do it. >> unfortunate he look, unfortunately, we could never get the yes. >> senator mcconnell said, "those are the kinds of things that would get republicans interested in new revenue." so they are ready to get on board, right? wrong. speaker boehner had the audacity to call this major proposal modest entitlement savings. he went on to say, "there's no reasons entitlements should be held hostage for more tax hikes. that's no way to lead. it's the same, my way or the highway response that we've come to response from the republican party. the more the president shows he's serious, the smaller they seem. joining me now is ed rendell and jared bernstein. thank you for coming on the show tonight. >> thank you. >> governor rendell, i think this is a big move for the