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congress on a bit there. it was a subtle way to sort of distance himself from congress without actually taking them to task while he's standing right in front of them tonight, wolf. >> dana bash inside the chamber as we see the president getting ready to leave. >> that's right. he's doing some gripping and grinning before he heads out. i just want to say this morning that john boehner told a few of us that he and most republicans and the president and most democrats are from different planets, and you definitely saw that tonight, just even in the dynamics of this room, the house chamber, the president making clear that his solution, for the most part, is to invest public money. every time he said that, you saw republicans basically sitting on their hands, stone cold, no applause at all. one thing i definitely want to point out, though, there was a very interesting dynamic when you're talking about bipartisanship, and that has to do with gabby giffords. she was sitting next to jeff lake, a republican congressm
congress on a bit there. it was a subtle way to sort of distance himself from congress without actually taking them to task while he's standing right in front of them tonight, wolf. >> dana bash inside the chamber as we see the president getting ready to leave. >> that's right. he's doing some gripping and grinning before he heads out. i just want to say this morning that john boehner told a few of us that he and most republicans and the president and most democrats are from...
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but she came into congress in a into congress in 897 cover her net worth is around $3 million. and a 20 year she served in congress after that come her network has gone up 876%, which means if you do on a compounded basis can you average about 24% return on investment every year. i think george soros or warren buffet or certainly me would kill for that kind of return on investment. so a dramatic increase in wealth. i will argue part of that, a large part of that is due to her political position. what about a republican? the speaker of the house immediately before her was dennis hastert. when he became speaker in the late 1990s, had a net worth around $300,000. when he left as speaker less than a decade later, it was in the millions. it could potentially have been $11 million. you can inherit money, win the lotto. it's a function of them leveraging its position in order to enrich himself. there's multiple others in the book. this information comes from public financial disclosures and comparing their duties with what they were gone in terms of legislation, what access they might
but she came into congress in a into congress in 897 cover her net worth is around $3 million. and a 20 year she served in congress after that come her network has gone up 876%, which means if you do on a compounded basis can you average about 24% return on investment every year. i think george soros or warren buffet or certainly me would kill for that kind of return on investment. so a dramatic increase in wealth. i will argue part of that, a large part of that is due to her political...
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let's make sure that people that bundle campaign contributions for congress can't lobby congress and vice versa. an idea that has bipartisan support, at least outside of washington. some of what is broken is the way congress does business these days. a simple majority is no longer enough to get anything, even routine business passed through the senate neither party has been blameless in these tactics. now, both parties should put an end to it. [ applause ] for starters, i ask them to pass a simple rule, that all judicial and public service nominations receive a simple up or down vote within 90 days. [ applause ] >> the executive branch also needs to change. too often it's inefficient, outdated and remote. [ applause ] >> that is why i asked the congress to granted me the authority to consolidate the federal bureaucracy so it's more responsive to the needs of the american people. [ applause ] >> finally none of this can happen unless we also lower the temperature in this town. we need to end the notion that the two parties must be locked in a perpetual campaign of mutual destruction,
let's make sure that people that bundle campaign contributions for congress can't lobby congress and vice versa. an idea that has bipartisan support, at least outside of washington. some of what is broken is the way congress does business these days. a simple majority is no longer enough to get anything, even routine business passed through the senate neither party has been blameless in these tactics. now, both parties should put an end to it. [ applause ] for starters, i ask them to pass a...
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let's make sure people who bundle campaign contributions for congress can't lobby congress and vice versa. an idea that has bipartisan support, at least outside of washington. some of what's broken has to do with the way congress does its business these days. a simple majority is no longer enough to get anything, even routine business, passed through the senate. neither party has been blameless in these tactics. now both parties should put an end to it. for starters, i asked the senate to pass a simple rule, that all judicial and public servants nominations receive a simple up or down vote within 90 days. [ applause ] >> the executive branch also needs to change. too often it's inefficient, outdated, and remote. that's why i've asked this congress to grant me the authority to consolidate the federal bureaucracy, so that our government is leaner, quicker, and more responsive to the needs of the american people. [ applause ] >> finally, none of this can happen unless we also lower the temperature in this town. we need end to the notion that the two parties must be locked in a perpetual camp
let's make sure people who bundle campaign contributions for congress can't lobby congress and vice versa. an idea that has bipartisan support, at least outside of washington. some of what's broken has to do with the way congress does its business these days. a simple majority is no longer enough to get anything, even routine business, passed through the senate. neither party has been blameless in these tactics. now both parties should put an end to it. for starters, i asked the senate to pass...
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and this congress does nothing. when they do it's about stopping initiatives for clean air, clean water, food safety, public safety, public health, public education, medicare, medicaid, social security, now know it, you name it they're against it. because if there's any government role they're against it. so i'm perfectly happy for the good of the american people that the president is running against a do-nothing congress. >> and what's the sense in your caucus? you know from time to time, sometimes it's overstated but there is grumbling sometimes that the democrat at the other end of pennsylvania avenue is most worried about himself, maybe not so worried about you and your members. >> we feel very comfortable with the president and very proud of him, and look forward to his re-election and helping us to winter house. >> the last time i came up to see you you said that you had reasonable confidence that at the end of this election the democrats would win and you might get the speaker's gavel back. speaker boehner sa
and this congress does nothing. when they do it's about stopping initiatives for clean air, clean water, food safety, public safety, public health, public education, medicare, medicaid, social security, now know it, you name it they're against it. because if there's any government role they're against it. so i'm perfectly happy for the good of the american people that the president is running against a do-nothing congress. >> and what's the sense in your caucus? you know from time to...
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or is congress filled with them? >> filled with them. >> frank: congress has a 9% job approval rating. muammar al-qaddafi had a 50% approval rating and that's among people who killed him. what's wrong with congress? >> you want new people in. we discussed how we needed to cleanse and think get new people in there. but we try to do that with the tea party and john boehner in charge. but it seems no matter who comes in, at this point, no one's getting the job done because everybody's pandering to their base. >> frank: what's wrong with congress? >> it's all about me. that's what the congressmen are into. they are not look out for us. >> we have had a problem since 2000 to 2002 and the economy's going downhill. but now it's a massive grab in congress. everybody's now deciding to split and grab what they can before they are thrown out or the next election. >> frank: i have a theory eye am going to go to you next. i have a theory that the republicans are in trouble, that the anti-incumbept move will impact them and even t
or is congress filled with them? >> filled with them. >> frank: congress has a 9% job approval rating. muammar al-qaddafi had a 50% approval rating and that's among people who killed him. what's wrong with congress? >> you want new people in. we discussed how we needed to cleanse and think get new people in there. but we try to do that with the tea party and john boehner in charge. but it seems no matter who comes in, at this point, no one's getting the job done because...
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. >> and white house aides say congress -- the president will call on congress to take action. republicans are already on the attack. from capitol hill, where lawmakers say the speech is all about politics -- >> the goal is not to caulker deep nation's problems. it is to call for republicans. -- is not to conquer the nation's problems. it is to conquer republicans. >> this agenda made these troubled times last lager. he and his allies made it harder for the economy to recover. >> to guess where obama would go -- the gap between where obama would go and where we would go is as wide as the pacific ocean. >> there's not much the president can get done with a divided congress. but this year is about getting reelected. >> this check -- this is his chance to frame the re-election. he sometimes gives absolutely wonderful speeches. sometimes he does not. tonight is a big night. >> the president is also expected to talk about the raid to take out osama bin laden. the admiral who planned the raid will be sitting in the first lady's box. >> our news coverage continues with debra winger, w
. >> and white house aides say congress -- the president will call on congress to take action. republicans are already on the attack. from capitol hill, where lawmakers say the speech is all about politics -- >> the goal is not to caulker deep nation's problems. it is to call for republicans. -- is not to conquer the nation's problems. it is to conquer republicans. >> this agenda made these troubled times last lager. he and his allies made it harder for the economy to recover....
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congress had two years to have a say on this. >> and he had a democratic congress. >> over two years ago. >> before we go to a different topic, i want to remind you that recess appointments are not without precedent. presidents have done them. >> thank you. >> the difference the senate is not in recess, they are meeting regularly. >> that's a legalistic little fraud. >> legalistic fraud. they're session-- >> they're actually having session. the fact congress isn't doing anything, they are convening than's a session and they're in the in recess, and it's know the that obama made the recess appointments, that's bad enough, but he did them when the senate was not in recess, that's where i think he's in trouble. >> governor, quickly. >> and the reason, for politics. >> mike: let's go to another one, the unemployment rate falls to 8 1/2%, has obama triggered the start of an economic recovery? let's grade the president, this time start on this end of the table with the more county and right-leaning voice, andrea tantaros. >> could you tell, was it that noticeable? this i've got to give him
congress had two years to have a say on this. >> and he had a democratic congress. >> over two years ago. >> before we go to a different topic, i want to remind you that recess appointments are not without precedent. presidents have done them. >> thank you. >> the difference the senate is not in recess, they are meeting regularly. >> that's a legalistic little fraud. >> legalistic fraud. they're session-- >> they're actually having session. the...
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change in members of congress. if you're a senior citizen this takeover is a disaster for you and the american people know that truth is on our side. well congress eventually passed a very much klyn promised health care bill by then opponents that helped make it so unpopular that health care became a major factor in the democrats the feat in two thousand and ten older voters in the last midterm split evenly this time they were overwhelmingly voting republican and why did they vote six out of ten said that they wanted to repeal health care. but to properly understand the koch's influence on the rising movement there's a much bigger picture to be saying the koch's exert influence in a number of ways which we know that they fund front groups like americans for prosperity this are astroturf effort they also throw money straight into the political machine so they funded millions of dollars towards political candidates specific candidates they also of course have lobbying money coming into washington so they're sending l
change in members of congress. if you're a senior citizen this takeover is a disaster for you and the american people know that truth is on our side. well congress eventually passed a very much klyn promised health care bill by then opponents that helped make it so unpopular that health care became a major factor in the democrats the feat in two thousand and ten older voters in the last midterm split evenly this time they were overwhelmingly voting republican and why did they vote six out of...
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while the congress has hit a new low. the latest polling from the right wing firm rasmussen shows only 5% of likely voters approve of the job congress is doing. "the times" reports the president will spend less time fighting congressional republicans and focus on economic justice for ordinary americans instead. white house deputy press secretary josh earnest confirms, "in terms of the president's relationship with quocongress i 2012, the president is no longer tied to washington, d.c." what does that mean? the only legislation on the white house's must-do list is a full-year extension of the payroll tax cut. according to "the times" the president will showcase measures he is taking on his own to revive the economy. "associated press" reports he will unveil at least two or three directives per week. the president will continue to take the populist tone he adopted late last year. gosh, that was just a few days ago. in his weekly address, president obama tapped into middle class frustrations over the payroll tax fight and in
while the congress has hit a new low. the latest polling from the right wing firm rasmussen shows only 5% of likely voters approve of the job congress is doing. "the times" reports the president will spend less time fighting congressional republicans and focus on economic justice for ordinary americans instead. white house deputy press secretary josh earnest confirms, "in terms of the president's relationship with quocongress i 2012, the president is no longer tied to washington,...
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it also wasn't delivered before joint session of congress. more now on the interesting history. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. with it rhetorical flourishes, the state of the union is a uniquely american tradition having been delivered either in person or in writing 220 times in our nation's history. it's more than another speech. it's a constitutional requirement. article 2 section 3 states the president from time to time give the congress information on the state of the union and recommend to their consideration such measures as she shoultd judge necessary and expedient. the first one by george washington in 1790 on the contained 1,000 words. thomas jefferson abandoned the speech, submitting his in writing. a practice that was followed for more than a hundred years until 1913 when woodrow wilson spoke before congress. calvin coolidge was the first to have his over radio. harry truman was the first to have his delivered on television. ronald reagan invited special guests to join the first lady in the gallery. in recent t
it also wasn't delivered before joint session of congress. more now on the interesting history. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. with it rhetorical flourishes, the state of the union is a uniquely american tradition having been delivered either in person or in writing 220 times in our nation's history. it's more than another speech. it's a constitutional requirement. article 2 section 3 states the president from time to time give the congress information on the state of...
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congress. today i want to announce some additional steps that we are taking. first, i've directed the establishment of a dod sexual assault advocate certification program. it will require our sexual assault response coordinators and victim advocates to obtain a credential aligned with national standards. this will help insure that the victims of sexual assault receive the best care from properly trained and credentialed professionals who can provide crucial assistance from the moment an assault is committed. second, i've directed the department to expand our support to asalt -- assault victims to include military spouses and adult military dependents who will now be able, this was not the case before, they will now be able to file confidential reports and receive the services of around victim advocate and a sexual assault response coordinator. in addition, we're going to insure that dod civilians stationed abroad and dod u.s. citizen contractors in combat areas receive emergency care and the he
congress. today i want to announce some additional steps that we are taking. first, i've directed the establishment of a dod sexual assault advocate certification program. it will require our sexual assault response coordinators and victim advocates to obtain a credential aligned with national standards. this will help insure that the victims of sexual assault receive the best care from properly trained and credentialed professionals who can provide crucial assistance from the moment an assault...
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don't underscore the importance of congress. i feel i have a very important role to play in congress. congress is going to have a huge say so p in the next few years. we really only have a small window of opportunity to save this country from a debt crisis. i'm in the middle of that and i feel like i have great chance to play a big role in that in i congress. so i don't have those kinds of regrets. i don't think like that. >> chris: do you think anybody new could get into this race? >> i'm not one of these punditsa i doubt it. t i think deadlines are passed. i think there are very few states you could even get in. so i think the field is set. it's going to work itself out. yeah, it's the heat of battle and they're saying things theyf probably shouldn't be saying.g but what matters at the end of the day here is we're running against barak obama. not against each other. we're not running necessarily against somebody. we're running for reclaiming the american idea atng a time when it's threatened more than it ever has before.a >> c
don't underscore the importance of congress. i feel i have a very important role to play in congress. congress is going to have a huge say so p in the next few years. we really only have a small window of opportunity to save this country from a debt crisis. i'm in the middle of that and i feel like i have great chance to play a big role in that in i congress. so i don't have those kinds of regrets. i don't think like that. >> chris: do you think anybody new could get into this race?...
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in fact, in 2010 he was getting people to vote against congress, not against republicans in congress, so the democrats lost the congress badly, but that was partly his fault and that he did not really -- was not explicit. one of the important things of being aggressive is to have it pointed and name what you're angry at and talk about it as opposed to the do-nothing congress. now, his complaints about the congress are very similar to what the left has complained about. it is interesting to think about it that way also. the do-nothing president who says one thing and does not get it done. i was really -- first of all, psychoanalysis is only one tool to understanding and expand our thinking about a person. it's not really going to take into account all of the economic factors, and he is a smart strategist and people have always talked about how he plays chess when everyone else plays checkers. i think that is probably true. it is a daunting experience to be working with someone who is that smart and thinking about him in this way, so i appreciate the comment. we will have to wait and se
in fact, in 2010 he was getting people to vote against congress, not against republicans in congress, so the democrats lost the congress badly, but that was partly his fault and that he did not really -- was not explicit. one of the important things of being aggressive is to have it pointed and name what you're angry at and talk about it as opposed to the do-nothing congress. now, his complaints about the congress are very similar to what the left has complained about. it is interesting to...
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and today he asked congress to let him do it. he says it will save $3 billion. but those savings would come by eliminating 2,000 federal jobs. sandra endo breaks down the proposed changes. >> president obama points to a tangled messy flowchart friday to illustrate the maze of federal agencies. >> the government we have is not the government that we need. >> calling on congress to give him the power to streamline the bureaucracy. he is proposing to make government leaner by consolidating multiple federal agencies. >> let me be clear. i will only use this authority for reforms that result in more efficiency, better service, and a leaner government. >> for example, the president says he would combine the six departments and agencies focused on business and trade into one. with one website and one phone number. >> with this authority, we could help businesses grow, save businesses time, save taxpayer dollars. >> emphasizing his commitment to the economy, the president announced he is elevating the small business administration to a cabinet level agency. lawmakers sa
and today he asked congress to let him do it. he says it will save $3 billion. but those savings would come by eliminating 2,000 federal jobs. sandra endo breaks down the proposed changes. >> president obama points to a tangled messy flowchart friday to illustrate the maze of federal agencies. >> the government we have is not the government that we need. >> calling on congress to give him the power to streamline the bureaucracy. he is proposing to make government leaner by...
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let's make sure that people that bundle campaign contributions for congress can't lobby congress and vice versa. an idea that has bipartisan support, at least outside of washington. some of what is broken is the way congress does business these days. a simple majority is no longer enough to get anything, even routine business passed through the senate neither party has been blameless in these tactics. now, both parties should put an end to it. [ applause ] for starters, i ask them to pass a simple rule, that all judicial and public service nominations receive a simple up or down vote within 90 days. [ applause ] >> the executive branch also needs to change. too often it's inefficient, outdated and remote. [ applause ] >> that is why i asked the congress to granted me the authority to consolidate the federal bureaucracy so it's more responsive to the needs of the american people. [ applause ] >> finally none of this can happen unless we also lower the temperature in this town. we need to end the notion that the two parties must be locked in a perpetual campaign of mutual destruction,
let's make sure that people that bundle campaign contributions for congress can't lobby congress and vice versa. an idea that has bipartisan support, at least outside of washington. some of what is broken is the way congress does business these days. a simple majority is no longer enough to get anything, even routine business passed through the senate neither party has been blameless in these tactics. now, both parties should put an end to it. [ applause ] for starters, i ask them to pass a...
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one of those is a part-me congress to tell those membe of congress, we're going to cut your pay, 're going to cut the amount of time that you spend in washington, d.c., send you b to your district so you can have a job like everybodyelse in your district has, and live under the laws of which you pass, and then a balanced-budget amendment to the united states constitution. you do those two things -- >> but my question -- >> and that will make them uncomfortable. >> wfr been telling conservatives a balanced-budget amendment is somemeing i'm going to d and i'm going to cut spending. that's ing to make them uncomfortable? >> you're darn right. bus there's a bunch of people standing up here who say they're conservatives but their records don't follow up on that. >> i've got to take another break here. 'll come back on thispoint. we'll retur with much more, a of course please share your thoughts with us online via of course please share your thoughts with us online via mane at mtp.msnbc.com. an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement, available only with liberty
one of those is a part-me congress to tell those membe of congress, we're going to cut your pay, 're going to cut the amount of time that you spend in washington, d.c., send you b to your district so you can have a job like everybodyelse in your district has, and live under the laws of which you pass, and then a balanced-budget amendment to the united states constitution. you do those two things -- >> but my question -- >> and that will make them uncomfortable. >> wfr been...
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if you managed to stay in the majority for just two congresses. can you talk about why you think you were only able to stay in for 4 years. was this bad policy, bad politics, or bad luck? >> i do not think any of our policies were bad. i think our policies were as good as the environment within which you laid them out. they are also as good as the message that you lay out to further those policies. i believe that we, in 2010, failed the message and effectively. in 2010, our biggest and tight- of vote came from seniors. -- anti-vote came from seniors. they thought we did something we did not do. the difference in our winning and losing was the senior vote in those instances. the reason we lost it was because we failed to explain to seniors what we had done to medicare when we put the affordable care act in place. again, the affordable care act, to me, is something that most americans think should be done. you have all these other guys rallying against the program say they will repeal it. they want to go back to insurance companies telling you to ch
if you managed to stay in the majority for just two congresses. can you talk about why you think you were only able to stay in for 4 years. was this bad policy, bad politics, or bad luck? >> i do not think any of our policies were bad. i think our policies were as good as the environment within which you laid them out. they are also as good as the message that you lay out to further those policies. i believe that we, in 2010, failed the message and effectively. in 2010, our biggest and...
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now it is occupy congress. at least 30 activist groups and at least 10,000 protestors on facebook say there will be here later this morning to greek legislators as they go back to work for. they want to make sure -- to greet legislators as they go back to work. as lawmakers head back to capitol hill for the start of a new session, protesters from around the country will gather for what they are hoping will be the largest occupy demonstration yet. today's rally comes at a time when the approval rating for legislators is extremely low. according to a "the washington post"-abc news poll, 84% of americans disapprove of the job congress is doing, with almost 2/3 saying they strongly disapprove, numbers that cannot sit well with politicians. it starts with a five trillion dollar deficit reduction. a late february deadline on the payroll tax holiday is still looming. 30 activist groups are paying close attention. the day will include a rally and the general assembly. at some point, they would like to go inside and hav
now it is occupy congress. at least 30 activist groups and at least 10,000 protestors on facebook say there will be here later this morning to greek legislators as they go back to work for. they want to make sure -- to greet legislators as they go back to work. as lawmakers head back to capitol hill for the start of a new session, protesters from around the country will gather for what they are hoping will be the largest occupy demonstration yet. today's rally comes at a time when the approval...
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congress. whatever the issue, unless we can find a way to work together and make progress, we're not going to. second, the middle class is under assault. we have to revive an economic policy that's about revitalizing the middle class. that's a lot of things. that's tax reform in the code that treats middle class people right. it's about promoting manufacturing and bringing money onshore. it's about having confidence as a nation to invest in research and development and in our infrastructure. so those are the areas. the middle class revival and institutional reform. those are the two things that america needs. >> yet it's absolutely incredible, sir, but less than 45 minutes ago i was speaking to a fellow congressman of yours, joe walsh, who suggested that he supports newt gingrich's idea of a zero level of taxation on capital gains, which would mean that mitt romney, who banked $42 million over the last two years, wouldn't have paid a single cent in tax. you talk about the president wanting to r
congress. whatever the issue, unless we can find a way to work together and make progress, we're not going to. second, the middle class is under assault. we have to revive an economic policy that's about revitalizing the middle class. that's a lot of things. that's tax reform in the code that treats middle class people right. it's about promoting manufacturing and bringing money onshore. it's about having confidence as a nation to invest in research and development and in our infrastructure. so...
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is says if you are a member of congress and the executive position is creed of your in congress or the salary is increase in you cannot take the position.pp and ordered to stop a member if you would be appointed so you vote to raise his salary by $100,000 if the that was a bad idea so they put the ineligibility cause but now it has come up several times over history and there is a move the government had used to get around this and the idea is if the person who is a congress takes a the executive office that congress passes a billab reducing the salary by thei original amount then there is no violation.vi they actually did not get anan increase so there's a problem. 1987. lewis powell retires from the supreme court and the question ronald reagan had to face who'd asea point*? orrin hatch is in the senate. the supreme court salary went up. that was a violation of the eligibility clause. other people discover this could be used the saxby 62 put him in any way? they ask the office of legal counsel and they said no. this clause means any time the salary is wait -- raise to cannot be put in
is says if you are a member of congress and the executive position is creed of your in congress or the salary is increase in you cannot take the position.pp and ordered to stop a member if you would be appointed so you vote to raise his salary by $100,000 if the that was a bad idea so they put the ineligibility cause but now it has come up several times over history and there is a move the government had used to get around this and the idea is if the person who is a congress takes a the...
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>> first of all, those of us who are journalists can be grateful to congress because somebody can poll lower than we do. i mean, my sense is that the only way you really could see some systematic breaking down of the gridlock is if it looks like president obama is going to win the election, in other words, if by the middle of the year, he got what looked like a reasonably big lead a lot of the republicans in congress who have wanted to block his programs say wait a minute. he's going to win. we've got to get reelected. we've got to start working with him. that happened with bill clinton in 1996 where the gridlock broke up. if, on the other hand, the election continues to look competitive in the middle of the year, as if you were to place a bet, that's probably where you would place it, then i'm not sure there's a lot of political interest on either side in sort of making concessions. i think they will fight it through to the end and then see what happens. >> what do you imagine the future to be for the occupy movement? >> well it will be interesting a, whether they can make it through
>> first of all, those of us who are journalists can be grateful to congress because somebody can poll lower than we do. i mean, my sense is that the only way you really could see some systematic breaking down of the gridlock is if it looks like president obama is going to win the election, in other words, if by the middle of the year, he got what looked like a reasonably big lead a lot of the republicans in congress who have wanted to block his programs say wait a minute. he's going to...
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>> reverend, i am convinced that republicans in this congress, tea party leaders in this congress have been exposed. if you look still data, it's abundantly clear places in the country where the tea party brand is at the absolute lowest is where tea party members were elected. 2010 was a tough year, and of course the economy was the number one issue facing all americans. during that election, republicans ran with the promise they would create jobs. from the moment that they stepped into congress and mitch mcconnell said his number one imperative to was to make sure that -- and every sing the republicans from boehner, kantor, to folks like romney and santorum all followed suit. i'm conferred when the contrast is made, americans will make the sat right chose, and they'll said him back to the white house with democratic majorities in the house and senate. >> thank you both for joining us tonight. >>> the recall drive is hotter than ever. smart move, scott. >>> and a late holiday present for the late-night comediennes. the cain train is getting ready to take off again. [ male announcer ] t
>> reverend, i am convinced that republicans in this congress, tea party leaders in this congress have been exposed. if you look still data, it's abundantly clear places in the country where the tea party brand is at the absolute lowest is where tea party members were elected. 2010 was a tough year, and of course the economy was the number one issue facing all americans. during that election, republicans ran with the promise they would create jobs. from the moment that they stepped into...
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we used to say you could rent a member of congress but now you can buy them. i think the president and mitt romney too, regardless of supersupe superpacs will have enough money to run the campaign. we may not see super pac money have a huge impact but throughout the political system it will put a big thumb on the scale. that's going to be if the favor of republicans. pro-business republicans don't like regulations, don't do anything on climate change or blu pollution. >> goldie, when it comes to catch, the president is match for any of these candidates and wasn't it a bit disingenuous of joe biden top say the president isç not going to use cash from his own super pac. >> i don't know if that's true or not true, but i know this president will have the cash and the organization it takes to run a highly competitive race come this november. i think it's also not just what you can buy. it's what you can inspire. there's none of that coming from this current gop feel and president obama has that coming and going. i think that's going to make a real difference when
we used to say you could rent a member of congress but now you can buy them. i think the president and mitt romney too, regardless of supersupe superpacs will have enough money to run the campaign. we may not see super pac money have a huge impact but throughout the political system it will put a big thumb on the scale. that's going to be if the favor of republicans. pro-business republicans don't like regulations, don't do anything on climate change or blu pollution. >> goldie, when it...
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congress had two years to have a say on this. >> and he had a democratic congress. >> over two years ago. >> before we go to a different topic, i want to remind you that recess appointments are not without precedent. presidents have done them. >> thank you. >> the difference the senate is not in recess, they are meeting regularly. >> that's a legalistic little fraud. >> legalistic fraud. they're session-- >> they're actually having session. the fact congress isn't doing anything, they are convening than's a session and they're in the in recess, and it's know the that obama made the recess appointments, that's bad enough, but he did them when the senate was not in recess, that's where i think he's in trouble. >> governor, quickly. >> and the reason, for politics. >> mike: let's go to another one, the unemployment rate falls to 8 1/2%, has obama triggered the start of an economic recovery? let's grade the president, this time start on this end of the table with the more county and right-leaning voice, andrea tantaros. >> could you tell, was it that noticeable? this i've got to give him
congress had two years to have a say on this. >> and he had a democratic congress. >> over two years ago. >> before we go to a different topic, i want to remind you that recess appointments are not without precedent. presidents have done them. >> thank you. >> the difference the senate is not in recess, they are meeting regularly. >> that's a legalistic little fraud. >> legalistic fraud. they're session-- >> they're actually having session. the...
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winners and losers and that always happens when you get in congress. it has been in the public is because and republicans in 1920s and democrats in the 1930s. we can see this, for example, in arizona. senate bill 1070, racial profiling bill absolutely drove latinas that it jamborees governing coalition. she did not do well as john mccain had done. the flip side of the reason she ran a hundred john mccain is that it drove moderate white voters swung towards republicans that year. that is a potential problem for anyone to put together a coalition of everyone is that certain latino interests will line up with the way working-class interest in you go to keep posting your coalitions. we see this within the democratic party in inner cities or places like los angeles and denver was the multiracial coalitions, pirate because the tensions between groups within the democratic party in the states. so in short, as we move towards 2012, and don't believe the hype about where democratic -- demographic trends are sending us. i would not be surprised to see latino tur
winners and losers and that always happens when you get in congress. it has been in the public is because and republicans in 1920s and democrats in the 1930s. we can see this, for example, in arizona. senate bill 1070, racial profiling bill absolutely drove latinas that it jamborees governing coalition. she did not do well as john mccain had done. the flip side of the reason she ran a hundred john mccain is that it drove moderate white voters swung towards republicans that year. that is a...
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pedia are blacking out their web pages for the entire day they're protesting an anti-piracy billing congress a defiant protest today several web sites including wicked pedia literally shutting down their sites they have gone dark today as a protest of a new bill that many critics say could lead to censorship that's just the latest in a widening base of high profile sites protesting a pair a pair of them of anti-piracy bills making their way through congress the bills would force us internet providers like comcast or eighteen t to block communications to offshore sites that steal content and this is really the unprecedented step for internet companies in the united states to use their home page to protest a very bad very bad public policy. although i have to say about this is welcome mainstream media welcome to the world that you've been ignoring for so long where opposition to these two anti-piracy laws has been growing for months welcome to the world where the biggest tech companies were online communities like reddit where blogs and think tanks the legal scholars far and wide have all been
pedia are blacking out their web pages for the entire day they're protesting an anti-piracy billing congress a defiant protest today several web sites including wicked pedia literally shutting down their sites they have gone dark today as a protest of a new bill that many critics say could lead to censorship that's just the latest in a widening base of high profile sites protesting a pair a pair of them of anti-piracy bills making their way through congress the bills would force us internet...
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i believe that by god i mean here is a man who had been a con independent living in congress i was in my personal political career now he took a whopping forty seven percent of the youth vote in new hampshire forty eight percent in iowa i mean that is ron paul in two thousand and twelve what obama was to the youth vote back in zero eight not quite but there's definitely some commonality there and i was talking on and all this question today with some of these younger than i am and people and. you know or people who in their twenty's they have not been adults at a time and work towards you know eleven years now and plus after nine eleven people are really sick of that and there's something to be said about a god who is completely on barn there is not an old kid or consultant driven about the ron paul campaign it's anyone who watches speech last night and that's attractive to young people they look at often this is the regardless of whether you agree with everything in that model to get anyone really agrees with every or you think the whole the but on the i'm on the on the water issue i
i believe that by god i mean here is a man who had been a con independent living in congress i was in my personal political career now he took a whopping forty seven percent of the youth vote in new hampshire forty eight percent in iowa i mean that is ron paul in two thousand and twelve what obama was to the youth vote back in zero eight not quite but there's definitely some commonality there and i was talking on and all this question today with some of these younger than i am and people and....
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of congress. all isk is for the republicans to understand what legislation is allabout. it's the compromise a building of consensus >> the way washington works is what pple are focused on and even the recessed appointment to hea the consumer protection bureau, this hasbe a big issue on the camaign trail because your inaproforma session, and not a real session, and this is what governor rney is saying last night. >> he is taking his friends and putting them in positions of power. he doesn't want t work with both parties. he wants to jam through whatever he wants do. >> this is washington at work as far as the republicans are concerned. >> one othe things the president has donehat has been so popular is appointing a man, not a single republican has called for his qulifications. we did what a lot of presidents have done in the ast, and when i say we i mean the white house, what he is doing is criticizing teddy roosevelt that recessed peopl and ronald reagan recessed to appoint people. listen, the poi
of congress. all isk is for the republicans to understand what legislation is allabout. it's the compromise a building of consensus >> the way washington works is what pple are focused on and even the recessed appointment to hea the consumer protection bureau, this hasbe a big issue on the camaign trail because your inaproforma session, and not a real session, and this is what governor rney is saying last night. >> he is taking his friends and putting them in positions of power. he...
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in 2008, you saw the time of real rethinking, and then sort of defensive work in congress. in a lot of ways, the great success of the 2008 congressional year was that no major bad immigration legislation passed. there was so much potential to do a lot of damage. that was sort of paving the way to turn the page. with the election of president obama in 2008, one of the things that we saw was a clear impact of immigrants in many key swing states. it was important to acknowledge and to lift up this idea that immigration, although for immigrants, it will not always be the top issue. economy, health care -- the same things that mattered to native- born people are the same things that matter to immigrants. it really became clear that this was an issue that was going to matter. the white house has been very consistent about saying that this is an issue that they have prioritized. although many of us are frustrated that it has not moved as quickly as we would like, at the same time, it really is on their agenda. it's difficult to stress how important that it is. it's difficult to st
in 2008, you saw the time of real rethinking, and then sort of defensive work in congress. in a lot of ways, the great success of the 2008 congressional year was that no major bad immigration legislation passed. there was so much potential to do a lot of damage. that was sort of paving the way to turn the page. with the election of president obama in 2008, one of the things that we saw was a clear impact of immigrants in many key swing states. it was important to acknowledge and to lift up this...