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His analysis, it sounds just like paul krugmans analysis. its my view that if they agree about something, its probably right. >> and the argument was that if you didnt like dodd-frank, then bill kristol, said republicans, you should have come up with your own alternative like republicans used to do. they havent done that. in this case all theyre doing is standing in the way. >> its not just -- its not just the consumer financial protection bureau. you have 135 nominees right now for positions ac...

Candidate actually vote for that candidate. that means delegates are no longer free to cast their vote as they wish. that means the ron paul strategy of winning delegates at the state convention level is essentially thrown out the window, even if he wins them, those folks still have to vote for romney. second, they increase the number of states a candidate needs to win in order to get his or her name placed in the nomination from five states to eight states. third, their alter the gops long-stan...

Recent years. driven largely by republicans. develop of the three sessions of congress with the worst filibuster abuse have happened since president obama took office. but now democrats are backing reforms to fix the system. their plan would eliminate some filibusters requiring senators to actually talk during others and speed up nomination process overall. today theres news that senate majority leader harry reid wants a smaller reform. but my next guest is urging him go big. joining me now, sen...

On that. >> this is really, though, mike, about the fights the president wants to pick and the ones he is going to win. and we are seeing that already in this nomination process. >> i am puzzled by all of this. i think the president has forgotten the campaign is over because we went through the fiscal cliff negotiation and it was an absolute steel wall on spending cuts. president shot it all down. now he has a pick and the job of the defense secretary is about managing real budget problems parti...

About the fights the president wants to pick and the ones he is going to win. and we are seeing that already in this nomination process. >> i am puzzled by all of this. i think the president has forgotten the campaign is over because we went through the fiscal cliff negotiation and it was an absolute steel wall on spending cuts. president shot it all down. now he has a pick and the job of the defense secretary is about managing real budget problems particularly because the president doesnt seem ...

Has produced. two losing presidential campaigns. i this i what the republican party needs to do now is take a very hard look at itself and understand that the country has changed. the country is changing demographically. and if the republican party does not change along with that demographic, theyre going to be in trouble. >> the party has changed, jon huntsman. its changed from when i got elected, from when you got elected. guys like us used to be called conservatives. >> right. >> now, again, ...

A huge part of the problem and a huge part of the solution. the president shut that down. now he has a pick and others, the job of defense secretary is going to be about managing budget problems because the president doesnt seem to have any interest in entitlements it is a contentious pick. we are going to have a five. i think the president is favored to win and more votes in senate but fighting over secretary of defense, that is not a way forward. that is the same thing of jack lew, totally qua...

Up to and including aggravated assaults or murders. unless its necessary. right now it is not necessary. >> the rhetoric is hot, and the conversation is hot across america. and during our show tonight mr. yeager contacted us and agreed to come on this program tomorrow night to share his views. still to come, "lincoln" leads the pack in oscar nominations while some other major movies were snubbed. ill ask film critic david edelstein if politics played a role in the nomination process. stay with...

Committing any kind of felonies up to and including aggravated america. and during our show tonight mr. yeager contacted us and agreed to come on this program tomorrow night to share his views. still to come, "lincoln" leads the pack in oscar nominations while some other major movies were snubbed. ill ask film critic david edelstein if politics played a role in the nomination process. stay with us.

Committing any kind of felonies up to and including aggravated assaults or murders. unless its necessary. right now it is not necessary. >> the rhetoric is hot, and the conversation is hot across america. and during our show tonight mr. yeager contacted us and agreed to come on this program tomorrow night to share his views. still to come, "lincoln" leads the pack in oscar nominations while some other major movies were snubbed. ill ask film critic david edelstein if politics played a role in t...