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Sen. Lieberman: We can't let the country go over the cliff

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    Connecticut senator on battle over taxes, spending cuts

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Back and watching and I'm one of my favorite guests of -- -- the one -- -- about Joseph Lieberman is that.

He just brings integrity of the process which is why he's leaving.

You can't be bothered with this place anymore.

Obvious today that outgoing senator Connecticut senator thanks very much mom and sure enough giving -- reputation and respect bit of both parties hope for you.

Many argue you're going to be the guy that helps bridge this gap.

Do you see that -- do you see anyone bridging this.

Community what well I'd love to play that role but I got a tea.

That right now this is a very top down hierarchical process -- minutes president.

And the four leaders who -- votes to Democrats and really.

It's mostly the president and speaker John.

Boehner so the rest of us.

Are watching we're sending messages either by coming on to your show.

Horror and the messages I've gotten as you're not near a deal and -- -- is that accurate so.

I think that's accurate.

But the fact that.

President Obama's -- -- -- editorials.

Sunday they've put up the same statement they haven't said anything for.

Two days now say he's very Boehner did he was -- griping about the president today not any -- specifics on spending Nancy Pelosi was saying.

You know Dana is wrong to say to Democrats on the -- so you've got to cut.

You approach you've got to reach to find encouraging news right now and even -- everybody thinks.

We're gonna get together and not -- the country go over the fiscal cliff which of course.

And in all common sense and sanity that's what we would do.

We've got to act in other words were on automatic here you know -- and right now I can feel the contrary happening.

I think.

Both caucuses -- -- and the senate.

People are beginning to react to the inside -- interest groups so Democrats are saying -- no don't touch.

Entitlement programs are Republicans are saying I won't support him that's -- experience easy driving further out and that that's you're not gonna make it happen -- -- there's even beginning to be.

-- two good friends of conspiracy theory is now one is.

That the leaders -- she won't mind of the country goes over the -- and we'll come back under that.

Her shirt negotiated deal in January that that's that that that -- -- fire that's high risk that's really Russian roulette -- your own gut tells you what's.

My -- that's not sending me a clear signal now and then I have I have felt all along that in the final analysis.

The time we were that congress would not -- the country over the cliff just disasters to be consequences could be disastrous.

And we might do it by doing nothing but basically moving the goalposts and saying now the -- -- comes to listen.

June 30 -- September 30.

But again that's -- -- happen and other means.

A majority in both houses and the president have to agree and right now.

Not happening -- the you know the that I had to guess that is -- -- time.

That the real tragedy here and it can make your real angry is that if you talk privately.

To most members of both tells us a little is -- that -- way to do this.

You got to accept some revenue increases and we got to cut spending and the main thing is to cut the increase.

In entitlement spending and neither none -- that's popular.

But I think you get to the American people what I understand -- this what we got to do.

Not to be popular.

But to help the country and I think if we negotiated a -- class action agreement that's part would be the best thing we can do for our economy senator thank you very much got us here.

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