it will be interested to see if the line that jon kyl staked out here ising. going to hold up. >> chris: do the white house and democrats and dick durbin looked like the wolf devouring the lamb, not to say kyl is a lamb. it is a political advantage for him to portray the republicans as fighting for the bush tax cuts for the wealthy but you willing to let the payroll tax cuts disappear. is that a problem for americans? >> that is exactly what we have seen president obama and the democrats do now for many months and particularly with committee. the president of the united states has put no serious plan on the table for dealing withen titlements which is the biggest challenge that we face economically right now. the president of the united states i don't think made a single phone call to the people on the super committee. i talked to one republican member who said he reached out numerous times to the white house to say we need a deal and was completely given the back of his hand. there was no effort here. the president seems to have made the calculation he will l

i agree with jon kyl.e serious and pay for the payroll tax cut by opposing the slight increase in taxes on the wealthiest people and replenish the social security trust fund. >> chris: let me, if i can, senator kyl, i want to give you a chance to respond and i want to you respond to this because economists say there is a real impact if you don't extend the payroll tax cuts and unemployment insurance. let's put it up on the screen. those of those are january 1, running out. payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits will cut gdped growth 1 to 2% next year and cost more than half a million jobs. you question the stimulative effect but according to these economist there's is a danger if congress doesn't extend those you throw the country back into a recession. >> i don't know who those economists are. i just read a piece by a respected economist who says that isn't true. when you are in difficult economic times as we are and you need to put people back to work as well as dealing with the deficit, how do you do

republican whip of the senate jon kyl of arizona. and the senior senator from massachusetts, democrat john kerry. kyl and kerry on the debt fight. then back to the campaign trail. newt gingrich is up in the polls, but battling his past. this time his high-priced work on behalf of mortgage giant freddie mac. herman cain stays in the top tier despite another foreign policy lapse. >> i did not agree -- that's a different point. >> and rick perry is looking for a comeback by getting personal with president obama. inside analysis this morning from our roundtable. republican strategist mike murphy and ed gillespie. plus former white house press secretary for president clinton, dee dee myers. and juan columnist eugene robinson.

durbin and arizona condition jon kyl . newt gingrich's front runner standing takes a hit. we'll ask if a possible misstep on illegal immigration could cost gingrich in iowa. and a patriotic idea for christmas shopping all right now on "fox news sunday". and hello again from fox news in washington. well, we are finally entering the home stretch and the run up to real people casting real vote in the republican presidential race. continuing ouruent12 one on one set of interviews, we are joined by utah governor jon huntsman who comes to us from new hampshire. welcome to "fox news sunday". >> guest: it is an honor to be with you. >> chris: there you go. we'll look nationally you are trailing the field all the way back as you can see at two

john kerry is meeting with republican senators jon kyl and rob portman in a last ditch effort to reach a deal. joining me today former rnc chairman, michael steele, melissa harris-perry, a columnist for "the nation" and also an msnbc contributor, former d.c. mayor, adrian fenty is on set with us and meghan mccain, the newest msnbc contributor. welcome, meghan, there will be a commemorative tote bag when you leave today. luke russert always is with us. welcome to the show. >> always a pressure. >> david axlerod is a fan of the phrase kabuki theater as a description for the political maneuverings in washington. is this something we can use to describe what's been happening on the super committee for the last two weeks? was anybody serious about cutting a deal? >> when the whole process started, i spoke to members on both sides of the aisle, there

. >> that was senator jon kyl of arizona.he same jon kyl of the "we didn't make a supercommittee deal because we wouldn't go along with the horrible democrats and their tax raising he's saying, the other tax, let's raise that one. what's difference from this tax that jon kyl complained about in the op-ped, why are they willing to lot this one tax go up but not capital gains, dividends, death tax, as well as marginal tax rates, all these other things they complained about? why don't republicans want to protect this other tax cut the way they want to protect those other tax cuts? what makes this one tax so distinctive? why do they want to see it go up? well, it's a payroll tax. take your pick. maybe they want to see this one go up because it's a tax on paychecks. that means it's a tax cut that's not just for rich people. it's for regular people. s that's one way it's different. alternatively, this is a tax cut president obama supports which makes it intrinsically evil not to mention kenyan. which is the principle behind the rep

there was agreement on that. >> senator jon kyl, thanks for being with us.ican. yes, after the break we'll hear from massachusetts senator john kerry for his take on why the debt talks have failed. >>> good morning. washington, d.c. where it's cloudy and 57 degrees. showers later with a high of 58. welcome back to "american morning." what went wrong? barring an 11th hour breakthrough the bipartisan debt super committee appears headed for failure. the republican cochair says nobody wants to give up hope but the reality is starting to overtake hope. joining us now from capitol hill is democratic senator john kerry of massachusetts who is himself a member of the super committee. senator kerry, nice to see you. thanks for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> americans are waking up this morning hearing the headline, the super committee is doomed to fail and people are frankly mad at what they call a do-nothing congress. as a member of the super committee, tell us what went wrong and is there still a shot at a deal? >> i'm not going to talk about what went wrong when w

, senator jon kyl reaching out to eric holder in the justice department demanding to know more about elena kagan's involvement with potentially coming up with the census for the healthcare law when she was solicitor general working with the administration. have you had a chance to look at the letter? what is your take on whether there are new legitimate objections to kagan? >> vy read the letter. it's interesting. if you had to go based on what we know right now i would say no, she probably doesn't have to recuse herself. however, they raise two additional things that i think present some problems and they challenge most importantly her characterization of the need to recuse if she had a substantial role. they say that is not what the law says. they raise two things. she was cced on a number of e-mails parts of discussions among justice department personnel, about how they would defend the healthcare statute. this is number one. she said she wanted her office to be a part of discussions. whether she was herself, we don't yet know. the justice department isn't providing the informatio

. >> super committee member jon kyl says the group has until sunday night to produce legislation for congressional budget office to evaluate, but there are already signs this panel of 12 is on life support already. shannon? >> shannon: mike emanuel live on the hill. thank you, mike. >>> president obama has signed legislation to keep the government running through december 16. the president used what is called an auto pen to mechanically recreate the actual signature and sign the bill from indonesia. now to the folks trying to replace the president. one of them enjoying a good run lately. chief political correspondent carl cameron reports on the latest bit of good news for a former speaker of the house. >> newt gingrich has become the first candidate in more than a year to pull even with a poll in mitt romney in the first primary state of new hampshire. mcgellan strategy poll shows romney with 29% and gingrich with 27%. romney leads gingrich by 25 points in the real clear politic average of new hampshire polls in the last month. gingrich surge in national surveys prompted front-page s

senator jon kyl, republican of arizona. welcome to you both. senator kyl, let me begin with you. deal or no deal? >> well, there's no deal yet. but, as both senator kerry and i are certain we're that going to quit until the stroke of midnight. >> but where is there potential for a breakthrough? anywhere? or is this going to fail? >> it's been very hard so far. i think it's illustrated by the last offer made by the republicans. we have not been able to do entitlement reform or tax reform and so republicans say let's see if we can salvage something here? let's take the areas where we've had some agreement in our meeting, put those together and it adds up to about $640 billion tat we could actually save in increased costs or in some cases, some revenue from asset sales and that sort of thing. my democratic friends said no to that offer because it didn't raise taxes. and i think it tells you a lot. and i think in washington, there are some folks that will not cut a dollar unless we also raise taxes. >> all right. well the other side of that is how republicans feel about taxes. and it

and jon kyl and john kerry of massachusetts.s in the polls, but there's still questions about his past. and rick perry on the attack against president obama. our political roundtable here to weigh in on the state of the gop race. it's all this morning on "meet the press". stay tuned for my special press pass with jake an ropl off only here on nbc 4. >> all right. we'll look forward to it. david, thank you. >> well, he might not be polling very well but john huntsman is keeping his spirits high. he made an appearance on saturday night live last night and poked a little fun at his local poll numbers and constant canvassing of new hampshire. >> isn't it true nationally you're currently polling in the low single digits? >> it is true. but only a few months ago i was polling at margin of error. so to have any digit at all is a pretty big deal. >> i'm from new hampshire. >> well, that makes sense because you're kind and good looking. classic new hampshire. >> proud new hampshire and i cannot tell you we do not fall for easy compliment

there is no doubt that he is calling the tune gr-- >> how do you explain -- >> jon kyl retiring republicanhe senate -- grover norquist said that reven increases the tax increase -- >> t captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> business news from the capital region. this is "washington busineness report" with abc7 national correspondent rebebecca oper.

increasing tax on wealthier americans to cover the price tag a nonstarter for republicans like john jon kyl who say it won't help the economy. >> the payroll texas has to the stimulated -- >> reporter: republicans argue if you want to keep payroll taxes low do it by cutting spending elsewhere. same goes with extending long-term unemployment benefits which without a deal will cut aid to nearly 2 million jobless in january alone. national journal congressional correspondent major garrett. >> legislating by crisis that will be the defining characteristic of this very ineffective congress in december. >> reporter: with an approval rating of just 9%, 112th congress may go down as the least productive in modern history. so far, it's passed only 44 public bills that were signed into law. even the so-called do nothing 80th congress under president harry truman passed 906. >> both sides know they are arguing past each other and intentionally so to make a bigger political point? why? because next year is an election year. >> reporter: some say passing bills for the sake of passing bills only means mo

republican member jon kyl was pessimistic an agreement would be reached. >> it's pretty doubtful at this point, but, obviously, nobody wants to quit until the stroke of midnight, as you can see here by my presence. >> mitchell: major league players have agreed to blood tests for human growth hormone. the associated press reports the deal, part of a new collective bargaining agreement, could be announced as early as next week. the holiday shopping season begins in just a few days when millions of shoppers descend on stores and malls for day after thanksgiving black friday sales. shoppers say they're worried about over-extending themselves in these tough times but retailers are ready for them with an old favorite. tony guida explains. >> reporter: everything old is new again. >> layaway lets us plan ahead and budget our christmas spending. >> reporter: layaway is back. born in the great depression when people had little spending money and no credit, layaway is tonic for today's great recession. retailers fearing empty aisle are turning to an old gimtoik rev up holiday sales. >> i think it

supercommittee senator jon kyl doesn't seem to mind increasing the taxes on the middle class, but he says any increases on the rich would put a wet blanket over job creation and economic recovery? >> by taxing the people who provide the jobs, you put off the day that we have economic recovery and job creation in this country. and that's precisely what the democratic plan would do. >> i tell you what, they do a hell of a job of flipping around, don't they? those job creators have benefited from the bush tax cuts for the last ten years. they got everything they wanted. i want jon kyl and the republicans to tell us why those job creators haven't rescued the economy after receiving a decade of historic tax relief? it's not because they aren't making enough money. the chart we use a lot on this program shows just how much the top 1% has gained while the rest of the country remains stagnant. what do you call that? this was back in '79. and here we are in 2009. look at those wages. haven't done anything. the republicans still want to give tax breaks to these folks. oh, i have a new dandy ch

a non-starter for republicans like senator jon kyl, who say it won't help the economy. >> the payroll tax holiday has not stimulated job creation. we don't think that is a good way to do it. >> reporter: republicans argue if you want to keep payroll taxes low, do it by cutting spending elsewhere. the same goes for extending long-term unemployment benefits, which without a deal will cut aid to nearly 2 million jobless in january alone. national journal congressional correspondent major garrett. >> >> legislating by cry sis, that will be the defining characteristic of this very effective congress in december. >> the 112th congress may go down as the least productive in modern history. so far it's passed only 44 public bills that were signed into law. even the so-called do-nothing 80th congress under president harry truman passed 906. >> both sides know they're arguing past each other and intentionally so to make a bigger political point. why? because next year is an election year. >> reporter: some republicans say passing bills just for the sake of passing bills only means more spending

. >> reporter: some republicans, like senator jon kyl, say they're already planning on it, hoping to dodge painful cuts to defense spending. >> we'll find ways to work around that. >> if there were last-minute efforts to strike a deal, you wouldn't know it walking around the capitol today. there were no scheduled super committee talks and the halls were mostly quiet. russ? >> mitchell: whit johnson on capitol hill, thanks a lot. turning overseas now, at least 11 people have been killed and hundreds injured in a weekend of clashes between egyptian security forces and protesters. the violence was centered in cairo's tahrir square, home to another popular uprising earlier this year. elizabeth palmer is there. >> for the second day in a row, protesters fought egyptian riot police today backed up by soldier centers a running battle that lasted hours. the battleground once again was tahrir square in the heart of cairo, the epicenter of the vast popular uprising last spring which toppled egypt's president hosni mubarak. today in what looked like a replay of scenes from ten months ago, the w

david interviews this weekend super committee members jon kyl and john kerry. that's sunday on msnbc. david will be back with us later on in the program with that strange story of natalie wood and what's up with that case. >>> coming up, herman cain says americans want a leader, not a reader. what's that about? rick perry says president obama thinks he's the smartest guy in the room, like that's a putdown. when did the republican party decide that it's good to be a little bit out of it, a little bit unaware? well, that's ahead. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. you name it. i've tried it. but nothing helped me beat my back pain. then i tried salonpas. it's powerful relief that works at the site of pain and lasts up to 12 hours. salonpas. sweet & salty nut bars... they're made from whole roasted nuts and dipped in creamy peanut butter, making your craving for a sweet & salty bar irresistible, by nature valley. >>> wow, a 20-year-old video of barack obama has surfaced and it's become a youtube hit. the future president appeared in a black history minute

jon kyl, retiring no. 2 man in the senate, respected member, absolutely -- >> how do you explain pat toomey? >> let me get in evan here. >> norquist's power is unbelievable, but i am with charles on this. it is tax reform did get rid of all of these loopholes, and you could bring in a whole lot of revenue -- >> nobody disagrees with that, but anybody who has seen washington for 40, 50, 60 years, and now, as you pointed out, is awash in money, who really believes that those loopholes are going to be gone, they are crazy. >> when newt gingrich was speaker of the house, he and bill clinton managed to cooperate on some things. >> what planet are you guys living on? this week, pat toomey, a club of rome republican, proposed an increase in tax revenues. if you or a republican and conservative, a cloud of -- club of rome conservative, even proposed raising revenues as long as marginal rates go down. the way he square that is closing loopholes, which is what he proposed. this is not history, it is not hypothetical, israel. > -- it is real. >> club for growth is what pat toomey -- >> i retrac

, jon kyl saying he has real problems with the payroll tax cut and think its will jeopardize the socialstem because that's obviously where the payroll taxes go and he says he won't support any increase on taxes, which is how the democrats want to pay for it, or the job creators, the wealthy, would only hurt our recovery. but it's a tough political spogz. you can see dick durbin really powbs -- he really pounce on that, the party of tax cuts is saying they are willing to see a $1500 increase for a family making $50,000 a year, that's a tough political stand for republicans to take. >> a great panel and also a power player who makes me want to go shopping. >> that will solve all of your christmas problems. >> thank you. >> hey, you can catch chris's exclusive one-on-one interview with jon huntsman and senators kyl and durbin. with the super committee's super failure to clear up the budget deficit, some are concerned about the impasse. we will talk to two experts about what to expect after the break. rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying acti

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the washington -- washington -- dana milbank in "the washington post closed but said that senator jon kyl was this boiler. -- was teh spoiler. >> you cannot in this on one individual. we had no give on either side. republicans were locked into opposition, and why shouldn't it they be? they have what on everything and they have tried to achieve by saying no. >> i actually give the democrats some credit for moving off the dime and a bit. but the lack of trust at the lack of ability to have a corresponding move -- the tragedy is that this system may have been doomed to failure, but it also could of been doomed to success, because it guaranteed a vote on the floor, certified the need to get a 3/5 vote to kill a filibuster, and if they could have come to an agreement, it would have gotten an up or down vote. >> what a surprise that nina decides that democrats deserve credit on this committee. i'm shocked to hear that. despite all the protestations of the democrats, the republicans, starting with very conservative senator coburn, who was on simpson-bowles, and who approved and supported an incr