like the adults came in the room, i think that they re going to try to make sure they don t have this showdown in two months. i think if you have a romney sweep iowa and new hampshire, the tea party loses some of its edge. if you have a presumed nominee that we now have to show unity. and i think as one that s been an activist i was younger and more volatile, you get older and you re still an activist. you do choose what hill you want to die on. choosing a hill on where you re going to raise taxes on the middle class in the middle of an election is not exactly the hill you want to hang your hat on. ezra, what did we learn over the course of this fight over the payroll tax cut? because again as i say the idea that this is some great achievement for washington coming together to get this done, it was a two-month temporary kick the can down the road solution. what did we learn about the way we do business? it s appalling to see what the achievement is this year. the big wins we didn t
outfront tonight, a deal. finally, a deal. the house republicans agree to the senate s two-month payroll tax cut extension. the house added one small tweak that s going to make it easier for employers to actually process the tax breaks, since this really is the final hour before midnight on a tax change. the gop s image has taken a beating. a cnn/orc poll found when it comes to handling major issues, people have increasing confidence in president obama. look at him now, 50% have more confidence in him, back in march it was only 44. when you look at republicans in congress, 31% now versus nearly 40 in march. how damaging is this to the republican party? and what can it do to fix its image as we head into iowa. senator, thanks for coming on. it s great to be on, erin. i didn t know how this interview would go tonight. because i didn t know if we d get a solution in washington. you ve been pretty frugs traited, angry. you put out some strong statements, calling your collea
i m erin burnett and out front tonight, a deal, finally. a deal. house republicans agree to the senate s two-month payroll tax extension. this includes unemployment benefits and that doc fix that prevents people that take medicare doctors getting a big drop in payments. the house added one small tweak that will make it easier for employers to actually process the tax breaks since this really is the final hour before midnight on a tax change. the gop s image, though, has taken a beating. cnn orc poll found that when it comes to handling major issues, people have increasing confidence in president obama. look at him now, 50% have more confidence in him. back in march it was only 44. when you look at republicans in congress, 31% now versus nearly 40 in march. how damaging is this to the republican party? what can it do to fix its image as we head into iowa and a presidential election. senator scott brown joins us tonight. it s great to be on, erin. you know, i didn t know
i m erin burnett and out front tonight, a deal, finally. a deal. house republicans agree to the senate s two-month payroll tax extension. this includes unemployment benefits and that doc fix that prevents people that take medicare doctors getting a big drop in payments. the house added one small tweak that will make it easier for employers to actually process the tax breaks since this really is the final hour before midnight on a tax change. the gop s image, though, has taken a beating. cnn orc poll found that when it comes to handling major issues, people have increasing confidence in president obama. look at him now, 50% have more confidence in him. back in march it was only 44. when you look at republicans in congress, 31% now versus nearly 40 in march. how damaging is this to the republican party? what can it do to fix its image as we head into iowa and a presidential election. senator scott brown joins us tonight. it s great to be on, erin. you know, i didn t know