him or will go to him that he will listen to who will say, this is a terrible, political thing to do. republicans can control the white house, the white house, and the senate. you and the party will be blamed for this and usually if we look back in history, there are significant consequences there. he may not care because it s going to resound much more on the 2018 republicans than it s going to currently on donald trump in 2020. but there is no political logic here that would suggest that this is a good thing for republicans. it s why you see mitch mcconnell and paul ryan saying, oh no shut down, no shut down. they know how disastrous it would be. and we ve got a chart i m going to put it up on the screen government shutdowns, we ve had those government shutdowns. a lot of us remember covering those in november 1995, five days in december 1995, january 96, te days, october 2013, 16 days, caitlin, what s going on
assassination attempt. dr. rockalis was a gynecologist who sometimes provided abortions. anti-abortion protesters had previously picketed at his house in voufr. but that attempted murder in vancouver, november 1994, that was the first time anybody had tried to assassinate an abortion doctor in canada. the next one was a year later. same m.o. dr. hugh short was a gynecologist in ontario right near niagara falls, right near the american border. he was sitting inside his house in november 1995. he was watching tv. and this time the high-powered rifle round came through a window of his home. it got him in the elbow. and he too survived that assassination attempt. then the next one was two years later. it was november 1997. dr. jack feynman was at home in winnipeg. he was watching tv at home. his wife was also at home with him but she was in another room and a high-powered rifle round
he reportedly saved his own life by making a tourniquet out of the belt on his bathrobe and cinching that tourniquet around the wound in his thigh. dr. romalis survived that assassination attempt. dr. romalis was a gynecologist who sometimes provided abortions. anti-abortion protesters had previously picketed at his house in vancouver. but that attempted murder in vancouver, november 1994, that was the first time anybody had tried to assassinate an abortion doctor in canada. the next one was a year later. same m.o. dr. hugh short was a gynecologist in ontario right near niagara falls, right near the american border. he was sitting inside his house in november 1995. he was watching tv. and this time the high-powered rifle round came through a window of his home. it got him in the elbow. and he too survived that assassination attempt. then the next one was two years later. it was november 1997. dr. jack fainman was at home in winnipeg. he was watching tv at home. his wife was also at hom
nine possible shutdowns. let me give you context, all of this since the last time washington turned off the lights. there were two separate shutdowns our government sloess down between november 1995 and december 1996. the centers for disease control and prevention stopped disease surveillance. 368 national park service sites were closed, turning away an estimated 7 million visitors, and 20,000 u.s. passport applications were unprocessed. ranging from health and welfare to financial and travel assistance, just some examples of what happened. we do not wish to ignore the interests of any other country. we do not wish to go to war with any country. we do not seek to produce any weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons, and therefore, should there be any
together. tonight, a shocking ad campaign insulting american jews paid for by the government of israel. christmas. but up first tone the dramatic reshuffling of the race for president and a rare inside look at the focus groups used to help with the strategy decisions. suppose you re herman cain, trying to decide whether your candidacy can survive, or newt gingrich testing whether your rise in the polls can sustain tough scrutiny now of your record. who is newt gingrich? grandfather. grant father. who else? my uncle joe. your uncle joe. who else? it would be my favorite uncle. you know, he speaks boldly, positively but softly at the same time. anybody else? grant father. yeah, he might be that uncle but he d keep bringing in different wives. plenty to go around. okay. more from that focus group in a moment. but those first, why those impressions of gingrich, former massachusetts governor mitt romney matter so much right now. cain is at home toni