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Thats what the new category of negotiation is all about, and i think its ball game. i think republicans understand that if they control the counting rooms and the counting process, that is the way in which they can systematically undermine democracy in the most profound way. we saw it on display, the threat of it in 2020. i think if any bill that democrats take up in the senate or in the house or in congress over these coming months, if it doesnt address that issue, it misses the point. >> the f...

So its been a good deal of work since this congress started. with all due almost, there is something awfully wrong, ill sure youll add mit this. when they come one 2200 pages on a wednesday night. they nakt house of representatives vote thursday morning. they make the senate vote thursday night. the president signs it into law on friday. no one has a chance to review it thoroughly. they just go ahead and blindly go i know what what the leadership puts forward. theres something very wrong were ...

Hill, the republican leaders, they cant trust necessarily what these white house officials are saying. and then the politics side of this. what was so interesting, you heard the president attack congress as a whole. when president obama did this, the democratic leaders were furious. they said should you attack republicans in congress. that congress as a whole. the reason was to show the contrast between the democratic party and the republican party. trump did not make distinction. the next time ...

Than all the politicians. he was the deal maker. he would force congress to bend to his will. it shows he came in not fully understanding the challenges of legislating. and he made two demands at this event faye are not going to happen. he called for a line item veto. he also called for the reform of the fbi, to change it from 60 votes to a simple majority of just 51. that is something republicans in the senate have ruled out. so the president really showing that he is for a lot of things to hap...

Clearly did not like. the president said he had no choice. >> the president did say towed sign this bill largely because of the military spending that was inside that $1.3 trillion spending bill. the president left the white house moments ago. he had a smile on his face and a bounce in his step. he was noticeably walking alone. he is flying of course to mar-a-lago this weekend. the first lady was not with him and he did not answer the questions that were thrown at him about stormy daniels and ka...

He did it with immigration where we could have had an agreement but the president blew that off. so once again president is showing that he understands where were goingest doesnt want any part of it. and then he blames us for not working together. >> he called on congress. as you just heard. to give happy line item veto on all government spending bills. thats something which i just pointed out. the supreme court ruled as up constitutional in 1998. what is your reaction to the president reviving ...

Piece that unity didnt mean uniting people around shared goals but uniting around me. we are seven months in, were kind of decoding what he means. maybe by getting along with he meant i would win them over. maybe thats the disconnect. >> i mean, in his mind getting along with means 100% personal loyalty. that means voting for everything he wants to see passed and never seeing a stray word against him. and its hard to hold, you know, independent politicians who have their own political brands and...

Should run in 18. tennessee not happy. all this on the heels of attacks yesterday on house and senate leaders paul r and mitch m. ironic when we consider the presidents oft repeated campaign trail promises hed be the best deal maker this country has ever seen. >> i dealt with politicians i know politicians better than anybody and honestly, if you cant deal with a politician theres something wrong with you. the fact is, obama doesnt work hard. he doesnt deal. he doesnt deal. he signs executive or...

>> lets bring in our panel today. joining us the reverend al sharpton, hose of politics nation here on msnbc. and president of the national action network. robert traynham is a former bush/cheney senior adviser and now a political analyst. jeffrey pollack from global strategy group and chief national correspondent mark leibovich and phil rucker still with us. just on this question of trump as someone who can deal with congress because he understands politicians i guess that didnt include the lea...

Video of a suspect they said was seen at two of the fires. theyre not saying yet if thats the same person that is in custody. we will keep you posted as we get more developments into our newsroom. >> all right. president obamas new years resolution for 2012, attack congress as part of his re-election strategy and so-called disengage. will this work? >> governor huckabee is back with us. this is an interesting strategy of the president. obviously, congress approval ratings are at an all time low....