It's supposed to be a simple majority and get that together from two parties. Wouldn't it be better to have a bipartisan majority to keep the country running?

I think where the story is going is spelunking. The Republicans are caving, and they're figuring out a way to cave.

the only way out of this is for Boehner to unflake, for him to capitulate, put the bill that he agreed to on the floor, and let the House work its will.

He has to reopen the government and he has to pay our bills.

the Democrats -- the Republicans want to do that. They have put proposals forward to open up the government and fund the government.

Reid held them together. Reid delivered. And now Boehner has flaked.

This will be a complete capitulation by the Republicans.

John Boehner is the Muhammad Ali of surrender. I mean, he surrenders to that right-wing Ted Cruz caucus every day of his job.

You don't have to make a deal, but once you do, you have to honor the deal.

The real problem here is a trust problem and it's enormous. At the focal point of it is Speaker Boehner. Senator Reid does not trust Speaker Boehner. I doubt the president does either.

A congressional leader in the Democratic Party told me this at the very beginning of this, said, they're too dumb to take yes for an answer, too dumb to know that they've won.