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>> you can spend 15 minutes looking at his desk. >> i know. chuck schumer, tell us about the dealmaker. >> chuck schumer, you may know, has a reputation as our writer alex altman put it. always more of a soloist. >> right. >> but hes coming into his own as an ensemble player. i keep thinking of biden, you know, at the end of the year, like schumer is now in that role, the legislature, getting things done, and people think if the immigration bill is successful a lot will be because of chuck shume...

>> it depends on whats in the final package. and he we have a lot that has to happen that will tell us what that will be.e we have a lot th happen that will tell us what that will be. we have a lot tha happen that will tell us what that will be.we have a lot that happen that will tell us what that will be. there is the position between schumer who believes you need to get to a 70 vote margin and that requires concessions towards republicans and border security versus the durbin position which is...

To bush in those days that set up the problems weve been talking about. the courts never ultimately ruled on the merits of bushs program. they found because no one could prove they were spied onned you the secret program, no one had the standing to sue. in an unusual move congress granted those corporations retroactive immunity. the big telephone companies and gun manufacturers are two of the only industries that have been granted such a special exemption. never having to go to court. congress p...

I.r.s. to do more. senators levin said basically why is the i.r.s. being so passive? al franken and schumer threatened the i.r.s. with legislation if they didnt act. go ahead. >> yeah, this is a political issue. how can it not be a political issue. for no other reason than you talk about the tax except status for the organizations that identify themselves politically. whether this is a one-sided witch hunt, how far back to washington this goes. a lot of that remains to be seen. ills rather unfor...

Votes in the senate? >> i was surprised that schumer said that to be candid, because nobody believes that is where it is going to be ending up. at least now. >> and do youç believe there i whiplash this with, because i have said it is going to happen, but it is not, it is going to happen, but it is not, and all along this is going to be a tough slog. >> and it is all along a tough slog for the reasons that you said. conservatives screaming amnesty, and they dont want na athat, a that is what y...

Now, they are feigning outrage that they actually did what they requested. >> dick durbin went on sunday with chris wallace and he asked him about the letter october 10, 2010 in which he went after crossroads a group i have been associated with. i will say that about dick durbin he is not like schumer and others running away from the letters they said fe ibming surprise that the irs would do what they told him to do. durbin said, of course, i wrote that letter and im proud of it. i tell you why ...

Now, they are feigning outrage that they actually did what they requested. >> dick durbin went on sunday with chris wallace and he asked him about the letter october 1went after crossroadsi have been associated with. i will say that about dick durbin he is not like schumer and others running away from the letters they said fe ibming surprise that the irs would do what they told him to do. durbin said, of course, i wrote that letter and im proud of it. i tell you why i did it because cross roads ...

The amendment. >> i dont want to be the senator who asked americans to choose between the love of their life and the love of their country. discriminating against the segment of americans as to who they love is a travesty that is ripping many families apart. >> the chairman could have brought it up, but he got rolled as it became clear as they were getting the bill passed at any cost. he may be the chairman and may be 30 in line to the presidency, but when they voice objections, schumers argumen...

Law for journalists which is that he is saying to the entire country without so much as a single blink or wink that he is asking schumer to protect journalists from his justice department so he cant do them what he has already done to the associated press. this is -- we are looking at a farce that is being plagued with the values, the traditions and the laws of the united states. he has declared war on those values. >> megyn: the question is can he get past this accusation, that, look, you set t...

Forced to do what the big boss told them to do. >> neil: if the big boss never said do it, the big. >> is there an instance for instance through his rhetoric and schumers letters saying, look at these groups and look at them extra special? what does that say? >> neil: they were targeted. >> i think it speaks for itself. >> wouldnt be surprise if criminal charges are brought as well thats a whole nuther issue would some employees may cooperate with the government. >> neil: dont fire anyone just y...