there s not need a stain stick for that. bobby jindal, clean of that stain. it just doesn t sound something about that syntax. we will leave it there. we didn t get to talk about the fact condi rice or bust. after the break, mr. cheney goes to washington. the former vice president and former halliburton chief gives republican leaders a pep talk about what else, defense. [ man ] ever year, sophia and i use the points we earn with our citi thankyou card for a relaxing vacation. sometimes, we go for a ride in the park. maybe do a little sightseeing. or, get some fresh air. but this summer, we used our thank youpoints to just hang out with a few friends in london. [ male announcer ] the citi thankyou visa card.
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joining us now from washington is the sage of capitol hill, luke russert. great to see you, my friend. great to see you. how are you? i m good. i will ask you the question that was bandied about at the in the white house press gaggle a few moments ago. josh earnest saying it does seem odd to me that house republicans would be taking budget advice from somebody who famously declared that deficits don t matter. the president has a different view. what is dick cheney doing on the hill today? it s interesting. first and foremost he s going to meet with the gop leadership as you mentioned but then he will meet with gop whip mccarthy s whip team which is essentially about 35 or so house republicans that are in charge of counting votes and getting members on board with a plan. now, republicans in the past have been able to sort of say all right, we re not going to have this sequestration go in effect, let s create more spending cuts in programs that liberals hold near and dear.
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