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See his like again. that's how biden closed this. these memorial services really feel like a juxtaposition of what mccain was and where he wanted politics to be and where things are going. i look at who is speaking, you know. mccain clearly wanted to send a message that he is bipartisan. it is okay to compromise. then he's not inviting the people who really represent where the republican party is right now, and that's, of course, president trump, his own vice presidential nominee, sarah palin, reported to not be invited. mccain is trying to send, i feel, a clear message of where he wants the n...

Antithesis of what mccain ran as and constructed his political life around, that compromise is a necessity and donald trump ran on and has governed on the idea that you -- that this way is the right way. what about me-ism. how do -- what does it mean for me and my constituents. it's a very interesting book end in the last 48 hours but the rise of donald trump and john mccain saying good-bye on a public stage, that dove tailing -- they represent such radically different visions of what american government can and should be. >> it also struck me -- yes, but it also struck me on president trump, ...

Between mccain and ted cruz i don't think was terribly good before the comments. ted cruz knew what he was doing. this was not an off the cuff sort of someone catches him as he getting in the elevators in the senate. this is a planned speech at the big conservative gathering. he knew what he was doing. look, i guess i think it's unlikely ted cruz apologizes on this and i think that ted cruz is operating under a different set of rules than john mccain, many of his republican colleagues in the senate. ted cruz wants to and almost certain to run for president of the united states doing so as a go...

Apologize to bob dole because that's -- that has crossed a line that to me is -- leaves the realm of politics and discourse that we should have in america. >> senator john mccain speaking to me a few moments ago, reacting to ted cruz's comments about bob dole and others when he was speaking at cpac. joining me now, chris cillizza and nbc news senior political editor, mark murray. chris cillizza, what mccain said is he talked to ted cruz on the floor and basically said the same thing to him, that he crossed eye licross ed a line by taking on bob dole who is ailing and 90 years old plus and life...

Dole. and president mccain and president romney. those are good men, decent men, but when you don't stand and draw a clear distinction, when you don't stand for principle, democrats celebrate. >> i think he's saying that you, bob dole and mitt romney did not stand for principle. >> i spoke to ted cruz, he and i have a cordial relationship about this. he can say what he wants to about me and say something he wants to about mitt. mitt is capable of taking it. but when he throws bob dole in there, i wonder if he thinks that bob dole stood for principle on that hilltop in italy when he was so grav...