you have leaders who are doing the best thing they know how to do to represent members. we had a two-hour conference last night and came to a resolution on the best path forward. that's what's great
>> well, there is not a senate bill, but a house bill. they passed a bill and the senate amended it. at this point in time is when they don't agree. the regular order is to go to conference. i know it looks strange out here in washington, d.c., it's not often you get to see somebody trying to do things through the right process, but when i came out and ran for congress, we said we would restore the institution of government to try to do things correctly. i have seen senator schumer trying...
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>> james peterson is here to let us know what bill o. was thinking. >> you know you're going to be on media matters for that one. >>> there can be no more doubt. donald trump is intent on influencing the republican presidential race and some candidates are running scared. so far, only two candidates have accepted an invitation to the controversial trump moderated debate at the end of the month. the candidates who rejected the debate felt trump's rath. today it was mitt romney's turn. >> frankly, i was surprised, because he really wants my endorsement. he wants it very badly. that doesn't affect it one way or another. he wants my announcement. he came up to trump towers. you covered it very well. i'm surprised he turned down that event. i'd say if you're down in the polls, which respectfully he's down in the polls substantially in a lot of ways, you'd want to be on a debate like this because it would be well covered. >> donald trump is implying those who attend his debate have a better shot at getting his endorsement? is that extortion? i
>> james peterson is here to let us know what bill o. was thinking. >> you know you're going to be on media matters for that one. >>> there can be no more doubt. donald trump is intent on influencing the republican presidential race and some candidates are running scared. so far, only two candidates have accepted an invitation to the controversial trump moderated debate at the end of the month. the candidates who rejected the debate felt trump's rath. today it was mitt...
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they can amend it, and they can move their own bill, but it is time for the senate to act. >> the bill just passed by house republicans tonight is a pointless partisan exercise. the bill is dead on arrival. it was dead before it got to the senate. the senate will not pass it. >> luke russert is nbc's capitol hill correspondent. all right, luke. a lot of people probably watching this debate and it feels like white noise. they don't understand because both parties seem to agree on the headline which is extend the payroll tax cut, but they are fighting over what some might say is minutia. where do we stand right now today? >> reporter: well, it's minutia depending on who you talk to. where do we stand right now today, chuck, the senate will vote down the gop house bill, and then we have to figure out what's going to happen over the next few days. the one caveat here is that harry reid at the behest of president obama has said that he will not move a bill to fund the entire united states government which runs out of funding on friday, december 16th, until they figure out what to do with th
they can amend it, and they can move their own bill, but it is time for the senate to act. >> the bill just passed by house republicans tonight is a pointless partisan exercise. the bill is dead on arrival. it was dead before it got to the senate. the senate will not pass it. >> luke russert is nbc's capitol hill correspondent. all right, luke. a lot of people probably watching this debate and it feels like white noise. they don't understand because both parties seem to agree on the...
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bill, you have to leave a window cracked. it's so simple. it's so simple. i know no teenagers are up at this hour, so no negative influen influence, but come on. >> the mom wasn't giving him a hug and saying, i'm glad you're okay. >> no. >> yeah. you're a bad influence, lynn berry. see? i knew you were. good morning, everyone. i've got a little halo over my head. let's look at the snow cover across the country because the temperatures have been very warm. the lack of winter has been very pronounced everywhere around the nation. in this map, if you have blue where you live, mostly over the rockies, extreme northern portions of minnesota, wisconsin and northern new england, this is where there's some snow on the ground. everywhere it's like the earth color tones, the green, that's where there's just bare ground. almost the entire lower half of the state of michigan has no snow. i mean, the only portion of michigan with any snow at all is the upper peninsula. and much of new england has no snow on the ground. only 25% of the country right now with snow. there'
bill, you have to leave a window cracked. it's so simple. it's so simple. i know no teenagers are up at this hour, so no negative influen influence, but come on. >> the mom wasn't giving him a hug and saying, i'm glad you're okay. >> no. >> yeah. you're a bad influence, lynn berry. see? i knew you were. good morning, everyone. i've got a little halo over my head. let's look at the snow cover across the country because the temperatures have been very warm. the lack of winter...
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i'm mario solis. >>> now for another look at the weather, bill karins. that kind of reminds me of my face in the morning before we go into hair and makeup. it's like, what? what? >> you have to know where the cameras are. >> yes, yeah. >> at all times. >> luckily, there aren't any in there. >> he'll never live that down. and you're beautiful, don't worry about it. good morning, everyone. as far as temperatures go, northern new england, you are off to a very cold start, probably one of the coldest mornings you've had yet. windchill on the nasty side. negative numbers northern vermont, new hampshire and maine. we're at 2 in albany. many of the subu$ the big cities are down in the single digits, so a very cold mortgage. as we go into the afternoon, just snow showers buffalo, possibly pittsburgh and erie, cleveland, chicago and detroit. we're fine and beautiful much of the country, though. i want to give everyone a sneak peek in chicago. lynn, i mentioned it's going to be cold. high of 24 as we go into the new year. so, there is some very cold air out there
i'm mario solis. >>> now for another look at the weather, bill karins. that kind of reminds me of my face in the morning before we go into hair and makeup. it's like, what? what? >> you have to know where the cameras are. >> yes, yeah. >> at all times. >> luckily, there aren't any in there. >> he'll never live that down. and you're beautiful, don't worry about it. good morning, everyone. as far as temperatures go, northern new england, you are off to a...
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house republicans cave on the payroll tax cut bill. how big of a break is it for president obama and what does it mean for the speaker? when we come back on "way too early" we are going to go inside david letterman's hould party and see hollywood's biggest name acting badly. we'll be right back. regeneristt a $100 cream. flabbergasted when we creamed a $500 cream. for about $30 regenerist micro-sculpting cream hydrates better than over 20 of america's most expensive luxury creams. fantastic. phenomenal. regenerist. when you pour chunky beef with country vegetables soup over it... you can do dinner. four minutes, around four bucks. campbell's chunky. it's amazing what soup can do. ♪ >>> all right. enough with the real news. >> yeah. >> we are going to gather around the water cooler and talk about the political aspirations of an actor. we got an e-mail, valerie likes your slippers. >> it's nice that valerie likes something about me. >> she likes a lot about you. >> it took an entire year. that's for you valerie. let's talk about alec b
house republicans cave on the payroll tax cut bill. how big of a break is it for president obama and what does it mean for the speaker? when we come back on "way too early" we are going to go inside david letterman's hould party and see hollywood's biggest name acting badly. we'll be right back. regeneristt a $100 cream. flabbergasted when we creamed a $500 cream. for about $30 regenerist micro-sculpting cream hydrates better than over 20 of america's most expensive luxury creams....
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bill, dan, thank you so much. and if you are looking to hear more about these specific regulations, we will do that tomorrow on the swaps market. and if you can, until then, check out our two brand-new podcasts. they are now known as "greedy bastard$!" anecdotes, and they're up at dylanratigan.com and on our facebook page and twitter and all the rest of that. we're one on one with risk analyst chris whalen, he's got a good anecdote. and great chen morgenson, who's broken some of the biggest stories about the lack of transparency in this market. and chris matthews teed up here, just seconds away -- well, minutes, really. "hardball" with presidential viewed through a funhouse mirror. chris matthews deeming donald trump the ring master of a republican clown show. but, do you have ever rant rage? i don't know. ke keli goff with how to deal with it, next. just one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defends against occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating. with three strains of good bacteria to
bill, dan, thank you so much. and if you are looking to hear more about these specific regulations, we will do that tomorrow on the swaps market. and if you can, until then, check out our two brand-new podcasts. they are now known as "greedy bastard$!" anecdotes, and they're up at dylanratigan.com and on our facebook page and twitter and all the rest of that. we're one on one with risk analyst chris whalen, he's got a good anecdote. and great chen morgenson, who's broken some of the...
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pass the bill. he says just pass the bill that he, himself, voted against just four days ago. there it is. bob corker, nay. mr. corker did not just vote against the payroll tax cut extension once, he voted against it when it came up earlier this knot, too. bob corker thinks the irresponsible house republicans really ought to just pass the bill that he opposes. senator corker is one of a growing number of senate republicans who are just openly attacking their fellow republicans on the house side for the mess that all of them are in right now. republican senator john mccain of arizona scolding house republicans yesterday for, "harming the republican party." fellow republican senator scott brown of massachusetts saying, "it angers me that house republicans would rather continue playing politics than find solutions. their actions will hurt american families and be detrimental to our fragile economy." he's a republican talking about republicans there. it's also susan collins, dick lugar, dean heller, olympia snowe, chuck grassley, roger wicker. the name brand republican senators op
pass the bill. he says just pass the bill that he, himself, voted against just four days ago. there it is. bob corker, nay. mr. corker did not just vote against the payroll tax cut extension once, he voted against it when it came up earlier this knot, too. bob corker thinks the irresponsible house republicans really ought to just pass the bill that he opposes. senator corker is one of a growing number of senate republicans who are just openly attacking their fellow republicans on the house side...
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and we worked the crime bill. newt, you guys voted down the crime bill before newt took over. clinton wanted to to put the crime bill back together. it was going to get me $100 million for new york city. >> and a lot of midnight basketball. >> and i spent a lot of time negotiating with bill clinton and newt gingrich. and when he calms down and relaxes, he's a totally practical, smart guy. and does he have his -- >> when? >> but what do we want the conversation to be about this summer and fall? and, you know, newt's a great source of ideas, i've learned a lot from him, but i'm worried the conversation will be about him, rather than about barack obama -- >> we haven't even talked about -- >> let's turn the conversation to your book. because you came on here -- >> yeah. >> to talk about your book, and we for 30 minutes have hijacked you. it's called "the book of man" with all of these men around, what can rudy and meacham and i learn from "the book of man?" >> there's no problem at this table, let me stipulate that, but there's a problem with men. whether you look at employment l
and we worked the crime bill. newt, you guys voted down the crime bill before newt took over. clinton wanted to to put the crime bill back together. it was going to get me $100 million for new york city. >> and a lot of midnight basketball. >> and i spent a lot of time negotiating with bill clinton and newt gingrich. and when he calms down and relaxes, he's a totally practical, smart guy. and does he have his -- >> when? >> but what do we want the conversation to be...
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the house bill breaks that deal. three months later. we are not going to abide by paying for a middle class tax cut by cutting initiatives. >> i have to leave it there. thanks for coming on this morning. >> thank you. >> newt's attack on the courts. how much and how well will it play with conservatives. the death of kim jung il, triggering instability on the markets. how wall street will open. in a 2000 visit to north korea, madeleine albright gave kim jung ila basketball signed by which nba all-star? "the daily rundown." the first correct answer will get it. i'd race down that hill without a helmet. i took some steep risks in my teens. i'd never ride without one now. and since my doctor prescribed lipitor, i won't go without it for my high cholesterol and my risk of heart attack. why kid myself? diet and exercise weren't lowering my cholesterol enough. now i'm eating healthier, exercising more, taking lipitor. numbers don't lie. my cholesterol's stayed down. lipitor is fda approved to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patie
the house bill breaks that deal. three months later. we are not going to abide by paying for a middle class tax cut by cutting initiatives. >> i have to leave it there. thanks for coming on this morning. >> thank you. >> newt's attack on the courts. how much and how well will it play with conservatives. the death of kim jung il, triggering instability on the markets. how wall street will open. in a 2000 visit to north korea, madeleine albright gave kim jung ila basketball...
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good morning, bill. are you ready for it? >> i'm going all out. i think it's going to be a big party. >> i can imagine at the karins' house, the two kids in the corner, your wife -- >> my goal is to stay awake that long. >> i know, bill. >> very sad. >> it's lovely. >> those young single days are gone, lynn berry. good morning, everyone. >>> as far as the forecast goes, a lot of action, snow in colorado, heavy rain in texas, but the warm temperatures in the east. it's just another morning to shake your head. 53 degrees in boston as you wake up and grab the paper and go out to the car this morning, it's ridiculous. it's record highs this time of year. this is an incredibly mild air mass that's in the eastern u.s. all the cold air in the west, 25 in denver with snow, minneapolis has cooled off. a little cooler in chicago, kansas city and st. louis. as far as denver goes, we've already picked up a couple inches of snow. by the time it ends later today, you'll probably have about six to eight on the ground. you're guaranteed now a white christmas. i-2
good morning, bill. are you ready for it? >> i'm going all out. i think it's going to be a big party. >> i can imagine at the karins' house, the two kids in the corner, your wife -- >> my goal is to stay awake that long. >> i know, bill. >> very sad. >> it's lovely. >> those young single days are gone, lynn berry. good morning, everyone. >>> as far as the forecast goes, a lot of action, snow in colorado, heavy rain in texas, but the warm...
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bill, and assistant models. we need to extend our thanks and have business owners to thank the troops as well. it is not the responsibility of the government. but the. have a. and the president will be there but we as the public need to express with our deeds how much we love and support our troops and their family. >> lieutenant tammy duckworth, thank you for your service and time and joining us this morning. we will bring you the president's speech from fort bragg coming up a at the bottomf of the hour right here. >>> and the president will be getting high profile help on the campaign trail from someone who knows how to make a sale to voters. >>> and what mitt romney has in common with the kkk and rare romney blunders on the sidebar. ♪ the weather outside is frightful ♪ ♪ but the fire is so delightful ♪ nothing melts away the cold like a hot, delicious bowl of chicken noodle soup from campbell's. ♪ let it snow, let it snow try bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles so it enters the bloodstream
bill, and assistant models. we need to extend our thanks and have business owners to thank the troops as well. it is not the responsibility of the government. but the. have a. and the president will be there but we as the public need to express with our deeds how much we love and support our troops and their family. >> lieutenant tammy duckworth, thank you for your service and time and joining us this morning. we will bring you the president's speech from fort bragg coming up a at the...
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this bill the republicans passed in the house is a joke. it's going to nail the seniors big-time and cut back the unemployment benefits to 59 weeks. they're horribly unreasonable and out of touch with the economy. senator, when is the last time the senate got 89 votes on anything? it's pretty rare, isn't it? >> it's pretty rare. the last time we got close to it was a bill i authored last spring to eliminate another provision against small business on 1099 forms. we got 81 votes. i don't remember too many other times this year we've done that. the reality is that we've got to get through into the new year, protect that tax cut and then go back to work to convince the republicans in congress that multimillionaires really ought to pay their fair share. >> congressman, don't you think that -- let's say everybody goes home for the holidays, we got no deal. and, of course, the tax holiday is over with. and the 2% kicks in and then at the end of january, wouldn't this put the democrats in a good position when people really see their checks smaller
this bill the republicans passed in the house is a joke. it's going to nail the seniors big-time and cut back the unemployment benefits to 59 weeks. they're horribly unreasonable and out of touch with the economy. senator, when is the last time the senate got 89 votes on anything? it's pretty rare, isn't it? >> it's pretty rare. the last time we got close to it was a bill i authored last spring to eliminate another provision against small business on 1099 forms. we got 81 votes. i don't...
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what more could we do to pass a bill 89-10, a bill that speaker boehner said was a good bill after it passed and to send it over to the house. i think you've got to look at who is abdicating their responsibility. when speaker boehner refused to put the senate bill on the floor, the day it passed he said he would put it on the floor. he now refuses to put it on the floor because he knows he has the votes to pass. that's where the abdication of responsibility is, and i don't think it's even a close question. >> here's the comment to which i referred. it's newt gingrich blasting you and your fellow senate colleagues for playing games. let's watch. >> i think this is an example of why people are sick of washington and sick of politics, you know. they can't figure out how to pass a one-year extension so the senate leaves town. i mean, it is -- it is an be a sird dereliction of duty. it's game-playing. obama is so inept as president and congress is so dysfunctional as institution that we're lurching from failure to failure to failure in a way that i think the american people find very dishe
what more could we do to pass a bill 89-10, a bill that speaker boehner said was a good bill after it passed and to send it over to the house. i think you've got to look at who is abdicating their responsibility. when speaker boehner refused to put the senate bill on the floor, the day it passed he said he would put it on the floor. he now refuses to put it on the floor because he knows he has the votes to pass. that's where the abdication of responsibility is, and i don't think it's even a...
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good morning, once again, bill. >> good morning, lynn. lots going on with the big winter storm in the middle of the country, and now we've got a battle going on in areas of the east, where the cold air is trying to hold on, warm air is moving in at the same time. the cold front's going to keep new england dry today, because that's pushing to the south. that's dry air up there. but back here towards pittsburgh, just to the north of pittsburgh, we actually have reports of snow out there. pittsburgh itself right now just mostly rain, buts don't be surprised to see wet snowflakes mixing in early today. temperatures, though, will warm up nuenough, the roads will be fine around much of pennsylvania. 49 in pittsburgh. temperatures around new england will be on the cooler side, dropping throughout the day. it's pretty warm this morning. as the cold front goes through, we'll cool off. all that, troublesome weather's out here in kansas, we've got rain heading through much of the ohio valley. as far as wet weather goes and airport troubles, maybe ju
good morning, once again, bill. >> good morning, lynn. lots going on with the big winter storm in the middle of the country, and now we've got a battle going on in areas of the east, where the cold air is trying to hold on, warm air is moving in at the same time. the cold front's going to keep new england dry today, because that's pushing to the south. that's dry air up there. but back here towards pittsburgh, just to the north of pittsburgh, we actually have reports of snow out there....
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and it is the senate bill. vote on it, pass it, and we can move on to discussing and figuring out a solution for the year-long extension. senator corker, republican from tennessee, i know what's going to happen and i agree with the editorial this morning in the "wall street journal," probably the best thing to do at this point is just get this behind us and move on. urging the house republican leadership to change course and endorse a compromise reached in the senate that got the support of 90% of those members. democrats and senators alike. senator mccain, it is harming the republican party. it is harming the view, if it's possible any more, of the american people about congress. so do the right thing. pass the payroll tax cut. make sure americans don't have their taxes go up. on january 1st. yes, alex? >> just staying with this theme. so specifically what is the president offering -- >> that was jay carney, speaking about the pitched battle going on over the payroll tax cut. we'll be back after the break with
and it is the senate bill. vote on it, pass it, and we can move on to discussing and figuring out a solution for the year-long extension. senator corker, republican from tennessee, i know what's going to happen and i agree with the editorial this morning in the "wall street journal," probably the best thing to do at this point is just get this behind us and move on. urging the house republican leadership to change course and endorse a compromise reached in the senate that got the...
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the bill passed 234-293. with irrelevant items attached to it that the president promised would provoke a veto if the bill reaches him in that form. after the republicans attached a 1, 700 oil pipeline from canada to the gulf of mexico to the bill, the white house issued a formal veto threat letter to the house of representatives. "if the president were presented with hr 3630, he would veto the bill." that made the vote tonight an academic exercise, especially since the bill didn't come close to getting a veto-proof two-thirds majority in the house. joining me now is congressman steny hoyer of maryland, the house democratic whip. congressman hoyer, why did the democrats vote against this bill overwhelmingly today? >> because this was not a real bill, lawrence, in the sense that the president indicated he would veto it. the leader in the senate, the majority leader said it couldn't pass and wouldn't pass the senate. we have 72 hours to go before the government shuts down. have 18 days, approximately, left to g
the bill passed 234-293. with irrelevant items attached to it that the president promised would provoke a veto if the bill reaches him in that form. after the republicans attached a 1, 700 oil pipeline from canada to the gulf of mexico to the bill, the white house issued a formal veto threat letter to the house of representatives. "if the president were presented with hr 3630, he would veto the bill." that made the vote tonight an academic exercise, especially since the bill didn't...
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the question is, will they agree to do that without the pipe bill. it isn't doing anything in the senate. they will have it pay for the payroll tax credit in some way. i don't know about unemployment insurance, whether that gets under. but i think will be a meeting of the minds whereby friday they say, we have 7% approval rating, everybody hates us. let's just get out of town and we can go and obama will go to hawaii and we can get on with our lives. >> i want to interrupt for one second and bring with luke russer. luke, you have all of the answers. this seems to be a fluid situation with all this unfinished business. i wonder if you can give us the latest. the house is supposed to be voting today on a bill to tackle payroll cuts and unemployment insurance. >> let's do a play by play. it is supposed to be up for vote on the house floor today by 4:30. normally this would be a slam dunk guarantee. however we see there is a a block of conservative members that have leadership offers that anything they view as not completely conservative. there is opposi
the question is, will they agree to do that without the pipe bill. it isn't doing anything in the senate. they will have it pay for the payroll tax credit in some way. i don't know about unemployment insurance, whether that gets under. but i think will be a meeting of the minds whereby friday they say, we have 7% approval rating, everybody hates us. let's just get out of town and we can go and obama will go to hawaii and we can get on with our lives. >> i want to interrupt for one second...
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billed at mitt's multimillion-dollar day. she attending a trio of gangbuster fund-raisers here attracting top donors from the 1%. newt is tainted by the pesky negative attacks sending a letter saying we will run a positive campaign focused on the country's future with ronald reagan's 11th commandment in mind, we will ask our supporters not to contribute to any so-called super pac that runs negative ads against any other republican contender. interesting. that letter came less than 24 hours after newt said this about mitt romney in new hampshire. >> the governor would like give back the money he earned from bankrupting something and laying off employees. i would be glad to listen to him. mr. nice guy and newt's letter came less than 48 hours after he said this to mitt romney in saturday night's debate. >> let's be candid. the only reason you department become a career politician is you lost to ted kennedy in 1994. >> that was nasty. the high road is a savvy move for a front-runner with virtually no money at all. guess whose su
billed at mitt's multimillion-dollar day. she attending a trio of gangbuster fund-raisers here attracting top donors from the 1%. newt is tainted by the pesky negative attacks sending a letter saying we will run a positive campaign focused on the country's future with ronald reagan's 11th commandment in mind, we will ask our supporters not to contribute to any so-called super pac that runs negative ads against any other republican contender. interesting. that letter came less than 24 hours...
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a check in weather from nbc meteorologist bill karins. bill, stop talking to barnacle. focus on the map behind you. >> barnacle is entertaining, though. >> barnacle, turn around. got a job to do. you're in time-out. >> telling stories from like the '20s. very entertaining. >> the roaring '20s. well, good morning, everyone. cold air continues to spill down to the northern plain, very quiet weekend coming your way but it will be cold especially minneapolis, chicago, through the great lakes. a little bit of light snow this morning. actually it's the first snowflakes of the season in many areas very late. chicago got its first snow last night and we're getting a little in detroit. even buffalo and syracuse haven't seen much this early winter season. a little lake effect the next couple of days, not bad from boston to new york, warmer today, the weekend will be much chillier, enjoy the 50s while they last. as far as the rest of the country no issues out there. travelwise throughout the weekend, no big storm, no big rain, no snow on the way either and it just looks very nice
a check in weather from nbc meteorologist bill karins. bill, stop talking to barnacle. focus on the map behind you. >> barnacle is entertaining, though. >> barnacle, turn around. got a job to do. you're in time-out. >> telling stories from like the '20s. very entertaining. >> the roaring '20s. well, good morning, everyone. cold air continues to spill down to the northern plain, very quiet weekend coming your way but it will be cold especially minneapolis, chicago,...
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we passed a bill, the senate, the senate passed a bill, sent it back to us. we're saying we agree on some points of it. we need to come back in and fix it for the american people. i -- this gets twisted and turned a lot of different ways but at the end of the day what's best for the american people? not what's best for republicans and not what's best for democrats, what's best for the american people. let the seniors now that in two months from now your doctor is going to see you because it's fixed in there for two kraers, not two months. we have to be practical and straight for ward. we are working as hard as we can. i will work through christmas. i've worked every christmas eve and new year's day. my family is used to me not being home on holidays because that's how i put food on the table and clothes on their back. i would make the same commitment from the people of pennsylvania who sent me. i'm not looking for a way out. i'm looking for a way to get it done. >> thanks. >>> from the very heated domestic policy, to foreign policy, in egypt are women are lea
we passed a bill, the senate, the senate passed a bill, sent it back to us. we're saying we agree on some points of it. we need to come back in and fix it for the american people. i -- this gets twisted and turned a lot of different ways but at the end of the day what's best for the american people? not what's best for republicans and not what's best for democrats, what's best for the american people. let the seniors now that in two months from now your doctor is going to see you because it's...
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we're going to get this bill passed. we're going to get them out of town this weekend with 7% approval rating. they're not going to wreck the economy by allowing taxes to go back up on the middle class. >> we have our fingers crossed on that one. >> yes. >> a little brinksmanship. they're going to get out of town. they were totally dysfunctional. >> sort of like the nba. >> to borrow on the sports theme, my dysfunction would have to be college sports. i just watched the fab five, a documentary on espn, about the university of michigan shenanigans which look childish in compared to what we know about college sports this year with sandusky and just really gross protectionists kind of urges in college sports. i think that really needs to be looked at. >> i'm going to miss the easy ones like pipeline, really, they manage to jam their way into the jam bill. i'm going to say the voter. >> this is like "time" magazine, the protester for the person of the year. >> end of a sentence. we are all pandering the vote at this time. th
we're going to get this bill passed. we're going to get them out of town this weekend with 7% approval rating. they're not going to wreck the economy by allowing taxes to go back up on the middle class. >> we have our fingers crossed on that one. >> yes. >> a little brinksmanship. they're going to get out of town. they were totally dysfunctional. >> sort of like the nba. >> to borrow on the sports theme, my dysfunction would have to be college sports. i just...
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kill the bill. kill it. and newt gingrich was the first one to see in the literature to see the wisdom in that. bob dole was very slow to come around to that position. but gingrich very quickly saw the wisdom of kill the clinton bill, the right political thing to do. that's what they did. in policy terms, newt gave the individual mandate a brief hearing in '93, got rid of it as soon as he kind of understood the politics of it. and then again, because he's one of those try to please everyone kind of guys, later -- about five, six years ago, he started to make mutterings of an individual mandate again. that's in the professor newt category of just thinking about things in seminars and so the voters are letting him go on that. >> mike, are conservatives so offended by mitt romney's positions when he was governor of massachusetts, not just health care, but gay marriage and things like that, that they're willing to get behind newt gingrich? in other words, are they willing to give up mitt romney, a guy more likel
kill the bill. kill it. and newt gingrich was the first one to see in the literature to see the wisdom in that. bob dole was very slow to come around to that position. but gingrich very quickly saw the wisdom of kill the clinton bill, the right political thing to do. that's what they did. in policy terms, newt gave the individual mandate a brief hearing in '93, got rid of it as soon as he kind of understood the politics of it. and then again, because he's one of those try to please everyone...
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good morning to you, bill. i will give you $100 if you show up to our christmas party like that. >> they have purposely have parties you have to wear -- >> absolutely. and it's harder than you think to find an ugly sweater. i should have gone through my closet in the 1980s. >> i think we all d i still think i have one rudolph with the blinking nose. we have a very active weather day. a lot of heavy rain for the east and cold air right behind it. a little bit of snow this morning in a couple of yeahs that don't typically see a lot of it. temperatures, unusually warm once again from boston to new york to d.c. we're waiting for the cold air to move in. it is very close and it will happen throughout the day today. falling temperatures along with steady soaking rain. middle of country it will slowly improve. kansas city, 13shgs san antonio at 29 while new york city is at 61. shows you how topsy-turvy it is. heavy rain coming up from the south soaking virginia and moving through maryland, west virginia is getting dre
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boehner is left to kill the bill. a bill that he previously thought was hill, but like othello he now says, so sweet was never so fatal. of course, it's now too late to go back and stop the hidden hand of eric cantor, orchestrating his own plan while publicly throwing speaker boehner to the wolves. but that's what he's been doing for the last year. this may be a tragedy for john boehner, but in reality, it's the most terrible tragedy for the american people. and it's them who are being killed by eric cantor, a shakespearean rogue, if ever i saw one. thanks so much for watching. dylan ratigan's here to take us forward. dylan, what you got? >> well, i have some actually very spectacular news for you, martin. >> spectacular news? >> yeah, oh, yeah. i'm going to show you something. so, listen, you know the holiday's coming up, i did not have a christmas card. as you know, i don't have a family, per se. i don't have a wife or children. so i can't put like a cute picture of myself with my wife and babies on the family card
boehner is left to kill the bill. a bill that he previously thought was hill, but like othello he now says, so sweet was never so fatal. of course, it's now too late to go back and stop the hidden hand of eric cantor, orchestrating his own plan while publicly throwing speaker boehner to the wolves. but that's what he's been doing for the last year. this may be a tragedy for john boehner, but in reality, it's the most terrible tragedy for the american people. and it's them who are being killed...
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that's the only bill that is standing. they will be back next week to deal with it. >> the pipeline when assessed by the most authoritative figures in academiaing issing it creates 5,000 jobs. is this an accurate claim are sf thousands of jobs are being affected. that's not the case. >> we know that labor in the form of the afl-cio wants it built. labor in the form of other major labor unions are staunch backers of the president. the republicans know that as well. they are pressing what they believe is a political advantage because it is the environmental wing of the democratic party. a core constituency who is dead set against this and republicans have a sort of a divide and conquer strategy. >> what's going to happen? does the pipeline stay in or go out. >> i think they will finesse it. >> half in and half out? >> it will stay in in one form or another andy wool know about next thursday. >> oh, boy. mike viquiera at the white house. thanks very much. top lines, the week that was herman cain. how we missed you. >> merry c
that's the only bill that is standing. they will be back next week to deal with it. >> the pipeline when assessed by the most authoritative figures in academiaing issing it creates 5,000 jobs. is this an accurate claim are sf thousands of jobs are being affected. that's not the case. >> we know that labor in the form of the afl-cio wants it built. labor in the form of other major labor unions are staunch backers of the president. the republicans know that as well. they are pressing...
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in for willie geist and this is "way too early," the show that regularly forgets to pay the electric bills. i'm glad you're up with us this morning watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. shoot us an e-mail or tweet us @williegeist1 and let us know why you're awake right now. or do what frank gore does and text "awake" followed by your response to 622639, and we'll read the best responses later in the show. >>> the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this tuesday, december 20th. there's a lot going on today, including a failed $39 billion merger between at&t and t-mobile. we'll have a check on that ahead in business. >>> plus, mitt romney goes on "letterman" to deliver his "top ten things" he'd like to say to the american people. you don't want to miss that. first, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. >>> today, the house is set to reject a two-month extension of the payroll tax cuts, the same legislation that sailed through the senate with bipartisan support. the stop gap measure would also extend unemployment insurance benefi
in for willie geist and this is "way too early," the show that regularly forgets to pay the electric bills. i'm glad you're up with us this morning watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. shoot us an e-mail or tweet us @williegeist1 and let us know why you're awake right now. or do what frank gore does and text "awake" followed by your response to 622639, and we'll read the best responses later in the show. >>> the next 30 minutes will be your cram...