And there was an outcry from seniors. And seniors always vote. And that is very important. They did not like the rising cost of Prescription Drugs. Seniors use a lot of drugs, and it was not paid for, so you have to have an expansion of the government. Remember, we are going into 2004, president george w. Bush was up for reelection, and he was running against john kerry, and what happened was that the conservatives did not like the expansion of the drug benefits, and the democrats did not like the bill itself, and so by a large, you had the struggle to get 218 votes. It was called the longest phot otes usually go 15 minutes, and this went for over three hours, and george w. Bush had to be woke up in the middle calls forht to make people who were not voting. How do you wake up the president . Who goes in . Do you shake him . It is interesting. It is really an interesting study of the dynamics. When medicare was put into place, that was in the 1970s, there was a need for Senior Health ca
Point. Forget that story, duck dynasty impression, heres the real headline. Im a big fan of eating white castle burgers, theres 24 places you cant go to get them. Its going to be a good day. Despite the drama, the senate did take a concrete step towards avoiding a shutdown. Its a procedural vote and it sets up as you may know 30 more hours of debate on the underlying bill. Then democrats will amend this package to ensure the Affordable Care act is fully funded before what is scheduled for a final vote on friday. Obama care, of course, has dominated the debate over funding the government and it was a big theme for senator ted cruz who held the senate floor overnight in a nonfilibuster speech. Here are some things he said. You know, its a little bit like the World Wrestling federation, the outcome is predetermined. They know whos going to win and lose and its for show. Obama care is a far less intimidating foe than those i have discussed with the possible exception of the moon. Most amer
Move it to a Convention Center to accommodate the more than 7,000 people who are expected to show up. Cnn political reporter sarah murray live in phoenix ahead of that event. Were monitoring these comments and well bring them to you live in just a moment from las vegas. But youve learned whos going to be introducing trump later today in phoenix, and its pretty significant. Yeah hes going to have a couple people with him onstage today. The one that you, i believe, are referring to is jemile the father of a young high schooler who was killed by an undocumented immigrant who came here from mexico and was a gang member. Donald trump met with him yesterday in l. A. And hes actually going to be bringing him with him here for this rally today. Theres also going to be another woman joining him onstage. Her son as well was killed by an undocumented immigrant. So you can see the theme here. Donald trump especially beginning to be talking about Border Security and the crime that occurs along the
A new cnn Orc International poll erases any doubt that donald trump is the clear leader in the republican race for the white house. The poll says mr. Trump has the support of 24 of those surveyed that registered republicans or lean republican. His nearest rival jeb bush has 13 support. Reporter drawing crowds wherever he goes. Donald trump is dominating the republican field nationwide. Im going to new hampshire, iowa, south carolina, going to tn tvnl were going all over. And growing his lead. In the new cnn orc poll the billionaire businessman earns a quarter of the gop voters, up 6 since july. Double the support of jeb bush and three times the support of walker. Two governors close behind him just a month ago. Trumps favorability is on the rise. 58 of republicans now have a favorable view of him. Even after controversial comments about fox anchor megyn kelly. You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever. And former prisoner of war john mccain.
Bernie wont hit hillary on. Well fill you in. The hits keep coming. And passengers, yep, attention, i think were going to need a bigger boat. Whoa, look at that that is way to scary. Wow. [ bleep ] thats what id say. I think we need a new camera. A ship sailing directly into a monsoon storm. We will the video. Mornings are better with friends because youron that boat or bridge. Everybody, welcome to fox friends. And you know what today is remember this from your Grammar School days. What do you mean . Like its friday. February the 12th. Which means . Its abraham lincolns birthday. Oh, i just didnt we consolidate that to one day . As a holiday. But its still the day he was born. 1809 maybe . Something like that. And youre making preparations for valentines day this weekend, as well. Thats right. Which means, as you know, i will valentines day is sunday, i will go out sunday morning and get my wife something nice. Pep boys is open. Get her something for the car. Thank you very much for j