a former aide and speech writer and now a nationally syndicated columnist. thank you for joining me. i wanted to start with part of what you wrote this week that was really striking on this i shall you oo of eye issue of iran. the manner in which the senate excuse me manner in which the republican senate apparently conducts its affairs. clearly saying that this is a question of leadership. after listening to mitch mccobble whomc mcconnell who defended it he defended it and wanted to put it behind him. do you think? this was really a stunt rather than a strategy. it s going to be remembered in the same category like the 2013 government shutdown. you have a very bright fesh man senator tapping into a genuine tendency in the caucus but being very counter productive and being, you know tactically unserious. that made his party look unserious.
how important is it for the next republican nominee to connected with hispanic voters. it is very important. we have two likely candidates for president who are fluent in pan fish. we have others reaching out to groups that haven t done well. some did better in 2014 than our nominee for president did in 2012. it s a growing important part of our country and we haven t done as well as we should have. thank you very much. appreciate you coming in. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. thank you very much. next up a man who is critical to his fellow congress members letter to iran. we ll talk to him next. financial noise financial noise
iran s leaders written by 47 senators. joining me now for an exclusive interview is senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. let s talk first about the timing of this. there s a lot of discussion about the fact that this was done in a rushed way, signed quickly before senators wanted to get out of town for the snowstorm. when did senator kotd ton come to you with the process? dana let me see i think this is a case of selective outrage. i remember reading about senator robert bird flying to moscow during the negotiations over the salt ii treaty explaining to the russians the senate s role in treaty ratification. on kerry when he was senator flew to managwa and met with daniel ortega and accused the reagan administration of engage engaging in terrorism. look members of congress expressing themselves about important matters not only at home but around the world is not