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Identity, that this was -- that they were really out and gay. and so he was sorry for having said that and this is how it works in washington. especially if youre a democrat or a republican under the aegis of a democratic president. if youre sorry, its enough. if you come out and say that youre sorry and that you were misinformed, its okay. but as you point out. this is sort of the robert bird-strom thurmon rule, if youre going to get more from the people, he said or did something wrong, we know...

Young americans to fight, bleed in the dirt, and mud, thats something we only do when its absolutely necessary. my frame of reference, he has said, is geared towards the guy at the bottom, who is doing the fighting and the dying. with chuck, our troops will always know, just like sergeant hagel was there for his own brother, secretary hagel will be there for you. finally, chuck represents the bipartisan tradition that we need more of in washington. for his independence and commitment to consensu...

Significantly lower than the national average, the steel mills there that use today run the town and coal has taken a beating. big red football is huge and seemed to dominate and uplift the town. so there is an allegation that people have clammed up, that these two guys facing charges were football stars, they obviously lost their season, but theres a question about whether others on the team, perhaps, are being protected because of their star football roles. >> well, first of all, this is -- th...

Strategies, thats something invaluable. it will provide me the kinds of insights that i need in making very difficult decisions, but it will also mean that these folks are going to be looking out for the people who work for them and thats something that i think in these leadership positions is absolutely critical. so, im looking forward to working with these two gentlemen. theyre going to be outstanding. thank you very much, everybody. [applaus [applause] >> a healthy amount of time devoted to t...

Work, i always had a job. that was instilled in me from a very early age. my parents-- >> but we have the lowest employment right now ever. >> doesnt matter, do something. theres something for you to do. >> megyn: let me jump in we dont know what we have, jason sort of alludes to us, dr. cloud, there are no losers, second place is still winning, which is such total b-s. no it isnt, only one person wins the race and try to explain to my son who is-- i say, maybe we could all win. no, we cant. the...

Conference to pass these bills, whether or not he is actually a negotiating partner who can be negotiated with. and certainly before january 3rd, when he comes up for re-election as speaker. do you think that anything can actually happen before then, or do you think some of this is about boehner trying to wait until after that election is done and at least he is entrenched for another two years? >> well, the prevailing thought now is that the speaker wont do something until after his election vo...

>> but can the speaker work across the aisle? one thing that has been very -- i think an important theme of the last couple years but particularly the last week or two is whether or not boehner has the influence in his own conference to pass these bills, whether or not he is actually a negotiating partner who can be negotiated with. and certainly before january 3rd, when he comes up for re-election as speaker. do you think that anything can actually happen before then, or do you think some of th...

Wants to work across the aisle to get it done. >> but can the speaker work across the aisle? one thing that has been very -- i think an important theme of the last couple years but particularly the last week or two is whether or not boehner has the influence in his own conference to pass these bills, whether or not he is actually a negotiating partner who can be negotiated with. and certainly before january 3rd, when he comes up for re-election as speaker. do you think that anything can actually...

Washington. nothing happening is kind of the status quo in washington. getting nothing done is to our political system as saying great is to tony the tiger. its just kind of what we do now. right now, this week, nothing happening is huge news. the reason is that usually when washington doesnt do anything nothing happens. you do nothing, nothing happens. thats how it goes. in fact thats why people call it doing nothing. after you do it, nothing occurs. if washington doesnt do something, a lot hap...

With 5 and 7-year-olds on the other side of it, i think, is going to heighten the intensity of the political debate of guns in the wake of this. and theres already article. a "new york times" article today about michael cooper about what will happen with the gun debate. weve had sorts of stories written after abby gifford was shot. it seems like something has changed but maybe its because of the moral obscenity that its so past anything conceivable. and so, i wanted to trace for a moment, as wer...