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News yesterday saying that he is thinking about running for president as well. will his mounting support slow clinton down? will benghazi? here to discuss all of this is bob and robert trainum and msnbc contributor and adviser. robert, do hillary's comments, taking real ownership of benghazi do anything to move the needle on how she's perceived by conservatives in your party? >> no -- >> conservatives -- go ahead, i'm sorry. >> we have two robert. let's start with robert trainum. >> i don't think it moves the needle that much. there are a lost of unanswered questions in terms of what did the p...

Party and it basically -- first of all, the negotiation is not under way when paul ryan is starting out with a proposal to eliminate the health care bill. that's just absurd. but the president, i think, is very mindful that the democratic position is broadly supportive of maintaining medicare and social security. >> sir, thanks so much. congressman peter welch, it's great to see you. we want to say good morning to our political power panel today. we have ron reagan and msnbc contributor robert trainum, also an assistant dean at georgetown university. let's get into this more talking about what...

>> i'll tell you exactly. it came from the president. the president said on david gregory's show "meet the press" yesterday i'm willing to compromise and quoting directly here, i'm willing to compromise on chain cpi. i know a lot of folks in my own party, the president speaking here, may be upset with that but i am open to that. that came directly from the president. >> as part of a larger deal, though, as part of a grand bargain. we're not talking a grand bargain here. all we're trying to do, admiral sestak, is get something done. >> i think you are absolutely right. the correct tone is rober...

This has to be a one, two step process. if we do not get to the second step, however, you're spot on. this means that our policy makers don't have the political will to do what's right and that is where all credit agencies will downgrade u.s. treasury bonds and that begins the ex-orable slide down to a very sluggish economy and maybe in the longer term losing our superstar economic status. >> not to mention all this time we'll be spending on this as time that is going to be taken away from other pressing things that need to get done by the congress in this new session. thank you, admiral and r...

Up. >> this whole thing is a national embarrassment, an embarrassment to the president, an embarrassment to both sides of the aisle and both the house and the senate. >> the election is over. you got your seats. you're re-elected. congratulations. you have a job. now work and do it. >> fiscally irresponsible decision trying to please everyone and you please no one at all. >> they've got to work together. >> they appear to be very self-centered. >> joining me now retired admiral and former democratic congressman joe sestak of pennsylvania and msnbc contributor and former bush/cheney senior advi...