principles. civil rights wasn t the right thing to do for this country, it wasn t passing a poll bill, yet it was the right thing to do. republicans believe obama is horrible. it s about one thing, obstruct obama. nancy pelosi or other republicans would have voted against pelosicare or kerrycare. it s not personal to obama. one of the reasons the senate has not acted in any way to fund government is because right now there is no democratic vote for a clean cr. you can t keep saying cr. a clean funding of government bill in that they think the sequester levels are too low, so they re willing to shut down the government for the right to be able to spend more money. i d like to clarify some points here, too, for the audience beyond cr. the fact that we re talking about the government shutdown is
they re focused on politics. they re focused on trying to mess with me. yoing me now from utah, republican senator mike lee. from minnesota democratic senator amy klobuchar and in studio, congresswoman democrat barbara lee and marcia blackburn. welcome to all of you. there is a filibuster in the senate. thankfully not on meet the press. we re going to keep the debate moving. i want to start with a question for all of you. it s a yes or no question. senator lee, is the government going to shut down? no. we all know that the government is going to be funded. the question is if it s with or without obama care. senator klobuchar, do you think there will be a shutdown? no. i believe the people of goodwill will come together and do the right thing and stop this political brinksmanship. barbara lee, what you do you any? no. we won t allow the defunding of
by a certain amount of pric principles. civil rights wasn t the right thing to do for this country, it wasn t passing a poll bill, yet it was the right thing to do. republicans believe obama is horrible. it s about one thing, obstruct obama. nancy pelosi or other republicans would have voted against pelosicare or kerrycare. it s not personal to obama. one of the reasons the senate has not acted in any way to fund government is because right now there is no democratic vote for a clean cr. you can t keep saying cr. a clean funding of government bill in that they think the sequester levels are too low, so they re willing to shut down the government for the right to be able to spend more money. i d like to clarify some points here, too, for the audience beyond cr. the fact that we re talking
she has time to make that decision. i don t know how you can have this many people pulling for you to run whether you can not run. does she stay close to president obama, or does she need separation from president obama to be effective? i think the answer is yes and no. it depends on the issue you re talking about. timing is everything. she should be in no rush to make this decision. she is far ahead, much farther ahead now, a much better political position than she was in 07 and 08. if you get in the fray at this point, your approval ratings and credibility will come down. if i were her, i would take some time, think about the ideas she wants to move forward. not barack obama s ideas, not president clinton s ideas, they have to be hers. she doesn t have to position herself because there isn t a very big democratic field. do you think these vulnerable from the republican side? i think she s more as a ruvue
just to keep herself in the public eye. she has time to make that decision. i don t know how you can have this many people pulling for you to run whether you can not run. does she stay close to president obama, or does she need separation from president obama to be effective? i think the answer is yes and no. it depends on the issue you re talking about. timing is everything. she should be in no rush to make this decision. she is far ahead, much farther ahead now, a much better political position than she was in 07 and 08. if you get in the fray at this point, your approval ratings and credibility will come down. if i were her, i would take some time, think about the ideas she wants to move forward. not barack obama s ideas, not president clinton s ideas, they have to be hers. she doesn t have to position herself because there isn t a very big democratic field. do you think these vulnerable from the republican side? i think she s more as a ruvue