political analyst gloria borger. what exactly is compromise? that s kind of an interesting question. i ve been watching the to ing and fro ing on the tax cuts. we were all talking about how he was crying, right, t.j.? and people had different opinions about whether or not he should cry. what i was interested in by the way, i think it was fine that he cried. what i was interested in is he refused, even when pressed by lesley stahl, refused to utter the word compromise. he said, you know, when you say the word compromise, a lot of americans look up and go, uh-oh, they re going to sell me out. barack obama has used the word compromise very frequently in talking about this tax cut deal and talking about what he wanted to do in the future. so i looked at the polls, and suddenly it made sense to me. because what i discovered is that republicans don t like the
to-ing and fro-ing about how to do it and not really get to the precip precipice of the fbi director he chose doesn t get to angry that he calls it quits. it may be as early as tomorrow that this memo gets released and it s undergoing its review in the national security council with the intelligence folks there. the issue here is really the fbi. this is the fbi s information. this is their material that was brought over to congress. they then put this memo together. they continue to object. the fbi, their statement has not changed, their stance on this has not changed, and that is the real issue. what has really gone on here, what s really taking hold is that you have this public statement from the fbi, from the fbi director, certainly challenging the president s decision, weighing in saying, you should not do this and that it s going to cause problems for the fbi. and mostly it goes to the agents
i can t remember when it has actually happened. over the course of the last couple days, and yes, due to much of the pressure and effort on the part, not tonight gop leaders and he the whip team and steve and patrick mchenry, but also the white house. vice president pence coming up monday, tuesday and wednesday, twisting arms behind closed doors. i think you put your finger on it. is this a long term momentum builder toward ultimate passage of the are coveted goal since 2010? if not a full out repeal of obamacare? certainly an alteration of their liking. or is it a short term sugar high? now the hard part comes after all the back and forth. the to ing and the fro ing. we have a list of senators expressing reservations and saying it will have to come one a different product. rand paul, ron portman.