of the hallways. he is good at process. you know, inside that building he knows how to work the process. i think he s trying to shift the subject to something that is more beneficial to him. but i have been struck by how little mcconnell has defended president trump. he s criticized the process, but he has not come to trump s defense even countering him by saying i didn t tell you that that call was perfect which i think is telling. that was a rocket to the white house essentially saying you better get your act together because if you say things that are not true, we re not going to carry your water over here. that was a rocket from mcconnell. is he impacted by this? he has said the senate rules require him to have a trial if the house votes on articles of impeachment. mcconnell has said, no i can t table it, that s not the way the rules work. does he care about heat like this on fox?
shannon: the furor over judge kavanaugh is reaching a fever pitch with questions over the whether the nomination should go forward and if he will have enough votes to be confirmed. one person that has remained steadfast through it all is a senate majority little mcconnell. mitch mcconnell is the master of giving conservative judges confirmed, he has a perfect record, 26 for 26 in confirming resident trumps federal appeals court nominees, he easily guided judge neil gorsuch to a seat on the supreme court and he kept a more liberal judge off it. the american people may elect a president who decides to nominate judge garland. if the next president may also nominate somebody very differen different. either way, our view is this give the people a voice in
negotiators are talking about including a commission that would deal with tax reform, of course, the senate doesn t want to call it a commission because it would be binding, thinking more like the base closure deal, come up with a long term entitlement reform plan and a tax reform plan. the idea is whatever they come up with perhaps in the next six months would get the up or down vote. no amendments. the question is can this convoluted plan, which is a little mcconnell, little reid, little biden, can it get through the house? that s a question we re going to find out in a few minutes. at 11:00, president obama holds his third news conference in two weeks. keyed up his message yesterday telling congressional leaders it s decision time. what i did say to them was very bluntly the american people expect us to stop political postures, to stop playing games and to solve this problem. what we haven t seen is an