Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130823:18:36:00
Political correspondent for politico. james, thanks so much for being here this afternoon. >> good to be with you, mara. >> let's start with senator coburn. when "time" magazine made coburn one of this year's 100 most influential people, president obama was part of the write-up praising the senator. why is he raising this flag? is this just a dog whistle for the base? >> it is a dog whistle for the base. as they say, if you want a friend in washington, get a dog. the friendships, especially across the aisle, aren't very deep in a lot of cases. coburn's not running for re-election. he is a sena...