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Christmas parties, which let me in the east wing. i didnt even get in the west wing. so what would you all do in this situation because this isnt something that lacks consequence. were talking about voting rights and democracy, and you know youre not going to get 60 votes. so whats next? whats the purpose of this? >> let me tell you something. let me tell you something. you know, i lived through these frustrations when i was in the white house. you know, you were with us from the beginning. i li...

To be like senator x. john mccain is an exception to that. for all sorts of reasons, and i think youve touched on and the people weve spoken to have been talking about but the paramount example is the 5 1/2 years he spent in hanoi in the hanoi hilton during which he was tortured and given the opportunity to leave captivity earlier and he wouldnt do it and it came out. so it was not only the courage, but most of all is this. anyone who had been through that experience for five and a half years, y...

But my guess is that not terribly many families these days across the united states say, i want my child to grow up to be like senator x. john mccain is an exception to that. for all sorts of reasons, and i think youve touched on and the people weve spoken to have been talking about but the paramount example is the 5 1/2 years he spent in hanoi in the hanoi hilton during which he was tortured and given the opportunity to leave captivity earlier and he wouldnt do it and it came out. so it was n...

Colins who was a republican but in modern times the conflict has become so fierce as were saying just a few moments earlier, it is almost unthinkable. and another thing that you were talking with bill crystal about was john mccains character. one element was this ability to go across the aisle and some of his greatest friendships in the senate were with people that were democrats. but the other thing is that in the 19th century and the 18th century oftentimes american parents who were bringing u...

Reassuring that congress has given approval on an action? i guess so. but at the same time, we follow the constitution of the united states and we follow how those laws are made out. commander in chief has the authority to make the call as to when military force is or is not used. congress approval is fantastic. american people behind that is wonderfu wonderful. we follow orders laid out lby te constitution of the united states. >> how war weary do you think this country is? >> incredibly. this ...

Senators into providing more troops and funding for the war. rolling stone has learned when an officer tried to stop the operation he was railroaded by investigators. general petraeus is investigating this. what happened? >> you know, thats been tried on me in the past, david. i dont know whats happened. i do know that general caldwell is a great leader and has done a great job in leading the afghan army. i know the briefers are briefed, senator x is interested in the following, a, b, c and d an...