i m not quite sure if this is being blown out of proportion. if, in fact, these agents came up to an area that was suspicious package that had been identified, and they came in and they embarked into the area, they were totally wrong. i ll be the first to say that. howard deep, as a presidential candidate, you had a secret service detail. what was your experience with them? they were great. unbelievably professional. they re just stunningly prepared and really good at what they did. i m very surprised at all this. i just don t get how such a change could be made. i ve never heard these stories before. beth, i don t know anyone in washington who doesn t think this is new. it seems that to me, as well. i traveled with hillary clinton, barack obama, john mccain, all
negotiations isn t an unintended consequence of congressional action. it is very much an intended consequence. a feature, not a bug, so to speak. joining me now, the atlantic s steve clemens, with msnbc senior editor beth fewy and howard dean. howard dean, a feature, not a bug. i m very surprised at this. first of all, i was very surprised john mccain signed the letter in the first place. he gets what you re supposed to do. he was a prisoner of war in hanoi for a very long time, and i don t think he liked it when jane fonda had a few things to say. i think this is somewhat similar. i think cotton doesn t get it. he s a veteran, he had a decorated career in the army. of all people, he should know you don t do this. if you seven in the army with a commander of chief, you don t do this.
he has a right to say that, but to give comfort to the enemy, which is the hardline in iran, i think was shocking. just shocking. and i m very surprised john mccain signed the letter. he s having second thoughts. all you have to ask john mccain about the letter and he gets wobbly on it right away. he also said this beth, the guy every once in a while is honest about these things. he s supposed to be the lion of foreign policy for republicans up there. except when there s a snowstorm coming. what really struck me about this is when john mccain is dialing back, even rand paul a little bit dialing back, and he s running for president in to 16. you have other people who are doubling down saying they would
him that his letter might ruin the negotiations. and he actually gave that answer long before he wrote the letter. the united states should cease all appeasement, conciliation and concessions towards iran, starting with the sham nuclear negotiations. certain voices offer congressional restraint urging congress not to act now, lest iran walk away from the negotiating table, undermining the fabled yet always absent moderates in iran. but the end of these negotiations isn t an unintended consequence of congressional action. it is very much an intended consequence. a feature, not a bug, so to speak. joining me now, the atlantic s steve clemens, with msnbc senior editor beth fewy and howard dean. howard dean, a feature, not a bug. i m very surprised at this.
united states. meantime this morning, republican senator mike leigh and xavier becerra faced off on the decision delaying portions of obamacare. this is a shameless act, a shameless power grab that is designed to help the president and his political party achieve a particular outcome in a partisan election. if this were against the competition, someone would have been sued by now and the president would have had to stop. today on meet the press, mitt romney talked about hillary clinton s potential presidential run. well, i don t think bill clinton is as relevant as hillary clinton if hillary clinton decides to run for president. i think her record is what will be judged upon, not the record of her husband. let s bring in lynn sweet and beth fewy. how relevant is former president bill clinton to a hillary