. >> and former ohio governor ted strickland on the politics of michigan and what it means forrest of the country. >>> plus, major news from the fed that will boost the economy and help your pocketbook. we'll explain how. >>> the latest on the attorney general's announcement about protecting voting rights. >>> and senator kent conrad, chairman of the budget committee, gives his farewell address to the senate. tonight i'll ask him if the broken chamber can ever work again. >> good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching details of the latest fiscal cliff counteroffer from the white house have emerged, and republicans are still whining and complaining. the white house confirmed their new offer has $1.4 billion in revenue from higher taxes on the wealthy. the previous offer was $1.6 billion. the white house is offering $340 billion in cuts to medicare and $250 billion in cuts to other programs. president obama spoke to abc's barbara walters about taxes on the rich going up whether republicans like it or not. >> prediction. are you going to be able to raise taxes? yes or n

of ohio, a governor ted strickland. >> the scriptures remind us that god has not given us the spirit, but of power and love and of sound mind. our country faces many, many difficult challenges. we have witnessed a horror of recent days. we have been engaged in foreign wars. we have budget challenges that confront the leadership in washington, even as we meet here today. i believe this is a good day. i believe it is a good day because we are here to celebrate, as the secretary indicated, we are here to celebrate a peaceful election that has resulted in the retention -- it could have been a transfer of power -- but we know in any event, it would have been peaceful and accepted by the american people. that is our form of governance and one that we should honor and protect. last night, i was thinking back over my own political career, and i realized that in my political time, i have a won 7 elections, and i have lost five elections. i can tell you that on every election day in which i had been involved, regardless of the outcome, i have considered that event to the -- to be a magnificent

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i'm joined now by former ohio governor ted strickland and former campaign manager for mike huckabee chipd morning. >> good morning. >> what do the lawmakers owe their constituents on the promise not to raise tax she's. >> i think they owe the country. good governance. and obviously every member of congress has an obligation to their particular district and their particular constituents, but they also have a larger obligation, i believe, to the well-being of the country as a total. and so we are in a situation where some difficult decisions have to be made, but i believe the well being of the country must take precedent over every other consideration. >> of course, chip, a lot of those constituents don't think that a tax hike on the wealthy is for the good of the country and even though national polling shows that overall people favor raising taxes on the rich, you talk to congressman like ted poe in texas or scott in new jersey fnlg, they don't see it. if boehner wants a lawmaker to flip, how does it do it? >> it's going to be a tough sell. i was at a town hall last night where 12,000 co

. >>> i want to bring in msnbc contributor terry bacon and ted strickland and susan felicio. i want to start with you, congressman and talk about what they're saying with the clock ticking down on this, the gop is going off the image cliff with their branding. 65% offering negative views of the party right now in the new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll, including half of the republicans giving the words "negative" and "uncompromising" as their gut reaction. while the president's approval is way up, the public craving for a deal, governor, is very strong. the appetite is strong. so does the president risk not displaying a better sensible center compromise here to reach victory? >> well, my perception is, the president is being very fair. he wants a balanced approach. he's -- he's willing to work with these guys. i think he's demonstrated that. but he won the election. and he won the election with the people knowing that he wanted to raise the tax rates on the upper 2% while protecting working class folks. i mean, the people have spoken on this issue, and i think once we re

joining me tomorrow, house minority whip stenny hoyer, clyburn, ted strickland, and my colleague, melissao anywhere, alex wagner is coming up. what do you have coming up? >> hello, thomas, still in d.c. with another action-packed show. we'll have the latest on the slow, unfolding drama, emphasis on slow, that is the fiscal cliff negotiations. the white house and speaker boehner trade proposals and tension. we will discuss with house democratic whip steny hoyer, ezra klein, sam stein, jane mayer, and jen zocki. plus, csi gop, as the republicans make the long slog to redemption, we discuss lessons learned. and the war on women rages on in the lone star state. we will look at planned parenthood's fight in texas. all that starts in a mere 180 seconds. ♪ [ male announcer ] we began serving handcrafted coffees in seattle, and people seemed to like it. so we wondered -- where else could we take this? ♪ for over 40 years, we've brought our passion for fine coffee and espresso to people everywhere. but one place was impossible, until now. our lattes, espresso and brewed coffee, now in your home fr

i siaid the democrats are gore and kerry. '08, hillary and ted strickland, swing and a miss.mney/thune most recently. my brilliant hillary clint clinton/duvall patrick pick, track record not so great. >> rick santorum bought his own names. i was thinking what fed gingrich/perry 2016. the open marriages the oops moments, the best press release of all time. >> i have to look beyond 2016 because hillary clinton will win in 2016 and then she'll win again in 2020 so i had to look to 2024. when you look that far out you have to really think hard, but i found a brilliant passionate politician who is a winner who cares deeply about politics. he's on the right side of gun control. kornacki2024. kornackster 2024. you have to lock all these down. ji >> i was going to make fun of you but great. >> he has the total recall of every fact ever. >> just don't talk to the bill collectors from a few years ago. >> americans are very forgiving. >> up next, we have to talk, krystal says no matter how seductive, it's time to break with the debt ceiling. ♪ the weather outside is frightful ♪ ♪ but th

like to recognize and bring to the podium the former governor of the state of ohio, governor ted strickland us that god is not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. our country faces many, many difficult challenges. we have witnessed the horror of recent days. we have been engaged in foreign wars. we have budget challenges that confront the leadership in washington even as we meet here today. but i believe this is a good day. i believe it is a good day because we are here to celebrate, as secretary husted indicated, we're here to celebrate a peaceful election that has resulted in the retention -- could have been a transfer of power -- but we know in any event it would have been peaceful and accepted by the american people. that is our form of self- governance and one that we should honor and protect. last night i was thinking back over my own political career, and i realized that in my political time i have won seven elections, and i have lost five elections. but i can tell you that on every election day in which i have been involved, regardless of the o