TPMDC Sunday Roundup

Boehner: 'There Aren't That Many Places Where We Can Come Together'
Appearing on Meet The Press, House Minority Leader John Boehner downplayed the possibility of bipartisanship. "Listen, there aren't that many places where we can come together. The President-- is-- he was the most liberal member of the United States Senate. You don't get there by accident," said Boehner. "And if you look at the policies that we've seen over the course of this year from the Administration and -- his Democratic colleagues in Congress-- there are all these leftist proposals. And the people of Massachusetts, the people of Virginia, the people of New Jersey are sending a pretty loud signal, just like the other 47 states to -- to Washington, saying, 'Stop. This is -- this is way more than we ever want -- wanted Washington to do.'"

Gibbs: Health Care Reform 'Still Inside The Five-Yard Line'
Appearing on State of the Union, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said that Democrats are "still inside the five-yard line" on health care reform. "We're one vote in the House of Representatives from making health care reform a reality," said Gibbs, though he was noncommittal on whether it was definite strategy to have the House of Representatives pass the Senate bill: "I don't think we know yet the answer on the process of this."

Scott Brown: 2012 Talk 'Overwhelming, And It's Extremely Humbling'
Appearing on This Week, Sen.-elect Scott Brown (R-MA) was asked whether he would rule out a presidential run in 2012. His response: " I have to tell you, I don't even have a business card. I haven't even been sworn in. I don't have any exploratory committees started. I don't have any -- anything -- it's -- it's overwhelming, and it's extremely humbling. I don't know how -- what else to tell you."

Scott Brown: 'I Disagree' That Tea Party Movement Was Influential In My Win
Also during his appearance on This Week, Sen.-elect Scott Brown (R-MA) disputed the idea that the Tea Party movement had an important role in his victory. "Well, you're making an assumption that the Tea Party movement was influential," he told Barbara Walters, "and I have to respectfully disagree. It was everybody."

Gibbs: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed 'Going To Meet His Maker'
During his appearance on State of the Union, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is "is going to meet justice and he's going to meet his maker." Gibbs was then asked by John King whether this would happen in a federal courtroom or in a military commission. Gibbs simply replied: "He will be brought to justice and he is likely to be executed for the heinous crimes that he committed in killing - in masterminding the killing of 3,000 Americans. That you can be sure of."

Axelrod On Alito: 'We Have Become Accustomed To Unusual Outbursts'
Appearing on Meet The Press, White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod brushed off Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's mouthing of the words "not true" during the State of the Union Address, when President Obama criticized the Citizens United decision. Axelrod said that "in this weird political season, we have become accustomed to unusual outbursts" -- seemingly comparing Alito to Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), and his "You lie!" outburst back in September.

Barbour: Obama Is Often The One Who Says People On The Other Side Are Bad
Appearing on Face The Nation, Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS) shot back at President Obama's remarks on Friday, when he said that the Republican Party was making bipartisanship impossible because of negative rhetoric. "It is often the president who is the person that says the people on the other side are bad, anybody who is not for what I'm for, they've got bad motives, they're representing bad people," said Barbour.

Lamar Alexander: 'Perhaps' Holder Should Resign
Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Senate GOP Conference Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) said that Attorney General Eric Holder should resign: "(Holder's) doing a better job of interrogating CIA employees than he is of interrogating terrorists, and he's not making a distinction between enemy combatants and terrorists flying into Detroit trying to blow up planes and American citizens who are committing a crime. He needs to go to Congress and say I made that decision, and here's why. And based on that perhaps he should step down."