those people, and i was in danger hundreds of innocent chicagoans were in danger history will hold lincoln johnson accountable. it would have changed our politics, would have been earth shaking, the pillars of our republic would have trembled this vice president goes out an says, donald trump endangered my life and the life of everybody on capitol hill. nationally, we go, well, it s donald trump what are you going to do wow. that s part of the republican it s not just the republicans hiding in the tall grass it s all of us it is a national underreaction to a vice president telling us that the president of the united states is a dangerous autocrat who put everybody s lives in jeopardy our reaction to that has been, you know, this kind of national shrug. i think that s really dangerous. molly, what do we think these january 6th comments, as striking as they were, and they
overwhelming rejection, i don t think it has much significance. do you think the court, i want to get the exact thing that people are telling me. they say that scotus is now firmly in the hands of white christians the premises. religion based bigotry prevails. that s a settlement. what you think? that s not the way i like to talk about the court. i do think the court is in the hands of extremely conservative republicans, who have a very specific agenda on lots of different issues. including, limiting the regulatory powers of the government about climate change. that s a decision that is due on wednesday that is maybe as earth shaking and importance as dobbs is.
mccarthy, you know, he s out out the window on this. but i you got to find 20 votes among the republicans? that would be really, pretty earth shaking, wouldn t it? think about if they pass the infrastructure bill and the progressives sat out and all the sudden, 20 republicans showed up and said we will vote for this thing. they may get 20 republicans if if if the president had 19 in the senate on the bipartisan bill. so, i you know, i want people to understand this is the bipartisan bill you are talking about. yes. it s possible. and what it will do is it if frankly, in some ways, this could work to joe biden s benefit. he can say i have had enough of this because right now, he is being held hostage by the progressives and it s it s not his agenda. he didn t run this way. so it s i feel i mean, i m just amazed. i mean, i i ve watched this. i ve been in the congress. i have seen all this. this is like nothing i ve ever seen, before. normally, it s a fight bet