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That person can vote against it, talk about and oppose it but be physically present. the republicans say they have done the vote counting. their members are ready to go and ready to make this a law. >> mick, appreciate your reporting. we will stay in touch with you. >> dana, to the point he makes, the national union your sending out their leaders and lobbyists. you try to reach them in town today, they are all in meetings talking about this. they want to see who blinks and who cracks. when we ge...

Been in this position before, so there is already built in sort of a mechanism to help you get off the ground running and getting started. and thats what i meant. are you ready to really step up, because you know what your opponents are about, you know the democrats have largely controlled the united states congress for most of the past 50 or so years. and so theres this ability on their side to sort of keep the thing going, even if they fall to the minority position. the question for republican...

Congressman. governing is a very different tool -- set of tools to use and certainly the leadership, many of them have been in this position before, so there is already built in sort of a mechanism to help you get off the ground running and getting started and thats what i meant. are you ready to really step up because you know what theyre all about, you know the democrats have largely controlled the united states congress for most of the past 50 or so years, and so theres this ability on their ...

Raised that question? >> exactly what we are seeing now, the idea of running for office an idea of engaging in a campaign as you know and you commented on in the past and looking at a candidate now a congressman. governing is a different set of tools to use, and certainly the leadership, many of whom have been in this position before, so there is already built in sort of a mechanism to help you get off the ground running and getting started. and thats what i meant. are you ready to really step u...

Partisan interpretation of an issue, and the proponents of repeal knew once they got these judge hudson and judge vinson what the outcome of their ruling was going to be. problem, though, is the supreme court, because thats where it will be decided. and we have known since they appointed george bush over al gore despite the trend of the florida vote counting that at least four members of this supreme court are activist, conservative, even partisan. here you have clarence thomass wife one of the ...

Its reflected in hospital bills, its reflected in insurance premium, its reflected in property taxes because many localities pick it up. this is a conservative even partisan interpretation of an issue, and the proponents of repeal knew once they got these judge hudson and judge vinson what the outcome of their ruling was going to be. problem, though, is the supreme court, because thats where it will be decided. and we have known since they appointed george bush over al gore despite the trend of ...

Ruling was going to be. problem, those is the supreme court, because thats where it will be decided. and we have known since they appointed george bush over al gore despite the trend of the florida vote counting that at least four members of this supreme court are activist, conservative, even partisan. here you have clarence thomass wife one of the founders and leaders of the tea party movement. judge scalia with michelle obama talking about the tea party movement. judge alito talking about the ...

Theater of politics versus some highstakes negotiations on policy. the republican complaint is they dont believe the language is strong enough. they still think you can have too big to fail. the taxpayers would still be on the hook, maybe if regulators think they have to shut a big bank down in the future. so why have all the votes when people seem to think if we just keep talking, well get there. >> because its politics -- i know youll be shocked to learn that goes on in washington. theres an o...

Liberal magnet on that side of the court. >> part of this is complicated. to some extent this is vote counting. whoever the president nominates will have the same kind of vote on the supreme court that justice stevens did. so justice stevens has tended in his later years on the court to be in the courts liberal wing, even though he was originally appointed by a republican president gerald ford and tended to be somewhat of a maverick independent or conservative justice in his early years on the c...

So pete, it is remarkable the 98-0 confirmation given the partisan nature of the capitol hill and the senate having to vote on this, is there anybody in your mind who garnered that kind of a vote today? >> no. i dont think theres anyone, whether its democratic president or republican president. the days of filling the blank to nothing votes for supreme court nominees is over. that all ended with the debate, very partisan acrimonious debate for robert bork. since then theres been no justice that ...