this is kind of a high risk game, i believe, for boehner right now. is there any deal that wouldn t explode the tea party? well, yeah. what would be the deal? the deal that wouldn t explode it is if you cut a lot of spending and you don t all of a sudden raise taxes to a higher tax rate. i think they would be fine getting rid of some of the loopholes, but if this goes to where it s just higher tax rates on the rich and very little spending cuts, they little reform, i think there will be huge outrage. how about a sizable adjustment in entitlements, a big billions of dollars in cuts in regular spending, appropriations spending, and a reduction in the rich person s tax rate, a rise to 37% or 38%, would that sell with the right or not? i think there s a chance if they would see real reform, real cuts, more than what the president was saying, 2.5 times of cuts for every tax increase, but what they don t want are tax increases now and future cuts. that s not going to work. ok
is playing a slightly dangerous game in that, if his argument or his bet here is that the republicans are going to be more responsible than him, he better hope they are, because otherwise, he could end up getting some blame for pushing us over the cliff. yeah, that s right. when the things tend to go bad, both sides get the blame and i think it s a high risk game particularly with economic growth. when we come back, a week after his resignation, former cia director david petraeus has to hiestify behind closed [ female announcer ] the humana walmart-preferred rx plan p-d-p gives you a low national plan premium. so you can focus on what really matters. call humana at 1-800-808-4003. this reduced sodium soup says it mahelp lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just he to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that s what may help lower your cholesterol and well that s easy
dangerous game in that, if his argument or his bet here is that the republicans are going to be more responsible than him, he better hope they are, because otherwise, he could end up getting some blame for pushing us over the cliff. yeah, that s right. when the things tend to go bad, both sides get the blame and i think it s a high risk game particularly with economic growth. when we come back, a week after his resignation, former cia director david petraeus has to hiestify behind closed doors about benghazi.
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game in the sense that people are starting to whisper that in these negotiations he actually is not being tough enough, that he should be out there saying that this president is addicted to spending. he needs an intervention, and this is the fight right now. instead, we re starting to see this inner fight within the republican party. if these negotiations don t go right, you will see the tea party explode again. you will see fiscal conservatives outraged, and so this is kind of a high risk game, i believe, for boehner right now. is there any deal that wouldn t explode the tea party? well, yeah. what would be the deal? the deal that wouldn t explode it is if you cut a lot of spending and you don t all of a sudden raise taxes to a higher tax rate. i think they would be fine getting rid of some of the loopholes, but if this goes to where it s just higher tax rates on the rich and very little spending cuts, they little reform, i think there will be huge outrage. how about a sizab