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Month. joining us steve clemens, washington editor at large for the atlantic, and we are back with zeke miller and jonathon allen. five more votes needed to lock in the iran deal. >> he is slowly marking notches in the effort to secure for himself probably one of the most important policy objectives he had. this will be defining for his administration for a long period of time. the senators are coming through. they only have two democrats who have come out strongly opposed and barack obama looks like he's going to make this one. when he refers to crazy, i have no doubt he was talking about the...

Byron is right. rapidly shrinking window of actually achieving policy objectives. that's why he is telling his cabinet secretaries very clearly on the record on camera go do doo what we can do. >> is it choreographed, john? who has the american people? is it it the president saying he has all this executive power and is he going to do it and directing his cabinet to do it or is it the house republicans saying he is going too far? >> i think he has clearly given up on any legislation coming out of this congress with the house controlled by republicans. >> does he have the people with him? >> it...

They need to get away what end of the political spectrum you are, and look at. do we have somebody who has a commitment to policy objectives for the country. rather than political objectives for myself. and is willing to be creative and innovative in pursuing good policy for this country. this is what this job is about. this is not campaigning. it is not about politics. it is about serving in a legislative body on behalf of the nation and your constituents. they need to get a -- a better focus on what their duties are in the position. rather than -- what -- what might be their opportunity to u...

Strong capabilities of military deterrence could prevent russia from going further in ukraine or could deter them from acting against the baltic derub biblical. this is part of leadership to match your capabilities and your action to your policy objectives. in all cases to try to achieve them peacefully. the president doesn't do that. he gives speeches and acts like he is done with it. >> so mary these -- marry these two issues together. assad pretty much over. putin making advancements in ukraine and doing better there. where are we six months from now? what do you predict in the president ma...

Strong capabilities of military deterrence could prevent russia from going further in ukraine or could deter them from acting against the baltic derub biblical. this is part of leadership to match your capabilities and your action to your policy objectives. in all cases to try to achieve them peacefully. the president doesn't do that. he gives speeches and acts like he is done with it. >> so mary these -- marry these two issues together. assad pretty much over. putin making advancements in ukraine and doing better there. where are we six months from now? what do you predict in the president ma...