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and there is some sense now
that the republicans like i say may capitulate
on these tax increases now
or i should say these tax cuts for middle class and just allow the uh...
taxes the tax cuts to sunset
on the top two percent
story out uh... today having a new york times by uh... lies min
senior leader of republican leadership aides say they're contemplating a
fallback position
since a standoff on expiring tax rates will be per trade by democrats as
evidence that the opposition
is willing to allow taxes rise on middle class to keep taxes from rising on the
reg and right now fifty three percent of americans say that if we go over the
fiscal cliff it's gonna be republicans fall
isn't twenty-some-odd percent uh... tickets
obama's fault i did
democrats in congress and on controlling
the leadership officials now say that if no deal can be struck to avert automatic
expiration of all bush era tax cuts on the onset the deep across-the-board
spending cuts they could foresee taken up in passing legislation this munch
month to extend the tax cuts for the middle class
this is what uh... polis is pushing
and resume the fight over spending and taxes
as the nation approaches the next uh... hard deadline
it statutory borrowing limit so in other words
the republicans realize that right now they have no leverage
they will take a hit on the
exploration of these tax cuts
four million errors
and then they will move
into the next around
where they will take the hot will be a were basically take the country's uh...
one
credit rating hostage again
it works out well for them last time
they're gonna try to get
now the question is can they actually think that there
can even get to the point where they will uh... pont
and basically retreat to a position where they have more leverage
its strategic retreat if you will
the only thing that seems to be helping them right now
are people like steny hoyer
who
is the majority whip
and then this is why
when we got the news that nancy pelosi
was going to continue
to be the minority leader for the democrats
high was so excited about this
because
we now have a situation where
steny hoyer
is saying the following in this is how they do ladies and gentlemen
imbibe a i'm talking about the steny hoyer s
i'm talking about the
donahue peoples
wire there's according to we think the hill smiling at the hill is that what it
is
the democratic whip them on the taking entitlement benefits off the table is a
bad place to start negotiations what
one yeah
all tell you what happened
the cooper to said of
dot now understand in the same way the donahue peebles
would talk about the political realities
right and blame all others
or at least
hand opposition on others that he actually holds
but will not argue the merits of right
that's what we want a while i walk you through on that appearance that i had
with the with chris hayes
he would shift from arguing the merits of the position to say well that's the
political reality because all others are supporting it
and then would not engaged in the argument on merit
standing orders doing the same thing right here
he's insane i want to cut entitlement benefits i want to cut social insurance
it's just that they want to so badly
it would be a mistake not to include it in negotiations
an anybody but involved in negotiations knows that is exactly if you want your
outcome to be no cuts too
social insurance
you don't say it's legitimate that it's on the table
you don't say we're going to concede this upfront that it is really a club
there is some validity to this argument
porter said g_o_p_ proposals right not players proposals
but g_o_p_ proposals to raise medicare eligibility age make wealthier seniors
pay higher medicare rates
again there it is means testing right
twi discussed uh... the other day
and let the cost of living increases for some federal programs that i would be so
scary
you could write it up anyway what we're talking about is
privatizing partially privatizing medicare
because those people who would be subject to an increase in the
eligibility age
are gonna have to go on to the private market may have to buy insurance
nevermind the fact that has an actress save any money
factor probably ends up costing more money not only for those individuals
well deftly to those individuals
but ultimately for the government because we know the private insurance
industry doesn't go contain costs
like medicare
certainly not medicaid
even as he warned that he might not support them
so i may not support these positions but i do think it's gotta be on the table
they clearly are on the table layer said of the medicare changes during his
weekly press briefing in the capital
there on the table in the bainer o bomb attacks
is this
is now taking the position that they are saying that the president obama and
secret negotiations with me are you going to this in twenty eleven
that does not mean that i'd be prepared to adopt them now
but they're clearly i think on the table
this is how they do
you know this is the functional equivalent of of uh...
myla come into me and said he can i have another piece candy today
now your mom is against it
i mean if it was up to me and mayor may not be against it what your mom is
against its
what are you gonna do
were said the g_o_p_'s proposal to reduce the cost of living increases to
certain federal programs
the so-called chain consumer price index
should also be considered as part of the fiscal cliff talks
so just so you understand what's going on here
pelo she's gone one-way steny hoyer is gone and out there
and steady lawyers not claiming that he's going to wages saying we need to
have respect
and that we really need to negotiate this because they seem to be really
adamant about it
not not me
not me