The iranian people a mandate to pursue a more moderate course. And given president rouhanis stated commitment to reach an agreement, i am directing john kerry to pursue this effort with the iranian government, in close cooperation with the european union, the united kingdom, france, germany, russia and china. In the meantime, president obama could come face to face with rouhani, who is speaking later this afternoon. And the big question today, will the two speak to one another . If they do, it would make history. It would be the first meeting between u. S. And iranian leaders in more than 30 years. The white house says that no meeting is scheduled. Joining me now for more on all of this, former ambassador Mark Ginsburg, a former white house middle east adviser and rula gibrio. What did you make of the president s speech . As someone who is totally immersed in the middle east, this speech is almost entirely devoted to middle east issues, from the Israeli Palestinian conflict to the effo
Democrat senators that are running for reelection want to delay because they dont want to face the people that are being affected by the law because they want to win their election. That should tell you everything you need to know about whats going on here and how people are perceiving it. The president s numbers are in the tank. Joining me is kentucky congressman john yarmuth. As a member of the energy and Commerce Committee and he was there for wednesdays hearing. Sir, great to have you with me. Politico has in print whats been pretty obvious all along, talking about gop sabotage. Quoting from the article saying the opposition was strategic from the start. Derail president Barack Obamas biggest am sbition and derail obama himself. The evidence, the bread crumbs of this trail is all there and a major part of that sabotage has taken place at the state level. Only 17 states are running their own exchanges and 26 have turned down medicaid expansion. Is state level obstruction the biggest
Their insurance and that was not the truth. And whether you like the model of obama care or not, the fact that the president sold it on a basis that was not true has undermined the foundation of his second term. I think its rotting it away. Wait, theres a little bit more, the Washington Post obtaining an internal memo that shows an outside Health Adviser warning of trouble ahead for the rollout. Telling the administration, quote, i do not believe the relevant members of the administration understand the president s vision or have the capability to carry it out. Looking back, people are going to be scratching their heads for years going how did they make this mistake . So how do mistakes like this happen inside the west wing . Well, look, i think thats a fairly devastating story. Joining me now is democratic congressman jerry nadler from new york. I want to get your reaction from this from the Washington Post article in which it says a 2008 obama Health Campaign adviser puts the rollout
Model for how republicans can win if they want to. Can republicans learn from this and heal the divide between establishment and extremists . Chris christie now has an opportunity to bring his brand of conservatism and make it real for those conservatives who dont think he is. First to sebelius. Tennessee congressman Marsha Blackburn joins me live now from nashville again, as we watch the health and Human Services secretary continue her testimony there. Congresswoman, you had your chance to question secretary sebelius last week. The Administration Working around the clock to get this website fixed. Official enrollment numbers will be out next week were told. Is that enough progress for you . No, it is not enough progress, and we certainly are wanting the problem to be remedied. And the amount of money they have spent, the deadlines they have missed, the waivers they have given, the delays that they have made, i think what were seeing in the president s Approval Ratings is that this is
We have received extensive information with the discovery in our case of what the fbi has done, absolutely nothing would suggest that this was a hate crime. Daryl parks, the attorney for Trayvon Martins family, spoke to my colleague ris chrchris ja moments ago. Take a listen. That meant anyone black not dressed appropriately was a suspect. A person of white wouldnt have been a suspect. Thats a problem. And it probably gives the Justice Department a little bit more to go on than they had when they originally started investigating this case. The prosecutors are facing a lot of monday more than quarterbacking whether they did all they could to get a conviction and in their own defense, said zimmerman should have taken the stand to explain his actions. As we all well know, hes got the right not to and he made that decision. He was afraid to take the stand. The proof is in the pudding. Did he take the stand . Nobody just gets a gun out and shoots. Even Trained Police officers when they are