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Decorated, they dont deserve to be prosecuted, and, the fact of the matter is, there was a complete investigation done and is it was done by a career attorney in the justice department, concluded nobody violated the law, and, the whole matter was closed, and the obama people came in, holder reopened it and the investigation i understand is still underway today. these are our government employees, they did nothing wrong, as best any of us knows, and, it was a fact where they followed the policies...

Also important for us to remember we have a broad range of issues that we work with pakistan together. and i can remember going to pakistan, in the 1980s, when i was on the intel committee, and we were running a covert action program, to support the afghan mujahideen against the soviets and were duoing it in conjunctin with the pakistani government and we were knitted together in that program and it was successful and work. and we have a lot of interest in that part of the world and an interest,...

These men all devoted, capable officials should have to look over their shoulders and worry, that if they follow the orders of this president to carry out this interrogation program, at some point down the road when there is a change in policy, they can expect to be prosecuted. >> chris: i want to change subjects with you. is it conceivable to you that no one in the pakistani government knew that bin ladens was in that compound, very sensitive area, 30 miles from the capital and what should we d...

Anti-obama caucus on most things certainly up to now, where he took this on the floor and delivered a strong support of the president. is that one of the dividing lines now, libya policy between establishment, republicans like mccain and the tea partiers? >> i think mccain is coming back to being mccain now that jd hey worth is in the rearview mirror. people are standing up now, "the wall street journal" editorial journalists said lets be responsible, saying youre doing exactly what you complain...

Is usurp the constitutional power of states with a one size fits all takeover. i would repeal obamacare. >> joining me now, one of the people that helped romney create romneycare, jonathan gruber. he was also consultant for obama administration and congress when they developed the affordable care act known now by republicans as obamacare. thank you for joining me, professor. >> good to be here, lawrence. >> how would you gauge governor romneys enthusiasm for healthcare reform, including an indiv...

So this idea that theyre really just concerned about black babies and theyis bill in arizona which is banning race-based abortion as if either mothers are seeking out abortions because they dont like the race of their fetus which is nonsensical or doctors are praying on minority women trying to force them into abortions which is also just ki of lunatic fantasy thats been dreamed up by the rite. but its part of this same idea behind -- >> the only way you could enforce that is that the mother wou...

Nbc news and politico have postponed what was supposed to be the first republican presidential debate on may 2nd. the reason? too few committed candidates. too few as in none. one of those toying with the idea of a run for president is minnesota congresswoman and tea party caucus leader, michele bachmann. this morning, we had the chance to hear what congresswoman bachmann would have done if she were president facing the crisis in libya. >> it was the day that moammar gadhafi told the people of l...

Urpheonitiol power of states with a one size fits all takeover. i would repeal obamacare. >> joining me now, one of the people that helped romney create romneycare, jonathan gruber. he was also consultant for obama administration and congress when they developed the affordable care act known now by republicans as obamacare. thank you for joining me, professor. >> good to be here, lawrence. >> how would you gauge governor romneys enthusiasm for healthcare reform, including an individual mandate a...

Something does when they ask for unanimous consent. and then rand paul, if he did that, could have debated that resolution endlessly, no limit in the senate. could have debated it as long as he wanted and he could have voted no, if the roll was ever called. instead, rand paul, like every other senator looked at the most important vote they have faced this year and decided this one is such an easy yes that i can agree to it by unanimous consent. the fact that the senate and especially rand paul v...

Accomplishment. we led the nation, fix a broken insurance market and it is something he should be proud of not running away from. >> listen to what he said about the massachusetts reform. >> our approach next door was a state plan to address state problems in ways that were unique to massachusetts. >> now, the democrats obviously did not look at it that way. they looked at it as you say as a model for federal legislation. who was right? is romney right to say no one should have looked at massach...