trying to protect his flank on the right, trying to join this filibuster. ted cruz, rand paul leading the charge here. from folks i've talked to on the hill especially on the house gop side it is a very long reach for them to accept any type of gun control. boehner can kill it very easily by just putting it to the side. democrats will be upset. they'll be yelling for it for a few weeks and can count on sort of running out the clock. then if immigration comes to the forefront we won't even remember gun control in the house gop. >> no. and john boehner is going to, if he is going to buck the hasert rule -- basically republicans are handing the president an easy political victory. he doesn't have to get anything passed and he wins. >> i don't get it. even with the idea immigration is going to somehow eclipse the gun debate is just a boneheaded position to take. i don't understand the idea of positioning the party, positioning the leadership against an issue that is a 90%