to send it to the senate where it can receive action. well, the vote was scheduled for yesterday, rescheduled for early this evening and then put on hold again so the leadership could wrangle votes. they re going that literally as we speak. still promising a vote sometime tonight. we ll be live when it hams. yesterday speaker boehner told the troops to get their asses in line . apparently not enough republicans have, and now his credibility is on the line. most of the opposition coming from tea party supporters, raw, open, direct rebellion. we want to make sure we never get here again. i want to support something that makes sure we never get here again. the deal that is on the table makes the hole deeper. and so don t you shouldn t expect people who believe that we should balance the budget to vote for a deal that makes the hole deeper. i can t support this plan. i would love to be able to support speaker boehner, leader cantor. i have to have something that transc
because the size is what tells you about the seriousness. and the seriousness that has been demonstrated by the democrats here has been zero. it s resisted all entitlement reform, and in the reid plan it seeks all kinds of loopholes and gimmicks to avoid real debt reductions. so if obama says, i can t support a six-month extension because it will lower our rating, what we re hearing here is the opposite. it s the size and the seriousness that matters. bret: getting emails from our producer up on capitol hill. i ll go through them and bring them to you after the break. stay with us.
the extension. it will be because of the size, because the size is what tells you about the seriousness. and the seriousness that has been demonstrated by the democrats here has been zero. it s resisted all entitlement reform, and in the reid plan it seeks all kinds of loopholes and gimmicks to avoid real debt reductions. so if obama says, i can t support a six-month extension because it will lower our rating, what we re hearing here is the opposite. it s the size and the seriousness that matters. bret: getting emails from our producer up on capitol hill. i ll go through them and bring them to you after the break. stay with us.
kate bolduan has the story. also tonight, ari fleischer and james carville get in a heated exchange. john mccain today snacking down fellow republicans. he s providing a reality check and so are the financial markets. the dow industrials today dropping nearly 200 points, making it four losing days in a row. the nasdaq and s & p down even more sharply. now, anyone with a 401 k has got to be worried at this point and watching this closely or should be. but assume for a minute that washington gets in gear and passes some kind of debt reductions deal before the treasury runs out of money and the markets react. will it be the kind of deal that most americans say they want? keeping them honest, the answer seems to be no. take a look at the latest cnn opinion research center polling. it shows 64% prefer a budget plan with a mix of spending cuts and tax increases. 34% say cuts only. that s consistent with other polling which is averaging nearly 2 to 1 in favor of what president obama
kate bolduan has the story. also tonight, ari fleischer and james carville get in a heated exchange. john mccain today snacking down fellow republicans. he s providing a reality check and so are the financial markets. the dow industrials today dropping nearly 200 points, making it four losing days in a row. the nasdaq and s & p down even more sharply. now, anyone with a 401 k has got to be worried at this point and watching this closely or should be. but assume for a minute that washington gets in gear and passes some kind of debt reductions deal before the treasury runs out of money and the markets react. will it be the kind of deal that most americans say they want? keeping them honest, the answer seems to be no. take a look at the latest cnn opinion research center polling. it shows 64% prefer a budget plan with a mix of spending cuts and tax increases. 34% say cuts only. that s consistent with other polling which is averaging nearly 2 to 1 in favor of what president obama