Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20111223:14:36:00
Light. they're respectful of his judgment. i think in this case he substituted his judgment for the collective wisdom of the republican conference, which was leading them in the wrong direction. they were sort of -- with him at the back sort of following the rabble, he wasn't able to guide them as a rudder. but now attempting to move them from a leadership position out front, some republicans will like that, others will bristle at it. we'll see what the numbers are. my guess is he didn't go forward yesterday with having some pretty good sense that the majority of the republicans were actually ...