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Effective and more responsive to the american people. >> this gets to the whole va mess there is an argument that liberals make and its a good one, when you use the analogy of the space program, the government will take on tasks that are simply too big or too risky for businesses. they would not entertain. that only the government could have gotten us to the moon. working again with private enterprise. we know that involved quite a few private contractors. but that and the military are proof the...

Tasters there or what? >> well, its a good group of people that are coming to talk about where the country is and where americas going to be throughout this century. people of the country i think deserve to understand how were going to lead the world and hear different viewpoints including some democrats. former governor brian schweitzer, a liberal democrat, is coming to offer his views as well. >> hes among those mentioned as a possible candidate for president himself, regardless of how hillary...

Later in our show and show you the champion horses baby pictures and theres still much more ahead live from washington, including a huge crash on the new jersey turnpike leading to tracy morgan being medevaced to the hospital. plus, congress does its best to clean up the va mess, putting the va on notice. >> to see all of this deception with no accountability and no action, it is more than just a shame. its a nooshl disgrace.

>> well, no. i think we -- i wouldnt release them to begin with. and, yes, if people plot to attack our country, they will be dealt with and they will be dealt with harshly. >> finally, on the va mess, as you know, you have been a critic of the administration, how it handled -- the va administration how it handled the treatment of our veterans. there are many who say its just not up to the job. either privatize it, give the soldiers vouchers to go elsewhere, slowly shut it down. what do you say?...

The president talks about the rule of law. how about american law, the broke the law by not telling congress 30 days prior. he talks about human rights all the time. what about human rights of malala, the girl in pakistan who was shot in the head by the tall began for both to school. all those women and girls in afghanistan and pakistan with acid thrown in their faced from the taliban leaders and their supporters. what about their human rights? >> well good, points all. im curious, you talk a lo...

Not only with the va but also with the rollout of the affordable care act, with the problems at the irs, even with questions of na overreach, is, is government actually working for you, and my question is, does this president even trust government anymore, or does he need to start managing it more effectively, if anybody can actually do that? >> you have a column on cnn.com, alex, as well. you say the president is responsible for this va mess, although some parts of it may not necessarily be his...

Peace process, and in bethlehem, he said he would use his personal clout to restart the peace process. at the dome of the rock, he urged that nobody use gods name in the name of violence. and he asked for peaceful coalition between all religions. he then told the reporters that he is planning a meeting at the v vatican to talk to the sex abuse victims and that is a big deal especially as he plans to make it to the united states in 2015. moving along, it is takeaway time, and we begin with this...

Blown by the white house this weekend. during the presidents surprise visit to afghanistan, the white house released a list of senior officials briefing the president on the situation in afrg. the first list that was sent to nearly 6,000 reporters accidentally included the name of the cia station chief in afghanistan. the white house recognized the mistake and removed the agents name from the list after it had been disseminated. the cia and white house have yet to comment on the matter. nbc news...

Problem. >> not until the last few days has the medias coverage reached white hot intensity with some pundits and politicians calling for veterans secretary eric shinseki to resign. >> the white house knew. now, the "washington times" is reporting that the obama administration was notified about scheduling problems and delayed care at multiple veterans affairs hospitals more than five years ago. >> if these allegations prove to be true, it is dishonorable, it is disgraceful, and i will not toler...

Going to start permitting veterans to go to other hospitals if they are trapped in that backlog. there are a lot of important messages to the military. many people believe the va mess is potentially a bigger problem for this white house than the arguments over benghazi. >> interestingly, we thank you for this. you may have heard the congressman, he thinks this va hospital situation will take up to 40 years to repair in the long term. lets hope that is not so but its a big issue to say the at lea...