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>> and imposing his will unilaterally may seem tempting, it may serve him politically in the short term. but he knows that it will make an already broken system even more broken. and he knows this is not how democracy is supposed to work. >> this is not how democracy is supposed to work. that was 2014. a different president, but two men who are still in leadership positions here. >> that's right. and these cries of indignation, with all depends on whose ox is being gored, right? people get upset when it is not their folks. and they were making references, you had lindsey graham who now is open...

>> if these healthcare cuts come to my desk of this size, i would have no choice but to veto. [ applause ] >> clinton figured out a very clever bit of jujitsu. the way to attack the republicans was to say that newt gingrich wants to make your grandmother destitute. >> think about a party whose last stand is to frighten 85-year-olds. you'll understand how totally morally bankrupt the modern democratic party is. >> the speaker of the house has made an unprecedented threat. yesterday mr. gingrich told government securities dealers that he was willing to let the united states default on its debt. ...

And is in a position where she's going to be taking that blame. the president has back tracked on saying he would own the shutdown to blame it on the democrats since then. once we get into the new congress, everybody is going to be open to some sort of blame depending on how the negotiations go. democrats have more leverage to push the president to take perhaps a deal he doesn't want to take at this juncture right now but they don't have absolute leverage. what the senate republicans do or don't do depends on whether they think trump will sell them out at the end of the day. they haven't been ...

No foreign policy experience. he will have to work with nato, with mern america's military allies and with america's military adversaries, or at least keep a pretty sharp eye on them. fred? >> barbara starr, thank you so much. joining me right now, retired rear admiral john kirby, state department spokesman, political columnist for the washington post, dana milbank and urban radio networks april ryan. good to see all of you and happy holidays. admiral kirby this latest tweet does that now make for a much smooth smoother transition now between mattis and shanahan? >> i don't know that it make...

The new chief of staff mick mulvaney, sturdy conservative from congress, but also the man who referred to our president as a demagogue, who embarrassed him during the election and gave childish and simplistic answers. that man is now arguably his closest counsel. how long can that last? but here's the part too many are missing in all this trump mania. our government does not begin and end with the presidency. certainly not this one. this is the moment for congress, left and right, to take back the power and start doing its job. standing back, watching, has not served you or your constituents w...