look at the naumz belmes below they ve been lighting up the news cycle the last few weeks, rick perry, mike huckabee. this shows iowa voters know paul ryan and they like paul ryan. i don t think it makes him the favorite in 2016. i don t think it s a reflection of this budget compromise he s put together in the past week or two. it s simply name recognition. well, name recognition and likability. that s what it is. carol, wet blanket will cain here just throwing a bunch of cold water on this. people in iowa reality. really know their politics and politicians and the reversal you point out between paul ryan getting passed over in the value voters conference and doing incredibly well in this poll, it s not determinative, it doesn t determine a front-runner but it reflects his responsible actions in the past couple weeks to some extent and that s a good thing. you like seeing republicans being rewarded for being responsible. come on. does that mean the tea party senators who
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welcome back. in the crossfire tonight, cornell west and ross douthet. the senate is getting ready to vote on the budget compromise. all signs point to it passing. washington continues to be trapped into small incremental agreements that merely avoid disaster so the government won t close. that s progress? pope francis, however, is raising the standard dramatically by pointing to the gap between the very, very wealthy and the very, very poor. the pope has said bluntly he is not a marxist, and frankly most of what he s saying is in scripture. in this christmas season, it s hard to argue jesus wasn t radically concerned about the poor. the question is what can government do that actually will help rather than hurt. i want to ask this question,
hope you had a great weekend. the house passed the two-year bill last week. now democrats need help from republicans for the bill to reach a final vote of the full senate. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel live for us on capitol hill. mike, the question now in the senate, will they actually get the votes to pass it? well, gretchen, they re clearly counting heads at this point. senate democratic whip dick durbin predicted they would need eight republicans to join with democrats in this first critical vote on the budget compromise. a few minutes ago at the white house, jay carney praised senator patty murray and congressman paul ryan for cutting this deal. they exceeded expectations. by proving that a return to regular order can be good for our economy is good for our economy and good for the middle class. that s why we hope to see the senate follow what the house did by passing the budget agreement. reporter: some democrats are unhappy that a $25 billion
one, causing dangerous road conditions and grounded about a thousand flights. the storm dumping more than a foot of snow in some parts. pope francis says economic growth doesn t always help the poor. he denied the accusations in an interview with local newspaper but said he knows some marxist. irish president michael higgins on the passing of peter o toole. his agent saying the star best known for his role in lawrence of arabia back in the 60s died yesterday after a long illness. o toole was 81 years old. a bipartisan budget compromise that saled through the house of representatives