Doug Schoen, John LeBoutillier, Pat Caddell discuss a government shutdown over Obamacare, the budget battle, President Obama's latest poll numbers, and a new Rasmussen poll showing 51% favor a government shutdown to rid the nation of Obamacare. (via Johnny Dollar)

SARAH PALIN: Some day I'm actually going to tell America what I really think about GOP elephants that would actually turn on a senator who is fulfilling his campaign promise, the same promise that so many GOP candidates made and that was to defund and repeal and replace with something more sensible and economic, to repeal Obamacare. We finally have

CHRIS WALLACE: Karl, this has been one of the strangest weeks I've ever had in Washington. And I say that, because as soon as we listed Ted Cruz as our featured guest this week, I got unsolicited research and questions, not from Democrats, but from top Republicans who -- to hammer Cruz. Why are Republicans so angry at Ted Cruz? KARL ROVE, FORM

CROWLEY: In middle October. So, that is where they believe that they can begin to do some of the spending cuts they want to do, that they can negotiate there. What is your position on spending ceiling, further cuts, who does that negotiating? PELOSI: Well, first of all, it is an issue that really shouldn't be a conversation. The confidence that

CROWLEY: Do you believe they really want to shut down the government? Because you know if you said to them, they would say, we think this is a disaster because it is hurting businesses. It is causing businesses to go from full time jobs to part time jobs. So, they can get out from under health care. PELOSI: It is an excuse. It is not a reason. I

SEN. TOM COBURN (R-OK): "There was a tremendous demand from special interests to try to prevent this bill from totally being implemented, because of the dangers to our country, the ultimate cost. I agree with them that if we could do this, we should do it. But we can't. And the political reality, you know, tactics and strategies ought to be based o

PRESIDENT OBAMA: I know the CBC, led by outstanding Chairwoman Marcia Fudge fought hard to protect those programs that keep so many children from going hungry. And now we’re seeing an extreme faction of these folks convincing their leadership to threaten to shut down the government if we don’t shut down the Affordable Care Act. Some of them are

VAN HOLLEN: President Obama said that he was going to implement the Affordable Care Act and Mitt Romney said he was going to defund it. And the president won on that issue and other issues. I’m not surprised that there’s a lot of confusion. These guys have been running around the country demagoguing, scare mongering on this issue. They’re no

Newt Gingrich, Robert Reich, Gwen Ifill, and Jeff Zeleny on the week in politics.

CHRIS WALLACE: Sir, if I may, you say this is brute political power. Other times, you said it's a procedural gimmick. It's Senate Rule 22, which has been around for years. It's part of the Senate rules and it says after you end -- you allow debate, after you take cloture, that you can pass an amendment by a simple majority. That's the rule. SEN.

David Sanger, John Dickerson, Bobby Ghosh, and Nancy Gibbs discuss the possibility of a government shutdown over budget disputes, and a host of global flashpoints, from Iran's nuclear program to negotiations with Russia over Syrian chemical weapons.

Dennis Kucinich, Brit Hume, Karl Rove, and Amy Walter discuss the recent diplomatic overtures from Syria.

DAVID GREGORY: There is a filibuster in the Senate, thankfully not on Meet the Press, so we're gonna keep this debate moving. But I want to start with a question for all of you which is really a yes or no question. Senator Lee: Is the government going to shut down? SENATOR MIKE LEE: No. We all know that the government's going to be funded; the q

WAYNE LAPIERRE, NRA: Well, let's talk about this week. David, this is a tragedy that should not have happened, a memorial service that should not be taking place, and victims that should not be victims. In a post-9/11 world, a naval base within miles from Congress, the White House, seven miles from here, largely left unprotected. A terrorist target

A Meet the Press roundtable examines the diplomatic willingness of Iran to cooperate internationally and forecasts what lies ahead following the House passage of a CR measure.