now. right now he would be a great candidate. shrummy, let s talk about culture. you re a student of popular culture. something says to me it s jersey s turn. it just is. if you don t buy it, say you don t buy that. i don t buy that. i think this guy is really interesting. he s a big winner in 2012 would you ever back a republican under any circumstance over any democrat ever? it depends who the democrat was have you ever done it? as a general proposition, no. have you ever done it? no. then make that clear. chris, i vote you ll get mad at me. i voted for gerald ford in 1976. you re a puma. you re a puma wannabe. keep going. let s talk chris christie. christie has a big personality. he s going to be a huge factor on the national stage, but he s also got big problems in the republican primaries. this is a guy who favors not marriage equality but civil unions.
to be the next democratic speaker of the house. i do mean that. let s start. you don t have to take that back. you re young, you have a shot. let s talk about i like your book, by the way. the book on kennedy. thank you. let s talk about the speaker of the house. you said in the press the last couple hours or day that boehner is waiting to get re-elected speaker so he can have the republicans behind him before he cuts this deal. well, my point is this, the big holdup right now is the fact that speaker boehner cannot get a critical mass in his caucus to endorse what every american would think was a reasonable deal with increased rates on wealthier individuals. on wealt. and if he doesn t have critical mass, he has to have a choice. he could easily bring a bill to the floor of the house that allowed for a vote. it might require less than half of republicans joining with democrats. but we can get it done. there s nothing in the constitution. there s nothing in the house where
house hastert. it was a tom delay invention. and people need to know, this is just something they made up. he how can you be bipartisan if you said it s a rule you ve got to have a majority of your party? well, that s exactly right. that s what we re saying. be a leader. take into accounts the interests of the country, not just the republican party in the house. bring it to the floor so they can get a majority vote, republicans and democrats working together. that s what the american people want let s talk about so my concern is that because he might think he s going to put his speakership at risk if he does that before the end of the year, he may be in fact holding out until january 3rd, which is when he s officially sworn in. he has to be voted on by his colleagues as speaker of the house for the next term. so my worry is that he s dragging things out for political purposes. is it possible you could get a deal that s not the biggest deal in the century but good enough
ranking member on the budget committee and a man many expect to be the next democratic speaker of the house. i do mean that. let s start. you don t have to take that back. you re young, you have a shot. let s talk about i like your book, by the way. the book on kennedy. thank you. let s talk about the speaker of the house. you said in the press the last couple hours or day that boehner is waiting to get re-elected speaker so he can have the republicans behind him before he cuts this deal. well, my point is this, the big holdup right now is the fact that speaker boehner cannot get a critical mass in his caucus to endorse what every american would think was a reasonable deal with increased rates on wealthier individuals. if he doesn t have critical mass, he has a choice. he could easily bring a bill to the house that allowed for a vote. it might require less than half of republicans joining with democrats, but we can get it done. there s nothing in the constitution. where they
don t do that. don t do what you just said. this is what it looks like right now. right now he would be a great candidate. shrummy, let s talk about culture. you re a student of popular culture. something says to me it s jersey s turn. it just is. if you don t buy it, say you don t buy that. i don t buy that. i think this guy is really interesting. he s a big winner in 2012 would you ever back a republican under any circumstance over any democrat ever? it depends who the democrat was have you ever done it? as a general proposition, no. have you ever done it? no. then make that clear. chris, i vote you ll get mad at me. i voted for gerald ford in 1976. you re a puma. you re a puma wannabe. keep going. let s talk chris christie. christie has a big personality. he s going to be a huge factor on the national stage, but he s also got big problems in the republican primaries. this is a guy who favors not marriage equality but civil unions. that s a problem in