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Transcripts For CNBC Squawk Box 20121210

Happen until the gop agrees on a tax hike. Senator dick durbin saying no deal on the debt without a tax hike of the wealthy. I cant tell you, i dont want to do it, the president doesnt want to do it, but we need to solve the problem been we cannot allow the reckless position to drive this economy into another recession. Some suggesting that it might be better to cave to the president now on taxes and keep up the fight on spending. If we were to pass, for instance, raising the top two rate and thats it, all of a sudden we do have the leverage of the debt ceiling and we havent given that up. Meantime, one influential voice says enough is enough. Thats like betting your country. Theres something terribly bizarre and juvenile about that is to think your party comes ahead of your country. I dont go for that at all. That, of course, was alan simpson, the other half of simpso simpsonbowles. Erskin bowles will join us this morning, as well. If you have the democrats quoting him, the republican ....

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