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He does not want taso see thing like the cornhusker kickback remember the names from six, seven years ago when they were debating obamacare. there is a lot of challenge ahead for mitch mcconnell. comes tonight and gets air cover from the vice president who is having four conservatives over to dinner tonight and consway mike lee. >> and, yet, well vie to find out more of that dinner when were joined by the vice president spokesperson later this hour. ill let you grab more reaction. i want to br...

Aggressively secular in a lot of cases but they transferred it to politics. they mean it in a way the right doesnt. is that what you are saying? >> exactly. its not necessarily a new thing. you go back in 2009 when they were debating obamacare. e zra klein otherwise a reasonable guy said joe biden was willing to cause the death of hundreds of thousands of people because he wouldnt vote for an amendment on obamacare. that rhetoric and that way of thinking of the policy disagreements is how you ta...

Of cases but they transferred it to politics. they mean it in a way the right doesnt. is that what you are saying? >> exactly. its not necessarily a new thing. you go back in 2009 when they were debating obamacare. e zra klein otherwise a reasonable guy said joe biden was willing to cause the death of hundreds of thousands of people because he wouldnt vote for an amendment on obamacare. that rhetoric and that way of thinking of the policy disagreements is how you talk yourself into feeling or ne...

But thats -- you know, were not debating curbside recycling programs. were debating obamacare, medicare, social security. >> so give us the if democrats lose and if republicans lose here, what will they wish they did better? so if the democrats lose, what will they be saying? what will they be second guessing themselves? if jolly loses, what will be the second guessing that goes on with the gop? >> you nailed it in the setup. democrats being democrats, theyll point fingers at one another and bla...

Number 30 million, 40 million people are uninsured as we were debating obamacare. and now what were hearing is that at the end of the day when all is said and done, there is still going to be about 30 million people who are uninsured. how that translates out, im not sure. but what it does say is that that crowd of young folks that cokie was talking about are not excited about this. theyre not jumping on board. and not willing to shell out $300, $400, $500 bucks that they havent been used to payi...

>> thats right, states like minnesota and pennsylvania. that ought to tell you something. but megyn, you hit on a point that needs to be elaborated on. this presidential power with such hope for his presidency. but he ruled out of ideology instead of reality. he chose to put his time and emphasis into health care when we have an economic crisis. i agree with the president that it hasnt been seen since the great depression, but he ignored that. people said, what good is a portable health care if ...

Are stubborn things. he could not defend the record that he has, whether it be the effects of the stimulus package. i thought dad dodd frank was explained by mitt better than anybody i have ever seen before. of course, the view that president obama seems to think that government is more efficient and does things better than the private sector, which is all about this choice that people can make if they want to choose an alternative to traditional medicare. finally, you know, you notice that a pr...

Are stubborn things. he could not defend the record that he has, whether it be the effects of the stimulus package. i thought dad dodd frank was explained by mitt better than anybody i have ever seen before. of course, the view that president obama seems to think that government is more efficient and does things better than the private sector, which is all about this choice that people can make if they want to choose an alternative to traditional medicare. finally, you know, you notice that a pr...