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Today and something the president himself highlighted at the Press Conference. Take a listen. I think a lot of his views are going to be shaped by his advisers, the people around him, which is why its important to Pay Attention to these confirmation hearhearings. This is a job of such magnitude you cant do it by yourself. You are enormously reliant on a team. How you put a Team Together to make sure that they are getting you the best information and they are teeing up the options from which you will ultimately make decisions. Thats probably the most useful advice, the most constructive advice ...

There hasn't been talk about withdrawing andy puzder's nomination for labor secretary but they've pushed his hearing date back four strait times now. the last time they pushed it back they didn't bother to set out a new date. and nbc can report tonight andy puzder has not turned in any of his paperwork. any documentation. he hasn't turned in any of the paper that is the bare minimum stuff you need to start your confirmation process. they apparently don't even have an fbi background check on him yet. you sure you're going to keep that guy? you sure you want to go through this process? democrats...

There's a democratic president and democratic majority in the senate that does not rise to 60 votes, so the flip of what we have now the republicans would force the democrats to go that route because what they did last year was much more radical than that and that wasn't just one event, right? mitch mcconnell has shown again and again and again that he believes in this kind of opposition and that he brought the republican party along so give than i seems to democrats' presumption should be to say to the remembers look you broke these rules, now live up to what you've broken and change the rule...

The idea of a 60-vote threshold has helped presidents not put out judges out of the mainstream but put people that were. barack obama with merrick garland could have put a very liberal judge up but he didn't. he put somebody up that could appeal to moderate republicans that could have met that 60-vote threshold should he been allowed to get a hearing and an up or down vote on the senate floor. so there's something good about for a supreme court justice to have that 60-vote threshold to put people up that are not far right or left but that can modetehe passions perhaps of the country and get so...

Questioning of her at her confirmation hearing revealed a nominee who was not ready for prime time. >> were you unaware what i just asked you about the. i d.ea. that it was a federal law? >> i may have confused it. >> if confirmed will you insist upon that equal accountability in any, can 12 school or program that receives federal funding whether public, public charter or private? >> i support accountability. >> equal accountability for all schools that receive federal funding? >> i support accountability. >> is that a yes or a no. >> that's a -- i support accountability. >> do you not want to...