CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: One point, one sentence. The issue isn't whether you care about or you have compassion about the insurers, they deserve everything that they have gotten. The issue is do you want live in a country where the federal government controls all of the medicine and health care, which is exactly where we are now. And that is what's wro

GEORGE WILL: We have a great sense this week again of making it up as they go along as kind of government by teenagers and we've instituted a new phrase this week, which is retroactive coverage. And it goes like this, I gate. You lose your coverage under Obamacare because you had a substandard plan from a lemon, whatever they call them -- insurance

Mike Elk, a reporter who covers news relating to organized labor, called in on Thursday's broadcast of Ed Schultz's radio show to confront him over his criticism and lack of support for NBC employees seeking to unionize. Schultz exploded on the reporter and accused him of having "employment envy" and "income envy."

ALEX WAGNER, MSNBC: What is it, do you think, that keeps them on this anti-woman crusade that wants to rewind the clock so many years. REP. NANCY PELOSI: One word, disrespect. Disrespect for the role that women have, in terms of exercising their judgment about their responsibilities. Disrespect for women in the workplace by not passing equal p

PRESIDENT OBAMA: One element that's not in this budget that needs to be passed right away is UI -- unemployment insurance. You’ve got potentially 1.3 million people who, during Christmastime, are going to lose their unemployment benefits, at a time when it’s still very difficult for a lot of folks to find a job. And that's not just bad for th

RUSH: Look at 2010. That’s a Tea Party landslide, midterm congressional victory that the Republican Party didn’t do squat to win. The 2010 midterms. (interruption) Mmm-hmm. (interruption) Well, I know I’ve said that. I have proffered the possibility that the Republicans may indeed… This is something I think that has to be considered.

JAY CARNEY: As you know, the President in an interview, earlier this fall took this question head on and expressed his concern for those individuals, those Americans who received cancellation notices and were potentially adversely impacted by or affected by that and took action to encourage states and state insurance commissioners to allow those wh

"There is no stranglehold that any party has over any state that outstanding candidates that are willing to work hard and open their hearts to the public can't get looser," Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) said at the Vermont Republicans' gala on Tuesday. "But it matters who you nominate, and it matters then how hard you work for that person once you giv

Fielding a question about immigration reform, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Speaker of the House John Boehner told her, 'we'll have to wait until next year.'

QUESTION: Madame Secretary, Politifact, which is based here just found the administration committed the "Lie of the Year" by saying that if you like your health insurance, you can keep it. I was wondering, as person in charge of the agency at the heart of that lie, what you think of it. KATHLEEN SEBELIUS: I think that the statement about keeping

RCP's Caitlin Huey-Burns discusses John Boehner's motivations for allowing the Ryan-Murray budget deal to pass with Steve Chaggaris of CBS News. She also explains the role Paul Ryan played in getting the bill passed.  

RCP reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns discusses the political situation as the Senate rushes to pass a budget and a defense authorization before the end of the year.

Andrew Napolitano, Charles Krauthammer, and Juan Williams discuss.

Rachel Maddow reports on the revelation that NJ Gov. Chris Christie complained to NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo about hard questions over the closure of traffic lanes which may be connected to an act of political retribution.

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow talk about whether the "GOP establishment" will stand up to "conservative extremists" over the budget.