is that? i america week today and whose fault is that? ~ , , ~ .., , is that? i think believes america is weak. i disagree is that? i think believes america is weak. i disagree with is that? i think believes america is weak. i disagree with that - weak. i disagree with that assessment. this country is this country is as strong as it s ever been. in spite of enormous internal divisions and hyper polarization. yes, that s a challenge and that s what he thinks makes the rest week. he s acting from the perspective of opportunity, it is an opportunity that the us is distracted internally and distracted by this hyperfocus on china and he has in regards to oil europe has its own issues and he proceeds opportunity but in fact this is the most powerful alliance that they had ever been. you think the crisis is that they had ever been. you think the crisis is part that they had ever been. you think the crisis is part what that they had ever been. you think the crisis is part what is t
feel the heat and start going on with the continuing resolution. doesn t matter where you stand. but kellyanne conway is saying the shut down hurts families. but that s what they were talking about in 2013. what you are pointing to, obviously you are republican, but you see the democrats point of view. they are not against chip, they are for t but they want the d.r.e.a.m.ers in there and there is a reason. here s the problem. all tactics. it s how much can they get. what they really want is something on immigration. they don t think there is any way to get it unless guns blazing in a moment of total he heatness, with hyper polarization, and if democrats
energy and a reck sill toir energy, as well. donald trump said his last ad is positive. it s a bleak message about the political establishment, the global power structure. he s promising to take pow per back on behalf of the american people. he is taking his own speech and running it in these commercials. listening to your panel talk about the experience, the fear around this election, though, this is exposed some uncomfortable truths about america. donald trump and hillary clinton did not create this hyper polarization we live in. they can choose to make it worse or better later today. people want more time. they will get more time. i have to get a break in here. coming up for us, the entire world waiting for the outcome of america s election. many people, especially in mexico. that is wherelav
it s already been discussed, mr. president. that was jack lemon, dan aykroyd, wilford brimley and sadly james garner. we re paying that clip as a tribute to garner who pass away in los angeles at the age of 86. a fitting clip to play in light of this topic. james garner, one of my favorite actors, rockford files. that reality of hyper polarization, the reality of everything we ve seen in the last six years, someone like hillary clinton who has to decide whether to run for president in 2016, do you think that s something that would give her pause, to look at that and say what could i actually do? i need the congress, too. it has to. if you look at anyone thinking about coming into the presidency, you have a few large scale accomplishments. even if you look at the obama presidency, when he first came into office, there were the kind of checklists of things he was able to get done. now six years in, five years in,
in other words, for all those republicans saying no to working with the president, where is the political downside? where is the incentive to change their ways and start compromising. it raises a serious broader question, if hyper polarization is the new reality, what s the point of being president. look at everything that goes into running for the job, everything that comes from being in the job, all the grief, all the hassle. is it worth it? let me ask you the final question, do you enjoy constant non-stop criticism? obviously it can be worth it if you re able to achieve the change you campaign on like president obama was able to do in his first two years in office when his party controlled congress. take that away from the president, take that away from any president, it raises the question of what the job is worth. joining me to talk about all this is msnbc political analyst, kelly connolly and wesley lowery a political reporter with the washington post. i look back at the la