. >> not only lechbl, but enentrenched positions that must be defended. republicans believe with a slack economy if they give in on tax increases, they base which isn't in love with them in the first place, will defect. >> how fragile is that? you were telling me they were afraid of losing 100 members on this vote. >> house republicans i think have reasonable fears of losing up to 100 maybe 120. if you lose that many house republicans that's a borderline crisis. democrats similarly don't believe they can go anywhere farther than where they've gone on spending cuts with no revenues. when you've got 23 senate democratic seats up and a base walking away from you you, that's a crisis. >> here was the response yesterday to president obama. >> so maybe if he'd just take a valium and calm down and calm and talk to us, it might be helpful. >> it's class warfare and the kind of language that you might expect from the leader of a third world country not the leader of the united states. >> he should be ashamed. i respect the office of president of united states. but