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Riding on it to have a gun. i dont get it. why would anybody want a guy on a plane with a gun? they wouldnt have needed box cutters. >> its total mad ness. its an expansion of a gun law. the senate okayed the approval of the existing law as it was written for the last ten years. but this would have constituted what chuck schumer wanted to do would have been an expansion. so any kind of expansion to the nra is no good. and so they had to block it and they had to nix it. and so, i guess, people ar...

>> absolutely. and chuck is one of the leading guys on gun control issues going back to his time in the house. going back to the 1980s and 1990s. so anything schumer wants to do, the nra is going to say no. it doesnt matter what it is. you know, chris, we got this anniversary of sandy hook coming up next week. were going to have to talk about all that again, relive all that. god forbid were going to go into a situation where something really serious happens before we have to address this and see...

Upset about a rules change they had made two months earlier. that doesnt fly. so, once individual things start moving, they just start moving and life gets back to normal. and youre right, they did that, they threw a tantrum over a defense bill right before a recess, so that didnt move. and so, it sat there for a couple weeks. but things are going to start moving, you know, as they get back now. its one of those empty threats that is always made. democrats didnt back down. they changed the rules...

Joining us to help is ryan grim, washington bureau chief for "the huffington post." mr. grim, nice to see you. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> were all set for this showdown, this historic vote on patricia millet, pen theres a snow day. there is speculation of what republicans would have done if it hadnt been knowing. did you have any idea what their strategy was going to be or what their plans are? >> there isnt much they can do, because theyre operating more or less under th...

And life gets back to normal. and youre right, they did that, they threw a tantrum over a defense bill right before a recess, so that didnt move. and so, it sat there for a couple weeks. but things are going to start moving, you know, as they get back now. its one of those empty threats that is always made. democrats didnt back down. they changed the rules anyway and republicans are now kind of stuck with it. >> ryan, to that point, when we got the announcement today that because of snow there w...

People just are not hearing enough about it? >> i do think that is in large part the issue. the other issue is that people thrive and love scandal. theres a tv show named after it now. so whatever, you know, is garnering the most attention is whats most negative. its something salacious and juicy. people dont necessarily want to hear about accomplishments. the white house does a good job of touting how health care will make a difference in communities of color and these other things. why the ame...

Washington. its republicans and particularly its how republicans. the presidents in much more of a fighting mood which means writing off the rest of his presidency is going to be dangerous. >> so calling them out by name is something that could be interesting in 2014 midterm election if the president goes directly at them and not washington as a whole as he used to say rhetorically. >> absolutely. at this point, the president is fighting for his legacy. its not a re-election that hes fighting fo...

But to sort of manipulate people this way, scaring people as we are trying to just clear away the confusion. again, i say this to conservatives and said it about the website and will say it to them again, if you think it is so bad, it is going to play out in your favor. and that was true about the website, dont shut down the government, let the website launch, if you think the whole policy is bad let it play out in your favor and dont go around spreading lies about toddlers. joining me now, co-c...

>> thats now, chris. well see what happens as we approach the deadline. i think whats going to happen is likely to resemble what happened in massachusetts when you had almost an identical plan and democrats and progressives and conservatives signed up for the plan. at the end of the day they want to know god forbid, they get sick, theyre not bankrupt. they want to know that they can afford health care and no insurance company is going to tell them we just cant afford to cover your breast cancer....

>> i have been on the lead at renewing extending the undetectable firearms act because its not a good idea to allow the bad guys to sneak plastic guns through metal detectors at airports. i am hopeful that well be able to do at least that. >> steve israel, obviously, ryan, a big supporter of this and one of the major proponents. is it going to get done? >> it doesnt look like the more advanced version of it is going to get done. and its just mind-blowing. the dispute right now is over how much m...