boehner said no. >> john boehner saying no to the state dinner invitation. >> speaker boehner turns down another inveigh trace from president obama. >> jon: oh, i guess you didn't say no to the president because are you out of nos. your no cup is now empty for all the noing you say, always. but who knows, maybe next round of golf is all it takes to break the tension between the white house and congress. we all know how relaxing golf can be. i believe we have odd yof their game. >> john, i can't help but think there's a compromise to be-- [bleep]. >> well, i think we could find an agreement on the provision [bleep]. >> jon: we could have a res luig of the-- but a duck shot and we're all going to [ male announcer ] what makes michelob...ultra? smooth taste. exceptionally smooth taste. all perfectly balanced with great stats. making it the superior light beer for the ultra life. (cheers and applause) >> welcome back. new york city. the greatest city on earth. and samantha b found out politicians just figured out a way to make it even greater. >> new york city parks. an oasis sullied by a sc

boehner said no. >> john boehner saying no to the state dinner invitation. >> speaker boehner turns down another inveigh trace from president obama. >> jon: oh, i guess you didn't say no to the president because are you out of nos. your no cup is now empty for all the noing you say, always. but who knows, maybe next round of golf is all it takes to break the tension between the white house and congress. we all know how relaxing golf can be. i believe we have odd yof their game. >> john, i can't help but think there's a compromise to be-- [bleep]. >> well, i think we could find an agreement on the provision [bleep]. >> jon: we could have a res luig of the-- but a duck shot and we're all going (cheers and applause) >> welcome back. new york city. the greatest city on earth. and samantha b found out politicians just figured out a way to make it even greater. >> new york city parks. an oasis sullied by a scourge of self-ish miss krints. people smoking but finally there's justice. >> new york city has expanded smoking ban has taken effect not lighting up at parks, beaches or pedestrians plaza

boehner this is all about john boehner this guy's got to grow up he's got to be an adult and he has going to have to govern. he has a majority but he has the discipline and if you want to look for an example of how to do that look at me and see pelosi she disciplined a really tough majority and see closely though worked seven hour seven day weeks she worked ten hour days and the buzz that i'm hearing in town i don't think i'm talking out of school is that john boehner works a four or five hour day or six or seven at the most i'm really likes to show up in the evening at the clubs and hop down a couple of i'll put a little bit famous person out on the one of the decks of the capitol sunning it midday so you know this is a guy who has has not shown the personal discipline or the political discipline to be in the position he's in he's about to face one of those great tests and frankly i think he's a very great risk of failing if he does he's going to do his party a lot more damage that he doesn't sell well that's that's i guess that's the question if the republicans succeed in not pass

boehner said no. >> john boehner saying no to the state dinner invitation. >> speaker boehner turns down another inveigh trace from president obama. >> jon: oh, i guess you didn't say no to the president because are you out of nos. your no cup is now empty for all the noing you say, always. but who knows, maybe next round of golf is all it takes to break the tension between the white house and congress. we all know how relaxing golf can be. i believe we have odd yof their game. >> john, i can't help but think there's a compromise to be-- [bleep]. >> well, i think we could find an agreement on the provision [bleep]. >> jon: we could have a res luig of the-- but a duck luig of the-- but a duck shot and we're all going what's the most amazing ...was it something big? ...or something small? ...something old? ...or something new? ...or maybe, just maybe ...it's something you haven't seen yet. the 2nd generation of intel core processors. stunning visuals, intelligent performance. this is visibly smart. 1-800 contacts? they can't have my brand. i have special eyes. look! look with your special

boehner said no. >> john boehner saying no to the state dinner invitation. >> speaker boehner turns down another inveigh trace from president obama. >> jon: oh, i guess you didn't say no to the president because are you out of nos. your no cup is now empty for all the noing you say, always. but who knows, maybe next round of golf is all it takes to break the tension between the white house and congress. we all know how relaxing golf can be. i believe we have odd yof their game. >> john, i can't help but think there's a compromise to be-- [bleep]. >> well, i think we could find an agreement on the provision [bleep]. >> jon: we could have a res luig of the-- but a duck shot and we're all going to ♪ come on everybody ♪ gonna have a good time tonight ♪ come in for a great time at olive garden. enjoy our new carbonara ravioli with chicken for just $10.95. pancetta and parmesan-filled ravioli served with pan-seared chicken in creamy parmesan sauce. ♪ family affair or with sauteed shrimp for $12.95. both with unlimited breadsticks and salad or homemade soup. a great meal sure to end wit

boehner said no. >> john boehner saying no to the state dinner invitation. >> speaker boehner turns down another inveigh trace from president obama. >> jon: oh, i guess you didn't say no to the president because are you out of nos. your no cup is now empty for all the noing you say, always. but who knows, maybe next round of golf is all it takes to break the tension between the white house and congress. we all know how relaxing golf can be. i believe we have odd yof their game. >> john, i can't help but think there's a compromise to be-- [bleep]. >> well, i think we could find an agreement on the provision [bleep]. >> jon: we could have a res luig of the-- but a duck shot and we're all going to (cheers and applause) >> welcome back. new york city. the greatest city on earth. and samantha b found out politicians just figured out a way to make it even greater. >> new york city parks. an oasis sullied by a scourge of self-ish miss krints. people smoking but finally there's justice. >> new york city has expanded smoking ban has taken effect not lighting up at parks, beaches or pedestrians pl

john boehner has a bunch of members who were elected who don't want even less than others for decade have wanted to vote for debt limit. it's totally partisan. the president is a republican and asks for debt limit increases, democrats flee and vote no. the opposite if there are democrats in the white house. now the republican members can say i oppose a debt limit increase and then when we get to the summer and there's a deal on spending reduction they can say i insisted on those and now i'm going to vote for the debt limb limit increase. -- debt limit increase. what is the mix of broad targets where you can't agree on specifics and some specifics both in the entitlement and discretionary programs in order to achieve a coalition to get that debt limit increase? it's going to be ugly along the way. probably not going to get done too quickly. some people talked about the early part of july but i think it's likely to go up to the break. >> how serious is this if the debt limit is not raised? is there a uniform agreement that this would be catastrophic for the markets and things. i hear s

is pretty snow susan collins yeah go ahead maybe even and maybe even john boehner and what about dick lugar you know i know that a couple of these guys behave like the adheres all through but in the house of representatives harder but here's the here's the deal and this is the important thing to john boehner this is a whole bunch i mean this guy's got to grow up he's got to be an adult and he has going to have to govern. he has a majority but he has the discipline and if you want to look for an example of how to do that look at nancy pelosi you know she disciplined a really tough majority ansi flosi though we're a seven hour seven day week so she works ten hour days and the cause that i'm hearing in town and i don't think i'm talking out of school is that john boehner works a four or five hour day or six or seven at the most i'm really likes to show up in the evening at the clubs and got a couple of balls but a little bit famous for sitting out on the one of the decks of the capitol sunning it midday so you know this is a guy who has has not shown the personal discipline or the politi

president obama and house speaker john boehner both spend a lot of time golfing. the president even takes practice swings at work from time to time. this one was before a 2009 event in california. and boehner's famous tan, he says it's from his hours spent golfing. appropriately, the president's a lefty. the speaker, right-handed. though oddly he putts ground. some common ground perhaps? for the first time they'll be playing golf together. the interest in this game is intense. at least among us reporters. the press secretary has been answering questions about the round for more than a week. >> i have heard no trash talking from the president on this. he feels that it is a very useful thing to do. this is an opportunity that i think has value beyond the game. >> that's because the white house and congress are involved in negotiations to increase the debt ceiling before august 2nd. representing the white house in those talks, vice president joe biden. he's also the president's partner on saturday. [ inaudible ] >> i think because he's vice president of the united st

. >>> to politics now and one day after the so-called golf summit where president obama and john boehner hit the links together. the two are now teeing off quite seriously over a big issue, libya. the question on the table, is the president breaking the law by keeping u.s. forces engaged in the operation without congressional approval? david kerley has the story from

boehner as corporate pet project of an alternative thirty five and jet engine or do we use the funds to pay off our debt and avoid a global meltdown so we use our money to help rebuild a road in paul ryan's congressional district or do we use it to assure other nations that our debt is still good i don't know about you but i'd rather let a few potholes deteriorate in wisconsin than let republicans bring about the next great depression. so mr president asks some of the old timers around the white house how lyndon johnson took fed chairman william martin into his office and literally physically beat him up then slammed him up against the wall and then delivered his ultimatum it's time for you to do the same metaphorically at least with eric cantor in the tea party republicans in congress and want to destroy your presidency but he's trying to credit worthiness of our great nation slamming the op against the wall by pulling all federal funding to every state whose member of congress wouldn't vote to raise the debt ceiling and then let them try to explain to their voters why their food st

other speakers included john boehner, paul ryan, haley barbour. we will show you their remarks next. , it's a beautiful day. [cheers and applause] >> hey, everybody, good morning! [applause] how you doing? good. good to be with you today. listen, i want to share with you

boehner reportedly said the closed door republican budget meeting of course it's dangerous but it's dangerous for everybody especially the president at the end of the day. now and then he says at the end of the day obama will have to give it another republican piped up and said who has egg on their face if there's a sovereign debt crisis house republicans are the resident the truth is republicans are right president obama is the guy who will likely take the hit it hard nation defaults he'll become the next herbert hoover and democrats might be banished from politics for a generation of that happens and that's the exact endgame the republicans are trying for with their scorched earth strategy they'll do anything to win back the white house even if it means another great depression for the rest of us that's why republicans are playing hardball this case but what the republicans don't realize and i'm not even sure the president realizes this is that while republicans may have the armed with machetes in this budgetary knife fight president obama has a chainsaw and that chainsaw is a pow

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the next move may be house speaker john boehner's, but today, he did not give any ground. >> a tax hike cannot pass the house of representatives. it's not just that its a bad idea; it doesn't have the votes and it can't happen. >> reporter: boehner insisted the president needed to get more involved in the talks. but democrats like chris van hollen, a participant in the debt limit talks, charged republicans were pushing their anti-tax agenda at the expense of the country. >> the speaker of the house said it was time for an adult moment- - "adult moments" mean it's time

boehner. [ light laughter ] pro -- john boehner's handicap is 7. con -- barack obama's handicap is joe biden. [ laughter ] i didn't know that. you can google it, though. [ applause ] you can google it. >> steve: it's on the pga listing. pro -- the match got emotional at times. con -- boehner cried whenever someone said they shot a birdie. [ laughter ] [ as boehner ] "i used to have a little birdie when i was a boy, growing up." [ laughter ] pro -- seeing republicans and democrats getting along. con -- seeing joe biden's grandpa legs in shorts. [ laughter ] not a pretty sight. pro -- hearing boehner yell, "fore!" con -- hearing obama yell, "more years, please!" [ laughter ] pro -- playing outside allowed john boehner to work on his tan. con -- at one point, groundskeepers accidently hauled him away, thinking he was a dead oak tree. [ laughter ] "boss, this tree is crying. should i -- ?" >> steve: "it must be sap." >> jimmy: and finally, pro -- john boehner has one of the best strokes in congress. con -- especially now that anthony weiner resigned. [

obviously, ohio governor from john boehner's home state. jay carney today told us they're going to allow us to take some pictures of this foursome, but they're still holding back on whether or not they're going to release the scores. that may have something to do with the fact that john boehner, particularly, a little bit better than the president. his handicap is much, much lower. he gets out there a lot and is known for being pretty good on the links. so, we'll see how that plays out. i think more importantly, what both sides are saying is that this is a chance at a time of great division between both parties for them to try to get together in a social setting, maybe try to work out some big problems. we shall see. meanwhile, in terms of republican presidential politics, former alaska governor sarah palin is denying a report in "the american spectator" which suggested she's closing in on a decision about whether or not to run. obviously, a lot of people still waiting to see whether or not she's going to get in. and finally, texas governor

president obama and speaker john boehner team up for a match. who came out on top. >> partly cloudy tonight. your father's day forecast from leigh glaser, coming up. >> the u.s. open is supposed to be the toughest test in golf. >> alan: 'mans vying for the 2012 nomination faced out today in new orleans. republican heavyweights tried to win over those at the contest, but ron paul won the straw poll. he won with 612 votes, followed by john huntsman, michelle balkman came in third and was a hit with the tea party crowd at the conference. >> the tea party and all of america has one goal, and it's this, that barack obama will be a one-term president! >> alan: trailing the straw poll is former massachusetts governor mitt romney, who skipped the event. so did tim paw lentty, who placed last. >> president obama and speaker john boehner put partisanship aside to hit the links. they teed off at andrews air force base golf course in maryland. they faced off against joe biden and ohio governor john caseic. president obama and the speaker won and pocketed th

host: the comments of speaker john boehner. again, the white house indicating the president and the speaker had a conversation on wednesday, although, there's no details from press secretary jay carney on the specifics. "the new york times" has this on its editorial page. "republicans cannot walk away from their responsibility to pay the bills and keep the economy out of crisis." republican line, good morning. caller: yes. i like to know why everyone -- everyone -- everyone has to wait until the last minute until they try to come up with a solution. i believe both democrats and republicans are at fault on this matter. i think they should both lookout for the interest of the country. host: ok. thank you out for the call on the line for republicans. another tweet from joe ramirez. from page of "the wall street journal." to headlines to share with you. it brought formal investigation into whether google has abused -- above the fold, also in "the wall street journal" -- the story we were talking about yesterday. the u.s. and other

the president is playing golf today with house spooeker john boehner. boehner is among those who's saying he wants to challenge the president, that the president should have gotten congressional approval before launching any military involvement into libya. is he right? are those who say that right, that the president should have gotten congressional approval? >> it's less than 2% of congress that filed the lawsuit although most of the republicans are saying that. the bottom line on this thing is the definition of hostilities. congress left it vague. it's a sign to judge reggie walt what did the scooter libby case. in the history of american law, no federal judge has ever resolved this kind of dispute between congress and the preside president. bottom line, the case will be thrown out. >> oh, really? richard, do you see it this way? the president was a former constitutional law professor. and he knows constitutionality. at least that's the thinking. he felt like he didn't even want to take on the advice of the pentagon lawyers who said, you need to get

boehner the man who arguably has the most to gain from repeal the chanting bad tax it's unclear what the name of the new legislation will be here the thinking of calling it the jersey shore recovery and reinvestment act. after the break all challenged by too conservative panel is jamie weinstein and daniel helper in tonight's lone liberal. drives the world of fear mongering used by politicians who makes decisions for the truth and break through it through if you have made who can you trust no one who is in view with a global missionary see where we had a state controlled capitalism is called satchels when nobody dares to ask we do our tea question more. for. the big picture i'm john harbin coming up in this half hour anthony weiner admits he did indeed tweet his body part from below ranking republicans to call for his immediate resignation i. i wonder at one of their own if they call for the same action and there was a battle brewing on capitol hill today between wal-mart and wall street over debit card fees even though one side lost the real losers in the debate are you and me we do

boehner said before -- are now harkening to eight. the democrats are a little more consistent. every president skirts and the war powers act. there is the way to do it, and it is to cut off the funds. >> i don't see that happening, but there is consistency on the part of dennis kucinich and walter johns here, that they took that position under the previous administration. what i find rather disturbing or rather fascinating is to watch these people readjust, whether it is john boehner becoming a boarding and supporter of the war powers act or the democrats -- born-again a supporter of the war powers act or the democrats who railed about the need for the war powers act under george bush saying this is not really a military action. >> even though the drones worked pretty well, i cannot help but believe there will come a time when we regret the ease. we aren't trying to assassinate gaddafi, although we don't quite add that -- admit that. >> we are not. nato is. >> but we provide 75% of nato. nato is us. although these things can work, i h

boehner the man who arguably has the most to gain from repeal the tanning bed tax it's unclear what the name of the new legislation will be i hear they're thinking of calling it the jersey shore recovery and reinvestment act. after the break all challenged by two conservative pedals jamie weinstein and daniel helper in tonight's lone liberal brothel. drives the world the fear mongering used by politicians who makes decisions to break through it thought it made who can you trust no one who is you in view with the global machinery see where we had a state controlled capitalism it's called satchels when nobody dares to ask we do our tea question more. food. for. thought about the big picture i'm tom hartman coming up in this half hour anthony weiner admits he did indeed tweet his body parts for below prompting republicans to call for his immediate resignation. but i wonder had it been one of their own but they call for the same action and there was a battle brewing on capitol hill today between wal-mart and wall street over debit card fees even though one side lost the real losers in t

speaker john boehner sending a letter to the white house warning president obama he may be breaking the law. >>> i'm ali velshi. ignoring the pleas of the gop, new jersey governor chris christie puts speculation to rest once and for all, he will not run for president, we'll tell you why on this "american morning." >>> and welcome to "american morning." it is wednesday, june 15th. i'm christine romans. good morning, you guys. >> good morning. >> nice to see you. >> an awful lot of news. we begin with breaking news, another deep fracture in the relationship between the united states and pakistan. pakistan's top military spy agency has arrested five informants who helped the cia locate osama bin laden. among those taken into custody a major who reportedly wrote down license plate numbers of people who visited bin laden's compound and then turned them over to american intelligence officials. res res ressa seya, what are they saying ability these arrests? >> ali, pakistani security officials confirmed to cnn that the isi, pakistan's top spy agencies have arrested several suspected informants

john boehner and president obama. hitting the golf course. -- >> a live look with clouds. the bay bridge, just a bit of pork mixture of weather this morning in a programming change to tell you about. tonight, with nbc programming you conceive minute to win it. criminal intent and also a special edition of kron 4 news. that is all here tonight, on kron 4. programming changes >> president obama and house speaker, john boehner are playing upon of golf in washington. joe biden and republican ohio leader will come together. all are hoping that there are going to break through on issues but just spending time together will help prove and improve their working relationship. >> the resignation of around the world, weiner it was a friend surrounding the news conference that cut most of the attention. >> there is light at the end of the scandal, lights, camera and perhaps too much action. wiener self-taught pushed. >> -you pushed me. >> himself-- >> and a media giving him payback. after a moment of stunned silence the chaste resumed and also in the present strike added to this chaot

forces in libya and house speaker john boehner says lawmakers could consider a measure this week to cut off funding for the effort. but the obama administration says it does not need the approval of congress. >> frankly, i think cutting off funding in the middle of a military operation when we have people engaged is always a mistake. >> reporter: and key republicans in the senate, including john mccain, agree. >> if we do not continue this effort in libya, if gadhafi remains in power, it could have profound consequences. >> reporter: mccain says he is trying to pass a resolution that would give the president the support of congress to continue the mission in libya. and the white house estimates the u.s. will spend more than $1 billion on the mission by early september. terrell, back to you. >> tara mergener in washington for us this morning, thank you. >>> to syria now, president bashar al assad is scheduled to deliver a national address today, only his third since mass protests against his rule began. syrian troops are blocking the border with turkey, more than 10,000 civilians have fl

just moments later, house speaker john boehner drained a short put of his own. the two teamed up to beat vice president joe biden and ohio governor john kasic in a friendly round of golf on saturday. >> this is an opportunity that i think has value beyond the game. >> and while it was all handshakes and back pats on the green, 18 holes wasn't enough time for the two leaders to tee up agreements on major issues. the state is set on capitol hill for a showdown over spending. congress needs to vote to raise the nation's debt limit by august or the country risks defaulting on its loans. republicans insist they won't support an increase in the debt ceiling unless it is tied to $2 trillion in spending cuts. >>> democrats are on board with slashing spending, but they are fighting back on how much is cut and where that money will come from. there's also been tension between the president and the speaker over libya. boehner said has the president is in violation of the war power act for not seeking congressional approval for action in libya and raised questions how long

john boehner has a divided caucus of his own in the house. if he gives too much he will need democratic votes to pass a budget in the house. people like senator demint is saying no deal except for maximal circumstances. it's a balance for both of them with what they want to do in the environment. >> doesn't the president want the debt ceiling thing to go away, because it's very clear the american people want to talk about jobs. there are signals from the white house, let's get this done and move on. >> i think that's probably right. you can't talk about some of the other things you need to do in order to create jobs while you have the debt ceiling fight hanging over you. >> doesn't that indicate there might be some give there with the president, and he might say, fine, no tax, you know, no revenue enhancements or getting rid of subsidies? >> i don't think he will say just do it, and he comes with a principle decision, and so does john boehner. at the end of the day i think they will find common ground, because not raising the debt ceiling cou

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john boehner has a divided caucus of his own in the house. if he gives too much he will need democratic votes to pass a budget in the house. people like senator demint are saying no deal except for maximal circumstances. it's a balance for both of them with what they want to do in the environment. >> doesn't the president want the debt ceiling thing to go away? i don't think people look at this and go debt ceiling, jobs. it's clear american people want to talk about jobs. there are signals from the white house, let's get this done and move on. >> i think that's probably right. you can't talk about some of the other things you need to do in order to create jobs while you have the debt ceiling fight hanging over you. >> doesn't that indicate there might be some give there with the president, and he might say, fine, no tax, you know, no revenue enhancements or getting rid of subsidies? just do it the way you've got it. >> i don't think he will say just do it. he comes to table with a principal position and so does john boehner and the republican

[applause] john boehner, eric cantor, kevin mccarthy, paul ryan, donald trump, tim pawlenty, mitt romney, herman cain, rick santorum, ron paul, glenn beck. [applause] >> other than that we really don't have much of a lineup for you. [laughter] but they are here, not just to preach to the choir. although there will be some of that. they are here because what we are doing in this organization and what you are doing in the grassroots is absolutely critical, not just to the outcome of the 2012 elections, but to the very future of our country. and that's why we are not just going to be hearing speeches. but we're going to be going into breakout sessions where you are going to be learning about energizing and building bridges to young voters, to hispanic voters, to nontraditional conservative voters and african-american and asian-american community, the indian american community, over performing among women voters which was a serious problem in 2008, less so in 2010. we are going to be teaching you how to engage in policy battles for the protection of the sanctity of innocent human life, for t

boehner he has said we do need revenue and we do but we need revenue through the growth of the economy not raising taxes the answer exactly what democrats when do they want to put their corporate and on the job creators in this country you say it's on the job creators the job pretty obvious are you going to be sure that money taxes that you're straight out of the middle there are jobs you really really are just trying on the people who are and who i know you're right well you don't know right or more more people that work in their homes i suppose or cut their grass i suppose both for me and maybe that's trying to raise these jobs after you are absolutely not that's not going to get us out of that mess of that line if you're just dropping eaters are the businesses the job creators or people who are spending money it's. clear that president obama pitches afghanistan a war strategy to the american people was weak it includes a drawdown of thirty three thousand troops by the end of next year still even after this drawdown they'll be more u.s. troops on the ground in afghanistan and before

. >> reporter: the afghanistan plan also had its defenders from republican house speaker john boehner to democratic senator john kerry. >> i've said, since the president took office that if president listens to commanders and his diplomats in the region then i would support his plans. i am generally supportive of plan because there's enough flex in withdrawal to consider conditions on the ground and that's critically important to the long term success here. >> that if you really stop and think about it we have met our major goals as articulated by president. we significantly disrupted al qaeda and dramatically reduced its presence in the country. and the job though not finished we have come to the point where the mission can transition. >> reporter: the commander-in- chief hoped to make that very point as he visited troops from the army's tenth mountain division today at fort drum, new york. >> last night, i gave a speech in which i said we have turned a corner. where we can begin to bring back some of our troops. we're not doing it precipitously. we're going to do it in a steady way

john boehner and nancy pelosi seem to go about their problems and their caucuses in very different ways. anthony weiner and charlie rangel are not forced out on the democratic side when they're creating issues for the d democratic party. people don't know who chris lee is anymore, he was gone so fast. >> he was gone before sundown. look at the different bases of those parties. the republicans have made much more of an issue out of these moral issues, so-called family values, they've been very strict from, they've seen the voter backlash out there, even so as you mentioned earlier, louisiana congressman survived a scandal in which he was involved with a prostitute, so it can be done. but i think nancy pelosi did move quickly to have an investigation of anthony weiner to see if he did something wrong over perhaps his congressional blackberry. >> right but an investigation this drags it out, does it not, stu? >> she should call him in the woodshed tell him it's time to go and i think boehner saw what happened to republicans before the 2006 election with a number of republican congressional

john boehner. people forget the story about boehner. this is a guy who helped -- who helped cover up the mark foley story where foley was basically soliciting sex with young male pages. so i think it's wrong for us to say let's throw him under the bus. look, we need courageous. progressives need courageous people with conviction. he's one of them. >> okay. >> this is the time to stand behind him. >> bill press, your thoughts. should he resign? >> i'm going to stand with mike. i'll stand with al sharpton. man, this really pisses me off. as a democrat i think we're better than they are, a lot better. mike mentioned david vitter and john ensign and everything. when a democrat does this it makes us all look bad and it really makes me very, very angry. also as a progressive i think anthony weiner was one of my heroes, one of the best fighters we had out there on the cable shows and the floor of the house. for him to let us down like this is, i mean, just ugly. at the same time, ed, you know what? look. bill clinton didn't resign. he did wors

there's john boehner, the house speaker. they've all said no deal on this debt ceiling deal if there is revenue enhancement or increased revenue. >> right, and so the ultimate question here is who is playing games? grover believes what he believes. he's completely sincere. when mcconnell and cantor and those guys and boehner are talking, that's part of the show. we're in the middle of show season. and the cantor walked out of this commission. that was part of the show. it was part of the show tow get to get obama to come forward with a plan and have some meetings, which he's doing. it was part of the show to tell people in the republican party, we're really fighting for you. we're really fighting for you. it was part of the democratic show so they could say this is really blowing up and we're fighting for puupon this is the crucial question-- when they say no revenue, are they saying that now and at the last moment august 2 whenever it is going to be, we held tough and really got a great deal but--. >> lehrer: but they have

leader mcconnell, speaker john boehner have to face that lesson or we will face disaster. [inaudible] >> [inaudible] >> we need revenues, we need revenues to contribute to deficit reduction. grover norquist does not want to contribute one nickel to deficit reduction. >> [inaudible] there would be money [inaudible] >> we're hoping that senators feinstein and others could come together for an agreement. whether they do or do not and i will not get into the details, that is between them. i am for research into cellulosic methanol. we will have to billion dollars for deficit reduction and probably a greater amount without a. let's hope they can come to an agreement. >> let me make one final point. the speaker has used the word, tax increases. they're trying to convince the ordinary american with an ordinary income that there is something intentional to increase the taxes. you have responsibility to make clear that that is not true. there is an agreement. people making less than $250,000 are not in this equation. we're talking about high end income. we're talking about subsidie

role in the operation was called into question today by house speaker john boehner. he sent a letter to president obama telling him, by sunday, the administration will be in violation of the war powers resolution, which requires congressional consent for military action beyond 90 days. attackers carried out a well- coordinated raid on an iraqi government compound northeast of baghdad today. a suicide bomber first detonated a car bomb at the entrance to the compound in baqouba. then, gunmen stormed the building's perimeter. nine people, including at least three of the assailants, were killed. also today, the u.s. military announced two american soldiers were killed in operations in southern iraq on monday. the cia is set to begin drone strikes over yemen soon. "the wall street journal" and others reported that today, citing unnamed u.s. officials. the secret program would target al qaeda militants operating in yemen. it marks a major expansion of counter-terrorism efforts there. since 2009, drone strikes have been conducted by the u.s. military, which requires the per

is all about screwing john boehner and that's exactly this is. about the idea of coming out here and trying to reform entitlements it's not a popular thing you're going walking away from the discussion going this is you are doing everybody the same is a bit on the right he says if we if we just hand over you know you're giving every senior eight thousand dollars voucher and say go to the private sector where they're making twenty thirty percent profits and there was a very big. that's your question is it ok for him to walk away i think they're right in the sense that they've accomplished what they can at this level it's time for the president to get involved along with john boehner and with harry reid and come to a deal that would be more believable if he hadn't actually not even told his own i don't know speaker that he was going to do a survey of those that are going to go and ask you this is i got to go she should like i think it is it is it is so she decided to go back to your question what everyone sunday or yes everybody ravenously do but w