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Are not all working together, that people are kind of retreating to their corners and that, that sense of active consensus building has been lost. >> why is that dangerous? >> well because it means that we are stuck as a country and we see it in the congress where we really cant take on the major issues of the day, indeed we cant even get a budget through. and so the government is perpetually on the brink of a shutdown. and if you cant get a budget through, think about, well how do we deal with ...

And citigroup, known as the warren buffett of the saudis. it could not get more complicated. plus the prime minister of lebanon resigned on saudi soil. is he a prisoner of the saudis? this is all against iran, correct? >> right, its all about iran. every piece of it, including the war in yemen. the crown prince, who really is in control, is, yes, taking steps towards corruption in saudi arabia which has a very long and wide and broad history. he is also asserting his power in the region and sett...

Want on paul ryan going forward is more consensus building, dont hide the bill, im being honest here, a little more urgency, a little more new york at him, thats all i want to. thats fair. >> i cannot -- my wife is a cheese head i cannot argue for more new york and wisconsin. >> sean: he needs a little more drive in him. pushing him, faster, urgency, lets move. all right, thank you very much its a big night. ill buy you a fosters when i see you next well catch up on old times. when we come bac...

They were right at that nexus late yesterday afternoon, i was very impressed. it was people the president had personally talked to. he personally worked with fred upton to get an amendment about preconditions that was extremely important, though the number one concern of the american people and they really dont want to be caught. pre-existing conditions. the president personally worked on that and the same time i know you and i dont always agree on this, i think paul ryan did his job. remember, ...

And up end rules meant to increase consensus building in the senate. joining us now to discuss is my panel. the democrats are saying no to judge gorsuch. they have the 41 votes they need to filibuster him. do you think this is a good idea? >> i dont think any of this was a good idea going back to the time when the republicans blocked president obamas nominee last year. i dont think the democrats have a choice at this point. theyre doing what they have to do. but i think its just unfortunate that...

Negotiating and listening to one another, improving this bill, making refinements to it so we can get to the sweet spot of the consensus building can pass. we getting a bill that can repeal and replace obamacare. just one piece of the three things were going to do. >> sean: you are confident that the bill in the senate will be similar? >> it will be similar but we want them to improve it if we can. there rules are a little different once it gets over there. senators can make improvementsts witho...

What is your reaction to that? >> i think we have president don that likes to speak his mind, whether its someone on cnn or a world leader, hes going to tell you what he thinks. i was not privy to the call. theres different press reports. white house saying its not as bad as some of the other press reports. i think the president is a blunt talker and people like that. shaking things up in the united states. also havent really left campaign mode. donald trump ran a confrontational campaign, confr...

Not unusual. really a shame this was leaked. doesnt help or lay the groundwork for a better relationship. think the administration needs to focus more on consensus building. big game for donald trump is he wants to pass legitlation and needs democrats to do it. i give him a for effort and reform and shaking up washington, i think theyve fallen short on building a populist publicly supported consensus to force both the republicans and democrats to pass his legislation. i would be worried not goin...

Presidential nominee. i didnt think he was much in the political department. but as general hertling has said, this has been a collection in this job of people who have been both military leaders like general scowcroft, and academics like heb ri kissinger, and mcgeorge bundy and i think he will do well. >> in terms of consensus building and that, jeffrey, do you have any concerns based on what you heard from general herting? >> thats a valid point the general makes. i really think he will adapt....

Generation of young conservative leaders. hes a very good consensus builder, a very good listener and i think he has the skills to unite our conference around a common cause and be an effective conservative. what i want is someone whos an effective conservative as bringing a positive agenda forward for the country, so we can show the country how we would do things differently. and hes a good listener, thats the number one thing that i know kevin has as a gift. hes very good at listening and cons...