Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120524:04:03:00
Citing his pollster, "dick wolforth's poll figures were interesting and holding up well, except on nicaragua." this was the thing he could not persuade anyone to go along with him about. now, it wasn't for lack of trying. he talked about it all the time. he kept trying to persuade people, so everybody knew that he wanted to do it, but the answer was a really resounding no. from congress, the answer was no within a exclamation point. congress knew what ronald reagan wanted to do in terms of getting militarily involved in central america. congress responded by passing a law saying, we know you k...