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Argument. what is your thoughts. >> well, i think it struck me as it should have been done sooner. maybe a toned down version of what we heard from susan rice, maybe less of a flourish. i don't think he said anything new in the debate that will shift anything. and frankly, i think as he said, americans are war weary, there is going to be a slippery slope, and they're worried about it. i don't think he said anything to indicate it is not going to happen. furthermore, they have been talking about assad as hitler, right? so that is the circle that has not been scared. how dcan you just do these l...

Critical to make that happen and public support for the standard, which is very high. >> talk about the big legislative push a couple of years ago on cap and trade. got through the house in a watered down form. died in the senate in a more watered down version. i have heard people make the case what obama is trying to do through executive action would be a lot more dramatic than the watered down cap and trade bill would have done. >> in the short term, what president obama can do under current law is similar to what would have happened under the legislation. the key to that legislation, it act...

The obama administration wanted this, but it is not the complete picture here. it really is kind of a watered down version. what does he win? >> that's right. the president you hear him talking all the time about universal background checks. this does fall short of that, but it would expand the current law. currently background checks are only required at firearms dealers. this would expand it in two places, gun shows and internet sales. but it was as you mentioned leave out all other private sales, which is a lot of interactions that are left out from this requirement of background checks. th...

Have been gunned down in the last four months deserve a vote, we all have to stand up. let's do the right thing. let's do right by our kids. let's do right by these families. let's get this done, connecticut. thank you, god bless you, god bless the united states of america. >> i'm joined by white house communications director jennifer palmi palmieri. cnn has learned the universal background check option is highly unlikely to pass. it will be a much more watered down version. out of the debate all together has gone assault weapons and high capacity magazines. the president's made this very pers...

Thank you, god bless you, god bless the united states of america. >> i'm joined by white house communications director jennifer palmieri. cnn has learned the universal background check option is highly unlikely to pass. it will be a much more watered down version. out of the debate all together has gone assault weapons and high capacity magazines. the president's made this very personal. he's been to connecticut many times, made many promises that he would take action to the families of those who lost children in sandy hook. and in the end, if all that he manages to get is a watered-down perip...