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Waters who are ideologically on complete opposite ends of the spectrum. both fiery and can be pushed into the corner, but they have a good working relationship. both respect one another's intellect and know-how. not a ton on the policy side of things is going to get done this year. everybody agrees on that. but keep an eye on these two. on small policy items, things that get through on a bipartisan basis, they may be the ones to do it. they'll probably also get in fun scraps to watch on the committee. but while everybody is focused on the partisanship or even on that committee itself, alexandr...

>> but i am equally concerned about the policy that i see today. it's consistent with what they know including targeting the united states and their allies. that is what is so frustrating with me about this is the fact that they keep looking for permissi permission. >> if he said i know he's a bad guy. i want to cut a deal on x, on missiles, on fill in the blank, that's one thing. >> 100%. >> but we don't seem to be getting to that policy side. we're still in this notion that we'll continue to defend bad practices and they did do some really important things when he took office trump did. armi...

It's completely inconsistent with what defense and intelligence services know about the activity of the russians including targeting the united states and allies. that's what's so frustrating to me about this. the fact that they keep looking for permission to do something different with putin. here's the thing, if the president really said listen, i know he's a bad guy. he's doing bad things. i want to cut a deal for the betterment of national security for the united states on x. on missils on fill in the blank. that's one thing. we don't seem to be getting to that policy side. we were still i...

As people, and in my concern, not just on the policy side or the character or how our nation is viewed, but just -- if you just dismiss all of that and just talk politics, at some point here soon, republicans are going to have to decide whether or not they want to be tethered to the president politically. and that's going to be, you know, what's really going to be interesting in the coming months, because if you look at the midterms, the senate was very difficult for republicans to lose, but losing 40 seats in the house and looking at where we are in terms of the suburbs, in terms of women and...

President does exhibit kind of the character of the nation. and as mitt romney said, i think we've fallen short in that regard. >> are any of your colleagues concerned that there may be a vacuum for a republicans or elder statesmen in the senate, someone seek to become a voice of -- you know, taking a moral high ground. certainly, senator john mccain was certainly probably the most prominent voice in that regard, who would challenge the president. you, yourself, have criticized the president. i'm wondering, there's not -- you haven't had a lot of company in doing what you've been doing, aside ...