hello i'm sheila mcvicker.rica outside of the washington beltway is looking in and lamenting the system. brinks manship an policy on the edge has become the order of the day for the u.s. congress. here we are again as you are thinking from the armchair as you watch. >> well you are right.

hello i'm sheila mcvicker. america outside of the washington beltway is looking in and lamenting the system. brinks manship an policy on the edge has become the order of the day for the u.s. congress. here we are again as you are thinking from the armchair as you watch. >> well you are right. the house uprise from tea party members and the senate democrat controlled and lock step with the president has brought us again to the precipice of shutdown. a shutdown that would have repercussions. we are going to focus on the republican side with guests to help us understand the widely varying views. but first background on the high political diseaks. >> so the president will negotiate with the iranians and the president will negotiate with the russians about syria but the president and the senate will twill not talk to the hous. >> they are the ones that are shutting down the government. >> whether or not there is a government shutdown this time around, it's clear that the art of compromise is a distant notion. >> it'