because the numbers are absolute. the numbers are real. american lives are being changed. and the more we go forward, the more fantastic finishes we re going to have for the folks in the stands who have never had health care. and got it. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight s question. were republicans being too cocky about obama care s rocky rollout? text a for yes, text b for no to 67622. you can always go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com, is and tweet us at ed show. we ll bring the results of the poll later on in the program. for more, let s bring in senator bernie sanders, independent from vermont. senator, good to have you with us tonight. good to be with you. you bet. this is a website fix, is it a turning point? do you feel like the deadline has been met, and we re moving forward? well, there s no question that the federal website is making substantial progress. as you have indicated, a number
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nuclear option. once you range the rule, that means there are no rules now. rules are, there ain t no rules. the majority leader has been amazing. the means in which this was done, was a rather low-down way. republicans were not confirming every appellate court judge as quickly as the administration would like, and holding up some executive appointees a lot. it s not unconstitutional or illegal, but it s constitutionally indecent. we are joined tonight, eugene robinson joins us, msnbc political analyst and columnist for the washington post. eugene, great to have you with us. so the big fear here now is, ooh, the democrats must have done something really, really bad for america. what do they have to fear politically at this point? i realize that average americans don t know all about senate rules and i wouldn t think if you did a man on the street, you might not have people explain exactly what the filibuster procedures are and what not. and i m kind of thinking that
ed.msnbc.com. we ll bring the results later on in the show. let s bring in congressman chris van holland of maryland. good to have you with us tonight. good to be with you, ed. john cornyn, texas senator, said this whole thing with the iranians was a manufactured distraction away from obama care. i m curious what your reaction is to that. well, ed, it s either the most incredible display of ignorance we have seen in a long time, or it s purely political. ignorance in the sense that anybody who has been following the iranian talks knows that after the election of president rouhani last summer, we have been engaged in these negotiations with the iranians. so to even suggest that somehow the timing of this is related to obama care is ridiculous. i suspect that this is more about politics. i think that republican pollsters have told every republican politician to make sure you say obama care in any sentence you ve got.
. time now for the trenders, social media. this is where you can find us. facebook.com/edshow. twitter.com/edshow. and ed.msnbc.com. and on the radio, monday through friday, noon to 3:00 p.m., channel 127, sirius xm, and liberal talk stations across the country. the ed show social media nation has decided and we are reporting. here are today s top trenders, voted on by you. obama care is the law of the land. the number three trender, critical care. the problem with obama care isn t just the website. must be an on button somewhere. it s the whole wall. it stinks. obama care is like a wet blanket over our economy. john boehner s obama care stunt backfires. healthcare.gov has driven a lot of people to tears. i just have a lot of feelings. but for once in his career, one great man will not be crying over it. speaker john boehner has enrolled in the d.c. exchange.