Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110516:08:37:00
History-minded individual. he can expound very thoughtfully and carefully on the currents of history. and at the same time, i think like his old nemesis, president clinton in some ways, he really wants to be liked and has a tendency to dive into the currents of extremism very quickly, i think, and often to his detriment, when he feels there's an advantage to be gained there. >> interesting, helene cooper, on some of the issues you're covering right now, the medicare fight, the issue of health care and how the president's going to defend it. here you have newt gingrich basically supporting the ...