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Peoples lives the history of social programs in this country shows how hard it is. >> theres also the competence issue, too, which i think democrats also have to in a sense defend. >> but i love the point that you brought back the populism question, woet of you, on the building a broader populist movement because in terms of legislative accomplishments and achievements aca is sort of the most important populist policy effect that we have seen over the course of the past decade. as you point out,...

>> michael, as a conservative im never going to be able to reconcile this with geraldo who i like and respect. hes a real liberal. i cannot reconcile. i believe this is unsustainable. we cannot afford it. it will bankrupt the country. care will be inferior. we will become western europe in a matter of time. >> the question you raised at the beginning of the segment about whether or not we can trust the president anymore, the politics is about perception. regardless of whether or not we believe h...

Whos hurt? the american people. >> michael, as a conservative im never going to be able to reconcile this with geraldo who i like and respect. hes a real liberal. i cannot reconcile. i believe this is unsustainable. we cannot afford it. it will bankrupt the country. care will be inferior. we will become western europe in a matter of time. >> the question you raised at the beginning of the segment about whether or not we can trust the president anymore, the politics is about perception. regardles...

>> michael, as a conservative im never going to be able to reconcile this with geraldo who i like and respect. hes a real liberal. i cannot reconcile. i believe this is unsustainable. we cannot afford it. it will bankrupt the country. care will be inferior. we will become western europe in a matter of time. >> the question you raised at the beginning of the segment about whether or not we can trust the president anymore, the politics is about perception. regardless of whether or not we believe h...

Then tacked far to the right. >> hillary clinton, im not her speechwriter, she will go after the worst in your party. she wont debate the guy running against her, shell debate the worst elements in your party. >> we have gender gap problem. we have an hispanic problem. we have to have somebody that expands the base. >> what would you say the woman not your age, my age, said its about time to have a woman president. how do you fight that argument if shes obviously qualified? >> its a tough one. y...

And end up at the heritage foundation. >> maybe want to be the next santorum, follow to the right but own it. >> what rick santorum did was move to the center and lost and then tacked far to the right. >> hillary clinton, im not her speechwriter, she will go after the worst in your party. she wont debate the guy running against her, shell debate the worst elements in your party. >> we have gender gap problem. we have an hispanic problem. we have to have somebody that expands the base. >> what wo...

I think there is a competence issue. there is also a character issue with n washington what is known as confirmation conversion where confronted with statement after statement he made before, he said i didnt quite appointee it. maybe i misspoke. i would put it a different way. it really was very weak performance. i think it has to be troubling to the administration as they look ahead to the coming vote. >> greta: is there a difference in qualification for the job of secretary of state versus sec...

All this out there when we have a decision. >> we will get it. >> by the time we get to the fall, pivot on other issues not one to get into an argument abo whether obama is able to be a good president, able to get stuff done, knows what hes doing in office, where its a competence issue. and he turns it into that, less an issue about policy. because as we have seen in the op-ed today, a tough time arguing policy. >> all right. were going to talk a little week that was and a look ahead off the bre...