product, if it gut gets out is procedurally protective. it can there s a general consensus the supercommittee wants their product to move fast, not linger out there during a year. we think we re having a lobbying battle with the supercommittee. if it hangs out there for a while, the lobbying is going to intensify. keep in mind, it s not entirely certain that it would pass the senate if it didn t have revenue increases. i know democrats are prone to capitulation in that chamber. however, harry reid has insisted that revenue has to be part of the component and he does still have more than 50 votes. so that is another consideration they have to take. sam stein of the huffington post. thank you very much for joining me tonight. thanks, lawrence. coming up, it took less than a week for massachusetts voters to get to know senate candidate elizabeth warren. she is now ahead of scott brown in a new poll. a look at that race is coming up. also, a last word exclusive.
you say the veto threat was actually targeted at the supercommittee? yes. keep many mind there was two days before speaker boehner gave his speech where he insisted revenues couldn t be on the table. this was a direct response to that and said to the supercommittee members, listen, there s two people in the dance. you can listen to the house speaker, but if you send me something that doesn t have these, i ll send it back. this isn t just a congressional exercise. this is an executive branch exercise as well. it also raises the possibility of would the supercommittee be willing to put out a plan that would be in essence steering toward a veto, basically challenging the president, you know, will you actually veto this? the supercommittee s work product, if it gut gets out is procedurally protective. it can there s a general consensus the supercommittee wants their product to move fast, not linger out there during a year. we think we re having a lobbying battle with the supercom
it can there s a general consensus the supercommittee wants their product to move fast, not linger out there during a year. we think we re having a lobbying battle with the supercommittee. if it hangs out there for a while, the lobbying is going to intensify. keep in mind, it s not entirely certain that it would pass the senate if it didn t have revenue increases. i know democrats are prone to capitulation in that chamber. however, harry reid has insisted that revenue has to be part of the component and he does still have more than 50 votes. so that is another consideration they have to take. sam stein of the huffington post. thank you very much for joining me tonight. thanks, lawrence. coming up, it took less than a week for massachusetts voters to get to know senate candidate elizabeth warren. she is now ahead of scott brown in a new poll. a look at that race is coming up. also, a last word exclusive. emmy host and glee star jane lynch talks about the