have reacted. they have struck a very conservative tone, they told axios yesterday that they will not be running negative ads about members of the other party who vote. ads about members of the other party who vote- party who vote. what is that about? even party who vote. what is that about? even just party who vote. what is that about? even just as - party who vote. what is that about? even just as recently party who vote. what is that i about? even just as recently as about? even “ust as recently as about? even “ust as recently as a coule about? even “ust as recently as a couple of about? even just as recently as a couple of weeks about? even just as recently as a couple of weeks ago, - about? even just as recently as a couple of weeks ago, you - about? even just as recently asi a couple of weeks ago, you had the democratic campaign arm for the democratic campaign arm for the house, the c saying, look, we are going to attack, we are going to run ads in the di
the wire. he is standing up there to say, look, let s do this. i think that s why you hear him taking a very strong stance. i do think the white house underestimated kevin mccarthy? in what sense? find mccarthy? in what sense? and his ability to mccarthy? in what sense? and his ability to get mccarthy? in what sense? and his ability to get through a deal previous that he struck with the white house, of course, he was able to pass a republican debt reduction deal as well. do you think that is something that took the white house by surprise? i something that took the white house by surprise? something that took the white house by surprise? i think that was a really house by surprise? i think that was a really strong house by surprise? i think that was a really strong move. - house by surprise? i think that was a really strong move. i - was a really strong move. i don t know if the white house was expecting that because the white house didn t bring biden to the negotiating table
now, moving forward, it will be interesting to see what he uses that for. a lot of speculation, he wants to continue to be speaker until he has some sort of large scale deficit and debt reduction deal. he wants something he can have in his library someday, some piece of history that is him and president obama. right now he s known as a weak speaker who has brought the government shutdown and had this internal warring faction underneath this umbrella that is his leadership. but i think moving forward, it will be very interesting to see what issues they choose to play on. you hear about immigration. i personally believe that s a difficult issue because we can t seem to define border on capitol hill. maybe a farm bill, use the capital of the last few days and say, you know what, we should move and start to govern. from where we stand right now, while there is this division between establishment and more raucous caucus cruz wing they
there s something more insidious here, which is a perpetuation of an illusion that is really a it s bad for the country. it s bad for republicans to think that this stuff even has a fighting chance. it s like rewarding a child for bad behavior. there s a tendency on the right i don t know if it s solution or a subtle psychological operation to speak as if republicans control the house by a wide majority and that bills supported by 218 republicans will be viable in the senate and possibly signed by the president. there is no chance this is going to pass. obviously there s no chance it will pass the senate, but i don t think it s utterly delusional. the reason why, let s keep in mind that in 2011 they did try this. to a large extent t did work. we ended up with a debt reduction deal. we ended up with sequestration, both of which are largely conservative ideological policies. we had a conversation, a political conversation for two years that basically centered around debt and defi
debt reduction deal. which we all know with this most likely poisoning the well, makes it most difficult. it s not seem easy. lastly, i think what rangel is really hinting at, something that a lot of democrats are saying and mrs. pelosi was saying, is this is all happening because of citizens united. citizens united opened up the floodgates and the u.s. government didn t know how to respond to it. not necessarily a good thing for democrats when the irs is now going to be much in charge of implementing their health care bill. indeed. luke russert, chris cillizza, thank you very much. and the clean-up continuing in texas, in granbury texas, where the devastation stretching for miles, six people are dead, but all of the missing have been accounted for today, that s some good news, 16 tornadoes touched down wednesday night. including the first e-4 storm to hit the area in decades. governor rick perry is expected to tour the area this afternoon.