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Continuing resolution is crafted and agreed to. gives agencies the flexibility to make these spending cuts less stupid. >> right. >> the president used the word dumb several times to describe this sequester. >> you could have a little less of a dumb sequester, but youre still going to have -- i dont think youre going to shut down the government. thats not in anybodys interest. but then were going to get to, yes, im sorry to tell you. debt ceiling. >> its like a horror movie. debt ceiling part ei...

While it doesnt call for marriage equality across the country, it does point the country in that direction. eastwood in that bizarre convention last year joined about 130 other high-profile republicans in signing a brief also arguing against californias proposition 8. im joined now by former new york congressman rick lazio and former governor of pennsylvania ed rendell. how significant is it that the administration submitted this brief? >> i think its a significant change and a step by the admin...

Do it. 212 democrats that signed the brief, shows you first of all how rapidly the politics changed. you would not have 212 democrats signing on to it. biden shoots off the mouth and then obama changes the position and then democratic party position and then see this. whats interesting is this week also a brief that republicans signed on proposition 8 supporting -- overturning proposition 8. two republican members of congress signed on to that. richard hanna is one of them. hes from new york. in...

When the supreme court asks do you think that the california law, which doesnt provide any rationale for discriminating against same-sex couples other than just the notion that, well, theyre same-sex couples, the supreme court asks me or my attorney general or solicitor general do we think that meets constitutional muster, i fell it was important for us to answer that question honestly, and the answer is no. >> welcome back to "hardball." this was president obama earlier today on californias gay...

Consideration of californias proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage. justices will hear the case at the end of next month. seems to be a real sea change. even republicans now signing on to this idea of gay marriage. its gaining some traction, but whether it moves the court to is anyones guess. >> certainly not what you were expecting or anyone was expecting, especially from the republican side. >> exactly. times are changing. well, diana, i know you do have a very small tattoo. >> tiny. m...

Another example, this week 75 prominent republicans and 200 major corporations asked the government to overturn proposition 8. "dont ask, dont tell" has already been repealed, and the president has declared his support for same-sex marriage. here is another sign of change. these young men were legally married in the chapel at west point military academy just a few weeks ago. but these young americans may not share the same freedom. the athletes at the national football league combine, well, they...

Government to overturn proposition 8. "dont ask, dont tell" has already been repealed, and the president has declared his support for same-sex marriage. here is another sign of change. these young men were legally married in the chapel at west point military academy just a few weeks ago. but these young americans may not share the same freedom. the athletes at the national football league combine, well, they cant come out. its illegal to ask anyone about their sexual orientation during a job int...

Speculation about whether or not the obama administration formerly weigh in on the looming supreme court fight over californias proposition 8. voter passed measure that states only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in california. >> todays sources confirm the justice department will file a brief in support of gay marriage. while dozens of other outside parties submitted their brief for the court consideration, legal scholars on both sides of the issue believe when the adm...

Filed in the proposition 8 marriage equality case out in california supporting same-sex marriage. six former republican governors have signed on including former presidential candidate jon huntsman of utah, former new jersey governor chris tooen todd whit man and former massachusetts governor william weld, also signing their names. mary cheney, nicolle wallace, ben ginsberg, and michael powell, colin powells son. and in the biggest turnaround, meg whitman who supported proposition 8 barring gay ...

We now have korea, north korea in developing a missile. their goal is top send nuclear weapons into the united states to hit us on our own homeland and yet he talks about unilaterally disarming ourself as a nation in term of our nuclear arms. i believe he is the wrong choice and those are just some of the reasons but i think he is not qualified to be secretary of defense. >> again, presuming that he passes the c cloak at noon. thank you. i appreciate your time. >> thank you, thomas. more on th...