Now or into view with senator joe manchin. He talks about his child in farmington West Virginia his familys political history and his own political career. This is a halfhour. Senator joe manchin them accredit West Virginia you are a true West Virginia native. Absolutely through and through. Were you born . I was born in fairmont close to my home of farmington where i grew up and spent my childhood up until i went to college. How many brothers and sisters . There are five of us but in our family my cousins there about 20 of us. We were raise really close together a short distance and my grandparents were mama and papa papa it was a mayberry. What were your parents like and did you talk politics . Politics was a big part of our lives but not something i desired to be in. I enjoyed being around it. They flamboyant and colorful politician the youngest how so delegate member back in 1948 i think 47 or 48. He was elected when he was 20 years old and had to be 21 to serve so he turned 21 so
Tried to shut down everything. Any Movement Toward compromise and any step towards positive government in this country. Dont think people havent noticed. We start by looking at the damage to the Republican Party, most importantly to the reputation of its character. The poopers have left behind the body blows just keep on coming. We have four major polls showing the Republican Party in dismal condition. A favorable 30 . And an unfavorable rating of 64 . That is an all time high dating back to 1992. Then theres the image problem. In a New York Times opinion piece, five generations of stalled republicans including a president. He writes, there is more than a passing similarity being Joseph Mccarthy and ted cruz between mccarthyism and the Tea Party Movement and a key indication of which party has more enthusiastic donors, new numbers show mock the Campaign Committees out there, democrats are outraising republicans now. And among the super pints in 2012 shoveled heaps of money. The democra
The heritage foundation. [laughter] and the heritage foundation, conservative movement, america is very fortunate to have jim demint as its president. I think its been to our detriment, thats why i wrote the book, takeover. The subtitle of the bill is 100year war for the soul of the gop and how conservatives can finally win it. And i should say that, i jokingly refer to myself as 003. Means ive been active at the National Level, the conservative movement, longer than every living conservative except two others. 001 is the fist lady of the conservative fist lady of the conservative movement, phyllis schlafly, and 002 is dr. Edwards. So ive been at the front lines of this movement for a long time, and ive seen us take loss after loss after loss. And so i wrote this book because i think for the most part conservatives havent understood that theyre in this battle. And youre not going to win a battle, much less a war be you dont know if you dont know youre in a war. And so i think its very,
[ theme ] yeah, its the Stephanie Miller show. This is chris. That is jim. Chris is sick as a dog and stephanies not here. It will be a wonderful show today. We only had a day off the fiscal cliff. So theres that. Representative john boehner told senator reid to go f himself. Twice. Really . According to the folks at politico. So im shush well be talking about that if stephanie gets here. Hoping and praying she gets here. Happy new year to everyone out there. Yeah, Jacki Schechner happy new year. Happy new year to you too. Some things dont change. You like to step all over my news before i start. Oh, geez, did i do that . Oh god okay. Theres stephanie. Stephanie happy new year. Lets go to Jacki Schechner in the current news year. Whatever, steph. Thanks for joining us good morning everyone. Happy new year to you. Not only did Congress Wait until the very last minute to come to a deal to stave off the fiscal cliff but by all accounts, nobody is generally thrilled with what they came to
Blitzer. Happening now. This was the speakers decision. He is alone. I called the speaker four times last night after 11 20, and he did not take my calls. A blistering attack on the House Speaker, john boehner, from a rising star in his own party. Up next, why his republicans failed to vote on a 60 billion aid package to sandy victims and why they are scrambling now to make it right. And then averting the fiscal cliff. We are going live to wall street for an update. Paul ryan says, quote, wasnt afraid to vote yes on the fiscal cliff deal. Could that be a sign for 2016 . I am wolf blitzer, and you are in the the situation room. If the gop house of representatives thought they were feeling the heat for the fiscal cliff, they did but it may have been nothing compared to what they are feeling now. The bite bg backlash coming from prominent members of their own party, they are blasting last nights decision to end the 112th Congress Without approving a 60 billion aid package for the thousand