Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110202:16:21:00
In egypt, obviously, but throughout the arab world. there was a time when john mccain was considered a conciliator. we have seen olive branches put out by barack obama. and i think it's worth mentioning here that john mccain is somebody who engenders a lot of respect throughout congress because of his war background, because of his foreign policy credentials. could this be a start of something, especially given what's going on right now in the middle east? >> well, i certainly hope so. let me flip this and say what we've seen is an end to the pattern established by barack obama where he was so...