>> even if republican leaders want to compromise, the tea party won't let them. >> the tea party has moved the negotiations to the right. >> is your party showing leadership on this front? >> not yet. >> okay. >> not yet. >> right now, we are ten days away from a government shut down, and it will delay your taxes. >> if they shut down the government, will they shut down the war in libya? >> no. >> the president depends his decision to take action in libya and wins over some adversaries. i believe the president's decision to intervene in libya deserves strong bipartisan support. >> we had a unique circumstance to save a lot of lives. >> how does it end. >> you've got a wounded snake there, and you've got to kill it. >> i consulted with a bipartisan group, including the speaker of the house, including the republican leader. >> i think his actions were in keeping both with the constitutional powers of the president. >> and just when sarah palin thinks she finally has this whole foreign policy thing down, the king of fox news turns on her. >> she's not engaging directly.