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Senate? weve seen him celebrating healthcare reform, financial regulation reform, he got a stimulus bill through, he just couldnt do it on cap and trade. >> well you hit it right there. the country has got agenda fatigue. there was a bridge too far. after all the other things you mentioned, obamacare, financial reform and the tax increases coming in january, the public was having none of this. but it wasnt just republicans, listen to jay rockefeller of west virginia, he was kind of leading the c...

Process according to one of them. many say president obama didnt do enough to make the climate bill a priority. let me ask you this, you mentioned the epa this has been controversial too. now president obama more and more is looking to that agency to implement the sort of changes when it comes to our environment that he is not going to be able to get through the u.s. congress. what kind of a political football is that now? >> well this is a bi product of judicial activism when the clean air act ...

judges decision that could stop the law in its tracks before it ever even actually goes into effect. that law, which has sparked protests like this one outside of the courthouse yesterday will go into effect in just six days now unless judge susan bolton declares it unconstitutional. the judge has heard arguments from department of justice lawyers, civil rights groups and arizona state lawyers. the feds say the law tramples on federal responsibilities for immigration. civil rights grou...

Today just about every -- just about every congress member on the house oversight committee echoed that. listen. >> bp cut corner after corner to save a million dollars here a few hours or days there, and now the whole gulf coast is paying the price. why is bps record on safety so spotty? when you operate on our land in our waters, youre only there because the publics trust has allowed you to be there. you violated that trust in the worse po possible way. >> i feel physically sick when i see the...

i want to speak directly to the people who live and work in the gulf region. i know that this incident has had a profound impact on your lives and caused great turmoil, and i deeply regret that. i also deeply regret the impact the spill has had on the environment, the islawildlife a the ecosystem of the gulf. >> that scripted apology was interrupted briefly by a protester who was calling for hayward to be charged with a crime. she was removed. he was then allowed to begin again. commit...

>> let me try this. in the time i have left, this has been asked several times and i dont think weve gotten an answer yet. we know about the emails from bp employees expressing concerns about the casing procedures, including an april 15th email from your drilling engineer, brian morel, who described the well as a nightmare well. how much were the drilling engineers consulted in the decision to use the single string casing? was this a bottomup decision in which the people connected to d...

Pelosi, steny hoyer, john dingle as well as president obama. why? because hes a slam dunk to keep his seat if he were to run again. he won last time with over 65% of the vote. president bush won it in 2000 and 2004. its definite will district where democrats are going to have problems. and republicans now, this will become very much a district they will want to take back and take. they think they can do it. what i think would be interesting though is its very much a pro labor, pro-life, pro gun ...

Michigan district even paying for an anti-stupak ad. stupak plans to announce his decision at a 12:30 p.m. news conference at northern michigan university. we will have that on msnbc. luke russert joins me. luke, how big a deal is this for democrats? >> well, contessa, its a big deal in terms of looking at the makeup for the district. its one that voted for george w. bush twice, president obama carried it in 2008 but its a pickup opportunity for republicans. thats why bart stupak got a call fr...

Fda to strengthen controls about a prescription drug he thought contributed to the suicide. hes not someone that shies away from the fight. that being said, he spoke with his family and sources close to me said he really made a decision that he wasnt necessarily as happy as he was in congress, wasnt enjoying the day to day work and really after 18 years felt he had given his all and had nothing left to prove. hes been there 18 years. calls from nancy pelosi, john dingell, president obama didnt p...

Your pantheon of historic events that youve observed? >> i think this is the most incredible event, frankly in my entire history of being associated with politics. i arrived in california in 1951 from texas. and began the quest for the kind of things that im associated with now. and believe me, health care for all people, its unbelievable. unimaginable, three weeks ago, i would have said it could not be done. >> well, heres the president on tuesday of this week at the signing ceremony. lets list...