resonating. >> i see a republican party moving way outside the mainstream of america, and i see moderate republicans like oh limb ia snow -- olympia snow deciding to retire rather than deal with the rubio amendment. americans are past the point of wanting their employers involved in their healthcare choices. even if their employer is the pope. >> you picked the fight. you can't blame the republicans. it's your administration who decided to take on this issue. we are reacting to a federal mandate which violated the separation of church and state. martha: joe biden and bill daly both advised the president this would be a hornet's nest. >> it worked to our advantage. martha: it may be. >> it made the republican