To me. I was responding to a question soledad. I probably speculated and i shouldnt have. The doosydoo. We begin with a state of transition for American Foreign policy as senator john kerry faces a highstakes Job Interview to be the secretary of state. Kerrys confirmation hearings were rather cordial hosted by the Foreign Relations committee which hes led for the past four years. But it was an unexpected moment when the hearings were interrupted by a protester that offered perhaps the most telling revelation about the man and the moment. Im tired of my friends dying. I dont know if theyre going to be alive the next day. When i first came to washington and testified, i obviously was testifying as part of a group of people who came here to have their voices heard, and that is, above all, what this place is about. People measure what we do. Kerrys confirmation hearing today comes a day after secretary Hillary Clinton stood her ground offering a robust defense of her handling of those atta
Are speaking french to fight terrorists. Good morning from washington, its friday, january 25th, 2013. This is the daily rundown. Im luke russert in for mr. Chuck todd. Vice President Joe Biden is taking the White House Campaign to end violence into virginia this morning, a state known for its progun tradition. Biden will hold a roundtable discussion in richmond, with experts who worked on gun safety after the 2007 shooting at virginia tech. Virginias history of protecting pro gun rights legislation has been sustained under both democratic and republican governors. But state lawmakers have been debating a bill that would require private sellers to conduct criminal background checks on buyers at gun shows. And an Online Google plus hangout sponsored by the white house on thursday, biden tried to emphasize background check legislation while downplaying the importance of a new assault weapons ban. More people out there get shot with a glock, that has a that has cartridges that you can hav
For this very frank assessment. Weve got to stop being the stupid party. And im serious. It is time for a new Republican Party that talks like adults. It is time for us to articulate our plans and vision for america in real terms. We had a number of republicans that damaged the brand this year with offensive and bizarre comments. We have had enough of that. We have real challenges and we did get whipped at the in the president ial election and thats not something that we take lightly. Meanwhile, the gop catching flack for proposed changes to the Electoral College system that would make it easier for them to win president ial elections. Republicans in michigan, ohio, pennsylvania and virginia want to award Electoral College votes based on congressional districts. These are all gop controlled states that president obama won in the last two election cycles and our First Read Team writes, the republicans pushing the idea are all but acknowledging that their problems heading in to 2016 so s
Dont worry, be happy we begin this afternoon with the gop. Please be sympathetic. They are meeting together in North Carolina for the First Time Since their november drubbing. And it does seem as though republicans are working through some of the five stages of grief, denial, anger, karl rove bargaining for ohio, a grim winter of depression, and are now moving slowly toward acceptance that something has gone badly wrong. But thats not to say anything is wrong with their leadership. Oh, no. After all, today theyve reelected as chairman the man who presided over the many conspiracies of the 2012 campaign, Reince Priebus. Mr. Priebus appears to have done a little bit of new age soul searching. Thats my agenda for the next two years, renew our party, grow our ranks, and win elections. We must compete in every state and every region building relationships with communities we havent before. In fact, i think we should just stop talking about reaching out and start working on welcoming in. Rea
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