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Wonder about the way we jump from one value to the next. the boy scouts in philadelphia have been kicked out of their building because they dont want gay scoutmasters or gay scouts. thats a good argument, lets fight it but dont kill the institution to get it done. i just think a lot of times everybody says -- im with peter on this, kill all ivy league involvement in the military to make a point. is that really the way to do it? with a sledgehammer? >> well lets be clear, that an elite harvard la...

We jump from one value to the next. the boy scouts in philadelphia have been kicked out of their building because they dont want gay scoutmasters or gay scouts. thats a good argument, lets fight it but dont kill the institution to get it done. im with peter on this. kill all ivy league involvement in the military to make a point. is that really the way to do it? with a sledgehammer? >> well lets be clear, that an elite harvard law school graduate is in fact the commander-in-chief at this point. ...

Principal needs liberal rules and an agent needs strict rules because an agent has so much information. an agent could just steal the money? do you think they understand that? >> i think theres going to be a lot of rhetoric thrown around, particularly when it comes to this end-user loophole. this legislation is only strong as the foundation its built with. its like a dam. and if somehow you, you take a sledgehammer and you create a crack in it, thats where all the money is going to flow, just li...

It was a trickle down effect for the entire country. pensions were lost. peoples for tunes were lost. why shouldnt we have more regulation? >> we need transparency. we need to see whats going on. its been the black box syndrome. people didnt know what was on the banks balance sheets. banks themselves didnt know how much vulnerability they had. its clear it many got to be some regulation so they can see inside and take actions before the banks blow out the economy again. but if you use the sledge...

Went out and said nobody in the white house knew about this. having worked there i find that hard to believe and possibly irresponsible because of the way the market tanked that day. >> sean: dick durbin the quote is, "the timing was perfect." timing is perfect? so they can use this as a sledgehammer the president will beat up wall street thursday, demonize capitalism further and use pass their bill. >> audacity of timing. they say there wasnt collusion but the time something perfect. and the se...

Went out and said nobody in the white house knew about this. having worked there i find that hard to believe and possibly irresponsible because of the way the market tanked that day. >> sean: dick durbin the quote is, "the timing was perfect." timing is perfect? so they can use this as a sledgehammer the president will beat up wall street thursday, demonize capitalism further and use pass their bill. >> audacity of timing. they say there wasnt collusion but the time something perfect. and the se...

Accused priests as individuals and the problem as an individual problem, not an institutional one. peter? >> anne thompson reporting for us today from the vatican in rome. anne, thank you. it sounds like a scene from the latest james bond film. ten armed men storming a packed casino. this happened in swiltzerland. they made off with hundreds of thousands of dollars. about 600 guests were inside when the gunmen pulled up in two sedans, smashed the front door with a sledgehammer, and cleaned out...

House or senate. reconciliation has always been used for cutting taxes and budgetary items. thats all they could use it for. >> are you saying this will continue, this dysfunctional body will continue to be dysfunctional? >> oh, absolutely. when you change the rules in the middle of the game no matter what kind of game you are playing, it creates chaos. thats exactly what is happening here. the wedge that is being driven with a sledgehammer through these two institutions is overwhelming. not onl...

House or senate. reconciliation has always been used for cutting taxes and budgetary items. thats all they could use it for. >> are you saying this will continue, this dysfunctional body will continue to be dysfunctional? >> oh, absolutely. when you change the rules in the middle of the game no matter what kind of game you are playing, it creates chaos. thats exactly what is happening here. the wedge that is being driven with a sledgehammer through these two institutions is overwhelming. not onl...

Hear president obamas new slogan, halt, this works, thats the new slogan. >> kill the bill! kill the bill! kill the bill! >> health care, what do you want, health care! >> we are on the verge of making great history for the american people and in doing so, we will make great progress. >> if the american people are saying stop and theyre screaming at the top of their lungs. >> there aint no rules around here. we make them up as we go along. >> stop obama care! stop the socialist agenda. you were ...