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Hard right. >> we will leave it there. you spend your morning with cruz, and then you get to hang out with beyonce as chair of the inaugural committee. working hard. >> david, let me point out, every one of those issues that chuck just mentioned for hagel, he disagreed in his record with chuck schumer on israel, on iran, on hezbollah. hagels record is directly contrary. and im always skeptical of confirmation day conversions. i understand its difficult to oppose a president of your own party. ch...

Decisions people make. secretary clinton decided to accept the nomination for secretary of state. had she stayed in the senate, she would have probably overshadowed schumer. its interesting how all these things worked out well for the democrats. >> except for the reigning of the democratic governors for the cabinet positions, which as much as they have been extraordinary cabinet members, some of those women, we are also in a situation in the u.s. state where an insufficient number of democratic ...

And this is a look at a it and the left is not happy with hagel either and they have a use your mandate saying that he is a bad choice for women and gays and support for israel. what is chuck hagels confirmation hearing going to look like? >> this is going to be the opportunity for republicans who were obviously unhappy with the presidents re-election and the fact that they are the senate minority and to throw everything they have plus the kitchen sink. my forecast is that and chuck schumer says...

Employees, but i expect results, and if somebodys ego is bruised, i apologize, but this is a big boy business. i think i would make the point, maybe he wont, that maybe, what do you think, 95, 98, 100 members of the u.s. senate have a similar rap. >> they dont have a nuclear button. >> thats right but, look, but hagel is not going to be freelancing starting wars. i dont think anyone is worried about that anyway. i just dont think that thats going to bring him down. it was interesting, corker was...

Well, this coupled with senator barbara boxers vote of support yesterday has made his path for conformation look a lot easier. joining me is "the huffington posts" sam stein and "time" magazines michael crowley. i thought schumer would take more time. got it on the record, maybe got a little more pro-hawkish than he was to start with the interview, but he got what he needed. i was impressed at the speed with which this is being done. your thoughts? >> im sort of with you on the one hand. it look...

You guys are both good at analyzing these things. i thought schumer would take more time. thats why im impressed. he had the interview, asked the questions. got it on the record, maybe got a little more pro-hawkish than he was to start with the interview, but he got what he needed. i was impressed at the speed with which this is being done. your thoughts? >> im sort of with you on the one hand. it looked like schumer had legitimate concerns about what hagels positions were with respect to iran a...

I just dont think that thats going to bring him down. it was interesting, corker was intimating there are staffers who have come forward and contacted republicans. i think we may be seeing more planted stories. at the end of the day, i think hes okay. hes gotten blessings from boxer and schumer on the issues democrats are worried about. >> weve done the personnel issue. probably get through, but, sam, one thing to you, you raise the larger question, the macro question, dove versus hawk. do the n...

New york senator chuck schumer. this morning schumer released a statement that reads in part, based on several key assurances provided by senator hagel, i am currently prepared to vote for his confirmation. i encourage my senate colleagues who have shared my previous concerns to also support him. well, this coupled with senator barbara boxers vote of support yesterday has made his path for conformation look a lot easier. joining me is "the huffington posts" sam stein and "time" magazine magazine...

But, again, i think that, you know, this is big news today, that schumer came out and said that he is going to support hagel moving forward. i think a lot of eyes were sort of waiting for this decision, watching to see what would happen, and youre right, gives john brennan a little bit more room moving forward. >> kristin welker, as ever, thank you so much. >> thanks, martin. >> and well be right back. my insurance rates are probably gonna double. but, dad, youve got... [ voice of dennis ] allst...

So they spent the time, they talked it out and very important indication that schumer will encourage his colleagues in the senate to go along and support the hague el nomination, as well. one of the sort of dances thats going to happen here is typically a former senator or senator put up for nominee in this way is confirmed pretty easily among friends in the senate who know them and have a personal history so to have resistance to chuck hagel has been one of the more unusual circumstances. you s...