attitude of holding the hostage for ransom now? i hope not. it s bad for it s certainly bad for the economy and it s also been bad for the economy brand. it s the reason that they were unsuccessful in the polls and by two to one if we don t reach a deal for the fiscal cliff. and it s also the reason why you see voters very clearly support having the wealthiest pay a little bit more. it the one proposal that is consistently it received strong support from a ma sdwrort majority of reporters and they dig their heels in and say we don t support this. they are on the wrong side of politics, wrong side of what history supports. it s just a bad strategy all the way around. now, what happened last time we held the debt ceiling
his first bomb. his targets, veterans, police and the post office. let s go out front. i m erin burnett. out front tonight we re live from washington as ee get ready for the big debate tomorrow night. there s a super failure tonight. such failure that the leaders of the super committee didn t even face the press. they issued a statement. which read in part, despite our inability to bridge the committee s significant differences, we end this process united in our belief that the nation s fiscal crisis must be addressed. they didn t say by someone else. but they kind of did. they agreed on one thing that they who had the mandate to do a deal with a simple majority would all kick the can down the road. even though we are in a crisis. that is pretty audacious. super committee, you had the power as they say, if not you then who? if not now, then when? they were told to cut 2.6% of the budget over ten years. they couldn t do it. the president did approach a camera to say he w