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I think the republicans are responding to the president's various statements and responding correctly saying where is the leadership from the president? what is he trying to say? is he trying to have it both ways. i think this election is going to turn on the leadership. that's going to be the narrative. >> let me ask you this. mark put this thought in my head what what he's written at "time." two things are profoundly clear, republicans have a strong chance to win the midterm elections without picking a fight over the president's measured words. and a national political fight conducted on the...

Campaign? zbli think republicans will take advantage of this. it's possible they'll win. i don't know, michael. but the larger issue is first of all honesty. it is not at ground zero. it is blocks away. it is not a mosque, it's a community center. both those things matter. and i would say to john, i don't want to personalize this, and i think you're a decent person, but would you be okay with our grandparents or great grandparents being told you can't build a church here? it's offensive to the protestants in the native. we are not at war with islam. we're at war with al qaeda. if al qaeda want...

Needed legislation. joan, does it sound like harry reid did the president any favors with the comments. >> john is a republican strategist. i'm a democrat, but not a democratic strategist. michael, you know that. i'm going to sit here and be on the democrats too. harry reid is a tower of jell-o here. it's clear that the republicans are trying to demagogue this. it's clear they're trying to make this and the 14th amendment issue big voting issues. it remains to be seen whether they will succeed. but it's really sad and tragic to me. >> i want to pursue something you. i can't concede on its face...

>> jennifer don hugh, love your work on the huffing ton post. great to have you with us tonight. for more, let me bring in bill press and john feery. was today the light for reconciliation and a simple majority? >> i think it was the day for commonsense, ed. i have to say, i was there when the president made his statement covering it as a journalist. it was hard for me not to stand up there and cheer. said, look, we've talked about this long enough. the status quo is unacceptable. now is the time to act and the american people deserve an up or down vote on health kafr. it doesn't matter whethe...

History. now, looking forward, john, as a republican strategist, would you really want to run against this health care bill? would you really think that the republican also have an advantage saying that, hey, i voted to deny 31 million americans health care coverage? do you think that's a good place to snb. >> i think what they will say is i voted against a bill that is being jammed down your throats that only 35% of american people supported. this is a very bad bill that is going to bankrupt the country. >> this is the biggest myth going around washington that somehow passing health care refo...