this, molly? reporter: the house minority leader, john boehner calls this a job-killing tax hike and, the senate minority leader, mitch mcconnell said there is, quote, bipartisan opposition to the tax increase. mcconnell introduced a package of tax cuts in the senate, that include, you know, repealing the estate tax and extending the tax cuts and today, bill the white house press secretary robert gibbs, he sent out a tweet, linking to a washington post article that says, hey, if mcconnell does this and the package gets through it will cost $4 trillion. so, this is a battle between both sides, and republicans really cannot do anything, they don t that he have numbers to do anything, without some democrats support and as you say the battle lines are being drawn. bill: thank you, molly henneberg on the hill, watching it very closely as is the rest of the nation, martha. martha: about, another story we are watching closely, an american woman freed now after more than a year in a very
yes. republicans got fired because we spent too much, forgot where we came from. we became like democrats. the tea party people are sick and tired that washington knows best. we are going to tell you what money you can keep. thank you jennifer and ron. up next, what is senator harry reid doing about don t ask, don t tell. he wants a vote. can he get 60? what happens inside the military if they get rid of don t ask, don t tell. the politics and the reality of getting rid of don t ask, don t tell and having it open service for people regardless of their sexual orientation in the military which looks to be the future. the question is when is it coming and how are people going to handle it? this is hardball only on msnbc. a nutritious start to the day is essential. that s w carnation instant breakfast essentials supplies the nutrients of a balanced breakfast.
wilmington leader. i think that new hampshire voters recognize that and go with the candidate who talks about solving problems not creating internal turmoil. the latest data puts him in second place, trailing ayotte and last is jim bender, another businessman bank rolling his own bid and the g.o.p. winner will face off against the democrat in november. first elected to congress in 2006. his relatively brief career in washington could come to a close if voter supports surges to republicans. a number of recent polls shows that ayotte would be host in a matchup. perhaps the first sign of a reversal of fortune who swept in 2008. in manchester, new hampshire, molly line, fox news. bret: more politics later as democrats answer the question, where is the beef? and straight ahead, some possible movement in the beef
what do you think about democrats in congress, way down there, but republicans in congress are even lower. bret: quickly to new hampshire and the setup there. there, sarah palin endorsed ayotte, who s quite conservative, attacked from the right, i think unjustly so. i think she ll win, and i think that castle may pull it out in delaware,s been governor and elected state wide. i think he s more popular than a republican who has no roots in the state and delaware republicans can even if you re very conservative delaware republican you can honestly say to yourself, you know what we prefer to have 51 u.s. senators and a good chance that mike castle to be one of those and a small chance that christine o donnell can be. bret: in the polls it continues to pick up. in the past the insurgent candidates if he or she is close on election day, has won. i don t know in delaware, i think that castle is stronger
their leadership speaker nancy pelosi, and majority leader steny hoyer to extend the tax cuts for all brackets. the lawmakers are looking for more members to sign the letter and are expected to present it to their leadership tomorrow. bret. bret: mike emanuel live on the north lawn. thanks. the tax battle has put a new focus on the man who could soon be second in line to the presidency. correspondent james rosen reports on the sniping between the current president and the man who would be the top dog in the house. for the second week in a row, president obama zeroed in on the house g.o.p. leader painting him as unsympathetic to tonight s, teachers and state and municipal workers facing layoff. john boehner who wants to be the next speaker of the house, if the republicans take over, he specifically said well, these are just government jobs and they re not worth saving. now, it s just not smart from an economic perspective for us to allow a whole bunch of those jobs that are right he