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Unlike president obama, you dont have to wait until after the election to find out what i believe. or what my plans are. >> welcome back to "the ed show." now, mitt romney keeps telling us hes got a plan. but he keeps refusing to give us answers on some of the most critical issues facing this country. now, think progress went out and listed the issues romney just keeps dodging. romney wont say whether he would undo the new immigration policy, he wont commit to the paycheck fairness act. he wont ...

Now, think progress went out and listed the issues romney just keeps dodging. romney wont say whether he would undo the new immigration policy, he wont commit to the paycheck fairness act. he wont tell us which tax loopholes he would close to make his budget work. he cant name the federal agencies he wants to cut. he refuses to say whether he would have signed the lilly ledbetter fair pay act. he wont take a stand on the violence against women act and he wont talk about the carried interest tax ...

>> sean: tonight with the white house in damage control mode, we continue to monitor the many scandals plaguing the administration, the relentless stream of bad news facing team obooma has led to new reports that indicate that the presidents message is not only falling flat with independents, his base is beginning to express doubts about his re-election chances as well. joining me to discuss that and much more, somebody who ultimately endorsed barack obama in 2008, new york congressman charlie r...

>> sean: tonight with the white house in damage control mode, we continue to monitor the many scandals plaguing the administration, the relentless stream of bad news facing team obooma has led to new reports that indicate that the presidents message is not only falling flat with independents, his base is beginning to express doubts about his re-election chances as well. joining me to discuss that and much more, somebody who ultimately endorsed barack obama in 2008, new york congressman charlie r...

I dont know, i -- >> dont shrink from my question, why is trump throughout selling birtherism if he is going to deal with other smart business guys who make deals with him? >> look, i think he is off the reservation with that. he makes sense when he comes on on tuesday mornings, but the academictives i talk to are far more concerned -- >> youre dodging -- youre concerned with not mentioning this guys name, right? ill gi you a freebie, let me go to heilemann on this. the biggest story was trump g...

If he is a business guy, why have birther talk that sounds intellectually crazy. >> there are so many issues involving washington, but not about obama. theyre about congress. i dont know, i -- >> dont shrink from my question, why is trump throughout selling birtherism if he is going to deal with other smart business guys who make deals with him? >> look, i think he is off the reservation with that. he makes sense when he comes on on tuesday mornings, but the academictives i talk to are far more ...

>> well, we fought against it every day. >> bill: did you really? >> yes. >> bill: why did you fight against it? >> i thought our mission was not to be left of center or right of center. >> bill: you saw what i saw, then? >> i saw a lack of diversity and it wasnt just political diversity. >> bill: how did that define itself? >> it can be religious, it can be race and ethnicity. >> bill: but to you. >> and i was always concerned that we needed voices at the table who would say, you know, part of ...

>> well, we fought against it every day. >> bill: did you really? >> yes. >> bill: why did you fight against it? >> i thought our mission was not to be left of center or right of center. >> bill: you saw what i saw, then? >> i saw a lack of diversity and it wasnt just political diversity. >> bill: how did that define itself? >> it can be religious, it can be race and ethnicity. >> bill: but to you. >> and i was always concerned that we needed voices at the table who would say, you know, part of ...

Every day. >> bill: did you really? >> yes. >> bill: why did you fight against it? >> i thought our mission was not to be left of center or right of center. >> bill: you saw what i saw, then? >> i saw a lack of diversity and it wasnt just political diversity. >> bill: how did that define itself? >> it can be religious, it can be race and ethnicity. >> bill: but to you. >> and i was always concerned that we needed voices at the table who would say, you know, part of the world doesnt see it the wa...

Gsa now, acting head is the one two decided he would be on leave with pay? >> no, i believe martha johnson may have done it, again, in my mind, another example of her delegating that responsibility. in other words, there is a lot of ducking and dodging going on here. at some point you have to stand tough. you have to say this is wrong. i will not tolerate it. bonus is a perfect example. >> greta: what took the inspector general so long? >> that is an excellent question. one would like to see if ...