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So i think he will breeze through the confirmation. >> well, with that, i want to play a sound bite of both those two senators that you just mentioned, their reaction today to the choice. here it is. >> we have known john kerry for many years. we have confidence in john kerrys ability to carry out the job. >> i think senator kerry was a very solid choice by the president. he has a lot of experience. he has been on the foreign relations committee for a very long time. he knows most of the world l...

Senator murkowski is a friend of his from alaska, for example. this is going to be one of the best appointments, selections that the president could have made. and most people on capitol hill feel the same. >> quickly, will he go through confirmation easily? >> he will go through. i think vicki kennedy will come in and be the senator for that interim period. its 145 to 160 days until governor deval patrick is going to set that up. i think he is probably going to run for senate. >> interesting. g...

Margin, thats carry, dont you think? >> and look, its not just him, it was murkowski and bob bennet, if the same standard were applied, bob dole would be kicked out, ronald reagan wasnt in the congress, but one presumes he would be kicked out of the party as well. its like its not a liberal conservative here. its about temperatument. its like being in favor of the free market. he is saying i will not compromise on any position whatsoever. not just principals but every piece that implements it. >...

>> i think what has to happen is i think as one said earlier we need to deal with the immigration laws once and for all. this can has been kicked down the road. i have been dealing with this since 1992 and we continue to see these kind is of things cropping up. innocent victims killed. families who are losing loved ones because in washington they just wont grab ahold of this thing, sit down, roll up their sleeves and put a good immigration law in place that everyone understands and murkowski the...

Is i think as one said earlier we need to deal with the immigration laws once and for all. this can has been kicked down the road. i have been dealing with this since 1992 and we continue to see these kind is of things cropping up. innocent victims killed. families who are losing loved ones because in washington they just wont grab ahold of this thing, sit down, roll up their sleeves and put a good immigration law in place that everyone understands and murkowski the loopholes and peppal at thes ...

Party to get behind governor romney and she remained me kenny rogers, time when to hold them, time when to fold them. its time for people to all get behind this good man. >> meantime, alaska senator murkowski is inviting president obama to a milk shake summit. murkowski wants to talk about drilling in the arctic national wildlife refuge. the line to put a straw in the areas milk shake, a take off from "there will be blood." she knows the president and first lady like drinking milk shakes and she...

the oil futures market, significant? just yes or no. lets go down the row. doctor? >> maybe its not allowed? i mean, i actually think its a legitimate question, one that were very interested in. but its hard -- you know. well, you want a very short answer. >> were not imposing any gag orders. >> okay. well, thats good. because one of the questions is, you know, first of all theres a lot of because someone has a title or how theyre cat dwregod as an organization does not necessarily tel...

Thats how murkowski got reelected. but you cant do it in virginia. you are precluded. so now they are asking to see if the legislature can change the law. could that work for any of these candidates before super tuesday? >> i talked to rick perry about this earlier in the week. its a significant setback for both of them. i dont believe they will get relief from the courts or legislative relief. they have to try. but it looks like you said they are crying over spilt milk in virginia and they dont...

Compared this to a surprise attack on pearl harbor. >>guest: that is hyperbole but it will affect the campaign because virginia is not insignificant with a number of delegates that will help, and be very helpful for the nomination and romney is probably going do grab a lot of them. , and, ron paul will be able to take a couple, and especially difficult to get as a write in candidate, from certain quarters i hear it is impossible to get in as a write in candidate. so it is not clear that is possi...

Some of his challengers. he waited late. hatch is trying to learn the mistakes of cassel, murkowski. he does not miss half a news sike toll send out a release on beating up the president on health care, hell take the release and turn it into a quasi op-ed, turn around and try to get it on red state. you have to give him credit for at least knowing whats coming. because its not a light at the end of the tunnel, its a freight train. >> i know. its stunning. >> he might survive. >> contracts with l...