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Could you live with that compromise? that at least you have to process that you want so your view on immigration or taxation or whatever the issue is could come to a vote in the committee with the new process? >> its a weighing process but the short answer is yes. if we can make enough headway on process issues, that helps to offset the public policy issues. for example, with kevin mccarthy, i had this kind of discussion. kevin mccarthy was in large part in agreement with what i was suggesting o...

On some very serious matters. this is not just some inside baseball. >> thats where leadership comes in. so many times youve heard from members not only the freedom caucus but a lot of other members that they would figure out what john boehners next step was and what the leaderships next plan was by reading their twitter feeds or looking at tv for news. >> they werent consultants. >> they werent consulted. this isnt just about ideology. it was also about engagement and as a guy that eventually h...

Done. a lot remains to be seen in that department, eric. >> ted cruz, a little rough on the speaker, right? >> he weighs, but then again ted cruz has been at odds with the speaker for quite some time. a lot on the house side, the fans of john boehner thinks that ted cruz forced a shutdown that didnt go particularly well in some establishment republican minds views back two and a half, three years ago. cruz was one of the chief antagonist for the speaker. the truth of the matter is while its sort...

By the grand jury to move the case forward. so the next thing that will happen will be a change of plea hearing. if the court accepts his plea of guilty, the court would go on to the sentencing phase. under federal law, the judge has to give him at least 60 months of imprisonment, thats not discretionary, and at least 60 months of supervised release to follow. however, under federal law the judge ultimately gets to pick the sentence under federal law and this deal. the theoretical statutory maxi...

Death penalty of 6 of 17 counts that dzhokhar tsarnaev was convicted of. and the formal sentencing date has not yet been set. >> but a lot of people are wondering what is next near this case. we want to discuss this further with former hln analyst joey jackson and mel robbins. joey, i want to ask you first and foremost, why is an automatic appeal sentence in cases such as this? >> good morning, christi, and good morning, mel. the death penalty is the appellate process. even before you get there,...

Woman president? i mean, is hillary clintons gender appealing to you. >> i want to get to the point where we are choosing women on both sides. >> women are shut out. >> not shut out. how many people are running for president on our side? 20? if three were women that would make me happy. >> i dont know what side you are on, but i assume you are a republican the question is, hillary clinton, will you vote for her if its close because she is a woman? >> no. >> im not a fan of identity politics. you...

Baseball. you worked with sarah palin and sarah palin was close to becoming a vice president you had had trouble with the governor. >> our differences are documented. she rightfully felt mishandled by mccain staff. >> did nicolle wallace mishandle sarah palin? >> absolutely. >> did you? >> the interviews that were planned for sarah palin made her look and feel bad. so we as a staff are to blame. >> so youre taking the blame for that? >> i did at the time and i do now. >> wow. thats to elevate th...

Iran can get there. its close to iran and tikrit was able to fall. isis still exists in mosul further north. they are now reclaiming land or territory in ramadi farther to the west. you have isis being able to pop up in a bunch of different location ss s locations. the good news is isis tries to achieve strength in multiple locations theyll be defeated in detail. thats what we have to focus in on. its a little bit of inside baseball but it needs to be discussed. >> general "spider" marks, thank ...

This might be as inside baseball as we can get. >> ron, last word? >> thats so typical of what we get from both political parties now. if hillary clinton had her way according to stacy, she would be allowed to give a speech where she talks about her bold tested themes and safe issues but they wont address something very simple like why mrs. clinton is someone who fought for rights of women her entire career, why are you taking donations from countries that suppress women and someone that fought ...

Going to say, sure, sure, yes, yes, and the information is not reliable. what do you say to that argument? >> i would come down with mccain. ive been in and around torture. ive watched foreign governments do it from south america to the middle east. i was involved in the investigation of the first embassy bombing in 1983 when the lebanese tortured to death a suspect. and the production from these tortured interviews is abysmal. the egyptians are terrible at it. in general, it does not work. ther...