thinking that the issues are on the democrat side. the issues are on the republican side. they simply have to articulate them and it is not that hard. now, when you are up against the president who commands the bully pulpit who can go on tv any time and who speaks with one voice, yes, the democrats have an advantage. but i think republicans have the arguments. of course, a few months after being defeated in an election a few weeks after an inauguration where everybody celebrates a new presidency, of course, they are on the defensive. of course obama s numbers are up. but this is a temporary phenomenon and i would not read any larger meaning into it. bill: okay. little prediction time now. let s take the gun thing first. going to be any new legislation here? anything approved by congress? yes. they will approve the background check expansion. they will probably not approve by a narrow margin the limit on magazine size and i don t think the democrats are even going to take a shot at
thinking that the issues are on the democrat side. the issues are on the republican side. they simply have to articulate them and it is not that hard. now, when you are up against the president who commands the bully pulpit who can go on tv any time and who speaks with one voice, yes, the democrats have an advantage. but i think republicans have the arguments. of course, a few months after being defeated in an election a few weeks after an inauguration where everybody celebrates a new presidency, of course, they are on the defensive. of course obama s numbers are up. but this is a temporary phenomenon and i would not read any larger meaning into it. bill: okay. little prediction time now. let s take the gun thing first. going to be any new legislation here? anything approved by congress? yes. they will approve the background check expansion. they will probably not approve by a narrow margin the limit on magazine size and i don t think the democrats are even going to take a shot at
i don t see senator feinstein s bill going anywhere. at one point, senator schumer said one thing we should do is a universal background check. that is something we can all agree on. it seemed to be almost that democrats were starting to do a fall-back position that we need to get at least this done. i wouldn t say that anybody is giving um on assault weapons ban or something that will at least limit magazine size. the bagground check has wide support. so does banning assault weapons and limiting the size of magazines, well over half the population supports that. so i think bret: in the polls. but on capitol hill on capitol hill if if you took a head count ever among democrats this is a case where the white house will put capital behind it. make an effort to move it
some like to call it. they do not like to talk about banning assault weapons or limiting magazine size. how does the president counter that? i chat a lot when you guys are here. i get talky. come back, we will be right back and we will tackle this question. can the president avoid the second term occurs? [ male announcer ] where do you turn for legal matters? at legalzoom, we ve created a better place to handle your legal needs. maybe you have questions about incorporating a business you d like to start. or questions about protecting your family with a will or living trust. and you d like to find the right attorney to help guide you along, answer any questions and offer advice. with an a rating from the better business bureau legalzoom helps you get personalized and affordable legal protection. in most states, a legal plan attorney is available with every personalized document to answer any questions. get started at legalzoom.com today. and now you re protected. sven gets great rewar
and whether it s defaulted, whether it s shutting down the government, whether it s allowing sequestration to kick in, they re going to make it happen in the next couple of months. and nobody knows how that will play out. we may just find out what happens when we reach the debt limit. jim, in spite of what the white house s grand plans for gun reform may be, there still may be not a lot of backing in congress. if you look at even republicans in the midwest and republicans in the north, how does this play out right now in congress? well, right. there s going to be a lot of focus on gun control. there has been since the shooting, and there will be when the president unveils his package today. i would caution people to look at the vote count inside the house republican conference. there is almost no support for doing anything on new gun control, nothing on magazine size, nothing on assault weapon ban, nothing beyond maybe tightening background checks. even moderate republicans in subu