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Achievable goals and policies. but this madness doesn't help the country. it only furthers the madness. >> there are some that exist somewhere. >> krystal and abby, i'm going to have to leave it there. thanks for your time this evening. be sure to catch krystal on "the cycle" here on msnbc. coming up, who better to talk gun control than the guy who once shot a friend in the face. yes, dick cheney on camera. and paul ryan has some competition in his love for philosopher ayn rand. rand is his love. this is "politicsnation." stay with us. ♪ [ male announcer ] you are a business pro.

Thing here is republicans spent such a long time railing against the economy blaming the president for the economy. now we see that his policies have actually worked but they are moving us forward, that we are coming out of this slump. so it takes away a lot of that ammunition as well. >> now, abby, we see that even a gallup poll says americans are feeling more positive about the economy, more positive than they have since january of 2008. yet the gop came out from the beginning slamming the president's handling of the economy. listen to this. >> this president tried, but he didn't understand ...

Let's bring in krystal ball and abbey huntsman. thank you both for being here tonight. >> thanks, reverend. >> i can't hear. >> somebody has to fix abby's mic while we talk to you krystal. krystal, how does a growing economy impact the president's second term agenda? give me the politics of this. >> well, i think the very fact we're able to look at things like immigration reform and climate change is a sign it is getting better. considering how we came in and were falling off a cliff economically, there was little room for the public to embrace anything that they could see tangibly. the fact w...

That is would republicans learn that same lesson that he hadn't been conservative enough despite the fact that on every issue he raised his hand and said no i wouldn't take the 16-1 deal spending cuts to revenue increases. i'm for self-deportation. he was as far to the right as you possibly could be. the idea he wasn't conservative enough is sort of bizarre. but that's apparently where glenn beck has taken this. >> but abby with all the side becking going on, pun intended, david brooks on a more serious side says gop should just completely start over. in his column in "new york times" today he...