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December 11, 2017
Doug jones 10-point lead. where do things go from here? you heard from roy moore. he said the republican establishment wants jones to win. the democrat party wants jones to win. the president says go out and vote for roy moore. where does this go? >> it really matters who people from alabama want. if they want doug jones to win. this poll is certainly different than the polls that weve seen in the past couple weeks. this one that has doug jones up 10. the last poll that had doug jones up was the...
December 11, 2017
Who chairs the house intelligence committee that is investigating the investigator, who are calling for the fbi to be held in contempt of congress. but you have people like speaker paul ryan, lindsey graham, trey gowdy, the oversight chairman, you dont hear that coming from them. so i think there are some republicans who want to let mueller to his job and dont want to sort of make this a partisan mud-sling. so -- chris: we asked you for questions from the panel, and we got in this on facebook fr...
December 11, 2017
The provision that allows full deduction for capital expenditures. that definitely kicks in i january 1st, 2018 under any scenario. the fact is, you might get a bigger boost of economic activity if you delayed the lower corporate rate, because then capital expenditure could be deducted against the 35% rate rather than a 25% rate. either way, the economy is going to respond very positively to what we are doing. >> neil: there is talk about an increase in the deductions for state and local taxes b...
December 10, 2017
Intelligence committee that is investigating the investigator, who are calling for the fbi to be held in contempt of congress. but you have people like speaker paul ryan, lindsey graham, trey gowdy, the oversight chairman, you dont hear that coming from them. so i think there are some republicans who want to let mueller to his job and dont want to sort of make this a partisan mud-sling. so -- chris: we asked you for questions from the panel, and we got in this on facebook from michael p. mullhal...
December 9, 2017
To answer to us. >> this is a great get for netanyahu, what did president trump ask for in return, was there anything? >> i dont think there was a quid pro quo. to be fair, one of the things thats done, it has demonstrated unmistaken being to the israeli public that this president recognizes israeli needs in a way that in the sense responds to whats important to israel even if the rest of the world doesnt like it. that scores political point, that creates a bond, crashes a threshold and makes it...
December 8, 2017
Presents. there are two implications. the first is make sure you have not preempted negotiations on the status of jerusalem and that the claims, rights and needs of the palestinians and arabs have been addressed. its going to have to include jerusalem and it has to take account of both sides needs. if this is presented, say, a couple months from now and the plan is serious, then there will be an interest in responding to it if it crosses a threshold of being serious and credible. thats going to ...
December 7, 2017
If the russians are not there or the soviets -- i grew up in the 80s when i was in sochi it was an american versus soviet vibe depending where you are in the age threshold, but does nothing to diminish the voracity of the journey -- >> neil: i admire the journey youre talking about but obviously im the only real athlete here. im going to venture this looks in doubt at least the way it was originally built. thats all im saying. i could be wrong. ill burn this tape if it turns out that i am. guys,...
December 7, 2017
Control the senate, the congress, the white house, seems like a real stretch to americans. >> i tell you. i agree with you. heres what i would suggest that mitch mcconnell does. on appropriations bills with a simple majority instead of 60-vote cloture and then you are in control of your own destiny and because the white house meeting you will see a lot of negotiation. i know -- ive spoken with the president. he is willing -- >> what is he telling you? >> he is really willing to work in a biparti...
December 6, 2017
>> i dont know who they are. do you? they have not really come forward. >> how do you square that? is that a quick evolution? is it a quick political turn? what do you think? >> i mean, part of what is so difficult right now on capitol hill, there legitimately has not been a point prior to now where members really had to grapple with so many questions about potential resignations at what point do you cross a line? you know, the questions that have come up over the last couple of weeks is two wom...
December 6, 2017
The same token, hes empathizing hes not recognizing a particular part of jerusalem as israels capital. hes in effect saying the boundaries of jerusalem, what the sovereignty will be, where it will be, palestinian claims, all that has to be negotiated. so i wouldnt understate that. i would note that it does put him in a kind of interesting position vis-a-vis the israelis. hes now done something that can every israeli prime minister would have liked to have seen and puts him in a position where wi...