Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) says giving public school teachers tenure after three years is an "absolutely failed" system that needs to be reformed or even "eliminated."

ABC's Barbara Walters to Sarah Palin: "You hear, 'Oh, she's very charming, but she's uninformed.' Would you like to tell us what newspapers, magazines or books you are reading right now?"

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) disagrees with President Obama's compromise on extending the Bush-era tax rates. Weiner won't say Obama is a sell-out and says Democrats will hold a vote on some sort of package on taxes before they end the lame duck session.

Censured New York congressman Charlie Rangel (D) dodges questions about evading taxes.

Sen. John Thune (R-SD) says President Obama is carrying a lot of water by compromising with the Republicans. Thune says Republicans have to agree to go along with the unemployment benefits extension because of the Democratic majority in the Senate and a Democratic president in the White House.

"I think she should see if we can make changes. But I do think the president's plans should be voted on as well," Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) said.

"I don't like everything about this bill, but it deserves an up-or-down vote," Rep. Dan Boren (D-OK) said on FOX News. (via Gateway Pundit)

"This is not something that he's proud of, he knows that it's not good for him, he ... doesn't like children to know about it, including his," press secretary Robert Gibbs said.

Why Sen. Lindsey Graham believes President Obama has much to learn about political negotiation.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg tells Katie Couric that he will not run for president in 2012.

Bold Progressives tells President Obama to "fight" extending the Bush-era tax rates.

Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Michigan) says the tax extensions presented by Republicans and agreed on by Obama are a "mistake."

House Democrats voice strong opposition to tax cut deal. Juan Williams talks about possible 2012 challengers to Obama.

Republican Rep. Darrell Issa (CA) named chairman of House Committee for Oversight and Government. He is going to investigate government waste and how the stimulus was spent.

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) says the Republicans are pushing for tax rate extensions, or "tax cuts" as he calls them, because they know it will make the economy worse and will be able to blame President Obama for it in 2012. "We're the ones who supported the president and we've been very strong for him. And when he begins to talk about u

"I have to say something else about this, you know the President of the United States has to realize that, that we will back him up. We want him to succeed. This isn’t the same critique he’s getting from Republicans who want him to fail. We want him to be a success and frankly sometimes I think he doesn’t drive a hard enough ba

Outgoing Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak (PA) frustrated with "absurd" timing, politics surrounding vote. However, Sestak, a retired serviceman, supports the bill.

In this edition of White House White Board, Austan Goolsbee, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, discusses the president's compromise framework on tax cuts, unemployment insurance & job creation.

John Fund of The Wall Street Journal: "I think the president did a very smart thing today. He dispatched Larry Summers, his departing top economic aide, to go to Capitol Hill and tell the Democratic members who are in open revolt, 'Look, think about this carefully. If you vote this bill down, we could see a double-dip recession.

Bill O'Reilly: Two-thirds of Americans favor extending the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for all Americans for two years, according to Gallup. If you read and listen to the liberal media, you would not know that because their focus is on far left dissent.

"The single biggest failed economic policy in history are the Bush tax cuts," Democratic strategist James Carville said on CNN.

The Washington Post's Eugene Robinson gives his analysis of whether the tax compromise will slowly gain support or whether it will undergo many changes before being passed. Eugene Robinson says "we should expect more hostage taking over the next couple years" by the Republicans.