and anti-gay messages in the recent weeks. the dallas morning news, despite growing pressure, texas governor rick perry says he has no intention of accepting federal funds from the affordable care act, even though texas has the highest rate of uninsured residents in the nation. usa today, according to a recent study injuries and deaths from gun violence cost americans at least $12 billion a year. those costs come from court proceedings, insurance and hospitalization subsidized by government programs. the total bill amounts to a direct societal coast of $32 per gun. the washington post, president obama s newest c esest includes two women, quelling a talk of a lack of diversity.
frankly vehemently the two of you disagree. i m fascinated by the man. it was fascinating. it really was. you know what else is fascinating? steve schmidt. he is. good to see you. it s good to have you here instead of you broadcasting from your lair in california. he s got it figured out, man. bring the studio to you. smokes his cigarette, walks downstairs. all right. let s get to the news. i want to get to the highlights. governor chris christie is slamming leaders in washington for failing to find better solutions to last week s across the board spending cuts. the new jersey republican called out praesident obama and congress. the worst thing about sequester in my view is they re not spending any time talking about entitlement spending, which is where we really need to focus on over the long haul to make a big difference in terms of our long-term fiscal health as a country. i m disappointed in that, but,
office. politicians have been doing this for years. jay carney also tried to put a little daylight between the white house and organizing for america, which is not the way it was conceived originally. yesterday he tried to say there was some separation there and there was no direct link, but it was supposed to be a place where policy was developed and the message was delivered to the white house. history of the obama operation is if they have the financial advantage, they take advantage of it. regardless. regardless. one of the things about this group, besides the question of access, is they re taking corporate contributions. that s a big change. why are they doing this? why would the president it just seems like he s making his life more complicated politically. why would he do this? i think they want to take the strength of their grassroots operation, their access to money, and try to marry them up so he can succeed in the
you have to get through jeb. every donor now sits on the sideline of a big, major fundraiser is going, okay. so eugene robinson, hillary clinton is taking up the democratic space, jeb bush taking up the republican space. 24 years later it s bush versus clinton. this time it s personal, baby. it will be like terminator eight. we never had the sequel. that s the point. we never got it. we just have bushes and clintons. it s fascinating. although, you know, you would say that on the republican side there is some new talent. there s some new names out there. but again, jeb bush is in their way. on the democratic side, boy, obama and clinton have just sucked all the air all the oxygen out of the air. it s unclear who is going to
yeah, a very good thing. but my gosh, 16, 17, 18 years later after you were issuing those warnings we got beaten because we did so poorly with hispanic voters. and this was a big part of the issue. i would say the best indicator of the canary in the coal mine, if you will, is asian american voters, where you have higher incomes, more intact families, higher levels of education, more entrepreneurship. according to the exit polls, president obama won 75-24. bigger numbers than the hispanic margins, which is an ipd kandic of not just tone. it s an indication of a stiff arm people feel. whether it s fair or not is not