Sen. Charles Grassley was grumping as usual on MSNBC on Monday morning ("the government is a predator, not a competitor'') when journalist Chuck Todd interrupted his rap with a serious question. If the Senate Finance Committee's bipartisan Gang of Six comes up with a compromise that you think is a good deal, Todd asked Grassley, "are you willing to be one of just three or four Republicans'' to support that deal?




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