Thanks, charlie. We have a great show for you tonight here in the hollywood hills. Lets start with the only topic we could think about all weekend even while we were pounding mint juleps willard mitt romney and the possibility he would run in 2016. We talked to him about whether he would draw from the same donor class as jeb bush. Here is what he said then. I think jeb is an excellent person and would be a traffic president. I think that about a lot of people running on the republican side. Among this people, we will find someone who catches fire and ignites the interest of the Republican Base and someone who can go on to become president. Thats why i said im not running, im not planning on running, and ive got nothing new on that story. All indications are he is serious about running. What does this mean about the guy who was just a few weeks ago was a front runner, jeb bush . Nothing good. When you think about what hes done with these unexpectedly aggressive moves, its mostly about t
hunt. this is sort of the playbook by which hillary clinton and her i m going to say campaign in waiting until i m proven elsewise. how they will respond and how they would like both allies and other democrats to respond to questions about this. they know as anne pointed out, this is going to be something that she s going to have to deal with further. they want to make sure everyone is single literally from the same book. and susan page, traditionally on a big book like this, there s the prime time interview and morning television interview and the sunday talk show interview and obviously radio and newspaper interviews, but this is very different. they are sort of doling it out bits by bit trying to shape the narrative. on a friday we hear about the benghazi chapter good point. what cj craig called the take
address them. he does not want to be a distraction because his priority is to fix the problem and make sure our vets are getting the care they need. that was rick s judgment on behalf of his fellow veterans and i agree. joining me now is derrick bennett, msnbc analyst jack jacobs joining me by phone. first to you, is this the first step or right move? we certainly applaud the president for making an aggressive step in replacing general shinseki and applaud shinseki s five deck atds of service to this country. this is not about a single individual or one leader. it s a systemic problem across the veterans affairs that we call on the president to ensure he correct. this is not a scapegoating issue going to be wiped away once this is over. what do we know about his replacement, the acting secretary and whether or not he s going to be able to manage this enormous problem? he s only been there for a couple of months. deputy secretary gibson is a dedicated national servient
legend has it that you were the role model for c.j. craig. i helped come up with story ideas. i worked with a lot of the directors. i worked with a lot of them through the first time they would direct an episode and say what happens when the president walks through a door? depends on what door, you know? and how that would look. and they were fascinated by the little details. what s that pin everyone wears on their lapel? can we see yours? so it was fun. everything from the smallest details to the biggest story lines. let s maneuver the steps. you want to do that? an action shot? yeah, will you do an action shot? this is how the magic happens. okay, i m getting anxious. we re getting close to show time. the b block. it s like 7:30-ish? oh, jeez. i ve got to stand up. i m going to stand up and work. oh, jeez. gets the blood flowing in a different way. uses different parts of my brain. uses less of my butt. i stand up.