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reality, a phrase you may have heard -- this is what democracy looks like. that can be an appeal, an argument, or a kind of protest, and lament to how democracy is going, which is how many view what is going on tonight, as we keep track of some of the first hearing of this new republican congress and some of the floor speeches defining the new agenda. >> alcohol, tobacco, and firearms. in western colorado, we call that a fun weekend. >> bottom line, socialism bad, capitalism good. >> s...

To me, its not a political issue. thats what i get mad about people. its politics, politics. no, were talking about a core decency youre supposed to have as a human being when youre representing people other than yourself. youre supposed to be bigger than that. i come from the sports world where i see guys in their 20s held accountable as if theyre the ones who are in their 50s, 60s, 70s, who are elected officials representing constituencies, raising taxes and dealing with health insurance, educ...

Politicize things that dont need to be. were talking about a core decency. thats what were talking about here. a core decency issue. as a human being living in the united states of america, yes, the country is changing and what have you and people are coming out and being more open where they feel, where they stand, what their sexual orientation is, how they want to live their lives, et cetera, et cetera. >> society is changing. >> as long as youre not breaking laws and inconveniencing other peo...

Things. the first thing is the conservatives are saying this is cancel culture because he was -- he worked for espn and you go back through your emails or what have you but he is a team leader, not just a player. hes doing the hiring and setting the rules and the example. no? i dont know. what do you think? >> listen, i dont buy into that. i know plenty of conservatives. im a registered indepersonal d -- independents. i know democrats and republicans. im about right and wrong. if they say someth...

Stalinism and mauism and hitler-ism. >> and the things that he put on a uniform to fight. >> right. and that is what he was fighting. we knew when i was taking real shots at him in my column, we knew there was this core decency and sense of service and true patriotism. >> very good. thank you to both of you. more of the continuing coverage of the passing of george h.w. bush after the break. >> and nada nada, never said it, in all of my years of government service i never once said nagada. and sa...

A core decency when you listen to jeff flake and bob corker and these are people that realize there is literally nothing you can do in this environment because there are too many people, frankly, going along with it, to stand alone and be the one or two people to say no. >> all right. thanks very much. be sure to tune into s.e. cupps show unfiltered. thats it for "the lead." im jake tapper. wolf blitzer is in "the situation room" with much more on our breaking news. thats next. hes brought us to...

Messy, it doesnt always work out the way you want or guarantee certain outcomes but if youre engaged and involved there are a lot more good people than bad in this country and theres a core decency to this country that they have got to be a part of lifting that up. and i expect they will be. and in that sense, they are representative of this generation that makes me really optimistic. ive been asked -- i had -- ive had some off the cuff conversations with journalists that have said you seem like...

Doesnt guarantee certain outcomes. but if you are engaged and involved, then there are a lot more good people than bad in this country. theres a core decency to this country. that they have to be a part of lifting that up. i expect they will be. and in that sense, theyre representative of this generation that makes me really optimistic. i have been asked -- i had -- ive had some conversations with journalists where they said, okay, you seem like youre okay but really, what are you thinking? and ...

You want. it doesnt guarantee certain outcomes. but if youre engaged and youre involved, then there are a lot more good people than d in this country. and theres a core decency to this country. and that they got to be a part of lifting that up. and i expect they will be. and in that sense they are representative of this generation that makes me really optimistic. ive been asked -- i had -- ive had some off-the-record conversations with journalist who is say, you seem like youre okay, but really,...

Repercussions for such an irresponsible act. would i con template firing him, yes. im not sure i would. i want to hear what his explanation would be in the matter. but perceptions sometimes u serpt reality. any juvenile can go out there and vandalize and record vandalism giving the okay for it. it doesnt make it right. when youre educated and supposed to have some degree of not only intellect but a core decency that the government relies upon you to exercise, you said he was a government employe...