day. it is part of an attempt to try to reach a grand barring began once again on the table on deficit reduction. last night the president took 12 republican senators out for a very nice dinner. looked like the red carpet as they were coming out last night. i m joined by monica crowley and doug schoen, both are great contributfox news contributors. this looked like this was sort of the g.o.p., perhaps, persuadable cloud, a littl. i think last night was a sincere a epl attempt to begin a conversation. today is different. ryan s budget is a tough one if not impossible one for democrats to deal with. with him floating a proposal of privatizing medicare for all, even seniors i think this allows the president to use him for a
aide to democratic senator chuck schumer. both are foix news contributors. hi, juliet. good to see you. juliet: only one democrat declined to defend him. oklahoma rep, dan boren. should he keep his job, chris? absolutely. this is latest republican members of congress witch hunts on the president. hey, eric holder looks like the president. so why not attack him a little bit. things like fast and furious go on before. they will go on in future administration. they probably shouldn t go on but he is not solely to blame for them. he has done a fine job as attorney general. this is big distraction against real problem in this country, defending people s right to vote in america. and i support eric holder. i know the president supports him. he will not be a factor his re-election. juliet: monica, christopher says eric holder is bogey man, for republicans to beat up on. they have one every year. monica i have feeling you
it was, it didn t work. jon: alex and hillary rosen are two cnn contributors. they work for bp s lobbying and you know, public relations effort inside the beltway. cnn says they are not going to be used in conjunction with this oil spill, but it raises the question, you know, should people who do that, should people who lobby, should they ever be used as news contributors? look, i think as long as they re identified as the people they work for and you know, say this is not going to be fair and balanced, ladies and gentlemen, this is going to be a spokesman for bp, there s nothing wrong with it because bp is going to have its say, too, now that its own chairman and former president have been eliminated as credible spokesman they have to put somebody up there. it bothers me more that wolf blitzer is taking the phone, yes, we have a $10 contribution
it was, it didn t work. jon: alex and hillary rosen are two cnn contributors. they work for bp s lobbying and you know, public relations effort inside the beltway. cnn says they are not going to be used in conjunction with this oil spill, but it raises the question, you know, should people who do that, should people who lobby, should they ever be used as news contributors? look, i think as long as they re identified as the people they work for and you know, say this is not going to be fair and balanced, ladies and gentlemen, this is going to be a spokesman for bp, there s nothing wrong with it because bp is going to have its say, too, now that its own chairman and former president have been eliminated as credible spokesman they have to put somebody up there. it bothers me more that wolf blitzer is taking the phone, yes, we have a $10 contribution