basically a statement of what the republican party would do were it given complete control of the government. he s completely comfortable with what paul ryan and the rest of the republican party want to do should that electoral outcome ever, ever be handed to them. now, obviously there s the budget process where you start with that and you amend it a bunch and in theory the, you know, final outcome of that process could yield something that maybe mitch mcconnell wouldn t support. that s not really what he was voting on. he was voting on the platonic version of the paul ryan budget. that s right. the path to proprosperity. the key here, what makes the mcconnell race so fascinating, mitch mcconnell political fig wrur so fascinating, here s a guy who represents a state with a lot of poor folks in it. a lot of people are dependent upon disability, people are dependent upon different programs of the federal government. it s a state in which the medicaid expansion has been massively po
republicans into picking a new majority leader to replace eric cantor and it s a tea party primary this tuesday that could topple 40 year senate incumbent thad cochran. did you know there s a big democratic primary this tuesday as well and it could topple one of the longest serving liberals in congress? the challenge is to one of the more fascinating figures in contemporary politics, charlie rangel of new york. he s been the congressman since forever. well, officially since 1971. he represents the new york city neighborhood of harharlem, cent of african-american cultural and political clout. harlem is home to the apollo theater where you should go some time if you ever have the chance. home to the burying place of ulysses s. grant if you want to find out who s in grant s tomb, go to harlem. harlem is home to an ivy leagan. charlie rangel beat another legendary fig wrur you may have heard of, adam clayton powell.
democrats running in these tough races are going to have to fig wrur out a way to sell this and message this. you have bill clinton on the one hand, going, right, gor go for it and embrace obamacare. row have some people saying hang a lantern on your problem and essentially argue you want to amend it and not end it. that s a bobby kennedy phrase. i love that one. hang a lantern on your problem is bobby s phrase. here s the question. if you look at all social advances it this country, i argue liberalism wins eventually. whether women s rights, abolition, gay rights, equal marriage equality. it always ends up winning eventually. that s just the way the country rolls. my question is, will the country roll in that direction on health care? will it eventually say, it was a pain in the butt, but, you know, we re better with it. well, if we learned anything from history, chris, we know people do tend to adjust and adapt to new government programs. as you well know, medicare was not terrib
a violent upheaval that looks very much like a civil war if raging right now in a major european capital. tens of thousands of people have been on the streets of ukraine protesting in kiev s independent square since last november. authorities and protesters reporting clashes between protesters and riot police have killed at least 101 people this week. and this new wave of violence came on the heels of a very short-lived truce that lasted just hours. if you re like me, you ve been watching this and seeing these image on your screens almost operatic fire and mayhem and bloodshed and trying to fig wrur year out how you feel about what you re seeing. as someone who follows the news and doesn t know a ton about ukraine, i m confused.
a violent upheaval that looks very much like a civil war if raging right now in a major european capital. tens of thousands of people have been on the streets of ukraine protesting in kiev s independent square since last november. authorities and protesters reporting clashes between protesters and riot police have killed at least 101 people this week. and this new wave of violence came on the heels of a very short-lived truce that lasted just hours. if you re like me, you ve been watching this and seeing these image on your screens almost operatic fire and mayhem and bloodshed and trying to fig wrur year out how you feel about what you re seeing. as someone who follows the news and doesn t know a ton about ukraine, i m confused. what side i should be on.