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But it might alienate a lot of folks in the senate, republican senators who note that their states are now very dependent on the expansion of medicaid, a lot of people in arkansas, kentucky, alaska, depend on on that kind of expanded coverage. if they take that away, especially if they take it away sooner, its a penalty for them. i dont think it makes it more likely to pass overall. >> it helps him arguably in the house, it hurts him with moderates in the senate. were hearing from sara murrays r...

House? >> and the sbil written is not going to pass the senate. >> this is just obamacare with a different label. >> it would appears to be the largest welfare program ever proposed by a republicans in the history of our country. >> the question here, all of those objections, shouch posturing? how much is set is in in stone? how many voices you just heard might still get behind the bill in the end? despite what they are saying now. that is the key question, there is not much margin of error here...

Nixon who was deeply insecure, lbj was insecure. and thats whats scary about it. most bullies are insecure. >> both lyndon johnson and nixons case, their insecurities built as the job was crushing them. >> right. >> it wasnt a first month of insecurity. lets look at what "the wall street journal" reported. nbc literally had the detail that president obama rolled his eyes, which we have a visual for. okay, thats good. "the wall street journal" reports that president obama was livid over the accus...

You like me. you really like me. >> its what he desperately wants to believe. >> and there is a neediness there. >> yes. >> which is such a contrast to obama. because obama, this hurt obama a little bit. he didnt understand the basic insecurities of most politicians because he is not insecure himself. so their neediness was an abstraction to him. >> yeah. >> and trump is the most profoundly insecure person who has held this office compared to nixon who was deeply insecure, lbj was insecure. and ...

Thats why the market rallies. the tax cuts can become a reality. >> can reget these things through? president trump is surrounded by smart guys, they are business guys. they are pragmatic. getting things done in washington is another story. >> i disagree with steve strongly. i think it was a terrible speech. it was the most fiscally irresponsible speech given to congress since lbjs kuhns and butter. trump does not understand hes walking into a debt trap that is going to take him down within mont...

That have spoken there. one thing that you and i have in common, lbj after the death of john f. kennedy, the sentence that said all i have i would db. >> be gladly not talking about the assassins bullet. youre right, brian. so much history there. one thing i was really surprised by, i think it would have been in trumps interest to announce something new tonight. weve been talking about this for hours. hard to think of a surprise that came out of this speech. it was a lot about what ive done over...

From the time when reagan put after that air florida disaster in 1982, all the way to, you know, putting people in the gallery to illustrate this presumed threat to the public good. >> michael, i was thinking about the chamber tonight. i was thinking about fdr, churchill, the kings and queens who have spoken there. one and you and i have in common, lbj after the death of john f. kennedy, the sentence that said all i have i would db. >> be gladly not talking about the assassins bullet. youre righ...

Done over the last month, what i intend to do which is pretty much the same. you think of the history of the way that lyndon johnson used one of his speeches to announce the war on poverty or john kennedy, 1961 to announce the moon landing program or richard nixon announcing an initiative to try to conquer cancer. that would have been in his interest and its interesting that he missed that bet. >> just as we urge americans tonight to follow michael when he was not with us on telephone, he lives ...

Speeches. the first is to leave an impression on the american people and on the congress and, to that extent, the impression of chaos and the last difficult months that hes had and weeks that hes had, there was a more measured tone. the words seemed to matter to him. the second test is whether these words get translated into actions. thats the real standard of judging one of these speeches and when you think about lbj going to his first joint session after john f. kennedys assassination and make...

E under tim ryan, the blue collar lawyer lawyer from ohio, she beat him 3-1. he would be the type of guy that will broaden the base of the democratic party. >> i do know that some big money is starting to look at congressman and they are looking at him very carefully. they know that he has a new guard. >> so, the democratic party of scoop jackson, humphrey, even lbj, it is fair. >> look at what happened was senator sanders followed lee mack followers. end of the big question, corey lewandowski, ...