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I dont think. again, i couldnt care less. im accepting. >> what that about? >> its ridiculous. he thinks hes talking to like a montana audience maybe but this is -- i mean this is ridiculous. hes on a national stage and hes -- this is a liberal democrat? i mean, come on. does he understand the base of his own party and where his party is? >> again, its not something you joke about. i dont make insinuations about peoples sexuality. any good politician knows this. first rule of holes, stop digging...

That would be my team. a team of washington journalists with a strong showing from the women of cnn. the congressional womens softball game brings out big names, republican house speaker, john baoehner is a regular in te stands. they were propelled to a 10-5 victory. >> we love seeing our democratic and republican women, house and senate working together. and you all played very well. we just played better. >> the game raises money for the young survival coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to suppo...

The presidents speech. >> thats right, reaction is pouring in from capitol hill, and john baoehner, and eric cantor said they were pleased with the presidents decision, and representative peter king, republican of new york just released a statement opposing this decision by the president, and in very strong terms. i will read you part of the statement. he said, quote, president obama is be a dough indicating his responsibility as commander in chief, and i will skip ahead to the end of the statem...

Now. do we think well see any fruits born from this labor? >> no. you want a quick answer. he did this in 2009. it was conservatism. >> and 2011. >> he did it in 2011. he invited john baoehner to six different dinners. he didnt even come to the university of kentucky basketball team awards. they want to say that because that somehow gives him the upper ground. the reality is it doesnt matter what they do. president obama is evil to them and they will not work with him. >> it has been interesting...

With. he was who ut a doubt a conservative nebraskan senator. i did not like his views on gays and lesbians. he has since changed his view. if the senate puts him in and confirms him over the department of defense, he will have to implement the end of dont ask, dont tell and make sure that the spouses and partners and significant others of our gay men and women in the military are treated with equality and with respect. just like we treat those who are not, who are heterosexual. so he will have ...

Contributor and an opinion writer for "the washington post" and jimmy williams joins us from washington and is an msnbc contributor. john, when the president announced his pick for defense secretary, he made an important reference to how chuck hagel understands the notion of war. take a listen to this, john. >> chuck knows war is not an abstraction. he understands that sending young americans to fight and bleed in the dirt and mud, thats something we only do when its absolutely necessary. >> it ...

Republicans, were completely tired of war. the president is clearly in that statement, what hes saying is very clear. chuck hagel is someone who knows war, who has gone to war, who knows the sacrifices, the costs of war, and who will not advise the president to go into a war without weighing the serious consequences of making that type ofjimmy, john is right, isnt he, isnt the republican objection to chuck hagel fundamentally that he maintains might might be described as a healthy skepticism abo...

Me to have him here in the white house, but my loss will be the nations gain. >> joining us now is jonathan alter, a columnist for the bloomberg view, and in washington jared bernstein, a senior fellow at the center on budget and policy priorities. welcome to you both. john, congratulations on a very severe haircut which i must confess i approve of. >> hard to respond to that. >> well, dont. i have been reading a lot about mr. lieu, it seems hes either a socialist liberal according to republican...

Made affirmative statements. >> yes, he has, indeed. now, john, john brennan has 25 years of service at the cia. hes expected to be questioned rigorously on the issue of torture or enhanced interrogation techniques as theyre known by some. does this present mr. brennan with some real challenge given his oversight of enhanced interrogation techniques under the previous administration? >> well, i mean, since he was there in the previous administration, if the senate wants to ask him those question...