Joe Scarborough: “I must echo what he says, that the answers don't lie in Washington, and more importantly they don't lie on one side of…”

“I must echo what he says, that the answers don't lie in Washington, and more importantly they don't lie on one side of the aisle. This is a battle that is going to be taken up on both sides of the aisle. I know on December 7, 1941, when Franklin Roosevelt stood before the House and Senate, as they declared war on Japan, it was a bipartisan effort. On that day, nobody cared whether you were a conservative or a liberal, or whether you were a Republican or a Democrat. They only cared that you were Americans. I can say this, that today, and as we approach this vote, it does not matter whether we are conservatives or liberals or Democrats or Republicans. The only thing that matters is that we begin treating our checkbook the way middle-class Americans treat their checkbook, and that we only pay what we have. It is a very simple request that the American people have given us. We have to remember that one party does not have all the answers. But we have got to start somewhere. I believe this three-fifths supermajority to raise taxes is a great way to start, because this year, more than any other year before us, we can make a difference.”