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Caucus. i think thats part of this problem. why is priebus one of the lemmings running towards a freshman senator whos only been in congress a half a year? >> and i cant speak to the rationale behind it other than the idea about fund raising. that part of the base that is ginned up in this are going to write a check. and so i think as i said at the time, that was not a playing field for the party to present itself in terms of taking sides. the majority leader, the speaker have carved out the pat...

I think theyre destroying the speakership, too, governor. >> i agree. >> i want to ask you michael, reince priebus the leader of the republican party, he beat you in that race. i dont think hes the true leader of anything. he has sided with ted cruz against the speaker, it seems. and to take sides against the elected leader of the house who holds a constitutional position is to undermine him in his own caucus. i think thats part of this problem. why is priebus one of the lemmings running towards...

People about the limited scope of this potential military action but clear with the syrian people so they dont expect too much and we dont get ourselves drawn in and essentially own this conflict. >> right, but general, again fromperspective, the rebels will see any intervention by the americans, british and french and others as being a plus for them because it will be a strike against the assad regime. so, effectively, the international community will be taking sides, wont it? there is no other...

Of sadam at the end of the persian gulf war. we dont want to risk further slaughter of the syrian people by giving that impression. the president needs to be clear with not only the american people about the limited scope of this potential military action but clear with the syrian people so they dont expect too much and we dont get ourselves drawn in and essentially own this conflict. >> right, but general, again from a military perspective, the rebels will see any intervention by the americans,...

Impression were going to risk it. we dont want to risk even further slaughter of the people so the president needs to be clear not only with the american people about the limited scope of this potential military action but clear it with the syrian people so they dont expect too much so we dont get ourselves drawn in and essentially own this conflict. >> but general, again, from a military perspective, the rebels will clearly see any intervention by the americans, british, french and others as a ...

We need to be loyal to? >> i think to put it in kind of blunt terms, our loyalty needs to be to our interests first and foremost. we need to see greater democracy, greater tolerance in the region and thats also where our values lie. in the short-term, we dont know, for example, what the head of the egyptian military intends, if he intends to give up power and so we have to have relations with all the different parties and try to push them toward the outcome were looking for. its not a matter, i ...

Pains to say, we are not taking sides. >> no, we are not talk taking sides. but in our panel, congressman dennis kucinich makes the point if the building behind you there is almost always a presence of egyptian military. and they come and they see the members of the congress. if you are not a member of congress until you are visited by a general from the egyptian military. so we do wield a lot of influence. there is an awful lot of dialogue and discussion and contact between the administration a...

>> reporter: the nra began brokering the sponsorship before the shooting. nascar donated money to newtown. and at the day tone that 500 he won praise in painting his race car in tribute to victims. last month the sponsorship was announced. >> reporter: nascar flatly denies taking sides. a source says the network is obligated by contract to air the race. a track president isnt hiding his feelings about senator murphy. >> the american public isnt engaged in this but the senator keeps trying to sti...

100-round ammunition clip to kill and wound as many people as he possibly can, our government believes that we should do nothing. >> are the media inflaming the issue? plus, with the london olympics underway, nbc news pulls out the stops to promote the networks coverage of the games. >> back here in london with tower bridge lit up so beautifully behind us, with less than 24 hours to go now until the opening ceremony -- >> is this promotion in the guise of news? well talk about that a...