as soon as the ceo is kicked out, it s going to be off the front page. and say, we took care about that. no. this is about the workers. this is a golden opportunity for the congress, which has low ratings to step up and say, you know, we can do something when people die and we can revent this. i think this is a very defining moment for labor in this country. if labor can t mount the legal charge after 29 funerals i want to know when they re going to do it. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight s text survey question is, do you believe the ceo of massey energy should face criminal charges 1234 text a for yes, text b for no to 622639. results later on in the show. also join the conversation online by following me on twitter at wegoted. joining me now is congressman george miller. chairman of the house education and labor committee. congressman, good to have you with us. i know you ve been out of country doing other work.
steve mcmahon, got to run. great to have you with us. text survey question tonight, does the federal government have a moral obligation to support unemployed? 90% said yes, 10% said no. we re back tomorrow night with the ed show. hardball with chris matthews is next. the teed off party. let s play hardball. good evening. i m chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, who is in charge? are we witnessing a hostile take over of the gop? mitt romney managed to win this weekend s republican straw vote by just one vote over the man who essentially inspired the tea party movement, ron paul. and right behind paul was that other tea party lucky charm, sarah palin. can the republicans be a party of opposition and still nominate a problem solving mainstreamer like romney? will they?
america first, remember that? they need to start putting america first. if coburn is worried about paying the bills, he can go get it from the top 2% and the boys on wall street, can t he? get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think about this. tonight s text survey question is, does the federal government have a moral obligation to support our unemployed americans? text a for yes text b for in to 622639. results later on in the show. joining me now, ohio senator sherrod brown. good news off the top tonight. the senate just moved forward to begin debate on this extension of benefits. the vote was 60% to 34%, four republicans voted with the democrats. senator, good to have you with us tonight. glad to be it s good news right there. there are four republicans that have a conscience on this. my question what do you think of that? well, it is good news. i think when i hear what you said about tom coburn and, you
it s not too late to let us know what you think. tonight s text survey question is, does the federal government have a moral onbligation to support our unemployed americans? so i m on a red eye back from a bachelor party
today in new york to minneapolis. i just happened to see this on the front page. let s see. march retail sales strong. the nartion s retailers reporte their strongest monthly sales growth in a decade. the stock market is up 3,000 points. i wonder if that s a socialist number on wall street. the retailers are reporting that it s the best month they ve had in a decade when it comes to gains. the home market s turning around. construction is up. we re adding jobs. what are the republicans talking about down at the southern right-wing convention psycho talk convention they ve got going on wherever the hell it is? nothing positive about america on the rebound. it s all negative and obama is the target. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think of this. the text survey question is, do you think president obama is a