boehner's display of anger. >> i think john got his irish up. he was frustrated that the oppositions came up. i think these are very important elements within the conservative family. i would prefer to keep it within the family. i think the groups are valuable. they're part of our conservative family. i would prefer to keep the frustration within the family. i see the tea party as indispinsable. >> and again, paul ryan distanced himself from john boehner. >> i think john, his emotions got ahead of him a little bit. i credit the tea party with getting our mojo back. >> joining me now, steve smich and the washington post. steve, this just sounds like good cop bad cop. boehner said what he had to say. he's not taking that back. paul ryan gets out there and tries to talk in a way that some of the people who might be bothered with what boehner said will start to feel better. >> i think that john boehner had a message that is fundamentally directed to the profit crowd of the republican party. people who sit atop the profit wing of the republican party

even the house speaker john boehner climbed on board the obama hates toddlers bandwagon, after saying he learned obama wouldn't cover his baby. now, hearing this story you may ask yourself the question any journalist writing the story or producer doing a segment about it, or any person with just basic common sense would be asking, could it possibly be the case that obama was denying coverage to a toddler? well, the answer, that very good question is no, of course not. of course not, that is not true. a spokesperson from the new york health department said the story was 100% false. of course, everyone is covered in the family policy. in fact, it appears the clerical error was at fault for the misconception. and a clerical error that it appears he himself might have been behind. they quoted, the mix up appears to be in the application, which originally listed only three of his children even though he has four. when the clerical error was discovered it was corrected, the health department said. how dare the president not know how many kids the long island dad has. of course, the man also

house speaker john boehner blasted . >> they're misleading their followers. they're pushing our members in places they don't want to be, and frankly i think they have lost all credibility. to defund obamacare and shut down the government. most of you know my members know that was not the strategy that i had in mind. but as you'll recall the day before the government reopened one of the people of one of these groups stood up and said, we never thought it would work. are you kidding me? >> the last of officials years, with votes expected on the budget and approval of jay johnson to head homeland security and janet yellen to be the new chair of the federal reserve. >> here to talk with us over the senate's final days the turn was . norm, unprecedented low ratings for both chambers from the public, has it provided the outside pressure that would have forced these men and women to do something different. >> the last poll showed a 6% approval rating. i heard john mccain at an event, he said we're down to blood relatives and paid staffs, and then he said my mother w

i understand you won't quarterback for john boehner. do you have a view on that law which you passed which the supreme court changed but said it can be renewed on the floor again, do you think that deserves a floor vote? >> my view yes, if you don't legs late, then the supreme court will do what they want to do with the issue. so if you're going to have an act of congress, an act of congress, you need to bring legislation to the floor to get it done. and that type of legislation, you have to have a really strong bipartisan support because it affects everybody in this country. >> all right, speaker dennis hastert, interesting points today, thank you for your time. >> nice to be with you. >> more snow? are you kidding me? a check on the weather and holiday folys, don't miss that. people join angie's list for all kinds of reasons. i go to angie's list to gauge whether or not the projects will be done in a timely fashion and within budget. angie's list members can tell you which provider is the best in town. you'll find reviews on everythin

john boehner is powerless with his on caucus. the idea of one of two parties in the country has not shown it is not willing to put it ahead of the gerrymandered districts. given where we are at. i mean my faith is much more with the house the democrats than it would be with the house republicans. what convinces them. what convinces the small group of people is? it pressure from the national media. because the it seems as if, not even that works? >> i know, preaching to the choir when i preach about the differentiation. not a small group of republicans. it's over 60% of the house republicans voted to shut down government. 80% of them, voted, when it was their bill, we were voting on. it wasn't our bill. it was their bill we were voting on. which we didn't like. but it was their proposal, and over 60% of them voted against their own bill to open up government. 80% of them voted unless you were from new york, new jersey, pennsylvania, and a smatter of others from the rest of the country. 80% of the republicans voted against. 97% of

that is not our goal. >> and that john boehner but this week's john boehner sound very different from shutdown john boehner that held the american people hostage because heritage told them to. >> well, i would say to the president. this is not about me, and it's not about republicans here in congress, it's about fairness for the american people. >> sure, it wasn't originally the speaker's strategy, but he certainly went along with it. >> if you'll recall, the day before the government reopened, one of the people at one of these groups stood up and said, well, we never really thought it would work. are you kidding me! >> boehner seemed shock that michael need hamm didn't have the interests of the entire republican party in mind. >> well, everybody understands that we're not going to be able to repeal this law until 2017 and we have to win the senate and win the white house. >> today with his rejection complete, it looks like john boehner has finally broken free of his puppet masters. >> are you asking them to effectively stand down? >> i don't care what they do. >> there is no turning

a whole seven of them wrote a letter to john boehner requesting such an extension. the speaker's response, maybe. only in exchange for more ransom from democrats, a stance reiterated by paul ryan this morning. >> they wanted to put it in the agreement without off sets which would have blown a 20, $25 billion hole. a last minute request with no offsets. >> such is the reality of unemployment debate in congress. an issue that used to be bipartisan is now exclusively the province of democrats of the gop is perfectly comfortable with the idea of cutting off unemployment benefits to those in need. the reason, as rand paul made clear last week is a core belief unless you are a corporation, government assistance of any kind makes you lazy. >> i do support unemployment benefits for the 26 weeks they are paid for. if you extend it beyond that, you do a disservice to these workers. >> many including the atlantic point out despite missing an empathy gene paul is wrong about unemployment insurance. the unemployed aren't unemployed because of an overall generous safety net. they

and i think john boehner has basically just had it. i think that this thing is going to pass, if it is going to pass, with a lot of democratic votes. he's basically telling that conservative wing of the republican party, the jim dement wing, the koch brothers wing to just get out of town. he's going to pass a bill with democrats if he has to. and it's all-out war. and interestingly, paul ryan is in the photograph, in the video with john boehner, and i think that was significant that paul ryan was willing to take the step he did, because i don't think he's given up on his own national ambitions either. >> this division between what you might call the establishment, i guess that's as good a word as any in the leadership and the right wing on the other side, it looks like their line of division has moved a bit. now you've got paul ryan in the establishment circles. you've got coburn outside with the red hots. it is moving around where people are jumping from side to side, but it means what howard just said that this civil war is red hot r

i think that john boehner realizes he has to govern. i think when you're elected by your constituency, you can't go to a group of 435 or 535 if you count the senate and expect to get your way or the highway. you can't do it. i don't like this deal. john boehner didn't like this deal, but he knew that if we went into next year with the possibility of a government shutdown that it was going to be much worse for the overall future of america and the ability to govern. so i think that these conservative groups are being harder on republicans than they are on democrats. >> absolutely. targeting the speaker and saying you better watch out basically. we're not talking santa claus style you better watch out, you better not shout. melissa, what's interesting to me, it was this that brought john boehner, this kind of small ball two-year budget was the thing, the straw that broke john boehner's back apparently and gave him what i think he feels is the leeway to lash out at heritage action and say enough is enough. >> i keep wondering whether or no

john boehner isn't just saying he's against this. he's saying that becomes all too normal in washington, that we may not even get a vote on the issue to find out where people stand on a key question going into the holidays and going into a period where people are hurting in the recession. >> the congresswoman brings up a great point. this idea of compromise. the question i always have, why are we always compromising on the backs of regular middle class american folks. we did some great things with this budget deal in terms of cutting into this idea of austerity. at the same time, though, i think that we're still seeing this attempt to balance on the backs of regular americans. could you talk to us about, you know, what are we going to do about interest? we're seeing okay, we're not doing anything for workers. but we now have where it's more expensive for workers to retire at this point in this plan, and we're balancing again on the backs of these folks who can be retires. so what are we going to do about that and when can we see move

. >>> house speaker john boehner goes on the offensive, and he blasts conservative groups who oppose the bipartisan budget deal. so is this a sign of a serious rift within the gop, or is it a political strategy by a republican leadership? let's go to capitol hill next and find out. >>> if you didn't see it here on cnn, you probably saw it somewhere. house speaker john boehner lashing out against conservative groups that push the gop to vote against the new budget deal. he took them to task this week, and it has many wondering is there a rift in the republican party? dana bash has more from capitol hill. >> reporter: john boehner turned a spat with powerful outside groups in his own party into an all-out war. >> they're misleading their followers. i think they're pushing our members in places where they don't want to be. >> reporter: boehner first took his private ayre for conservative groups to psh republicans to oppose a budget deal he supports, many before they saw it. now it's clear the speaker is using this moment to take a broader stand against outside forces that have so often

today 33 house republicans sent john boehner a letter with their concerns about the bill. we're going to keep an eye on when these remarks begin, and we will take you there, jump out of whatever we're doing to make it on time. >>> well, this weekend marks one year since the shooting at sandy hook elementary school and the deaths of 20 children, 6 staff members, sparked nationwide grief and calls for change. yet one year later, no reforms have been passed. i sat down with two relatives of victims about their efforts, and here's just a small part of that interview. i'll start with you. on the investment that you've made over the last year in seeking positive reform in our country, how has it changed your attitudes toward our political system? >> for me personally, it's created my outlook, just like so many other people, i was completely blind to the whole scope of gun violence until it happened to me, until my mom was murdered in a school, until my entire life was ripped apart. i didn't -- you know, i would see things on the news or, you know, hear about it on the radio. and

in any sane universe, john boehner is a conservative. yet they're not purely conservative enough for some on the far right. and certainly not conservative enough for those far right pressure groups that are raising money in these fights and taking care of their own interests rather than the larger interests of the party. and, you know, i think michael is absolutely right. if boehner can pull this off, he does give republicans more maneuvering room. and actually that's what my column is about for tomorrow. it says that if boehner pulls this off, it puts democrats on notice, frankly, that they need to up their game. they've been able to just kind of coast in terms of policy because look what the alternative was. it was crazy. right? and so, you know, status quo beats crazy. but if republicans are actually going to get back in the game, in the policy game then democrats are going to have to come up with some fresher sounding and looking ideas than they have, frankly, recently. >> michael, this is really wonderful actually. and i was thinkin

. >> i think john boehner's done a good job with a very tough crowd. here's what i don't think they thought about. they made all these tough choices. and they made all of them prospective except for one. and that's what they did to the military retirees. maybe we could go back and fix it, but that's my objections. i don't really mind the fact that paul ryan and john boehner had to make some very tough choices, and i think it was a good idea, probably, to save money on the mandatory side, put a little money on the appropriations side and get us past this government shutdown. we're still not quite there yet. >> you believe john boehner is right to tell these outside groups to just shut up, butt out and take it easy? >> i think john boehner made a very good point. >> senator tester, i want to move off the budget for a minute. the president's trust, when it comes to the economy, is shot. take a look at this poll out today. a year ago, his handling of the economy polling at 54%. now, 41. not only is the president down 13 points, but republicans are up 9. ho

anyway, john boehner continues to face all out revoluntarily for the tea party vote on the right. listen carefully what beck says is the real reason they love whacko birds like ted cruz and mike lee is they're taking orders from them. >> i find him to be utterly feckless. >> i think john boehner is one of the prime examples of worthless, worthless republicans much these guys are big government progressives. they're not liberals. they're not rhinos. they're progressives. we have to take a stand. mike lee and ted cruz, they did what we told them to do. meanwhile, the john boehners and the mitch mcconnells of the world are trying to take ted cruz and mike lee and destroy them. mitch mcconnell is the biggest two faced liar i have ever seen. i missed some of the best of it. the other guy is -- what is this about? are people in that radio world out there and driving in their cars that actually believe as glenn beck just said that boehner is a progressive and the other guy is a liar, whatever the words he used? >> i don't know what mark levine and glenn beck believe because it's too scar

come on john boehner eloquently defend your position. you are the house speaker, speak. >> they pushed us into the slight to deep fund obamacare and shutdown the government. date before the government reopened, one of people at -- one of these groups stood up and said well, we never thought it would work. are you kidding me? [laughter] >> jon: that was an awfully aput up with emotional change. talking regularly and suddenly a thunderstorm rolled in. well we never really thought that it would -- are you kidding me? that was prowrestling level rhetoric. clearly boehner is trying to make a catch phrase happen. are you kidding me. i mean these tea partyers are you kidding me? they make joe biden look like stephen hawking. are you kidding me. there's merch out back for those who enjoyed the show. are you kidding me? [laughter] you might be kidding me! [laughter] you know what? conservatives have never liked john boehner that's why they punished him by making him speaker of the house for four years. you know who they love paul ryan. he was the

that's not what john boehner said yesterday. he pointed fingers at the tea party and tried to demonize us. that's what people in the beltway want to do. i think they're wrong. and john boehner, if you don't want your party to win in 2014, why would you open this wound? he played right to the democrats. thank you, john boehner, and this is because of him. >> no, he didn't. wait a second -- you don't have the votes to do what you seek to do. and -- >> in the house, we did. >> and paul ryan is not a politician, he is a states person who realizes in a divided government in order to get anything done, you have to reach across the aisle. are we going to get everything we want? no, but we'll advance the ball enough. >> we'll get 10%, possibly. the only thing republicans can claim is they cut down on government sequester. the democrats are 90% happy with this bill. you have harry reid advocating for this bill. >> you know what it tells me as a lawyer? when both parties are ticked off at the accomplishments that are made, we probably got

. >> it's been incredible difficult for john boehner. i don't think that the grass roots would see him as an enemy. wen: meanwhile obama's most ambitious achievement at the center piece of its domestic policy. >> the president's health care law continues to wreak havoc on american families, small businesses and our economy. it's not just a broken website. gwen: the economy bounced back spurring the stock market to new highs. but abroad more conflict in syria, in iran, in afghanistan. >> car za said i'm not going to sign it. he doesn't want to be blamed if people turn on this deal. gwen: plus the culture debates return in form. who is spying on who? who gets to marry? we explore the roller coaster year with the "washington week" panelists who have been there to bring you the story. >> award-winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens, from our nation's capital this is "washington week" with gwen ifill. corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> we went out and asked people a simple question, how old is

that is, they're going to trust john boehner and the republicans. last night on this program, california senator, barbara boxer, told me it will be the senate's first order of business next year. >> this deal left out something very important, which was taking care of the unemployed, with a total commitment by harry to make this front and center when we get back. i don't trust the republicans. i do trust the american people. i think they're going to weigh in on that issue when we get back, and i think they're going to weigh in on the minimum wage, income inequality and a lot of the issues that you have been highlighting. they're going to be forced to deal with this, because we are bringing it up. and we're going to tell the stories that you've been telling, like i have 222,000 of my people in california impacted by this out of the 1.3 million. >> i still say, democrats cannot trust john boehner and the republicans to get anything done in 2014 when it comes to the 1.3 million people that are going to get hit three days after christmas. and guess what

excitement is actually day two of this stuff from john boehner. this was yesterday. >> speaker, most major conservative groups have put out statements blasting this deal. are you -- >> you mean the groups that came out and opposed before they ever saw it? >> yes, those groups. are you worried -- >> they're using our members and they're using the american people for their own goals. this is ridiculous. >> this is ridiculous! it has been a testy, testy ending to this congress. and that's only talking about the republicans. but house republicans are leaving now. after tonight passing a conservative microbudget deal that congressman paul ryan negotiated with democratic senator patty murray. now, the outside conservative groups that john boehner has been screaming at for the past couple of days, they did not want republicans to vote for this deal tonight. that group, heritage action, as well as groups like freedomworks and the club for growth, they all said they would score the vote on the paul ryan plan tonight, meaning any republican who voted for it

because of john boehner's fear of them. they were allowed to. >> we'll see where that goes. >> one thing about interesting about john boehner. he's attacking these outside groups. which i don't think that's helpful at all. we've got to bring the party together. we republicans, if we want to win in 2016. i think it's a bad mistake. if you have control of your caucus, you won't go out holding press conference, attacking the base. you know what you do? go to your members, are you with me? because you better with me. are you with me? are you with these outside groups? because these outside groups -- are you with me? then you get all the people that say with me and then you sit there, go out, hold the press conference, confident, smile and you say nice things about these outside groups. >> this has gotten to an extent calling for him to be unleashed. >> hasn't he said nice things about these outside groups that they have some control over john boehner and the way he operates. >> if john boehner has control of his caucus, he does

in the process they strengthened john boehner's hand. it's not only john boehner who got fed up, it was a lot of other republicans got fed up and worried about seeing what was a political destruction of the republican party. >> but it's not over, by the way. >> mr. speaker. >> the other giant game-changer was obamacare. if you're a semirational republican to sit around and say, it's one thing to say, gee, that didn't work. it's another thing to say to have this gigantic christmas gift to show up on your doorstep that said, please don't screw this up. >> which they did. >> covering the collapse of obamacare. not covering a fight in the republican party. >> before we celebrate this budget deal, which is really marginal, you know, it shows how low our expectations has become, this is almost nothing. the real shameful aspect of it is that, 1.3 million people are not going to be getting unemployment benefits on december 28th because congress did not, in this budget agreement, see fit to extend unemployment benefits. >> exactly. >> and democra

but not john boehner. john boehner made history when he said no to president obama. he said the congress wasn't plan ong convening until 6:00 p.m. and there wouldn't be enough time to get ready for the president's speef. john boehner made the president move his speech to the fol wlowg night, the 8th. the first game after the nfl season at the exact time the president would be speaking. so the president spoke not on wednesday, but on thursday, during the game. because john boehner said so. it was unprecedented political today john boehner invited the president of the united states to deliver the state of the union address on tuesday, january 28th. and the president said yes. so civil. and so it will be. and the only football game scheduled any day near it is the super bowl which is five whole days later you. will be allowed to watch both. progress. baby steps. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] the new new york is open. open to innovation. open to ambition. open to bold ideas. that's why new york has a new plan -- dozens of tax free zones all across the state. mo

. >> i think john boehner hit it on the head. he let the dogs out. there has been a lot of people waiting for someone to take the leadership, representing that tea party represented a small faction, when the tea party is behind candidates. john boehner needs to keep it up and show leadership on the compromised leadership. there's a lot who have fallen to the middle ground. they want to see both sides work together. he needs to be the leader, follow suit. the smaller factions, whether they are far left or right go away. >> crews was on this week, and defended the republican shutdown. there's a deal that's been reached that was a bipartisan deal. that came weeks after speaker john boehner lambasted the extreme party. can you close the rift within the republican party. let's tart with utah. ist you have to. the tea party right doesn't represent the nation as a whole. if we ran on a tea party right platform, they'd never win an election. they may play in alabama, pennsylvania. the argument is consistently that it may play well for ted cruz, but the numbe

i think that's what john boehner was saying. he said you guys had your chance, we need to get serious. >> 219. it looks like it's passed unless somebody has changed their mind. it looks likeaul p rya and the speaker will get their way in the house of representatives. so let's walk a bit forward now, dana. where does it go? it goes to the senate next week for a vote, right? >> it goes to the senate next week, is expected to pass there as well. to take a step back and remind our viewers, we're talking about averting a government shutdown, and that is no small thing, considering where we have been lurching from crisis to crisis. as gloria was just alluding to, that's precisely why paul ryan, the republican chair of the house commit aye, and patty murray, the senate chair, said they made this agreement in order to stop that, and to get everybody back to normalcy, as normal as congress can be. that really is such a large part, wolf of why you had members of both parties voting for this. not because necessarily they like the level of

i think that house speaker john boehner sought was a up with relations disaster and that the end of the day, the republicans that "the shutdown over obamacare, when you look at how they came out of the battle -- we got the shutdown but did not get the confessions they were seeking -- concessions they were seeking during the battle. i think all parties really is it was a political disaster. >> as the year ends in the house, how much does that -- how much control does house speaker boehner have? >> i think his hand is strengthened. i think that john boehner knew from the beginning that this spat over obamacare was a losing proposition and he let the tea party in a way run itself into the ground and let them see this was the case. not only did they realize that, but a lot of these outside groups are starting to mobilize now. you saw the consensus around basically firing the head of the republican senate committee, which was a conservative had in the house, because he was too cozy with these outside groups that were pushing on this point. >> a stronger john boehner. let's turn the other sid

do you think it will be a priority for john boehner in the house? >> well, it certainly is a priority. in the senate. and therefore, there's going to be a lot of pressure put on boehner to do it. look, every month that it isn't done, 72,000 more people lose their benefits. this isn't just a one-time deal. and as you pointed out, it's really good for the economy. and the other side of that is it's really bad for the economy. if we don't extend those benefits. we could be talking about 250,000 jobs lost. so if the republicans hope to barely make the case that they really are for jobs in this country, then they're going to extend those unemployment insurance benefits. >> well, i want to talk health care for just a moment. >> sure. >> back in the bush years when we were talking about a surge, we were talking about war. now when we're talking about surge, we're talking about health care for more americans. these enrollment numbers, before the dead line for the month of december, i believe, are very impressive. we're now closing in on 2 million people who

i think that john boehner nuven beginning that this spat over obamacare was a losing proposition and he let the tea party in a way run itself into the ground and let them see this was the case. not only did they realize that, but a lot of these outside groups are starting to mobilize now. you saw the consensus around basically firing the head of the republican senate committee, which was a conservative had in the house, because he was too cozy with these outside groups that were pushing on this point. >> a stronger john boehner. let's turn the other side. reederead did it -- henry -- harry reid get employed the nuclear option. buildings are still standing. >> you're not seeing a shift -- it is kind of like an infection spreading from the house from the bitterness and the rank or they use on the house to the senate. republicans are very angry about this. you usually don't make rule changes by simple majority. from the democratic standpoint, there was an unprecedented blockage of nominations. it will add to a lot of the bitterness that we see in both chambers. >> however bitter against

let's start with john boehner. just because the most interesting part of the budget being passed on the house side is john boehner coming up and really taking on what we believe to be tea party groups and conservatives. here's part of what he said thursday. >>> just comes to a point when some people step over the line. you know, when you criticize something and you have no idea what you're criticizing, it undermines your credibility. >> let us add that john boehner has been a frequent target of tea party groups conservative talk radio, et cetera. he does seem fed up. we all believe he's been fed up for months. why now and can he afford for this to be permanent? like, okay, these people out i don't know want to deal with them. >> i think it was a skirmish in a broader war. i think you can chalk this up to boehner 1, the others zero. we have a long way to go. the other issues coming forward, they're going to be much more controversial. immigration being one of those things. it's clear that on this issue, republicans

speaker john boehner can breathe a sigh of relief at least for now. after the dust settled the ryan murray budget vote was overwhelmingly passed, 332-94 with 62 republicans voting against their leadership. of course, in boehner's strange wonderland having only 62 members of your conference defect is considered a victory. unsurprisingly boehner made sure he was holding the speaker's gavel to announce the results. if yesterday's votes saw boehner loosening the iron grip of outside conservative groups and delivering a slap back to them that seemed as cathartic as it did sassy, those same conservative groups are promising revenge. take the senate conservative fund.

>>> john boehner unloads on the conservative grums that blasted his budget deal and the media can't get enough. are they promoting a republican civil war? >>> plus, the reporter who barely escaped jail for refusing to reveal her confidential sources. i'm howard kurtz and this is media buzz. >>> we begin our coverage in south africa. fox news correspondent greg palcon is there. take us on the ground. what has it been like? has it been challenging to capture the emotion surrounding mandela's passing? >> howard, this is one of those stories that is quite unbelievable. just about everybody you talk to can speak to you and speak intelligently and articulately. we've been here about eight days and talked to dozens of south africans. there is mourning for the man, but celebration for the life. we talked to one young lady and she told us we could not speak to you right now if apartheid was still there. personal, but intelligence analysis. yes, we talked to politicians and they slather on the spin just like any other country, but here, we found it interesting, very readily parent when the camera

. >>> good evening, from new york, i'm chris hayes, house speaker john boehner went off on the far right forces that helped drive the government shutdown today. it is just the latest struggle among the power centers in the world of republican party politics. two dueling factions of the republican party have been at war with each other. the supporters of john boehner and the gop leadership and the members of the so-called suicide caucus, aided and abetted by the force, united by one common enemy, they shut down the government for 16 days. >> there is going to be a negotiation here. >> john boehner stood before the american people delivering his over faction message. meanwhile, ted cruz, heritage action, and their allies were delivering another message to the troops, hold firm. >> i have full confidence that house republicans understand, and i admire the fight that they have been fighting. >> but on the eve of a government default over objections from the tea party, the speaker ended the $24 billion shutdown. >> we fought the good fight. we just didn't win. >> groups like heritage action h

you can't be john boehner today and say people have their own free choice about doctors. anyone with their own health care today know there are lots of restrictions on which doctors to go to. there's in network, there's out of network. there's deductibled, there's out of pocket. that's why the right is so threatened by this. because they know as it rolls out people are going to like what they see and it'll never be repealed. >> you know, congressman, what is amazing to me is that in the middle of all of this and i understand the politics and the partisan back and forward, but we are talking about people's health that all of us no matter what party, no matter what side of the id logical style you sit on or whatever the divide is, all of us claim to love americans. think progress is reporting that california republicans have created a website that looks incredibly similar to the state exchange. but that spreads misinformation saying things like the law means rationed care and it might discourage companies from hiring. i mean, california has signed up more people through its

but not john boehner. john boehner made history when he said no to president obama. he said the congress wasn't plan ong convening until 6:00 p.m. and there wouldn't be enough time to get ready for the president's speech. john boehner made the president move his speech to the following night, the 8th. the first game after the nfl season at the exact time the president would be speaking. so the president spoke not on wednesday, but on thursday, during the game. because john boehner said so. it was unprecedented political affrontry. considering that past, tonight, we can report some progress. today, speaker john boehner formally invited the president of the united states to deliver the state of the union address on tuesday, january 28th and the president said yes. so civil and so it will be. and the only football scheduled anywhere near it is the super bowl, five whole days later. so you will be able to watch both. progress. baby steps. we'll be right back. ♪ [ female announcer ] let betty do the measuring and get a head start on delicious homemade cookies. visit bet