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Vote on those bills the house passed thursday. could this work? >> i mean, i think thats one of the real threats, i think, coming down the pike here, is that not just democrats, but also some moderate republicans, lisa murkowski, susan collins, two women who have banded together in the past to block certain things they didnt think were appropriate and on the presidents agenda. at some point, people are going to start to say my state is feeling pain, im hearing a lot from constituents, this is ge...

Flakes game is here. hes holding up judicial nominations for a bill thats never going to become law and not accomplish what he wants to accomplish. to get a vote on it -- >> you say never become law because the president is not going to sign it. >> hes not going to sign that bill and so this is quick side venture on his part to show hes standing up because he thinks hes running for president in 2020. so what hes doing is really just harming the ability for these judges who deserve to get on the ...

False statement problems come up. they already know those questions. theyre testing the credibility of the people that are coming in, and most of those tests are being failed. >> senator santorum, you heard senator flake saying he wanted a vote to protect the special counsel. do you think it deserves a vote? >> no. its never going to be law. i dont want the game. hes holding up judicial nominations which are important for a bill that is never going to become law. to get a vote on it? >> you say ...

For gina haspel, this is going to be a tough confirmation. there were no war crimes. there was nothing illegal. how do we know that? because if there have been, i guarantee you former attorney general eric holder would have prosecuted her and others. three attorneys general have looked at this. they have not taken any action. the problem is greg, theres no logic or reasoning with people on this issue. the president chose to have to have a fight on this confirmation. he could have gone with someb...

Impeachment is already rife in conservative media whether its the national review or rush limbaugh in the radio. >> or michele bachmann yesterday. >> or fox news, and its the narrative that began from the moment he was elected and from the day he was sworn in, a rejection of les his legitimacy by much of the republican base and everything theyve done since has been consistent with that, blocking nominations, refusing to take votes, refusing to legislate and a sitdown strike against the president...

Over the fast and furious gun running operation, all based on the rambling of one paranoid blogger, congressman dana rohrabacher alleged the government was able to monitor the benghazi attack in realtime based on a made-up hunch from right wing blogger jennifer rubin. so time and time again, we are seeing elected officials peddle rumors and hearsay to further their agenda. theyre blocking nominations. theyre ruining peoples reputations, theyre holding hearings, and they are smearing people any p...

Congressman darrell issa got in the act. he orchestrated an entire circus over the fast and furious gun running operation, all based on the rambling of one paranoid blogger. congressman dana rohrabacher alleged the government was able to monitor the benghazi attack in realtime based on a made-up hunch from right-wing blogger jennifer rubin. so time and time again, we are seeing elected officials peddle rumors and hearsay to further their agenda. theyre blocking nominations. theyre ruining people...