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The right and shocking fact that senator corker and senator graham are criticizing senator kerry, you know, they would find any reason and any excuse to criticize the administration over anything. when you look at what they have done, most reasonable people would agree up until this point they have been pretty good on the issue. for people to try to look for fizz your between secretary kerry and president obama they won't find one. >> peter, wrap it for me in 20 second. what does the u.s. do tomorrow? >> we see some sort of economic sanctions most likely but how much pain? not just russia will...

The russian fold. they went to the polls today to decide whether to break with ukraine and align with russia right away or break with ukraine and align with russia some point in the future. russian media reports indicate a vast majority voted to join russia. the u.s. and 12 other members of the u.n. security council believe the vote is illegal. russia said they're acting within international law. ahead to the brain trust now. let me bring in a guest who's a former special assistant to president obama and dana mill bank for "washington post," peter suterman, senior editor at "ran" magazine. dan...

Matter in campaigns but i don't see them actually making a real difference when it comes to what congress passes in the year ahead. >> peter, we spend a lot of time here talking about nsa and surveillance and our surveillance state now. i think obviously the conversations are justified. but i continue to wonder whether that is going to be an issue that gets people out of bed come november. >> well, we've already seen public opinion change about nsa surveillance. we've already seen more people concerned about it. it's on the white house agenda already. president obama has said that he will be l...

They don't need help, that they will get out soon. they think they might be able to break through on monday or tuesday. >> duncan, thank you. the new year undoubtedly means new challenges for president obama's new health care law. let's get right to the "brain trust." anton gunn is the former director of external affairs at the department of health and human services. he's now in the private sector as a consultant. gail lemond is a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations and peter suterman is an editor. let me start with the new guy, the new trustee. anton, you're one of the most v...

30 seconds, anton, you get ten seconds since you're the new guy. one thing you'd like to see congress accomplish in 2014? >> anything. they haven't done anything since they've been elected. i'll be happy with seconds. >> unemployment insurance and deciding what happens with afghanistan. >> peter, we'll end with you, sir. >> i'd like to see a republican health care plan put forward. >> there is -- oh, the last part. you did well, anton. we may have to have you back. >> i would appreciate it. >> you weren't nearly as bad as we thought you were going to be. >> yeah. >> when we come back, the grea...