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Concerned. >> ive never been more happy to pay a tax in my entire life. >> any strain, which means i can get top-shelf, best they got, for $25. >> i think were inviting all sorts of people, unsavory people that want to be in the drug business. >> okay. so lets talk more about this. joining me now, we have ryan grim from "the huffington post," and david beanstock, the vice media reporter and former west coast editor of "high times" magazine. its good to have you with me. obviously a lot of eyes a...

But we tried prohibition when it came to alcohol, and it didnt work. the same thing is true of marijuana. but that said, if you dont want your children to use marijuana, thats a conversation to have with them. and marijuana is still illegal for children and no ones talking about changing that. but to say that i, as a responsible adult, cant use marijuana in my home because your children might use it illegally, thats just a nonsense argument. and i can respect peoples concern because theyve been ...

>> you know, ryan, "the new york times" piece i mentioned in the lead revealed stories of bullying from the governor. bill lavin, an officer with state fighters union says unions and the governor needed to start talking to one another. a republican state senator called mr. lavin with a message from the governor and then used an obscene phrase to describe what the governor thought he should do. that call was made by bill baroni one of the appointees that resigned from the bridge controversy. here...

>> but ryan, how does this affect the presidents agenda? how does this affect the fact that already theres huge support for initiatives president obama backs. 69% support raising the minimum wage. 57% say increased income inequality is bad. how does this civil war and the republican party, how could it effect or impact advancing president obamas agenda? >> it certainly opens a window for the parts of his agenda that kind of align with business interests. for instance, the chamber of commerce whi...

>> thanks, rev. >> ryan, let me start with you. youve covered congress for years. i see this effort getting pretty messy. playing out in the fund raising circle primarily. karl rove has for the last several months trying to coax different moderate -- you can call them moderate but business friendly non-tea party candidates into different races. in iowa, michigan, and other places where they have chances to pick somebody up. recruitment is the key. they wanted latham to run in iowa. thats not goi...

And back with us, ryan grim, washington bureau chief for the huffi ing huffington post. thank you both for joining me. assemblyman, the governor says this isnt a big deal. what is your response? >> it is a big deal. its not about traffic cones. hed like to say this was traffic cones moved. who cares. but its a story about power and his judgment. he appointed these men to a high position to the port authority in new jersey. and these men together orchestrated the closure of rains that closed down...

Moderate republicans who want to show that theyre breaking with the tea party. that at least if it doesnt pass it at least becomes live enough in washington for people to debate it and talk about it. once you start talking about it, those poll numbers you showed, they start pushing it forward by their own weight. >> well, we will be watching and covering this very carefully as we see this in-fighting going on in the -- on the far right. it will certainly be something that i wouldnt want to miss,...

It is something god intended to happen. >> well, todays news is just the latest strike against the tea party. a group that speaker boehner is already fed up with. >> frankly i think theyre misleading their followers. i think theyre pushing our members in places where they dont want to be. and frankly i think theyve lost all credibility. are you kidding me? >> so is the tea party fever finally breaking? or does this mean advances in the presidents agenda on the minimum wage and immigration reform...

Medicaid for low wage workers to help keep them out of poverty or out of the depths of poverty. some of them are still poor even with that help, but theres been a lag for pushing for economic rights and minimum wage and expanded union igt roos. we had strong unions. theres a way in which our good intentions in terms of creating a better safety net, still not enough. has had created this situation where one in four workers now makes so little that they are eligible for welfare. our ideas about th...

Thats the fight ahead in 2014. joining me now are joan walsh and ryan grim. thanks to both of you for being with me tonight. >> thank you. >> pleasure, reverend. >> joan, you wrote an article today called the gops sad scrooge agenda. will republicans pay for letting long-term unemployment benefits lapse? only if democrats play tough. what to democrats need to do on this issue? >> i was saddened to see this not become a bigger fight during the budget battle, but they didnt think they had the vote...