whittington, the first person shot by a sitting veep since alexander hamilton. hamilton, of course, was shot in a duel with aaron burr over issues of honor, sbeg rety and political maneuvering. whittington was mistaken for a bird. this country needs real solutions on guns. now. joining me now is dana milbank. dana, did fox news just miss the irony of dick cheney talking about gun safety proposals? well, irony has never been the strong point of the former vice president, but we can say that he has retained his ability to shoot from the hip. but he he s he is a remarkable spokesman on this issue. we can be pleased that he did not as harry whittington is happy he did not have an assault gun that day in the woods. but i suspect that the
he wants to play this as an outside game mobilizing the country. he s not willing to play an inside game where he looks like he s part of the problem again. so he s positioning himself. i think he will come to the table on immigration. i think republicans are cracking. but i think keeping the pressure on is essential. because what are the republicans doing now in the house? they re attacking the senate. because they realize that obama has mobilized part of the public against them and the only way we re going to get gun control is going to be about background checks. it s going to come through the senate. got to stick his neck out and do something on background checks right away. thank you david corn and michael scherer. up next, why does the gop, the guns over the people party, keep saying crazy things about president obama s modest gun safety proposals? the president s trying to do the reasonable thing yet the people on the nra right are going nuts over this. they re armying
it s going to come through the senate. got to stick his neck out and do something on background checks right away. thank you david corn and michael scherer. up next, why does the gop, the guns over the people party, keep saying crazy things about president obama s modest gun safety proposals? the president s trying to do the reasonable thing yet the people on the nra right are going nuts over this. they re armying up for the final struggle against the government, the elected government. this is hardball, the place for politics.
because they realize that obama has mobilized part of the public against them and the only way we re going to get gun control is going to be about background checks. it s going to come through the senate. got to stick his neck out and do something on background checks right away. thank you david corn and michael scher. up next, why does the gop, the guns over the people party, keep saying crazy things about president obama s modest gun safety proposals? the president s trying to do the reasonable thing yet the people on the nra right are going nuts over this. they re armying up for the final struggle against the government, the elected government. this is hardball, the place for politics. -max hybrid. when you re carrying a lot of weight, c-max has a nice little trait, you see, c-max helps you load your freight, with its foot-activated lift gate. but that s not all you ll see, cause c-max also beats prius v,
will you vote for anyone who doesn t support the president s gun safety proposals? text a for yes, text b for now to 66329. we ll bring you results later on in the show. i m joined tonight by congresswoman jackie spear of california who is the vice chair of the violence task force. great to have you with us. great to be with you. you have been touched personally. you have been a victim of gun violence. what do the president s words mean to you personally today? his words today said to me that it is time to do everything in my power. to make sure that the lives that were lost in newtown, and the 32 lives that were lost each and every day in this country will not continue to be the norm and