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this is my understanding of the history of cabinet impeachments, and it goes back to william belknap in 1876, when it was a serious thing. brendan buck, my friend, thank you for your time tonight. >> good to see you. >> that is our show for tonight, now its time to the last word with lawrence odonnell. good evening, lawrence. evenin >> good evening, alex. tonights tonight, i just cant take it anymore. i have to unburden myself. republicans, the nfl and taylor swift. its time. >> list...

its time. >> listen, i unburden myself last night and almost took another pass at it today because its so absolutely bonkers. the whole thing. >> it just keeps getting more insane, but there are, i hope, to make serious points within that story about the dangerous spread of this kind of insanity and what it can reach two and what insanity does reach two on the republican side or politics. most republicans have none of these crazy thoughts, but the ones who do can end up being extremely...

Right to make a choice. so its hard to make it a philosophical discussion when so many people think its very personal. >> i agree with that. i do think, though, that there is an approach, for example, on the pro-life side that can say, look, we believe this is life, but we also understand this is not a cleancut or an easy issue for a woman to work through, and so lets help that woman. if its an economic reason that shes turning to abortion, maybe there are ways we can step up. there is a charity...

Administration who were thrown offguard. multiple members of congress, leadership on the hill who were very surprised as we were to see this executive order came through and it became very clear, very quickly that there was not a worked out plan to try to figure out how to reunite these children with their parents and i wouldnt be surprised if thats something that ends up being addressed as these different pieces of legislation go through the process. >> thank you, jill. still ahead, president...

Well for the democrats only to find out a couple of days later. this is what happens when you have a president who doesnt have an ideology about guns. he wants to be in the center of it. but when he has that position, that opportunity to lead he sort of leaves it to lawmakers and leaves it to other folks with power like the nra and it looks like nothing is going to get done here. >> do you think he can get away with doing nothing on guns after parkland? i mean nothing. >> it would seem on the on...

>> on timing, i have heard different things from the president over the course of the last few weeks. at one point i heard the president say he wants the bill to be taken up now. other times, its not important. well just get the bill right. whats your view? is it very important as far as the administration is concerned that this takes place sooner rather than later? >> we dont want to put it up for a vote. the goal is to pass it, which we continue to get closer and closer to every day. you dont ...

Ultimately, thats going to be their decision to do it and i think we continue to feel optimistic about the direction that weve seen the legislation go. mike? >> i want to revisit the presidents comments and his tweets about the spending bill he campaigned on his business record on his bill to make better deals than politicians in the past have. does the president view the spending bill as a good deal? >> yes. >> sean, can you say that no one with a pre-existing condition will not pay more? >> i ...

I think we continue to feel optimistic about the direction that weve seen the legislation go. mike? >> wanted to revisit the presidents comments and tweets about the ominous spending bill he campaigned on his business record on his ability to make good deals, make better deals than politicians have in the past. does the president view the spending bill as a good deal? >> yes. >> thank you. >> sean, can you say definiti definitivety that will be with a preexisting condition will pay more under th...

Today. stick with the goal is to pass it. which we continue to get closer and closer to. you dont want to put it up and not before. did the president wants to make sure the leadership is confident they can pass the bill. i think hes done everything he can in terms of speaking with members of the house to get there. but thats going to be their decision to do it in a thickly continued to feel optimistic about the direction wed seen the legislation go. >> eric: democrats are still not on board with...

Ultimately it will be their decision to do it, and i think we continue to feel optimistic about the direction weve seen the legislation go. mike? >> i want to revisit the presidents comments in his tweets about the ominous spending bill in the campaign on his business record on his ability to make good deals, make better deals than politicians in the past have. does the president view the spending bill as a good deal? >> yes. >> sean, can you say definitively that nobody with a preexisting condi...