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Chris christie to do what he did. his approval ratings are in the 70s. but if im a house republican, im going to go, you know, come on, buddy. lets talk about this behind closed doors. im just saying, i can understand why charles krauthammer said what he said. there are ways to do it. and chris has sharp elbows just like hagel had sharp elbows. that said, i agree with krauthammer. he needs to be at c-pac. >> and i think krauthammer is referring to a broader thing, which is not just the issue on ...

Most conservative records in recent history out of an organization thats supposed to attract conservatives. those people -- al, by the way, i think als statement there is legitimate. if you dont want him there for that reason, thats fine because there are a lot of house republicans that believe that he sideswiped them when they needed his support. thats fine. if peter king would have done the same thing, i would have done the same thing as anybodys homes were ravaged by hurricanes in the distric...

Of many people, democrat and republican. and it is you tie income inequality, which is stretched out over the last 15 to 20 years to tax reform and talk about that rather than these crazy, off-the-charts stuff that they get into. >> you talk about getting people back to work, margaret carlson, at the end of the day -- and i say it all the time -- there was a shopkeepers daughter in england that figured out how to turn the british economy around and connect the dots between conservatism to the ne...

Candidate since george h.w. bush ran the first time in 1988. they are shunning him because some people are upset what he said about house republicans who, if you look, this is feelings towards the republican party. actually, the house republican numbers are even more upside down than that. >> so the answer is you actually snub what was institutionally unviable to do. hes giving you the road map of what to do. and i think this week is the perfect example with this whole c-pac thing. oh, you have ...

Jersey, and i thought it was so funny, somebody last night said chris christie doesnt have a future in the republican party. and i started laughing. no, this republican party, this part of the republican party thats lost five out of six presidential elections, this part of the republican party doesnt have a future in the republican party. chris christies future, pretty damn bright. >> when this story broke and we heard that he wasnt invited to c-pac, we joked that it might have been about the hu...

Overwhelming popularity in new jersey. is this really just because he appeared with the president of the united states after a major tragedy that occurred in his state? >> oh, no. >> was that the crime? was that the sin? >> im sure that had nothing to do with it, martin. i think there was probably just -- let me just tell you in washington speak, we would say there was a scheduling conflict. so im sure it was something of that nature. no, look, i think greta pointed this out last night rightfull...

Hagels opposition, whether its to the iraq war or to the other challenges hes issued throughout his career, theyre merited. elected officials are just that, theyre elected to ensure that we make wise decisions about engaging in war, about engaging in whats best for us politically and economically. i think were seeing just the opposite of that right now even with sequestration. you know, today senator reid mentioned that its been 12 days and what have the republicans gained from this kind of prot...

Pointed out. chris christie is kind of forging his own path. he is doing what -- i actually think what he believes is right for the people of his state, but here is the challenge and weve seen it time and time again. i mean, i would remind ari that the argument against mitt romney and john mccain when it comes to the cpac crowd is they were not true conservatives, and this is the real fundamental struggle within the republican party, right? some are saying weve got to move farther to the right a...

They didnt like john mccain, they didnt like mitt romney. cpac doesnt even pick the gop nominee. as the whole party does move to a right, and it is a real problem, chris christie having cpac against him as a republican potential presidential aspirant is a good thing. the other thing chris christie did on policy and i will be the first to praise him not on appearing with obama but on working with some of obamas policies is he, according to sources in new jersey, is going to come out in his big st...

If you dont fit in this box, they want nothing to do with you. the exact reason is that he befriended the president two weeks before the election. that just shows how small minded this group is. in fact, i would take it as a compliment if i was christie. >> they actually said this while you were in the room? >> no, i talked to people in the room. the reason they made this decision was because of the fact that you stated before. simply because he befriended the president. he snubbed romney during...