Going to be we saw it happen with speaker gingrich and it can happen here. Boehner walked away from a deal shortly after that. I want to come to the interplay between the leadership on the republican side in in a second but i have to ask this based on what you said. I think you know the president gave what was initially an off the record interview to the Des Moines Register editorial board, speaking although he did not get the endorsement of that paper in one of the things he said in the interview was he believed he could get a grand bargain struck on the debt ceiling if he were reelected on november 6. A son what youre saying they may not be possible if if the freshman and now sophomores and many members who come and dont eventually give a nether blessing to cut a deal. In her may feel in the same tough spot now that but he was last year. A ground part and based on what you say may not be possible if obama wins under any circumstances. This is outside of the book but i will do it anyw
it s not my book. it s the most heartbreaking have you met don, the author? you could still write one. oh, man. took him six years. after he d done it jim billington s here. so is justice thomas. [inaudible conversations] [laughter] senator, how are you doing? jimmy [inaudible conversations] haven t got my good shoes on, but i m here. where d you come from? new york. it was a big delay. i spoke monday [inaudible conversations] anyway, you re dear to do this. no, listen [inaudible conversations] you look great. harry called and said, now, you picked up a little extra down there, did we get our 20%? but jesus [inaudible conversations] there s ann. hello, ann. has my wife arrived yet? i don t believe so. pretty good to be immortalized in your own lifetime. immortal rised? can i say hi? my name is don hardy. he s the author of the book. [inaudible conversations] so modest. oh, oh. troublemaker in town. hi! ginni, how are
sunday panels continue starting at 1 eastern with the environment, the great depression at 2:30, the american west at 4, and at 5:30, studying the brain. and throughout the weekend look for coverage streaming live on booktv.org today beginning at noon eastern and sunday starting at 2:30. the tucson festival of books live this weekend on c-span2 and booktv.org. booktv attended a book party for the publication of shooting from the lip: the life of senator al simpson, written by his former chief of staff, donald hard key. among those hardy. this is about 45 minutes. [inaudible conversations] well, have you we re coming to you. i can t believe it. what are you doing here? well, we re here to celebrate your book. ann, hi. you re very dear to do this. it s not my book. it s the most heartbreaking you met don, the author you could still write one. oh, man, took him six years. [inaudible conversations] senator, how are you doing? jimmy. how are you?
where s annie? hi. [inaudible conversations] it s not my book. it s the most heartbreaking [inaudible conversations] you could still write one. oh, man. took him six years. after he d done it [inaudible conversations] [laughter] senator, how are you doing? i haven t got my good shoes on, but i m here. anyway, you re dear to do this. you look great. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] can i say hi? my name is don hardy. he s the author of the book. so modest. oh, here you go. oh, oh, oh. troublemaker. [laughter] hi! ginni, how are you? thanks for being here. what has it got to be about eight volumes? shooting from the lip. [laughter] you didn t object to that, did you? no, i didn t write the book. ginni thomas, clarence. and you know jim billingson, of course. this is clarence thomas. how dear of you to oh, elizabeth. you re dear to come. [inaudible conversations] and bob would be here [inaudible conversat