so, ultimately, if mitch mcconnell or john boehner say we need to go to catch a plane, i can't have secret service block the doorway. right? >> i'm sorry to interrupt -- >> i understand. and i know that this has been some of the conventional wisdom that's been floating around washington that somehow, even though most people agree that i'm being reasonable, that most people agree i'm presenting a fair deal. the fact that they don't take it means that i should somehow, you know, do a jeddi mind meld with these folks and convince them to do what's right. well, you know, they're elected. we have a constitutional system of government. the speaker of the house and the leader of the senate and all those folks have responsibilities. what i can do is i can make the best possible case for why we need to do the right thing. i can speak to the american people about the consequences of the decisions that congress is making or the lack of decision making by congress. but, ultimately, it's a choice they make and this idea that somehow there's a secret formula or secret sauce to get speaker boehner or mit

senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, john cornyn, and rising star, ted cruz. "newsweek's" david frum makes sense of it all quoting public polling saying, "the out size influence of hard-line elements in the party base is doing to the gop what supporters of gene mccarthy and george mcgovern did to the democratic party in the late 1960s and early 1970s, radicalizing its image and standing in the way of its revitalization." let us bring in health magee, vice president of policy and outreach at demos and michael t tomsskey for "newsweek" and "the daily beast." heather, please help me to understand what is happening here. what does it say to you that folks like mitch mcconnell and john cornyn, both of whom are likely to face primary challenges in 2014, feel the need to sign on to the rand paul budget? >> we've lost our way. we've officially lost our way. you know, i actually curled up with this 106-page document today with a warm cup of tea. >> what could be cozier. >> and maybe it's the tenth anniversary of the iraq war, but i closed it and said, this is like a sh

mitch mcconnell is vulnerable. i'm hoping that grimes runs against him. he is vulnerable and, but, even if he isn't beaten, it would be nice to keep him in kentucky for the next race so he isn't running around the country helping other senate republicans as far as i'm concerned as far as you know, hillary, when did she decide she wasn't going to run? >> over the last ten days i would say it gelled more. it was quite serious. >> do you know why, the bottom line as far as her decision not to challenge mitch mcconnell? >> the reasons dana reported were accurate reasons. the timing wasn't right. she has a lot of other things going on. she'll be formidible. she is extraordinarily intelligent and got a lot of outpouring of support. >> she did get a lot of support. gary, what is your reaction? >> wolf, i think she is clearly no al franken. it was always going to be a tough road. she was going to run on bringing hollywood values to the heartland. she hasn't established residency in kentucky. she is a long-time tense yann. there were big, tough issues to overcome.

that's not to say by the way that mitch mcconnell is in any great shape. >> that is true. the director of the senatorial campaign committee said they are not settled on ashley judd. would it be better to go with a more seasoned candidate, dr. dyson? >> no. i think you need some star power and need some firing of the imagination. you can't judge a book by its cover. she has deep roots in hollywood. perhaps more than in kentucky's local municipalities. but she brings that kind of star power. she is able to leverage that enormous fame of hers to the advantage of people who are there. you got a democratic governor and that bodes well perhaps for the possibility that she can join him in, you know, bringing to kentucky some much needed resource but in this case political capital that could be ex-pended on people who don't usually get lined up in kentucky to be the recipients of that. she's got to take care of the mining people to be sure but has to talk about the environment and in terms of women's issues that are critical. >> buzz staff ran them -- people who ran campaigns for

i think mitch mcconnell is seeing too much in what the president said. the president, yes, he does recognize the need for some reforms in social security and medicare in order to make them work better. but he assured senate house democrats yesterday he has no intention of going along with the republican plans top, in effect, gut medicare medicaid and social security. again, we'll find out more about that big meeting with house democrats yesterday from scott peters from california. newly elected, last november from san diego. and john yarmou. h, former reporter now congressman from kentuckyth, former reporter, now congressman from kentucky and to ask him about ashley judd. >> hot ticket >> bill: we will talk with john -- what am i saying? james holman from politico. he has been over at the big ctac meeting. we will tell you about that, too. and senator dianne feinstein gets an assault weapons ban out of the senate judiciary committee yesterday. a big first step. >> first, this is the full court press. >> other headlines making news on this friday, another

so, ultimately, if mitch mcconnell or john boehner say, we need to go catch a plane, i can't have secret service block the doorway, right? and this idea that somehow there's a secret formula or secret sauce to get speaker boehner or mitch mcconnell to say, you know what, mr. president, you're right, we -- if there was a secret way to do that, i would have tried it. gwen: house speaker john boehner offered a much briefer statement as he left the white house meeting, and he was more grim. >> let's make it clear, the president got his tax on hikes on january 1. this discussion about revenue, in my view, is over. it's about taking on the spending problem here in washington. gwen: so tonight, the much discussed $85 billion budget cut decried by economists and politicians alike takes effect. then what? david? >> we'll find out. finally we go over one of these lines in the sand. this was designed to be unworkable and uncomfortable to force congress and the president to do something else. the technical term for this is stupid. that's attributed to alan simpson and eskin bowles, the grand old men

mitch mcconnell announced today it's very first amendment to the continuing resolution that is keeping the government afloat is to delay the implementation of obama-care, here we go again. it's not just obama-care that republicans are going after mcdonnell is vowing to dismantle the president's new financial regulation. he's leading a group of 43 republican senators to block the nomination of the head of financial protection bureau. yet today here the republicans were nothing but nice. >> i will compliment you. you have done a wonderful job in carrying out your duties. >> michael: sweet words dripping with absolute insincerity. republicans have been fighting against the agency since elizabeth warren first created it. even so the agency has made huge strides like levying $70 million in fines for abusive financial practices. but that's exactly why republicans backed by big banks oppose it, and why they oppose liz warren. the 43 senators blocking the nomination has received $143 million in campaign contributions from the finance insurance and real estate sector. today elizabeth warren too

. >>> plus, signs senate leader mitch mcconnell may be afraid of ashley judd, a golfer swallowed by this sinkhole and financial hackers have messed with the wrong people. beware, president obama son your case. good morning. the cardinals are inside the sistine chapel for a second day of voting. members of the faithful are gathering in st. peter's square while cardinals are planning to go through four ballots today. tuesday's voting yielded black smoke. nbc is at the vatican this morning for. have they started voting yet? >> marra, we believe they are. they have started vote org about to vote. we were told every morning at 4:30 eastern, they will get into the sistine chapel from their residence where they sleep overnight inside the vatican walls to cast first ballots. how is that going to work? they can cast two ballots in the morning and two in the afternoon. if the first ballot is successful, then we should expect some white smoke to come out of that chimney or the famous chimney at about 5:30 eastern. well, if they have to go to the second ballot in the morning, then we're not going to

susan, would it be good for mitch mcconnell if she jumped into the race, if judd got in? >> it's hard to tell right now, because she does have to define herself. we will probably see a decision sooner rather than later. she has taken some tough positions. being a liberal in kentucky is not a good thing. being against coal mining in kentucky, again, not a good thing. so while she has a high name i.d. because she is, in fact, a celebrity she has a lot to overcome. not to say mitchell mcconnell in any great shape. >> that is true. the director of the campaign committee said they are not settled on ashley judd. would be it good to go with a more seasoned candidate? >> no. you need some star power and firing of the imagination. you can't judd a book by its cover. she has deep roots in hollywood. perhaps more than in kentucky's local municipalities. but she brings that kind of star power. she is able to leverage that enormous fame of hers to the advantage of people who are there. you got a democratic governor and that bodes well perhaps for the possibility that she can join him

mitch mcconnell, perhaps he should have been rooting for her to run. could have a more difficult challenger. >> you had people saying she would have been a horrible candidate. if that's the case, why did they chase her out so quickly? >> the super pac that was running ads was trying to bait her into running. >> should they have put the ads up? is that what pushed her out? >> i think the attempt was to stroke her ego and make her think she was a viable candidate. i don't think she ever was. the only people who are sad about this are reporters because we don't get to cover this race. >> mitch mcconnell spent $22 million in 2008. how much can we expect if he faces allison grimes, secretary of state, half his age? >> by being -- playing hard ball against judd before she even jumped in the race, he's scaring off primary contenders. that's always part of mcconnell's strat jit. >> shameless plugs? >> getting uninsured americans the insurance they need. >> nash review reporting team, they're doing a great job. >> northwestern wildcats, never been to the tourna

there are a lot of mitch mcconnell heads out there. if you're a young person going to school today, is that viral? >>steve: it could start a trend. >>gretchen: i'm going to start a petition. let's get the real mitch mcconnell out there doing the harlem dance. he >>brian: he wants to win reelection. >>steve: he was up late last night. he was one of the final questioners of senator paul. >>gretchen: they knew an attack was coming. libyan officials warned the obama administration but our consolate being in danger just days before the benghazi attack? that's according to documents the administration just released to the senate. we're being told white house were being told for moving operatives. >>steve: thousands of chavez followers lined in the streets for a procession. we're now being told the dictator died from a massive heart attack as he was battling cancer. the head of the presidential guard being told chavez could no longer speak. outrage this morning that citgo was flying the u.s. and texas flags at half staff in honor of chavez. u

our colleague did a deep dive on how mitch mcconnell is getting out early, putting up big fund-raising numbers. ashley judd went bye-bye yesterday. i think most people think she wasn't going to run, but he's also concerned about a challenge from the tea party, from the right. he's working hard to make sure that doesn't happen. most people right now think his most formidable opponents on the right are not going to run. congressman tom massie, for instance. but if he does, this is going to be an interesting year. >> and there's nothing finer in politics, right, than beating a sitting party leader. republicans did it with daschle. >> right. that's why they're craving it here, and that's why the mcdonnell people actually were fine with ashley judd, because it would be such a circus act, like san francisco. you can't make it up. lives in tennessee. but now they're going to have a real, more conventional race, which makes it tougher for mcconnell. >> if you want to sound smart today, remember, there are seven democrats in states that are running for re-election 2014 in states that mitt romne

mitch mcconnell said quote i'm happy to discuss other ideas to keep our commitment to reducing washington spending at today's minute. there will be no last-minute back room deal and absolutely no agreement to increase taxes. they suggest president obama oversold the impact of the spending reductions and they are hopeful it won't be as bad as advertised. >> both of the opinions are that the president shouldn't be stkaeurg th scaring the american people especially where it's unnecessary and we can find ways to cut in areas where ordinary people won't get hurt the way the president is threatening to hurt them. >> reporter: they are planning to massa bill to fund the government from the end of march through september. they are planning to include a bipartisan plan to handle the defense cuts more strategic. jenna: they think this might be a photo op with the president, they have plans for the weeks ahead and the budget proposal that needs to go into effect at the end of march. what do the democrats have to spwaeu all of this. >> reporter: they hope the meeting will be in information in terms o

half the state is named after mitch mcconnell pretty much at this point. so people really do know him. they like what he's brought to the state and he's brought a lot of infrastructure and outside money and jobs and, you know, he's a very formal guy. >> lauren, republicans, it sounds like they're nervous about ashley judd, but they have intraparty issues that they have to deal with. senator john mccain has been tousling with senate newbies and they're telling "the huffington post" about those particular two new senators. it's always the whacko birds on right and left that get the media megaphone. how will republicans get their message in line? >> you know, i think that will be the struggle and what we're going to watch heading into 2016. in the primaries in 2012 it was really a distraction the fact that everyone kind of had their moment and the republicans couldn't seem to come around one candidate and there's a divide. and they'll have to figure that out before 2016 if they want their candidate to win. >> rand paul, all of the news this week was the filib

so ultimately if mitch mcconnell or john boehner say we need to go to catch a plane, i can't have secret service block the doorway. >> but is it a question of leadership? >> i understand. and i know this has been some of the conventional wisdom floating around washington, that somehow even though most people agree that i'm being reasonable, that most people agree i'm presenting a fair deal, the fact that they don't take it means that i should somehow, you know, do a jedi mind meld with these folks and convince them to do what's right. well, they're elected. we have a constitutional system of government. the speaker of the house and leader of the senate and all those folks have responsibilities. what i can do is i can make the best possible case for why we need to do the right thing. i can speak to the american people about the consequences of the decisions that congress is making or the lack of decision making by congress. but ultimately it's a choice they make. and this idea that somehow there is a secret formula or secret sauce to get speaker boehner or mitch mcconnell to say, you know

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or mitch mcconnell to say, "you know what, mr. president? you are right. we should close some tax loopholes for the well-off and well-connected in exchange for some serious entitlement reform." i think if there was a secret way to do that, i would have tried it. i would have done it. what i can do is make the best possible argument, and i can offer concessions, and i can offer compromise. i can negotiate. i can make sure that my party is willing to compromise and is not getting ideological or talking about these just in terms of political terms, and i think i have done that, and i will continue to do that. what i cannot do is force congress to do the right thing. the american people may have the capacity to do that, and this will allow the speaker of the house and others to put middle-class families, whatever political imperatives that he has right now, we are going to have these cuts in place, but, again, i am hopeful about human nature. i overtime, they will do the right thing, and i will keep on reaching out and see if there ar

because people are tired of mitch mcconnell. >> hal: in all fairness mitch mcconnell is not comfortable with mitch mcconnell. >> exactly. >> hal: he never seems to feel comfortable with himself. when nancy pelosi was speaker of the house, there were so many stalled bills that were worthwhile that were not getting through jnow there's the exact opposite. there is a stampede of republican bills that are never going to nakt the senate that are going to make it through. it's the old boss meet the new boss same agenda. >> right. like my friend said it's the same baby, different diaper, but eventually you are going to have to change it. [ laughter ] >> hal: nice analogy. >> yeah, they seem to think there is no chance of getting their agenda enacted, so they'll put the most extreme forward, and not even try to work toward some rational approach to a problem. it's send the reddest meat possible to the base and we understand that nothing is going to happen but that's don't want the government to do anything. >> hal: right. they have come down soundly on the side of propaganda even paul ryan sayi

the winner of that primary would then likely challenge senate minority leader mitch mcconnell in the general election, however, tonight right here on this program, i am making a personal plea to ashley judd. i am urging you for the sake of the democratic party, for the sake of the country, ignore the former flphilandering president, throw your hat in the race. if you do, i'll show more ads like this one. >> you know what this country needs, an independent voice for obama. >> i am committed to president obama and vice-president biden. i think he's a brilliant man. he is now able to flower more as the president i knew he could be. >> someone who will never forget where she came from. >> and tennessee is home. >> kentucky. >> is home. >> someone who knows what's good for us. >> a lot-- >> her own grandmother says she's a hollywood liberal. isn't that what we need? ashley judd, an obama following, hollywood liberal from tennessee, kentucky. >> tennessee is home. >> and run, ashley, run, and the soon to be great senator from tennessee. fox news contributor. >> did you say former. >> tamar

so ultimately if mitch mcconnell or john boehner say, we need to go to catch a plane, i can't have secret service block the doorway. i know that this has been some of the conventional wisdom floating around washington, that somehow -- even though most people agree that i'm being reasonable, that most people agree i'm presenting a fair deal, the fact that they don't take it means that i should somehow do a jedi mind-meld with these folks and convince them to do what's right. well, they're elected. we have a constitutional system of government. the speaker of the house and the leader of the senate and all those folks have responsibilities. what i can do is i can make the best possible case for why we need to do the right thing. i can speak to the american people about the consequences of the decisions that congress is making or the lack of decision-making by congress. but ultimately it's a choice they make. and the -- this idea that somehow there's a secret norm la formula or secret sauce to get speaker boehner or mitch mcconnell to say, you know what, mr. president, you're right, we should

mcconnell, and republican conference chair john thune. the old school, new school, old school split was evident on the twitter-verse. stand with rand began trending globally, and am they e-mail approximated supporters, defend your constitution, _#stand with rand. meanwhile, lindsey graham, intra-party scold got a _#of his own. primary graham. if there was any question about just how tense it might be in the upper chamber, the "new york times" ran this photo showing paul and mccain sharing an elevator ride after the elder senator accused the kentucky sion of disservice. hash tag, awkward. stephanie, we have talked ad nauz yum at this point about the lower chamber and the raucus caucus and how difficult a job speaker john boehner has in his words getting the frogs in the wheelbarrow. but this week i think exposed some serious changes, if not a rift within the elder wing -- the elder sort of establishment wing of the republican party in the upper chamber. not just on sequester but with the rand paul talky filibuster. >> i was pleased see tha

senator majority leader mitch mcconnell is all for daytont. >> frankly, i wish he'd done more of that over the years. we've had, all of us, very limited interaction with the president. he's certainly doesn't have to go through me to call on my members, and i'm sure he will, and i encourage him to do so. >> of course, necessity is usually the grandmother of change. despite several weeks of bully pulpit pressure, even the president acknowledged that his hands are tied unless congress decides to cooperate. >> this idea that somehow there's a secret formula or secret sauce to get speaker boehner or mitch mcconnell to say, you know what, mr. president, you're right. we should close some tax loopholes for the well off and well connected in exchange for some serious entitlement reform and spending cuts in programs we don't need. you know, i think if there was a secret way to do that, i would have tried it. i would have done it. >> and if the mealtime diplomacy fails, there's always a backup to the back-up plan, win back the house in 2014. as the new yorker notes, a fundamental pact of modern

that mitch mcconnell is not the most beloved person in ken wetu. with that said, why do you believe the groups are seemingly worried about her enough that they would put that ad together and she's made no announcement? >> there are two theories. they're trying to coax her into running because they think she would be an easy candidate to beat. there is another theory that they are trying to get in and identify her campaign and trying to label and brand her before she has an opportunity to do so. if she gets in this race, it will be a national race and it could very well distract mitch mcconnell from his work in the senate, even if he can win against ashley judd. it could still be, do some dang to republicans if she gets in. >> with the national journal, thank you so much. greatly appreciate your time. >> thanks. >>> and trying to change oscar pistorius' bail conditions. attorneys are calling the restrictions unwarranted. they question a man on alcohol and said he should be allowed to access, have access to his home. meanwhile a man who says as he fr

why is it that joe biden has to come in and talk to mitch mcconnell? two people that come from different worlds but they have a relationship and trust each other and can get a deal. it does matter on the margins and to mike's point, it is tough. republicans don't like him and they say nasty things about him. >> speaking of mitch mcconnell. ashley judd is not going to run against him. >> so sad. it would have been great. >> it would have been great. who runs against him? >> allison grimes, the secretary of state. right now he is doing everything he cannot to have a challenge from the right and so far there isn't one on the horizon. if he does his work right, he won't get one. >> miss grimes is much tougher opponent. she is young and just in office and doesn't have a record. >> encouraged by bill clinton. >> right. >> who is apparently said that both he and secretary clinton will support her. her father former party chairman wired through the state and can put together a campaign quickly. you will not have the circus you would have ashley judd. you'll ha

that kind of edge must be what mitch mcconnell was talking about when he joked about the gop contrast to the next round of democratic presidential hopefuls. >> don't tell me democrats are the party or the future when their presidential ticket for 2016 is shaping up to look like a rerun of the "golden girls." >> now it's good to see mitch mcconnell looking so pleased with himself, but it's worth remembering that the "golden girls" was immensely popular, rated in the top ten for six of its seven seasons. never mind. republicans do deserve a good laugh and the jokes today for plentiful. for example, donald trump. >> i've made over $8 billion. the opec nations, they're all friends of mine, i know them all, they think we are the stupidest people on earth. why aren't we letting people in from europe? now, i'd buy all my televisions from south korea. you see these guys -- you see these guys on television. they can't buy a clean shirt. and they're saying, donald trump he's nothing. >> oh, mr. trump, i would never say you are nothing. you are quite something, indeed. joining us now from the ce

mitch mcconnell, the senate republican leader, also joibed. what we saw was a huge response from the conservative grass roots supporting rand paul on twitter. we saw the conservative drudge report calling mccain an old bull, you know, freedom works is calling on mccain to apologize to rand paul. so i would say this raises a really important question. what is the gop establishment? maverick john mccain might have been on the wrong side of this one. >> interesting. i'll stay with you as we switch gears here. we're going to take a bit from the president's weekly address talking about his gop meeting. >> earlier this week, for example, i met with some republican senators to see there were smarter ways to grow our economy and reduce our deficits than the arbitrary cuts and the so-called sequester that recently went into place. we had an open and honest conversation about critical issues like immigration reform and gun violence and other areas where we can work together to move this country forward. >> so, there appears to be some goodwill, genuine

so ultimately if mitch mcconnell or john boehner say we need to go catch a plane, i can't have secret service block the doorway. >> joining me from his home state of kentucky, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. thank you so much for being here this morning. give me a state of play. is this, as far as republicans are concerned, at least as far as you are concerned, are these budget cuts a done deal? they are now in place and you have no intention of having any kind of discussion about ameliorating them in some ways. >> look, candy, the question is are we going to keep the commitment we made to the american people a year and a half ago, a bipartisan agreement signed by the president that we would reduce spending without raising taxes by this amount of money in this fiscal year. here we are a year and a half later with the president trying to walk away from the commitment we made to the american people. let's talk about the larger issue just for a moment. we now have a $16 trillion national debt. our debt is as big as our economy. that alone makes us look like a western country. we'

mcconnell they want obligates sent to guantanamo bay and to be subject to u.s. interrogation tactics there for its part the obama administration did not want to send obligate to want tom obey because of the president's intentions to close the facility down but more evidence is coming out that proves the president has worsened the situation in the detention facility were hired colonel morris davis is a former guantanamo bay official he's also the professor of law at howard university and i spoke to him earlier about the reason obligates won't be sent to guantanamo bay and i asked him if it has anything to do with closing. well i think it's a valid point they haven't taken anyone to guantanamo to a number of years now and the population is slowly. thinning out down to one hundred sixty six out of the seven hundred seventy nine that were you know there is some point in time so i think not adding to that is a good thing and i think the problem too is obligate is what would you charge him with the kuantan m a i mean the charge in federal court is conspiracy to murder

mcconnell and others saying that they really want him to go to guantanamo bay because he's. already releasing so much information that we just don't know about any of these hold held that allegedly well i think so if you look at the press release yesterday from the justice department when they announced that he was being indicted today in federal court he's given a believe a twenty two page statement without being water boarded or tortured which i think kind of shows the fallacy of the policy that we used a decade ago where we said we had to torture people in order to make them talk apparently obligate is giving up a lot of information about his decade he spent in iran his involvement with his former father in law some of bin laden and he did it all without being tortured or he's being prosecuted in federal court where he was indicted today and he'll probably get tried before collegiate mom it sems been a guantanamo since two thousand and six and we're still arguing over what he can wear to court so i think this shows a federal court is the better option than this failed exp

this could be her biggest drama yet if she does decide to run against mitch mcconnell. obviously the most powerful republican in the senate, as you just mentioned, looking at live pictures there of ashley judd at this forum on women's reproductive rights there at george washington university. she has another event here in washington tomorrow where she'll be honored for her humanitarian work abroad. all of this obviously, brooke, raising a lot of eyebrows and gaining a lot of spotlight. she's also been meeting with democratic officials here in washington, and potential donors in kentucky. that's, again, raising a lot of people's eyebrows, especially mitch mcconnell, and karl rove's group, take a look at this ad from his group, american crossroads. >> you know what this country really needs? an independent voice, for obama. >> i am committed to president obama and vice president biden. i think he's a brilliant man. he is now able to flower more as the president i knew he could be. >> a leader who knows how to follow. >> now, brooke, one of the issues that they hope to ham

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senate, challenging kentucky senator mitch mcconnell. she was speaking at an event at george washington university on friday, and while judd may have skirted questions about her potential run for office, our next guest may have some insights into the truth behind her plans. congre congressman john jar mouth is the lone democrat from kentucky. >> i'm looking for company. >> can you tell us if ashley judd is going to do it. is she runing? >> well, i think she's certainly doing everything that a serious candidate for government would do leading up to making a decision. i'd be surprise federal she doesn't. >> really? >> i think she real -- i think she really is excited about the race. she's talking to people throughout the commonwealth, both democratic office holders and other people who would be important to -- if she runs, so i don't think you would do as much as she is doing right now without -- without being very serious about running. >> you think she's laying the foundation? >> i definitely do, and, you know, i know that she's done pol

mitch mcconnell was worried about a primary. it now looks like republicans will be united behind him if he faces ashley judd. >> is that reince priebus behind you speaking? >> it is. he's just taken the stage. we get the straw poll results in the next hour or so. >> that straw poll that they do every year, how significant is that? i mean, is that really -- does it tell us anything at this point? >> absolutely. it tells us who has momentum. it's not a determinant of who will be the presidential nominee. rand paul expected to win. kind of a reflection of where he stands with the movement right now. but it really is a good barometer of what the activists think about key 2016 contenders. >> lynn, i want to get back to this kentucky race for a second. john yarmuth, a supporter of ashley judd. he said senator mcconnell is in hot water with women, and he railed against the golden girls at c-pac, as well. how can his wife, secretary chow, how can she help him win? >> getting out early, telling the story of mitch mcconnell. she's a warm,

. >> senator johnson's leader, mitch mcconnell says the revenue question is settled, settled in the fiscal cliff, so no more revenues. i don't know what you compromise about. the charm offensive, one night dining together at the jefferson hotel follows a long period in which the president has said republicans don't just have bad policies, they're bad people that have bad policies. >> right. >> and it's hard to undo that in a night. he needs five senators, that's basically what he needs to do. you need five justices to get something done in the supreme court. he needs five republicans to come over to get to 60 with the 55 democrats. i think it's unlikely. >> go ahead. >> he needs five more than that. he has to bring the house along, as well. so this has got to be a bicameral, this has got to be a robust process and, again, you have to take that first step and the president did that i think republicans reciprocated. >> if the president lays out more far-reaching entitlement reforms on medicare, for example, will democrats in the house follow him? >> well, i think what needs to happen, the pr

old guard is mccain, lindsey graham, mitch mcconnell. i got to say, guys, when you look at it, the republicans, conservatives who would you rather have going forward representing you? the new young bucks -- they got it going on. by the way, for the record, mr. mccain after all this came out and said he thought rand paul was wrong for doing what he did. scratching my head all day why don't you embrace the young guys instead of continueed infighting? >> kimberly: it's interesting how it is lined up with who is pro and con versus a display of democracy. so what do you think about it? young guns? young bucks? what does this happen on libertarian island? >> greg: i'm still thinking 12 hours without peeing. that is a leak the white house is happy about. the big story here is not about the old or the new guard in my opinion. it's turning president obama to dean wermer. he is the bad guy in the animal house franchise. it's a movie, actually. obama generally was the cape crusadeer for justice and ho now is perceived as petulant hypocrite. that is

this woman has the ear of mitch mcconnell and she's his wife. exmay explain why your job moved to china. he's not taking this down, if the shoe were on the other foot accord to go mcconnell, this would be an outrage. if a conservative had done this it would be all over the press. and here is what mcconnell sounded off at. elaine chao is just as much as american as any of the rest of, in fact, had to go through a lot more to be an american. and they will not get away with attacking my wife. at any good husband would in attacking his wife. >> tucker: they will quote, those tweets did not reflect our values, we're committed to making sure nothing like that happens again, comments to race, ethnicity and sexual orientation have no place in any debate, and we are deeply embarrassed by a mistake. the justice department would be all over this, a hate crime, and law center would issue a paper how this was a hate group. and elaine chao is not from china, she is from taiwan, it's stupid. >> clayton: ignoranignorant. like any good husband, standing up for y

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in case there was any confusion about what not to expect, top republican senator mitch mcconnell said today, quote, there would be no last minute back room deal and absolutely no agreement to increase taxes. the president will formally notify government agencies that sequestration is in effect, triggering $85 billion in budget cuts this fiscal year. today's low expectations meeting caps a week where pretty much no one has tried to get anything actually done. >> we should not have to move a third bill before the senate gets -- >> i think he should understand who is sitting on their posterior. >> i hope they're not expecting a round of applause. >> there are republicans dancing in the streets. >> we're going to go through a charade here. >> rise up, oh god, and save us from ourselves. >> could anybody say it any bert? even prayers couldn't save the senate. two show votes were all but designed to fail, and boy, fail they did. in fact the republican bill to keep the cuts in place, but give the president the authority to allocate them failed miserably, picking up just 38 votes, 9 republica

i had an interview actually with senator minority leader mitch mcconnell this week and he told me if they come up with a deal, there's a chance this could pass the senate. i think there is optimism behind that effort but there's still a lot of land mines they have to navigate when this bill comes out. >> thanks so much, gentlemen. >> thanks, chris. >> we wanted to update you. former south african president nelson mandela back in the hospital for the third time in four months with another lung infection. president jacob zuma urged people around the world to pray for mandela. we will have a live report from south africa in our next half hour. [ female announcer ] at yoplait, when you call, tweet and post, we listen. that's why we removed high fructose corn syrup from yoplait light and original. anything else we can do, let us know. but let's keep it to yogurt because we shouldn't really help with your love life. yoplait. it is so good. morning after the supreme court heard arguments on the defense of marriage act. there does appear to be somewhat of a reporting consensus. the headline

host: senator mitch mcconnell on the senate floor yesterday. on facebook -- and peter says -- let's go to chicago, independent. caller: good morning, libby. happy st. patrick's day to you. pardon me for my speech. i have been diagnosed wit h4 terminal diseases. i just want to comment briefly. all we need is a 1% sales tax on wall street on derivatives, a hedge funds, and tax the rich and not tax the poor or really the middle class. income tax is legal. just capital gains is allowed by law. we have the rockefeller international banking dynasty for a profit of international bankers. there's no reason why any form human being would want to kill anybody for any reason. if someone came to attack you, that is self-defense. we have the best military. instead of dropping bombs on people, we should be delivering food and medicine. we are loving, kind people. unfortunately, we are enslaved by these corporatists. we have to straighten this out with a peaceful civil rights movement to get our civil liberties to be able to protest. you see all these occupy

article shaming ashley judd running against mitch mcconnell in kentucky. she's been in films with nudity. [ ♪ dramatic ♪ ] daily caller -- clearly "the daily caller" staff does struggle to understand the mechanics of clothing. it is normal to assume because you haven't even the rest of the senate naked, it is safe to assume they're without genitals. long story short the amount of panic displayed the mere thought of ashley judd's run is evidence they are concerned she has a chance. no genitals of any kind. some i just pictured and that was horrifying! [ screaming ] >> what does a turtle's genitals look like? >> stephanie: i don't know. they're always in the shell. >> always in the shell. no one knows. >> i've never seen it. >> i can't believe we're talking about mitch mcconnell's -- >> stephanie: do you have the thing about the thing? you do have the thing? look at this. playboy is launching hebrew language edition. >> so now playboy has been release in the hebrew. now i get to read all of the articles from right to left for a change. of course, this al

mcconnell. >> i wish he had done more over the years. we have had all of us limited interaction with the president. he doesn't have to go through me to call my members and i'm sure he will. >> the president has asked to meet separately next week with the caucuses of the house democrats, senate democrats, house republicans and senate republicans. the first time he has met with the republicans on the hill since 2010. >> bret: thank you. what has been characterized as major snowstorm is moving up the coast. it's not that bad in washington. more rain than snow. but in virginia, there is a state of emergency. heavy snow forced school and business closings. further north, the areas hit by hurricane sandy are bracing for more weather problems in the next couple of days. a private survey shows they added jobs in february. the january total was 215,000 and that is 23,000 more than initially reported. the federal government jobs report for last month comes out friday. the dow finished with a new record close after gaining 42.5. the s&p 500 finishe

wait a minute, is that mitch mcconnell? >> first let me thank him for his courage and conviction, the administration should answer a question does the administration take the view that a drone stroke against a u.s. zen on u.s. soil would be an appropriate use of that weapon. >> jon: simmer down turtle man. [ laughter ] i don't think drone strikes -- [laughter] er? [laughter] let me tell you something about the other senators. the other senators are reetionent additions to the senate so i don't mind them jumping into paul's filibuster but you don't get to jump in on the concern that the executive branch might be trampling the criewtion train. as i remember the habeas corpus see if you can get the president to sign off on wiretapping i believe your response to that was -- yeah. [ laughter ] back to senator paul, it was a thoroughly entertaining display of moral fortitude which sadly come to an end that all filibusters must. >> i would go for another 12 hours to broke storm's record but there are limits to filibustering and i'