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Obstruction, obstruction crisis, where none exists. >> the fact of matter is there is no obstruction. >> in the majority leader suggested there was delay and obstruction. that word comes out automatically when sometimes some people wake up in the morning on that side of the aisle. >> so that leaves us with another he said/she said story. i dont know who to believe. actually, this is why god invented math. thanks to a post this week at greg sergeants line, the index of obstruction and delay a for...

Are republicans corrupted the founders that qualify nominees for the finest reason if no reason. president obama deserves to choose his team. >> president obama deserves to choose his team. just over a week ago. sort of the -- bigger story of this was reported by greg sergeant, you know, "washington post," that -- reids team is coming out with the idea of the nuclear option, filibuster reform, potentially back on the table later this summer because of frustration of the public refusing to clear ...

Were having problems with gun safety in shopping malls, movies, all sorts of places. what ive said on this is that if -- like i said, if folk wanted to do that, fine. i dont want that to be a distraction and act as if thats going to resolve our issues. there are a lot more issues than that. and so hopefully, you know, theyll go forward with their plan, but i got to tell you, most jurisdictions probably wont be able to afford to have the guard anyway. >> well, greg sergeant of the "washington pos...

Safety in shopping malls, movies, all sorts of places. like i said, if folk wanted to do that, fine. i dont want that to be a distraction because if thats going to resolve our issues. there are a lot more issues than that. and so hopefully, you know, theyll go forward with their plan, but i got to tell you, most jurisdictions probably wont be able to afford to have the guard anyway. >> well, greg sergeant of the "washington post" reports today that democrats hope to pressure senator john mccain ...

Bloomberg view and the author of "money and power." so, bill, as greg sergeant in "the washington post" points out, i will read you his fine writing. this finding is directly relevant to the current debate because the president and democrats want to offset the sequester in part by closing loopholes enjoyed by the wealthy, such as the one that keeps tax rates on capital gains and dividends low. now, closing loopholes is a fair way to do this. but if it would also help stop the decline of the midd...

To want the argument every month when we hit these self-inflicted phony deadlines every month. obama wants a fresh argument about you want to throw teachers out the window or raise taxes on corporate jets? the white house seems content to have that argument, but i worry it will run dry for them and am feel a little hollow. if we lead the bush tax cuts expire for everybody, he can have the revenue he wanted over the long-term. we will see. >> just quickly, there is news this afternoon. greg serge...

Through the same sort of, you know, analysis on the couch that the republican party is. >> the point is the strategy on how each one of them sort of had this crescendo in their popularity. it wasnt -- im not speaking to the two, but when hillary was first in the senate, she was very careful and methodical about how she rolled herself out. same thing with barack obama. knew that he came in as a big star, but knew that he needed to prove himself. i dont think weve seen marco rubio prove himself on...

He openings in that part of the world. john kerry testified before the senate foreign relations committee before marco rubio was born. >> 1941. >> this is a job for which he is prepared, and as you know, the last four years, he has donnie number of missions. some we know about. some we dont. on behalf of this administration when it comes to foreign relations. >> kelly odonnell, i want to ask you about guns because greg sergeant in the washington post is blogging that joe manchin has told a west ...

The business community agrees with him. my colleague at the "washington post," greg sergeant, reports, "the business roundtable, the biggest and most powerful business trade groups is preparing to come out to give the president essentially unilateral authority to raise the debt ceiling forever more, ending these crises forever." republicans will have to compromise with the president who will have already pocketed $1 trillion in tax increases. business will be screaming. the economy will be convu...

Behind president obama? it kept saying, business roundtable. the business community agrees with him. my colleague at the "washington post," greg sergeant, reports, "the business roundtable, the biggest and most powerful business trade groups is prep e preparing to come out to give the president essentially unilateral authority to raise the debt ceiling forever more, ending these crises forever." republicans will have to compromise with the president who will have already pocketed $1 trillion in ...