to the ukrainian military. take steps that will guarantee and convey the notion especially to our friends in europe that we keep our commitments. so far that s a doubt. for the record, those ideas make as much sense as you would expect from the architect of the iraq war and torture regime. now from the same department, the junior senator from kentucky rand paul gave his suggestions in an op-ped for time nag dean. they include suspending aid to ukraine because ukraine owes money to russia and reinstituting the missile defense shield programs, but make europe pay for them. yesterday he reiterated a solution we first found making the rounds last week promoting drilling and fracking as a way to help in the ukraine crisis. according to senator rand paul, nowhere in the u.s. should be exempt. i would immediately get every obstacle out of the way for our export of oil and gas, and i would begin drilling in every possible conceivable place within our territories in order to have producti
conduct joint military exercises with our nato friends close to the russian border. offer up equipment and training to the ukrainian military. take steps that will guarantee and convey the notion especially to our friends in europe that we keep our commitments. so far that s a doubt. for the record, those ideas make as much sense as you would expect from the architect of the iraq war and torture regime. now from the same department, the junior senator from kentucky rand paul gave his suggestions in an op-ped for time nag dean. they include suspending aid to ukraine because ukraine owes money to russia and reinstituting the missile defense shield programs, but make europe pay for them. yesterday he reiterated a solution we first found making the rounds last week promoting drilling and fracking as a way to help in the ukraine crisis. according to senator rand paul, nowhere in the u.s. should be exempt. i would immediately get every obstacle out of the way for our export of oil and
number two, a really dismaying willingness to mislead and to deceive the american people. and i think the american people have every right to expect better. congress tea party caucus made an impressive show of force outside the capitol building this morning, but just how far are some republicans willing to go? with their demand for multiple investigations of the white house? well, if our next guest is correct, then this summer in washington could be a very long and hot one, indeed. so let s welcome robert coster of national review nag dean. good afternoon, how are you? good afternoon, martin, great to be here. now, of all the options republicans have for starting investigations, you actually think that they re going to settle on one thing as their focus. is that right? that s right. there s a mess of scandals right now in washington, but house
i m glad that you re accepting responsibility. i think that ultimately with your leaving, your accept the culpability for the worst tragedy since 9/11 and i really mean that. had i been president at the time and i found that you did not read the cables from benghazi, did not read the cables from ambassador stevens, i would have relieved you of your post. oh, yes, benghazi. who knew it would be our first taste of 2016 intrigue? on one side, hillary clinton, who today announced plans to write a history of her time as secretary of state. on the other side, rand paul who we ve learned today will be keynote speaker at a republican dinner in new hampshire ten days after performing the same function in iowa. and joining us now is david corn, washington bureau chief for mother jones nag dean and joy reid, the managing editor of the grio.com. welcome to you both. time magazine is calling rand