we are talking about mike pence. he put out a statement yesterday where he said he s waiting to hear he looks forward to the opportunity for donald trump to speak to the american people. he didn t say, yay, donald trump. this was a tepid response of him. doesn t he need to step up? i think he will step up at the right point. look, he condemned the remarks, we all condemn the remarks. he s the vice presidential pick. i don t have any doubt. i just don t think mike pence is a cage y customer here. he s just going to say what he thinks and stick with it and be a good man of faith. i have no doubt about that. david, i want to get your take on this. if donald trump is coming out basically saying it s back to the beginning, i m taking on the republican party all by myself,
out. i haven t heard anything like that in as long as i can remember. when is the last time a republican said we re rolling something out with the democrats and think it will move smoothly. it is incredibly encouraging and speaks to the fact that the leadership of the party has gotten that they have to do something, they cannot continue to alienate minorities in the country in the way that they have. they have to quote, unquote solve this problem to be able to move forward. so the political dynamics here have shifted. i do think there s still a critical test. once the details come out, the gang of eight is one thing, but the other republican members of the house in particular are cage y, waiting to see the details. we have to get past that having a broader acceptance in the republican caucus or it could be ugly in republican primaries for 2014. this is remarkable. we are on the cusp of a bipartisan achievement which we
it is incredibly encouraging and speaks to the fact that the leadership of the party has gotten that they have to do something, they cannot continue to alienate minorities in the country in the way that they have. they have to quote, unquote solve this problem to be able to move forward. so the political dynamics here have shifted. i do think there s still a critical test. once the details come out, the gang of eight is one thing, but the other republican members of the house in particular are cage y, waiting to see the details. we have to get past that having a broader acceptance in the republican caucus or it could be ugly in republican primaries for 2014. this is remarkable. we are on the cusp of a bipartisan achievement which we haven t seen a lot of in obama s tenure. if you look at big things, headquarters, foreign policy victories, this president had to work in spite of congress.