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You know, we'll cut the earnings of our staff and make sure they -- you know, they have to pay for all their insurance and -- and can't get the subsidies anybody else gets. and we'll handcuff the president and the secretary of the treasury. so they can't manage the money. so we have become more likely to -- i mean, it's just ridiculous. and you know, i fear that we're on -- it always gets darkest before it goes completely black. >> yeah -- john, ted cruz reportedly skipped the gop luncheon today. but that's okay, last night he organized a group of tea party house members to meet at a mexican r...

>> because they have to think about their party also. and they don't want -- they shouldn't become a remnant party the way they are in europe. they want to -- >> so sacrifice themselves politically at home. >> basic point that karl rove made, basic point that karl rove made, which was an excellent point is to win with white votes, republican candidate in a presidential election would have to carry the white vote by the same margin as -- listen, just -- can i just finish the point? same margin as ronald reagan won when he carried 49 states. which nominee can get that? none of them. >> let me as...

>> john boehner has to walk his way back from the so-called hastert rule that says you have to have a majority of the rule. >> did you hear from that -- >> yes. >> john alter said you have to do this. >> otherwise she are slitting their throats long-term. >> that has to play, chris, longer term. >> i don't think it will happen. thank you. thank you, michael steele and jonathan alter. don't forget to check out the "hardball" blog. there is much more on this story including a great piece by "hardball" reporter benji sarlin talking about how latinos learn to love their own base. find it at tv.msn...

Way back from the so-called haster rule that says you have to have a majority of the vote. >> did you hear from that -- >> yes. >> john alter said you have to do this. >> otherwise she are slitting their throats long-term. >> have you it play chris, longer term. >> i don't think it will happen. thank you. don't forget to check out the "hardball" blog. there is much more on this story including by "hardball" reporter, benji. talking about how latinos learn to love their own base. find it at tv.msnbc.com and click on "hardball." up next, mitt romney didn't just lose the race for the white hous...

This people take it to one extension further. does it have to be humans you know? no, i don't really know, senator paul and if republicans are taking heart in tuesday's supreme court ruling that struck down the key part of the voting rights act allowing voter i.d. laws and restricting efforts to take effect, bloomberg business week joshua green warns, this victory will be a poison chalice for the gop if the stampede to impose new restrictions offends minority voters most affected by the laws who after all are the people republicans desperately need to attract. good thing congress is on recess ...