>> production assistance for "inside washington" was provided by allbritton communications and "politico," reporting on the legislative, executive, and political arena. >> liberals in the senate would rather play political games and force the government shutdown, and set of accepting a modest down payment on fiscal discipline and reform, i say shut it down. >> this week on "inside washington," the shutdown showdown is this any way to run a government? >> i'm not prepared to express wild optimism. >> the ryan lasted for the future. >> it is to pay off our national debt. >> it is the same tired old playbook with seen before. >> we simply cannot allow the trial to be delayed any of lager for victims of the 9/11 attacks. -- any longer of the 9/11 attacks. >> the senate race in virginia becomes more interesting. >> i'm running because we face big challenges. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> full disclosure -- we are putting this together 10:20 a.m. friday april 8. we don't know if and the government is going to shut down or not. is it a matter of a few bill

>> production assistance for "inside washington" was provided by allbritton communications and "politico," reporting on the legislative, executive, and political arena. >> we will all need to make sacrifices, but we do not have to sacrifice the america we 5pbelieve in. >> exploiting emotions of fear, envy, and anxiety is not fall, it is not change, is partisanship. >> this week on "inside washington," the great american budget debate continues. where is it taking as a? >> the house of representatives -paul ryan-tea party budget privatizes medicare. >> there is no privatize medicare. we're transforming medicare so it will be there in the future. >> the president kicks off his reelection campaign and chicago. mitt romney steps up. >> it is time we go on a course of greatness. >> 150 years after the civil war began, we are still divided nation. >> did you say the civil war is about states' rights, you are using the word that saying it is states' rights to own a slave. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> in his acceptance speech at the 1984 democratic nationa

>> production assistance for "inside washington" was provided by allbritton communications and "politico," reporting on the legislative, executive, and political arena. when >> our interests and values are at stake, we have a responsibility to act. >> this week on "inside washington," president obama makes his case for military intervention in libya. who are the good guys in this fight? >> we don't know as much as we would like to know as much as we expect we will now. >> everyone is upset. >> the tea party puts the heat on and the speaker of the house. >> the senate's as we have a plan. well, great. past the damn thing. >> the fight has just begun. >> and a word on the passing of political trail blazer geraldine ferraro. >> this candidacy is not just a symbol. it is a breakthrough. it is not just a statement, it is the bond between women all over america. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> in a nationally televised speech this week, president prison -- and obama mentioned his reasons for launching attacks on libya. >> we knew that if we waited one more