it, but he was trying to work out a deal that he could keep it. that s what esper said last night that he lost confidence. now, the story keeps changing. there will be more details that emer emerge. but this is the president doing what he wants. this is donald trump, as jeremy said, reaching down into the division of pentagon saying it s my way. i will do what i want and regardless of the consequences to the code of justice or the morale among the ranks. and the president added yesterday as well, that not only was gallagher s trial handled poorly by the navy, but there were large cost overruns for the past administration s contracting that were not addressed to satisfaction adding another layer, in his eyes, to justification for firing spencer. you know, there might even be a larger issue here, because as we ve heard day in and day out, the president s behavior is sometimes irrational, but it is
expectation is that it is conventional wisdom is that she will not last and that governor per se likely to draw from the same votes that where she s doing well and that he s a more credible candidate. do you think thaeshgs merges john huntsman up the middle somewhere? john huntsman is every democrat s favorite republican, and he needs to get noticed. he just gets lost in the field. i think that, you know, i haven t given up him. i still think he has a chance to emer emerge, but he s got to start doing it soon and new hampshire will be his testing ground. he s got to do as least as well or come close to mitt romney there, otherwise he ll be out of contenti contention. it s a lot of fun of handicapping all these fellows. john huntsman, the jan braid of politics and always going miche michele, michele, michele, instead of marcia, marcia,
alternative to gadhafi or his sons. what we are looking at is a very messy situation. essentially what the international community, primarily the united states, britain, france, have tried to level the playing field so perhaps there s a fair fight between libyan forces and rebels, and perhaps someone will emer emerge. bev taken steps in libya where we don t know who could potential come to power and take over for gadhafi should he fall. steven cook, we appreciate it. thank you. in just a moment the political realities, can president obama expect support from the american people? and why is president obama catching criticism from both sides of the aisle? you re watching msnbc sunday. i needed a coach. our doctor was great, but with so many tough decisions i felt lost. unitedhealthcare offered us a specially trained rn who helped us weigh and understand all our options. for me cancer was as scary as a fastball is
let s get to our other top story. the senate appears headed for a showdown today over whether to begin debate on financial reform legislation. democrats need support from at least one republican to move forward but it s still not clear if any republican will break rank in time for the 5:00 vote. at issue, a proposed $50 billion fund that would help cover the costs of dealing with a major financial firm s failure. although the financial industry would pay for the fund, republicans argue it leaves the door open to bailouts. still there is optimism that a bipartisan compromise will emer emerge. we re getting there. we re close. we got some more work to do. we ll be meeting later today, faft, to talk about it. we re not there yet. but i hope we could get the votes tomorrow when we have this motion to proceed the bill to start the debate. this is something, by the way, that everyone has committed to try to do, and that is, to have this bipartisan agreement before it goes to the floor. i