so given that the opposition is now behind and in a weakened state losing ground, there is no end game from the white house. it isn t to push assad out. and at this point it isn t enough weaponry to regain lost ground from the opposition so that they can be in a position to find a political settlement. now, i want to switch gears for a second and talk about what s going on with the nsa and the surveillance pral. senator mark udall is one of the lawmakers who are calling to limit these programs. let s quickly listen to what he had to say. the key, when the founders wrote the bill of rights, could not only take your property and your treasure, but he could take your life and maybe most precious of all your liberty. i think we owe it to the american people to have a fulsome debate in the open about the extent of these programs. steve, do you think this outcry about civil liberties abuses will change anything? maybe a little bit. if you d asked me three or four days ago, i would ha
fame is the subject of a petition on the white house website. it is asking the president to declare fred rogers birthday, march 20th, a national day of certifica service. so far it s generated only 142 signatures, about 99,000 needed by june second for that petition to be considered. so if you re interested, just saying. to front page politics now with the national journal saying not so fast to anthony weiner and his mayoral bid and the white house controversies continue to dominate in washington. eleanor clift for newsweek and the daily beast and steve, se senior white house correspondent and editor. hello to the two of you. hi, alex. eleanor, the national journal says anthony weiner should not expect too many similarities to mark sanford s comeback because south carolina is heavily evangelical. in fact, they profess starting over trends starting over tends to be easier because a
in his life and the nature of his behavior people can understand mark sanford running off with a woman and falling in love and came across like a lovesick puppy whereas congressman weiner, what he did is a little more puzzling, and he s also said that there may be other pictures out there, which i think is very unsettling to anyone who wants to back him as a politician. well, absolutely. steve, do you think that is really what lies at the crux of the difference here? you have, you know, the fallen mark sanford. he fell in love with someone. it s a relationship thing. you know, people can t necessarily get into the dynamics of a husband/wife relationship. each one is different, not that it s good what he did. i m just saying. then anthony weiner is sending pictures of his genitalia to strangers over the internet. the judgment call there, it s different, isn t it? it s very different, alex. this democratic primary has a
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him after this all his behavior was revealed. she was pregnant at the time. they now have a very young child together. and she s basically telling him you re out there on the diving board by yourself. take a chance and maybe she lives with the guy and must know how important it is to rehabilitate himself and that s what he s trying to do. this first ad, steve, that is out there, to eleanor s point, she is front and center sitting right by him looking at him adoringly supporting him and making a comment that you should vote for him. well, she is saying i stayed married to him and that s between them. she s not publicly campaigning for him at least not yet. eleanor is right. i m with you. at least personally i ve forgiven you but politically this is up to you to do, between you and the people of new york. i want to go through something joe scarborough said.