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face-to-face with the raw emotion of his base on the campaign trail. the base angry and fired up at the white house. >> those who didn't get everything they wanted -- >> you guys beat up the base and brow beat them too much and didn't offer progressive enough agenda. >> the base wants red meat. they don't want a lecture. >> there's no read maet to serve between now and 'lekz day. it has simplified its message to the left side of their party. >> the base should, quote, stop whining. >> they're frustrated at what they've been able to do is kind of extraordinary. >> white house supporte...

iraq in theory. in fact, we've got about 50,000 plus troops still in iraq and some of them are going to have to defend themselves, do patrolling. they are special forces and special operations forces in the country as well. and so there are liable to be more casualties. >> but we have moved, what, a hundred thousand troops out of there? that's, i think that's probably bigger than the initial wave on d-day. >> yeah. >> so we moved a lot of troops out of there the last several months but, this ntheory, the last unit designated as a combat unit to leave. >> how long has this been planne...

He should be released on kind, compassionate grounds. well guess what? it's a year and a half later. and the guy is still kicking. he's still alive. >> it's a miracle. >> it's not a miracle, okay? and i'm supposed to just be reporting this. it is so not a miracle. this is all about money and oil. now senators are questioning whether there's a connection. they're questioning whether there's a connection between the bomber's release and bp. since the firm said last month that it would begin drilling off libya's coast. >> eric, when this happened, a lot of us around this table said, it's all abou...

New containment cap which they put on top which has magically worked. >> which is stunning. yesterday we had thad allen on the show, who we love and we think he's doing a great job, saying you always have the push and pull when you have a government and trying to work with a private company. so we have been working to the. the idea that the government didn't know about this a few days ago, i find it hard to believe. >> i have to imagine they knew. and by the way, what -- what would be the benefit of going out and saying they had this cap. they needed to do it this way from a pr standpoint more...

midnight last night. thank you for coming in. also in washington, ted krupp, president of the environmental defense fund. good lineup given what's been happening. >> of course, mika, over the past, my gosh, how long has it been now since the leak started? the end of april. >> the end of april. >> over the past several months there has been that gushing oil shot coming out from the bottom of the gulf of mexico. and i can tell you, things in my hometown get bleaker by the day. maybe, just maybe some very good news. last night reports started breaking that there's a possibility that a n...