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immigration at all, do you think that republicans are right to be nervous that even a seat that seems safe like your former boss' seat, this shutdown could amplify those differences in a way that makes democrats competitive in texas or arizona? >> so i think the issue with regard to a shutdown is what is the underlying policy position or policy issue that again the perception whether true or not is what caused the shutdown. but what we can agree upon is here it being daca and in 2013 being obamacare. and the polls are pretty clear that the public across the board does not support the tactic if you will of shutting down the government because of daca. and it doesn't for many issues i believe the only issue i've seen where the public would support using that as a tactic is increasing spending on defense. but direct response to your question, i don't believe texas is going to go blue, but i do believe that what jason said a moment ago is true, the republican -- the democrat base
lot of warning about potential problems with obamacare and the problems eck lipped the warnings. >> a lot of red flags were ignored. look, obamacare could still wind up helping millions. the surge in the last few weeks help that. but it was so badly botched, it not only badly damaged this president, no question about that, but it undermined faith, even some on the left, in the liberal idea of activist government programs that will make it harder for any future president to push anything approaching this scale. >> was this the pinnacle, charles, of the hanib us plorrenis for the president? >> yes. this is the signature achievement of liberalism. it is sold as something liberals had aspired to for 100 years and then when it rolled out it was a disaster. and i think what is important about that, is unlike the other social innovations that
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liberalism has wrought, this one affects absolutely everybody. you do social security, if you are in your 20s, it is way out there in the future. but everybody is going to interact with the health care system, everybody gets sick, at some point everybody is affect the and that is why -- affected and that is why it has done the damage. it is a real issue. >> so the top story of 2013, obamacare but what were the other top stories of the year. we'll ask the fox all-stars for their picks as soon as we come back. stay with us. [ female announcer hands were made for playing. ♪ legs, for crossing. ♪ et...splashing. better things than the joint pain and swelling of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. if you're trying to manage your ra, now may be the time to ask about xeljanz
>> and getting a nobel peace price within the first of his office days. >> and he couldn't live up to it. and that is the great irony. in a lot of ways george washington was hated more around the world but he was also respected more around the world. >> charles, your pick for 2013, other than obamacare. >> it has to do with the remarkable changes in regard to social attitudes, libertarians. the swiftness with which people have changed on gay marriage is astonishing. when you think 20 years ago democrats introduced don't ask, don't tell and that is a progressive idea. a democrat president signed the defensive marriage act which was essentially abolished this year, to the cheers of democrats. and the fact that only five years ago, the president said that he opposed gay marriage, because of religious reasons, which of course now he's
>> happy new year to you. >> and the same to you as well. both of you. well let's bring in our panel early tonight to talk about the consensus number one story of 2013, that being obamacare. joining me are jonah goldberg, fox news media analyst and host of the media buzz howard kurtz and of course charles krauthammer. and i want to play some sound we got from kathleen sebelius. she was having lunch at a restaurant around the corner and we hurried over with the camera and here is what she had to say about the pending inauguration of obamacare at mid -- midnight tonight. >> are you confident of people getting coverage? >> i'll thrilled we'll have millions of people that for the first time will have health security. it should be a great new year for families across america. >> do you anticipate any hiccups or how will you hanle that? >> i'm sure there will be some
is he a traitor or a whistleblower or something in between? >> he is a whistleblower in his own mind. and by running away from justice, he didn't want to face the consequences of his action. i think it was okay to to get the material and publish it, but the main thing about snowden is he didn't hide behind the kurtan of anonymity and he did come out and put a video and his name to it but then ran off and is still in moscow. >> john, your pick? >> other than obamacare? >> yes. >> it is very much related to howie, is america's loss of standing in the world. when you look at the fact that the saudis are basically thumbing us in the eye, you look at how vladimir putin drank barack obama's milk shake. if you look across a wide spectrum of things, it is greek tragedy type of irony where you