PBS NewsHour

Shields and Brooks on the 'Fiscal Cliff' Precipice

Clip: Season 2012 | 12m 18s

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks talk with Jeffrey Brown about last-minute attempts to wrangle a budget deal, what Republicans really want out of the negotiations and the political calculations for the president. Our political commentators also remember the late Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf.

Aired: 12/28/12

Rating: NR

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