state of pennsylvania, done. protests erupt in pennsylvania where activists are fighting a modern day poll tax, and the state now admits there s no voter fraud. and mike huckabee squares off over equal rights with the muppets. the big panel weighs in on chick-fil-a and the fight for gay civil rights. what do you think? it s 105 days until the presidential election. and the political silly season is in full swing. as if gets even worse, you may have noticed something more than ever before. the republican party has changed over the last several decades, and particularly the last several years, into a party that now rejects many of its own policy proposals, many of which have been passed into law by congress and signed by president obama. the list is not short, but most notably infrastructure spending was always a bipartisan idea until republicans turned against it under president obama. even the dreaded individual mandate came from the conservative heritage foundation,
are working. i had no role whatsoever in the management of bain capital after february of 1999. howard fineman will break down all of the numbers. voter id, which is going to allow governor romney to win the state of pennsylvania, done. protests erupt in pennsylvania where activists are fighting a modern day poll tax, and the state now admits there s no voter fraud. and mike huckabee squares off over equal rights with the muppets. the big panel weighs in on chick-fil-a and the fight for gay civil rights. what do you think? it s 105 days until the presidential election. and the political silly season is in full swing. as if gets even worse, you may have noticed something more than ever before. the republican party has changed over the last several decades, and particularly the last several years, into a party that now rejects many of its own policy proposals, many of which have been passed into law by congress and signed by president obama. the list is not short,
took office. health care man dades, tarp, the auto bailout, financial disclosure, minimum wage, the economic development administration, infrastructure spending, the federal reserve, deficit spending, the nuclear start treaty, the dream act, gun control, public education, environmental protection. did all republicans support all of these things all the time? of course not. but enough of them did, up until recently to have a credible conversation about policy. and again, we should underline infrastructure spending which republicans traditionally supported and which creates jobs. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight s question, will republicans return to supporting republican ideas if they defeat president obama? text a for yes, text b for no. to 622639. or go to our blog at ed.msnb ed.msnbc.com. i ll bring you the results later in the show. joining us is former governor of new york, george pataki. welcome to the show. nice being with you. it was w
control, public education, environmental protection. did all republicans support all of these things all the time? of course not. but enough of them did, up until recently to have a credible conversation about policy. and again, we should underline infrastructure spending which republicans traditionally supported and which creates jobs. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight s question, will republicans return to supporting republican ideas if they defeat president obama? text a for yes, text b for no. to 622639. or go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com. i ll bring you the results later in the show. joining us is former governor of new york, george pataki. welcome to the show. nice being with you. it was wonderful to hear that objective, neutral introduction to the segment. of course. you know that we try our best to please you, sir. but look, in all honesty, i m going to present a series of questions to you that are meant honestly, you and i have known
deficit spending, the nuclear start treaty, the dream act, gun control, public education, environmental protection. did all republicans support all of these things all the time? of course not. but enough of them did, up until recently to have a credible conversation about policy. and again, we should underline infrastructure spending which republicans traditionally supported and which creates jobs. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight s question, will republicans return to supporting republican ideas if they defeat president obama? text a for yes, text b for no. to 622639. or go to our blog at ed.msnbc. ed.msnbc.com. i ll bring you the results later in the show. joining us is former governor of new york, george pataki. welcome to the show. nice being with you. it was wonderful to hear that objective, neutral introduction to the segment. of course. you know that we try our best to please you, sir. but look, in all honesty, i m going to present a