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0 joining us. mns m msnbc political analyst, david corn. and joy reid, managing editor of the grio.com. david, between allen west saying there's nothing so fearful to progressives on this green earth than a black american who wants a better life, and rand paul describing certain members of the republican party as covered in moss, i'm beginning to wonder if this year's cpac is about horticulture as opposed to polit politic. >> mitt romney, sarah palin, allen west being there, it's like the zombie apocalypse. these are the walking dead they're putting up as they march on to the forward, as they ...

Pictures of the senate where the vote tally continues on whether to end debate and thus proceed to a final vote on the nomination of chuck hagel as defense secretary. for more on these developments we bring in democratic congressman peter welsh of vermont. good afternoon, sir. >> good afternoon. >> how difficult is it, congressman, to do the business of congress when it has to go through the kind of maneuvers that we've been seeing in relation to a defense secretary? >> well, this is pretty bizarre. you know, republicans were always proud they were strong on defense, and now -- >> that is what...

0 valentine's day to you. i would suggest that if mr. lapierre was so concerned about new york post-sandy, maybe he could have used his influence to get more republicans to vote for the sandy aid package. he wasn't there for -- >> but mr. crawly, he describes a city not dissimilar to the central republic of africa where thugs, drug dealers, and child soldiers threaten us on subway trains, where people loot in the midst of a disaster, is that what you saw? you represent a constituency here. >> whey saw was new york at its best. new yorkers who were victims of the storm helping other new yorkers...

$250,000 or less and also to extend unemployment insurance and to help lay the groundwork for deficit reduction in the future. right now the expectations have been lowered a great deal in terms of what is actually possible and you heard the president say that he is still optimistic that something can get done before the january 1st deadline and of course, there's a lot of pressure for these lawmakers to get something done because if they don't the economy could go back into a recession eventa you willy. >> kristen well wiker with the president in hawaii. joining me now from his home district...

And they'd be in a position where they can vote no and maintain their purity. i actually think the speaker is trying to be a constructive partner and he's just got a significant element in his caucus that will not vote for any new revenue. >> some might argue he's seen the revolt from the tea party section and constituency of the caucus right now. >> congressman, peter welch, thank you for stopping by. >> tomorrow we'll get another perspective from marcia blac blackburn, stick around for that. >> the only way to keep a monster from killing our kids is to invest in a plan of absolute protection...