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Remarkable that you really don't see many republicans running on the tax bill that they passed last year, which is the president's signature legislative accomplishment. a lot of that probably has to do with the fact that polling has found that the tax cuts, which of course disproportionately benefitted -- they're increasingly popular with the american public, not a winning argument. you talk about these politics of fear and it's also important to note that this isn't just about a political strategy to secure votes and mobilize the republican base. all of this is ultimately in the service of th...

Very draconian immigration law that not only would crack down on undocumented immigrants already in the country, but also try to scale back even legal immigration. and so those are the policy implications of the way in which they're trying to change the way that their base and if not the broader public perceives the issue of immigration in this country. >> a new book is about these very positions and conditions in the political country and how to try to unwind them. >> well, yes, i mean, the case i try to make is that there's a -- trump sort of fills the space to such an extraordinary degree t...

Getting at for instance. you're already seeing efforts on the democratic side to sort of preemptively delegitimize any majority decision, especially a 5-4 decision that includes brett kavanaugh. there's already discussion of impeachment proceedings or efforts to pack the court and add another two justices. michael avenatti has tried to make that sort of a litmus test for any presidential candidate. so the policy implications should not be overlooked. they are dramatic and we will feel them for years to come, but i think as governor kasich was discussing, this is a point that really shouldn't b...

Ignatius and eugene robinson. and political reporter for "the washington post" and moderator of washington week on pbs, robert costa. >> you know, mika, last hour we were talking about september 11th and talking about it from policy implications, but also, obviously, there's so many personal stories, so many tragedies that happened on that day. but you actually, that was one of your first days at cbs -- >> ah-ha. >> and tell us what happened that morning for you. >> well, we were covering it like any other story. i went running down there. ended up having to run down there in my bare feet beca...

Cases are there actually are and what's going on, donald trump isn't going to be able to get anywhere it. >> jason: ilene, in your situation, we talk sometimes about the status, illegal illegal-- sometimes people will argue, it is really not the cogent part of the discussion. what's your perspective? what are your thoughts? >> i think his immigration status or citizenship status has a lot to say about policy implications going forward. and how we handle these kinds of things. you know, if there's a deportation in the mix of this or if we need detainers or not, it is really important. so, as fa...