joining me is congress van hollen who is a 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 a mass in his caucus with incre e 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.
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 i go is really interesting. he s a big winner in 2012 would you ever back a republican under any circumstance under 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. he maude your bones. keep going. let s talk chris christie. clibstye 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 proble