senate. high profile republicans who may or may not have you been for the gop presidential nomination are staking out their positions. sarah palin and south carolina senator jim demint oppose it. former house speaker newt gingrich and former arkansas governor mike huckabee support it. former massachusetts governor mitt romney, tim pawlenty, john boone and indiana congressman mike pence either aren t sure or are staying mum for now. president obama, who met with congressional leaders on november 30 to work on this deal, says he s focused on the issue at hand right now. these aren t times for us to be playing games. as i told the leaders at the beginning of the meeting, the next election is two years away and there will be plenty of time for campaigning. andy card says he thinks this deal may cause some, quote,
the tax deal, sarah palin and jim demint oppose it. former house speaker newt gingrich and former arkansas governor, mike huckabee support it. and romney, pawlenty, thune, and pence aren t sure or just and to work on the deal, he s focused on the issue at hand right now. these aren t times for us to be playing games. as i told the leaders at the beginning of the meeting, the next election is two years away and there will be plenty of time for campaigning. andy card says the president is highly likely to win the democratic nomination in 2012. kelly: thank you very much. we take you to where family and friends are gathering to honor the life of elizabeth edwards, listening to kate edwards, her daughter speak,
he hoped we could work together in a different fashion for the benefit of the american people, given the problems that we face. and i agree that the president did make an important point that eric mentioned that he hasn t spent as much time with us reaching out and talking to us. and committed to do so. and as i told the president, i think spending more time will help us find some common ground. i think that there was a sincere effort on the part of everybody involved to actually commit to work together, to try to deal with these problems. and they understand that these aren t times for us to be playing games. well, a day after both sides agreed to work out a compromise on taxes, senator mcconnell sends his letter and boehner says this today. i don t know what my colleagues across the aisle didn t hear during the election. american people spoke pretty loudly. they said stop all the looming tax hikes and cut spending. stopping the tax hikes even
he hasn t spent as much time with us reaching out and talking to us. and committed to do so. and as i told the president, i think helping us find common ground. i think that there was a sincere effort on the part of everybody involved to actually commit to work together, to try to deal with these problems. and they understand that these aren t times for us to be playing games. well, a day after both sides agreed to work out a compromise on taxes, senator mcconnell sends his letter and boehner says this today on the situation room. i don t know what my colleagues across the aisle didn t hear during the election. american people spoke pretty loudly. they said stop all the looming tax hikes and cut spending. obviously that wasn t on the situation room that was a press conference. stopping the tax hikes even for the wealthy, that s what they re saying. democrats are calling statements like that and senator mcconnell s letter today a slap
i think that there was a sincere effort on the part of everybody involved to actually commit to work together, to try to deal with these problems. and they understand that these aren t times for us to be playing games. well, a day after both sides agreed to work out a compromise on taxes, senator mcconnell sends his letter and boehner says this today. i don t know what my colleagues across the aisle didn t hear during the election. american people spoke pretty loudly. they said stop all the looming tax hikes and cut spending. stopping the tax hikes even for the wealthy. democrats are calling statements like that and senator mcconnell s letter today a slap in the face. republicans are saying they re listening to the american people and the priority should be on the economy. you can decide for yourself which side you believe or support. but keeping them honest, some of the claims for extending the tax cuts aren t necessarily supported by the polling data. no tax increases for n