on gays. that s what obama white house and its allies believe. the republicans say the president negotiated a deal which gives russia giant advantages. i will not support subordinating u.s. national security to an untrustworthy partner and neater should the united states senate. also in senate limbo legislation to provide care to 9/11 first responders who were exposed toxins but have exhausted their normal health benefits. new york demonstrate senators say they can t under why the republican leadership doesn t want to pass this plan this year. this is not an entitlement. it s about 100,000 people that are eligible. we know every single person who is eligible, who was there. it s the health care for them. when you stack up the approval ratings of our six most recent presidents, president obama ranks fifth. why being at the bottom may mean being in good company. what a clue? 49 out of 50. the senate careens towards christmas not with holiday cheer but with partisan snip
activists will go in the other direction. there s this visceral reaction to both of those. visceral reactions matter in politics. eric erickson and ron brownstein. still looking for the perfect holiday gift for the political junkie? pete dominik joins us using an early stocking stuffer we sent his way. uh, a little help. oh! you know shipping is a lot easier with priority mail flat rate boxes. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. plus, you can print and pay for postage online. and i can pick them up for free with package pickup. perfect! cause i m gonna need a lot of those. wow! i knew i should have brought my sleigh. priority mail flat rate shipping starts at $4.90 only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship. if anything, i thought i d get hit by a bus, but not a heart. all of a sudden, it s like an earthquake going off in your body. my doctor put me on an aspirin regimen to help protect my life. [ male announcer ] aspirin is not appropriate fo
about. all of us care about. it s growing the american economy and creating jobs for the american people. also the congress is on the verge of making history. our vote counts shows more than enough support for repealing don t ask, don t tell in the senate. we ll talk to the senator leading the effort. joe lieberman explains why he can t sway his good friend john mccain. because he s so stubborn, of course. katherine miller says that she s stubborn, too. she joins us with her thoughts at this historic moment. let s begin with your money and a truly remarkable signing ceremony. there was humor. i was going to say it s a big deal but an important deal. there was candor and there were democrats and republicans mingling amicably. and the president signs legislation that extends them two more years. that s the compromise thing. the package also adds about $900 billion to the federal deficit even as both parties say that it s urgent that washington stops drowning it self i
in the air sometimes spin the dreidel just want to celebrate all night for all eight nights and we play dreidel by the candlelight that s the miracle of the candlelight happy hanukkah! great days that kept on burn ing pete is going to wire back up. wire back up, pete. wire back up. go ahead, john. yeah, you got me? i got you. now this was a brilliant ploy. otherwise i was going to abuse you about the patriots/jets game last night. instead you bring in some entertainment. i thing jets won, didn t they? no, the jets did not win. i m not sure they even showed
tonight is the seventh night of hanukkah. pete dominik hears there s something different. christmas songs have always gotten all the attention. it s now time for a hanukkah song to go viral. and these guys made that happen, john king. 2.5 million views on youtube for this. take a look online. all to no avail vail, vail, vail yeah, the war went on and on and on until the mighty greeks were gone the maccabeats. they ve got a special song for you. but i want them to take us out, john king. are you ready? i am ready. thank you and thank the gentlemen. all right, guys. hit it. the war went on and on and on until the mighty greeks were gone yeah, i feel like my life is