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Think it was senator john mccain, if im not mistaken, who said it was a fools errand. im not disinclined to disagree with that. >> what do you think should happen now that the can has been kicked the next time this happens. mitch mcconnell said two kicks of a mule, youre meant to learn, the second kick youre not meant to learn much. meaning we shut down the government in the mid-90s, it didnt work, shut it down now, it didnt work. how should the republican party approach the issue of this next t...

Sparring partner, on this show at least, republican strategist ana navarro. how are you. >> hi, guys. >> im coming to you from red sox nation. i want you to understand that. >> boooo -- >> at least its red for you, anna. anna, you are a republican strategist and you worked with senator john mccain. i want you to listen to what he said about ted cruz and others that pushed for the government shutdown. >> all those involved in it went on a fools errand. thats just a fact. the other irony is that i...

Like the grand canyon, theres a town outside of the grand canyon, hundreds of people then we had to have food banks send up meals for them because they live on minimum wage. look, we cant do this to the american people -- >> do you blame ted cruz? do you blame ted cruz for that? >> i blame the whole effort. i blame the whole effort. >> well, he led it. >> the whole effort, which as i said -- well, all of those involved in it went on a fools errand. thats just a fact. the other irony is that in t...

>> to see the house engage in a profile in courage. that was a remarkable victory. >> house republicans got nothing in the deal. >> what they did end up getting were lower poll numbers. >> putting it mildly. >> republican favorability ratings went to an all time low. >> some senator from arizona, he was saying today. >> there is a fools errand. >> the shut down has been a fools errand. >> it was a fools errand. >> this is really a fight for the soul of the republican party. >> that doesnt mean w...

>> it was a fools errand. >> that is a recipe for losing the fight. >> due to the recent government shutdown, none of the food tonight was inspected. that salmon appetizer wasnt actually smoked, it just swam too close to a koch brothers factory. >> ted cruz is not about how to remove the republican party down the field. >> i will continue to do anything i can. >> ted cruz is doing a fabulous job of moving ted cruz down the field. >> in january, the same thing. >> you hear these democrats, hear t...

This is what a few non-tea party republicans talked about the damage done to the country and to their party. >> it was a fools errand. and thats why some of us became so angry. >> do people realize that the strategy didnt work the way they wanted it to? >> some say it worked perfectly. it depends which youre living in. >> i hope we learn from she past and employ different tactics that may be more successful in the future. >> is there short-term damage? >> yes. is there long-term damage? well see...

Stand up for what was right, they were bulldozed and sent out in the cold by lawmakers who have spent far too much time in the beltway. heres one example of arizona senator john mccain violating the 11th commandment. watch this. >> i was standing there watching senator cruz as you were. he says hes standing there with the american people. the american people disapprove of republicans now by 74%. to tell american people that you can defund obama care was a fools errand and a desepgs of the -- dec...

Responsible right in the republican party is fighting back against the limbaugh, cruz, and demint crowd. this is what a few non-tea party republicans talked about the damage done to the country and to their party. >> it was a fools errand. and thats why some of us became so angry. >> do people realize that the strategy didnt work the way they wanted it to? >> some say it worked perfectly. it depends which youre living in. >> i hope we learn from she past and employ different tackics that may be ...

Would tell you that they do not want to repeat this mistake again, this has hurt their brand, this has hurt their credibility. but if you turn to some of the members of the house, they feel as though they have walked away proving to their constituencies that they are against the affordable care act and they are willing to do whatever it takes to stop it. even if that means possibly shutting the government down once again. >> absolutely disturbing, they have learned nothing. lauren fox, jonathan ...

I did not believe that the defunding obama care strategy was going to succeed from the beginning. by the way, all the flaws that those of us do believe exist in in obama care, that was all overshadowed by the fact the government was shut down. >> it was a mistaken strategy from the start or a fools errand, to quote senator john mccain. and whats even worse for republicans is that if they had simply kept the government open, then the less than stellar rollout of the health care exchanges would ha...