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That so much time has passed, people are starting to forget just how heart-breaking this tragedy was. the other question up here, of course, is how senator harry reid, the majority leader, is going to proceed on gun legislation. i just spoke with some of his top aides and they say that hes going to decide by the end of the day how to proceed. so senators joe manchin and pat toomey, who have been talking about a compromise, they really have until the end of the day to try to hammer something out....

To use the restroom. so theyll face similar rules this time if theyre going to stand in the way of it, theyre going to have a limited way of doing so. reid could handle it in a way if they get a compromise that puts this off until monday, that delay would actually probably be a good thing for the bills prospects. he could also decide to go forward with what he has and thats what even senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, the top republicans in the senate, has also threatened to filibuster. if ...

Stupid ways. remember bobby jindal, we cant be the stupid party anymore. thats what theyre talking about. >> dan, perry alluded to something that caught my attention from the nrsc report. the idea the nrsc will remain neutral unless an unelectable fringe candidate emerges. what might that mean for republican primaries in 2013 and 2014? >> a change in the policy ar 2010. the reason rnc were on the sidelines, a negative reaction from the republican base to those criticizing rand paul and taking ou...

If they represent the traditionally republican state. according to politico, only nine democratic senators out of 55 do not support same-sex marriage. what kind of pressure does that put on those lrawmakers, perry? >> the nine who are left, i dont think they have a huge amount of pressure yet. what i think youre really seeing, though, although im not sure if youre one. o senators left, that youre going to have a rally in front of your office and say, you must be for the support of gay marriage n...

Power and while the president is going to continue to stump for the bigger and more expansive measures, what youre really going to see now is push forward with the bill and they are going to be lucky if they can get that across the finish line, even with expanded background checks. >> is it fair, perry, to make that observation that the president took his eye off the ball for gun control? we have other groups that have taken up the effort, bloombergs mayors for gun control and controlling gun vi...

Speaking. regular people dont focus on the little things in the bill. the violence against womens act you can say republicans vote against it. >> it was well named. >> perry, i want to go to number eight. i think important. with seven senators are retiring, including a lot of old. these people have been there for a very long time. jay rockefeller selected in 84 and tom harkin from iowa elected in 84. carl levin elected in 78. i was a mere two years old when carl levin was. bob bennett losing a f...

>> perry, quickly. >> they dont take the long view because they want to run for president and make a change really quickly. you look at the long view in anything. >> men in a hurry. >> do not move. im warning you. the countdown of the most memorable moments in congress continues. we still have six more. but, first, the white house soup of the day. tomato. fine. i have no opinion about that. dont forget to check us out on facebook. we will be right back. zap technology. arrival. with hertz gold p...

Political director of the white house. people think of it as pure party, but its not pure party. >> i would argue he needed to have done it earlier in his first term and the fact that were talking about it probably means that its less effective and more staged. >> does it beare fruit? >> he has to work at it every single day. >> he is doing more. perry, quickly. >> the guest list lindsey graham, john mccain, people who want to compromise. the group of republicans. the key is can they take this d...

>> so youve raised a lot of money already for this and so i guess were already looking at, at 2014 and your re-election campaign, right? i mean thats what that ad is saying even though were only at the beginning of 2013? >> what it really is, is i want florida to learn to be a better, brighter than texas. weve had a stunning contrast in the last few years as far as you know whats happened. the four years before i became governor we lost 800,000 jobs. in less than two years, a little over two yea...

Instead people who supported the initiative, who werent necessarily employees of the state taking it up instead of you? how do you think that will play out? >> article iii of the constitution requires if someone goes before the united states supreme court and take a position, they have to have some direct stake in the outcome, and our position all along has been mr. hollingsworth has no direct stake and his life will be impacted in no way by ms. perrys ability to marry her partner, with whom she...