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>> david, will this embolden some moderate house republicans, if there's any left, to rise up against the tea party fringe? i mean, they're going to be able to go home now and say that they voted for this, that they're not anti-women. it also plays into the rebranding of what they're trying to do. >> well, i think what you hear right now is the sound of hell freezing over. finally, eric cantor is in a position of moderation. the guy who blocked the grand bargain and who is seen as being the chief jacobin ready to lead mutinous tea party members against john boehner if john boehner got too far ...

Foul. i'd rather pay a little bit more for the foot-long sub and know that their workers have got health care. eric cantor is demanding that the conservatives vote for this, and if they don't there's going to be a civil war. >> republicans are imploezing again over women's rights. the big panel on the republican civil war is next. pat robertson says the devil wears goodwill. >> can demonic spirits attach themselves to inanimate objects? and pope benedict leaves the vatican for good. but the legacy of sex abuse continues. >> he will leave vatican city for the final time as leader of the c...

The violence against women act this afternoon. cantor did not ask fellow conservatives to vote yes on the measure. in fact, cantor didn't even end up casting a vote on the bill himself. as the national review online reports, cantor warned fellow republicans there would be a civil war in the ranks if the senate bill didn't at least get to the house floor. cantor convinced enough republicans because the violence against women act did pass today after more than a year of nasty partisan bickering. the president says he'll sign it. these nine conservatives make up the fringe driving cantor absolute...

There's been a choir, a crescendo of republicans challenging that statement, i've not heard nap. >> here's one of the lawyers challenging section 5. >> we've made great strides over the years. we have minority participation at record levels. we have minority candidates elected by 90% white populations. >> he says we no longer need the voting rights act. i mean, what is reality here? >> he's absolutely wrong. and i will say this. this is what we said in 2006. i'm on the house judiciary committee with the other colleagues. and what we said is progress -- when i say we, members of congress listen...

And tell the republican majority leader in the house of representatives it's time to step down. because you're a phony. you're a fraud. >> ooh. let's turn to our panel. georgetown university professor michael eric dyson with us tonight. david corn of "mother jones" magazine. and former rnc cheer michael steele. gentlemen, great to have you with us tonight. >> good to see you, ed. >> mr. steele, you first. what are we seeing here? is this eric cantor saying, you know what, guys, there's going to be a civil war here, we can't say no to everything? what does he mean by civil war in the ranks? >> ...