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That's the way management works with labor. senator lowden, how do republicans win these things? >> it's not as simple as wages. it's also a part of the collective bargaining is with health care issue, for instance. can you bid out health care and find cheaper prices? it's with days off. with sick leave. those kinds of issues are very important. it's not just wages. >> and that drives up state deficits? >> yes, it does. yes, it does. and you have to be able to get into those contracts and make it public. how about opening those bargaining sessions so that the public can see it so the taxpayers...

Remedies. this is something that says, if we don't get what we want through the electoral and political process, we'll do our own thing by -- ç >> i'm in nevada right now, i happen to be in nevada right now, not because sharron angle ran here, but she was the one to talked about, if you don't like the way congress is behaving, we've got our second amendment solutions, which means gunplay. here's the house speaker -- i'm sorry, go ahead, david. >> this is a way that elected leaders, politicians, republicans, mainly conservatives, are trying to exploit this deep-seeded anger out there. and als...

Next up, freshman rules. last night on "letterman," rand paul shared some advice he's gotten as a new senator. let's watch. >> you know, when i was first elected, john mccain said, he said, the first six months that you're here, you'll pinch yourselves and say, how did i get here. and then the next six months, you'll pinch yourself and say, how the hell did the rest of these guys get here. >> i found out that you and i have a friend in common. do you know who i'm talking about? >> no. >> senator al franken from minnesota. >> yeah, he's my mentor. >> now, explain that process. >> well, i'm not ...

How did nevada's junior senator, republican john ensign respond? well, he was consistent, he defended the practice. ensign told reporters, "you know, that's a county by county issue, and i think it should be left to the counties." well, this is the same senator that two years ago endured a high-profile sex scandal where he admitted to an affair with his staffer's wife. for senator ensign this is one case where silence might have been golden. that's "hardball" for now.

Let's watch. >> you know, when i was first elected, john mccain said, he said, the first six months that you're here, you'll pinch yourselves and say, how did i get here. and then the next six months, you'll pinch yourself and say, how the hell did the rest of these guys get here. >> i found out that you and i have a friend in common. do you know who i'm talking about? >> no. >> senator al franken from minnesota. >> yeah, he's my mentor. >> now, explain that process. >> well, i'm not sure if he got stuck or i got stuck, but we're in this thing together. we're going to try to set a record by se...