presidency. so jonathan, is there a sense the democrats are throwing everything they have at the wall to see if anything sticks to try to stop this confirmation? chuck schumer is actually in a substantially worse position than might be obvious from his public statements. he s got two options. option one is he lets him through and doesn t filibuster and then the democratic progressive base will attack him with pitch forks. option two is they filibuster, but what chuck schumer does because he s a smart tactician is it is not this this fight is important, every supreme court fight is important, it s actually the next fight when you talk to conservatives, it s the next fight that they are really anticipating because that will profoundly change the ideological balance of the court. conservatives even in a post-gorsuch court will still not see it as a reliably conservative court because of anthony kennedy. but it is actually the next fight where democrats will really need to fight.
getting that care. this idea that all of a sudden everything is going to be great and health insurance markets are going to be wonderful. i think that s a really hard sell for the gop to make. this, i think, is where the president comes in. he s shown a willingness to reach out directly to individual businesses. is he going to we willing to reach out to insurance company ceos and say be more competitive in rural areas. pass the bill first. exactly. but the one thing that s been so interesting over the doers of this long health care debate, insurance company ceos have largely remains in the shadows and there haven t been people running at them with pitch forks, sort of like the bankers in the fiscal crisis. if he uses the power of his bully pulpit to call out insurance companies, that s one thing, but you re right. you have to pass the bill first. i just showed the premium increase for older voters. they re the most politically active, the most reliable come election day. they s
in california the official state fabric is denim. crimes of fashion have the same punishment. in illinois, you can now legally catch a cat fish with a pitch forks if you do post it so ki watch it. people in ohio can drive golf course on the road. it has to be a tricked out with turn signal, horn, windshield. in pennsylvania freeing the six pack, beer can be sold in any qauntity. camera man giving thumbs up. tennessee brewer can make higher
come out of the state department, sort of policies as well. it certainly has taken a hit on the relationship. but strength of the bond is going to outlast president obama s last couple weeks. good to hear that. happy new year, new year s resolution what are you going to be planning this year. going to be making america great again. exciting year ahead. happy birthday to you. thank you. i m looking forward to celebrating a great year a busy year. there is a lot to do and. yeah. for my constituents in my district and all across this country. i think americans are excitehead. i totally agree. happy new year in 2017. thanks, congressman. coming up here on the show with the new year comes new laws. get out your pitch forks, america. for the first time in decades. you are now able to use a pitch fork to hunt for catfish. thank goodness. i have been waiting for this law. if you think that sounds crazy, just wait a whole bunch of other laws coming in 2017. speaking of ringing in
so it will play out. that debate will continue on. this one i ll be waiting for. catching catfish with a pitch fork. that is not only a thing, it will be legal. it s really interesting. hill billy hand fishing will take a hit. this one will. we have so many people especially in illinois and so many back country fishermen and it makes it a little bit easier to travel. i don t know if i want to see a bunch of pitch forks on the boat. the dep is still going to see how this hits the bottom of the pond. it sounds so graphic. and it is. we ll leave it with the catfish. good to have you here this morning. coming up next, president-elect donald trump already making good on his promise to, quote, make america great again. saving 8,000 jobs from moving overseas. herman cain is here. he knows all about creating jobs. he s joining us next.