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The government shutdown is-- nobodys missing the government. there may be some people that are inconvenienced by the shutdown because theyre not getting their checks like farmers or something like that, but nobodys really missing the shutdown of the government. which shows you the government is not all that important to begin with. neil: so when you see something that now has broken the record when you were-- tom, republicans were in power. it was since in 1990-1995 that bill clinton got the bet...

Us what he wanted. the point is that the signal that the new republican house sent to bill clinton was that well walk you over the cliff to get what we promised the american people that we would do. and from that day forward, for the next six years, bill clinton didnt get to sign a bill that he initiated. we got -- we were in charge of the agenda, welfare reform, balancing the budget, paying down the debt with surplus, on and on and on and not only that, but most importantly, we kept the majorit...

Could very well hurt you, even more politically. >> president clinton was thrilled, thinking he was in the clear. >> on capitol hill, tom delay is known as the hammer. >> but hard-core conservatives led by house majority whip tom delay were hell-bent on impeaching him anyway. >> the house has no choice but to proceed with an impeachment inquiry. >> some republicans preferred a lesser punishment for clinton, censure rather than impeachment. but the latest political maneuvering took that option of...

Carry any weight. >> i say republicans got stomped. >> newt gingrich, had predicted a big republican victory -- >> we have a chance to win some very startling victories all over the country. >> -- lost his job as speaker. >> shouldering the blame for a disappointing election. >> impeachment is a two-edged sword. you may intend to use it against your executive enemy, but it could very well hurt you, even more politically. >> president clinton was thrilled, thinking he was in the clear. >> on capi...

>> president clinton was thrilled, thinking he was in the clear. >> on capitol hill, tom delay is known as the hammer. >> but hard core conservatives led by house majority whip tom delay, were hellbent on impeaching him anyway. >> the house has no choice but to proceed with an impeachment inquiry. >> some republicans preferred a lesser punishment for clinton, censure rather than impeachment. but delays political maneuvering took that option off the table. >> republicans were given a choice. eith...

>> lost his job as speaker. >> shouldering the blame for a disappointing election. >> impeachment is a two-edged sword. you may intend to use it against your executive enemy, but it could very well hurt you even more politically. >> president clinton was thrilled, thinking he was in the clear. >> on capitol hill, tom delay is known as the hammer. >> but hard core conservatives led by house majority whip tom delay, were hellbent on impeaching him anyway. >> the house has no choice but to proceed ...

>> shouldering the blame for a disappointing election. >> impeachment is a two-edged sword. you may intend to use it against your executive enemy, but it could very well hurt you even more politically. >> president clinton was thrilled, thinking he was in the clear. >> on capitol hill, tom delay is known as the hammer. >> but hard core conservatives led by house majority whip tom delay, were hellbent on impeaching him anyway. >> the house has no choice but to proceed with an impeachment inquiry....

Can to reclaim the trust of the american people and to serve them well. >> his behavior may have been reprehensible, but he was hardly the threat to the republic that impeachment was designed for. the american public agreed. the democrats scored a shocking upset in the mid-term elections, gaining seats in the house. >> the lewinsky issue didnt carry any weight. >> newt gingrich who predicted a republican victory. >> we hava chance to win startling victories. >> he lost his job as speaker. >> imp...

President clinton, were all reminded of that spectacular letter that president bush left for president clinton that said you will be our president when you read this note. i wish you well. i wish your family well. your success is now our kun t p countrys success. im rooting hard for you. good luck. the graciousness of that contrasted with a recent comment by president trump who when asked about a thousands points of life said and im quoting, what the hell is that. talk about the differences, the...

Casting a prurgzs on, this is 13 federal agencies and scientists. >> i can give you 300 scientists that will say the difference. if you read the report, there is no dissenting opinion. >> that will be more difficult to find. this is widely accepted science. >> no, its not widely accepted. its accepted by the politics. read the first line of the report. its a political statement. climate change caused by man. thats not proven. there is plenty of scientists that say otherwise. through the entire r...