Chris Matthews talks to Howard Fineman and former Clinton pollster Mark Penn about Bill Clinton controlling the podium at the White House press room. "Just like old times," Penn commented.

Former President Bill Clinton gave a statement after his meeting with President Obama about his tax compromise with the Republicans.

 However, after his statement, Clinton began to call on and take questions from the press with Obama at his side. Obama leaves promptly after a few moments and said he had to see Michelle, as he was keeping he

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), a socialist, said "greed is like an addiction" and compares it to heroin and nicotine. "This reckless uncontrollable greed is like a disease," Sanders said. Sanders asks how can anyone be proud to call themselves a "multimillionaire?" VIDEO:

Joe Scarborough: "I'm serious, this is Jack Kemp economics. This is supply-side economics and it seems that Washington has capitulated. I guess, Pat [Buchanan], what do we do when we win? Do we just plant the flag and go home? It's over, the debate is over on tax cuts." MSNBC's Scarborough wonders if there is anybody who will "stand up" for the

Democratic strategist and pollster for Bill Clinton, Doug Schoen weighs in.

“I think that we need to create a real crisis here so that the Republicans will have to answer for denying Americans unemployment benefits on the eve of the Christmas holiday," Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) said. “We let them off the hook, in my opinion.”

Eugene Robinson says Democrats have "lost the tax argument a long time ago." "Tax rates are down, down, down and that's the way it's been and apparently that's that way it's going to be. The American public never saw a tax cut it didn't like and that's become the Republican's main issue and they're very successful with it," Eugene Robinson said

RUSH LIMBAUGH: Everything we’re hearing is what the Democrats think and what they want. Where is the Republican vision? Have you heard them say it? Have you heard Mitch McConnell articulate the Republican vision here? Have you heard Boehner?

Rep. Michele Bachmann explain why she is opposes the Obama compromise. Bachmann wants a "simple" up-or-down vote on keeping the current rates, established in the Bush administration.Bachmann said extending unemployment benefits will "increase the debt." She says the message voters sent in November was no more spending money that is not pa

"Over the last 48 hours, a range of independent economists — both left and right — have concluded that this package would, in fact, increase potential economic growth by as much as 1 percent and could end up meaning an additional million and a half jobs. And that, I think, has got to be the highest priority for everybody," President

"I don't think they're willing to drive off a cliff," DNC Chairman Tim Kaine said about Democrats opposing extending the tax rates for another two years.

Howard Fineman talks about a "fairly liberal use" of the f-word at the House Democratic Caucus meeting yesterday.

Bill O'Reilly: They call themselves cyber-anarchists and they hate capitalism. So far, authorities have arrested a teenager in Holland.

Virgina Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R) says the balance of power should be returned to the states when it comes to health care.

Ralph Nader says if Obama doesn't get a primary challenger in 2012, then there will not be liberal change of any kind. He warns "we will get more of the same" from Obama.