terrifying things that would stop me from being able to live the life that i should have been able to, you know. so that was it was absolutely horrifying. i truly do believe that i would have ended up killing myself if i wasn t able to access that. michael, a lot of people who testified pointed out the conflict between the bill and republican lawmakers statements on other matters of support for parental rights and freedom. one gop state lawmaker said idaho law says some choices are abusive even for a parent. how do you respond to that? it s really hard, honestly. we live in a state that values parental rights and religious free do, yet the authors of this bill make it really clear that the only parental rights they re in favor of are the ones they
Gov. Jim Pillen (R-NE) of Nebraska chose his predecessor Pete Ricketts to replace Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE), who stepped down to become the president of the University of Florida.
weeks we ll see how they re doing. thanks so much. thank you. this morning get in washington is also did it happen or didn t it? the controversy started last weekend when senator dick durbin s facebook page said that at a white house meeting, quote, one gop house leader told the president i cannot even stand to look at you. then this came from speaker boehner s office, quote, senator durbin s accusation is a serious one and it appears to have been invented out of thin air. the senator should disclose who told him about this account of events and apologize. jay carney was asked about it yesterday. i looked into this and spoke with shn who was in the meeting and it did not happen. my understanding is that, again, from participant in the meeting that that didn t happen. but dick durbin isn t backing down. joining me to talk about democratic polster margie o mara
for house republicans doing nothing is perhaps the better option. that s the thinking of some strategists. the washington examiner reports that, quote, one gop strategist noted house republicans are likely to suffer a greater voter backlash in 2014 if they back the wrong immigration reform bill than they would if they simply did nothing on the issue. it seems to me that you ve got examples here. what happened in california when you got in 1986 bill that was passed legalizing 300,000 people who all became democrats apparently. look, the real problem is not just that it s reform, it s comprehensive reform. there s a big difference. a lot of people think the democrats are in trouble because they did comprehensive health care. democrat strategists would tell you they re very nervous come october they won t like what they got. the same thing with immigration. if they just pick the sweet spots and made a clear case. that s where the liberals and the hispanic groups will not support a bil