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>> the presidents got a tough choice to make. if hes decides to use our military, hell have the greatest military ever backing him up. i was not a fan of mr. assad. hes an ally of iran and hes made mischief. i refuse to be roped in. >> the question is is president obama already roped in? and what are the political implications here? i want to bring in our political panel, democratic strategist and former senior spokesman for hillary clintons campaign, mo levy, dana bash and republican strategies...

Neither the white house nor even the house speaker, his loyal opposition leader, his u.k. parlance, doesnt want to have a disaster on his hand, which is an embarrassing vote in the u.s. that would hurt his credibility. >> one of those who would have supported a vote would have been barack obama. it now doesnt seem as important to him to get that congressional approval. >> i think hes certainly working closely, consulting with congress. you saw him today stress that, you saw secretary kerry stres...

As the new leader in north korea pulls things away, it leads to more and more the sense that there is something behind this, and that perhaps hes more interested in a confrontation than anybody would like. i dont think hes interested in a confrontation with the united states. we have 30,000 troops there, there is strong military control by the united states working with our ally in the republic of korea, but this is one of those places where i think we all have to be very concerned, because mist...

Made a decision yet, but shes keeping all of her organization and money and friends close. so does she prevent joe biden or anyone else from jumping in until she decides? >> no, its a wide open field for 2016, a long time from now. former secretary clinton is doing what shes done. vital voices is a group she founded many years ago, and this is a group that means a lot to her personally, so, you know former secretary clinton is doing what shes always done, pay attention to the people shes always ...

Ill be waiting for you in stall 5. it confirms your reservation and the location your car is in, the moment you land. its just another way youll be traveling at the speed of hertz. hillary clinton and joe biden were an unlikely pair of headliners last night at an event that hillary clinton founded 14 years ago. they were full of praise for each other, even though they could be rivals in 2016. helen tauscher a former member of congress, and republican strategist phil muser joins us as well. ell...

America we cannib nibble at the >> gregg: the only one i heard so far is chris christie and hes not running. >> well see what happens when paul ryan actually introduces his budget in a month. so far there is no republican budget, lets see if they have the guts to address -- >> gregg: come on, you had control of both houses of congress and the presidency and never came up with a budget last year. that is the first time in what, 30 or 40 years that ever happened? >> that was a mistake and ls see w...

Traveling with the president. thank you. >> gregg: some people including democrats are complaining president obama is too disengaged when a crisis hits yet his approval rating is hovering near 50%, there it is, just under that, 49% and is up over this time last year. so, is his hands-off approach working? and, what will todays developments mean for him? here is phil muser, a senior advisor to former governor tim pawlenty and, mark cross joins us, a democrat. gentlemen, good to see you both. cong...

About today and my guests are republican strategist phil muser and karen finny who is also a msnbc contributor. great to see both of you. all right. lots of stuff going on. phil, let me start with you, what is the republican mood out there? >> i think that the republican mood is cautiously optimistic, and the indicators that we see around the country are pretty good, and the base is energized and motivate and the resources to execute the campaigns in the final 18 days are showing up. i think tha...