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The impulse to scapegoat and belittle threatens to turn us into a fearful backward looking people. in the case of the republican party, those things also threaten to turn us into a fearful backward looking minority party. we were not made great as a country by indulging in or even exalting our worst impulses, turning against ourselves, glorifying in the things that divide us. >> today steve bannon greeted jeff flakes retirement announcement with this headline, "winning: flake out." a breitbart e...

>> cant go over there for votes. >> and conservatives, 85% of whom like president trump. they feel like flake is blocking trumps agenda, though its really more some other republican senators who are blocking that agenda. so he is left with no constituency. and there is nobody out there who wants this thing where its low taxes and spending and cut government, but also liberal immigration and free trade and also be nice to each other and dignified and dont do the sort of stuff donald trump does th...

How many more childish insults do we need to see hurled at a hostile foreign power before we acknowledge the senseless danger of it? this summer, jeff flake wrote a book entitled "conscience of a conservative: a rejection of destructive politics and a return to principle." that book foreshadowed jeff flakes retirement announcement today. because for most of us, it was very hard to read senator flakes thoughtful book and imagine him successfully running for reelection in a party overrun by trumpi...

Republicans to keep the pressure on republican leadership, because thats how we get to the tipping point. the reality is the indictment today was yes on donald trump, but more so on flakes republican colleagues who have been complicit in going along and empowering a president who continues to create danger nor country. >> evan, we had democratic senators come out today and say they have heard from their republican colleagues in the senate exactly the same kinds of things that bob corker and jeff...

1954, the senate censured joe mccarthy. it wasnt even close. >> you never would have predicted that six months earlier. >> never. so at a certain point, politicians do reflect on what the principles this country was founded on are. and they realize theyre in politics for something more important than the next election. >> david jolly, talk about that for a moment. we talk about tipping points in various activities and various arenas. but often in the congress, it doesnt look like a tipping point...

Great. im the best president. and when im not, its because the republicans in congress are not delivering for me. and he is going to have to go into a 2018 election where somehow he is going to have to go out and try to convince people to go vote for these people. some will retire like jeff flake, and maybe some of them will be beaten in primaries. but most will be seeking reelection. its going to be really hard to make that argument. its going to be really hard for them to work together with th...

Acknowledge the senseless danger of it? this summer, jeff flake wrote a book entitled "conscience of a conservative: a rejection of destructive politics and a return to principle." that book foreshadowed jeff flakes retirement announcement today. because for most of us, it was very hard to read senator flakes thoughtful book and imagine him successfully running for reelection in a party overrun by trumpism. the last signs of jeff flakes op-ed piece that will be in "the washington post" tomorrow ...

That. >> flake is in this totally weird position where in very strong terms attacking the president, and attacking him for his personal behavior and his demeanor, and yet out there voting in this very orthodox, republican way. >> and voting for trump on virtually everything this year. >> right. and i think not out of loyalty to trump, but because the trump pushing an orthodox republican agenda, he is pushing things jeff flake agrees with. so jeff flake has been voting for those things that leave...

And when im not, its because the republicans in congress are not delivering for me. and he is going to have to go into a 2018 election where somehow he is going to have to go out and try to convince people to go vote for these people. some will retire like jeff flake, and maybe some of them will be beaten in primaries. but most will be seeking reelection. its going to be really hard to make that argument. its going to be really hard for them to work together with the president saying these peopl...

Strong terms attacking the president, and attacking him for his personal behavior and his demeanor, and yet out there voting in this very orthodox, republican way. >> and voting for trump on virtually everything this year. >> right. and i think not out of loyalty to trump, but because the trump pushing an orthodox republican agenda, he is pushing things jeff flake agrees with. so jeff flake has been voting for those things that leaves him in a hopeless position in election. nobody is pleased wit...