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Tax breaks. we always are in this situation where you are rushing down to the last minute and this gets carried over from bill to bill to bill and nobody picks it apart and says this is stupid. why would this be in here. >> there is another part to that. on the extended bill is the subsidy for wind energy which a lot of conservatives objected to and wanted to take out of the bill and we wouldnt given the opportunity to do that. all we are given is the chance to vote up or down on a bill. we are ...

Him think hes drowning, but hes not, i would say thats justified. a lot of people wouldnt. [ all speak at once ] >> i think its -- >> but the issue, chris, this fallback position, its the only way. there are a lot of experts in interrogation who say its not the only way. the fbi interrogators took issue with cia interrogators, that was not the only -- [ all speak at once ] >> let us tell the world we tortured. >> we did already. this report will tell the world nothing about the big picture. so t...

Reasonable argument to make that it is and we probably shouldnt do it. on the other hand -- >> why not? >> well, if youre in a situation with something like khalid sheikh mohammed and the only way to get the information to save american lives to make him think hes drowning, but hes not, i would say thats justified. a lot of people wouldnt. [ all speak at once ] >> i think its -- >> but the issue, chris, this fallback position, its the only way. there are a lot of experts in interrogation who say...

Was physically capable, there there was a physical ailment from preventing him turning to his right side and brags about his mental health on the website. is that a peek how the case will be defended? >> i have to say, this is one of the most overwhelming cases in terms of evidence ive ever sooner and the way it was brilliantly laid out by the prosecutor, i really thought told the story from beginning to end and kind of connected the dots. i think theyre going to do what they can. hes deaf, but ...

Okay, i can get behind this executive order, but it has to include the religious carveout. >> you will see that. >> you see the politics of this issue sort of -- like, they kind of recruited to this fallback position which is theyre not contesting any more but now its the religious exemption position is the fallback. >> that gives them cover, right? so you make it about religion then they can say, we just want to protect religion, we want to protect people. we want to, you know -- thats what giv...

>> you will see that. >> you see the politics of this issue sort of -- like, they kind of recruited to this fallback position which is theyre not contesting any more but now its the religious exemption position is the fallback. >> that gives them cover, right? so you make it about religion then they can say, we just want to protect religion, we want to protect people. we want to, you know -- thats what gives them cover. thats why theyre falling back to that position strategically. >> when they t...

>> you will see that. >> you see the politics of this issue sort of -- like, they kind of recruited to this fallback position which is theyre not contesting any more but now its the religious exemption position is the fallback. >> that gives them cover, right? so you make it about religion then they can say, we just want to protect religion, we want to protect people. we want to, you know -- thats what gives them cover. thats why theyre falling back to that position strategically. >> when they t...

Baghdad international airport, it all goes smoothly. if the airport were to come under attack, if isis starts shelling the airport. the option to get a large number of americans out quickly narrows very fast. there are other iraqi military airfields, but you would have to ensure they are secure for u.s. aircraft to go in and out of there. really if it did come to that, the fallback position would be u.s. military helicopters carrying americans in and out. carrying americans out of there and brin...

Fortunately she was able to walk away unharmed. that puts ice in my belly. >> thats crazy video. >> you see the door open just in the nick of time. thank goodness. to washington. another train wreck. just kidding. inside politics. i was searching for a transition and fell back on being insulting. >> if she didnt jump up super berman was going to come to the rescue. >> you know, my fallback position is to fight. i got aggressive. love you. >> i got it. see you in a few minutes. inside politics ...

Producers who dont really want to deal with the headache of it, why put on these controversial stories that we are going to have to fight people on when we can fill the broadcast with other perfectly decent stories that dont ruffle the same feathers. >> so you are saying that you and other journalists have made these observations. are you saying you personally got pushback from the obama administration and white house officials or they went over your head and tried to apply pressure to your boss...