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Deal with the optics of this. to have someone who comes forward and says look, this guy tried to rape me and to really sort of drill down in questioning on whether she is a liar. that's going to be a very difficult thing for the republican members to do. but, i have got to tell you as a defense counsel there is no midpoint here. when you have a case where someone is alleging a sexual assault or rape, either it's that person is the victim or that person is a liar. and you don't have any midpoint. if you finish midpoint, the jury tends to rule against the defendant. so, the republicans are going...

A lot of this stuff has no statistics. we are trying to reach a reasonable midpoint where we are with alcohol. we know it offers benefits but it can be abused. you shouldn't be smoking pot in the morning. treat it like a martini after work. once you are successful so you are not a dirt bag. everything with benefits that offers relief in life alleviates suffering. whether it's opioids or marijuana, it can be abused. the state shouldn't be involved in legislating your oblivion. as a human being, you have an individual right to ease your own suffering. it's a mistake. i think this is more session...

>> well, an effort by republicans to recenter the supreme court that started under ronald reagan that really started 40 years ago and more after the roe v. wade decision is going to bear fruit this year. they are going to get to the point where the center point on the supreme court which once upon a time was sandra day o'connor and today is anthony kennedy is likely, quite likely in fact to be john roberts. a justice who would have been seen as very conservative 20 years ago likely now to end up as the midpoint as the deciding vote on so many cases. that tells you how far and how long republic...

And as the war progressed, things became more dire in the south, and people were starving. by the end of the war, a pound of bacon cost $20, and that's $302 in today'soney, so you can see that the people could t afrd food. >> bread or blood! bread or blood! bread or blood! bread or blood! >> mr. president! our children, mr. president, our children are starving! >> everyone, please. i know these are trying times, but if we bear the hardships together, we shall get through them! >> davis has to recognize that confederate fortunes, by the midpoint in the war, are greatly diminished, but he's also...

And as the war progressed, things became more dire in the south, and people were starving. by the end of the war, a pound of bacon cost $20, and that's $302 in today's money, so you can see that the people could not afford food. >> bad or blood! bread or blood! bread or blood! bread or blood! >> mr. president! our children, mr. president, our children are starving! >> everyone, please. i know these are trying times, but if we bear the hardships together, we shall get through them! >> davis has to recognize that confederate fortunes, by the midpoint in the war, are greatly diminished, but he's ...