[ bleep ] out of you i did not see that coming. that part of our conversation, i will have for you in just a moment. it was really funny. it s even funnier totally in context. but in this interview today, senator reid made headline national news when he told me that he has a plan before today, was a secret plan apparently to try to confirm loretta lynch to be the attorney general of the united states. this is the current attorney general of the united states. who the republicans don t like. eric holder is the current ag. and they made him wait for eight days, after his hearings for eight days on the floor of the senate. before eric holder the attorney general was michael mukasi. and alberto gonzales and jarrett
time until they will replace reid and schumer, there will be leaders that come from the ranks of women who serve so adequately here in the senate. in terms of i guess in terms of women and men being different and female and male senators havinging different styles you said something to my colleague john harwood about john mccain. senator john mccain, i told john harwood, had threatened to kirk the bleep out of you. was john mccain actually threatening to beat you up? this is so timely. yesterday on the senate floor john mccain came to me and told me that little incident we had together where i said because you did this i m going to kick the bleep out of you and i said to you, if i were in your position, i would do the same
need 50% of the senators to put her up far vote. there are 50 senators that confirm. it s a democrats and a small number of republicans. this scheme it s not how the senate runs but it is what he says he is now willing to do. and when he told me that in the interview today, and we released the clip, it went off like a shot heard around the world. we don t know that harry reid could do that. and it got covered nationwide. and word came back. this is politico today, he can t force a vote on her. harry reid thinks he can. he responded to the republicans today with this tweet, quote, i want everybody to know that loretta lynch s nomination will not remain in purgatory forever.
thnchs is katherine cortez masto, the attorney general from the state of nevada and he is senator harry reid s pick to succeed him from the senate seat. senator reid runs the democrats in washington and he has been in washington more than 30 years but he has run the democratic politics of his home state and it s interesting that he wants a woman to hold on to his seat for the democratic party. it s interesting and very deliberate. watch what he says about his home state and women if office. should we think of nevada as a blue state or in flux. i think it s a blue state.
democratic leader and others have played leaders over time would it change to have a woman as senate majority or minority lead center leader? i m so happy, gratified that we have women who lead the committees. feinstein, works patty murray budget. maria cantwell small business. on and on with the women who are just so dynamic and prior to mccullski and i comes here the answer is question. the country is ready for a woman to be president of the united states and of course the senate s ready for a woman being it s just a question of