Guess what, it wasnt the president s waterlook but today he announced that hes leaving the senate to run a conservative think tank. And just like that, gone is is a man who represented all of the obstruction, the man who defined gridlock and was the face of ugliness in the Tea Party Movement. The night of the president s inauguration, he met with other republicans to plot against the president. He threatened to single handedly shut down the senate in 2010 and stood strong with congressman todd akin after his legitimate rape comments. Todays announcement is another line in the tea party obit. Its another nail in the tea party coffin. A movement that vowed to change washington. The Tea Party Movement is alive and well. Its going to continue to redefine the Political Landscape in 2012. This november were going to take back the senate and fortify the house. Be aware, washington. Tea Party Patriots are alive and well. Didnt exactly work out that way, now, did it . This election sent tea par
House a purge is under way with Speaker Boehner dumping uncontrollable right wingers from Prize Committee assignments. Theyre out because theyre too right. So what is too right for the republicans following the defeat this week or their defeat last month . Is voting nay in the senate against a handicap rights treaty because it carries the nightmare dread of blue helmets riding black helicopters sweeping into your home school room. Is that okay . Whats out . Whats in in the Republican Party that just took a licking . Bob shrum is a democratic strategist and columnist at the daily beast, and John Brabender ran Rick Santorums president ial campaign. I expect you gentleman to play fair and aim directly below the belt. Just kidding, bob. I want to ask you as a liberal, a progressive, looking across at the right you see jim demint, a guy the late tim russert once said i cant believe jim demint is a senator. He is the leader, the ramrod of all those right wing challenges. He put up ron johnso
Senate to run the hard right Heritage Foundation. Meanwhile, in the Republican House a purge is under way with Speaker Boehner dumping uncontrollable right wingers from Prize Committee assignments. Theyre out because theyre too right. So what is too right for the republicans following the defeat this week or their defeat last month . Is voting nay in the senate against a handicap rights treaty because it carries the nightmare dread of blue helmets riding black helicopters sweeping into your home school room. Is that okay . Whats out . Whats in. In the Republican Party that just took a licking. Bob shrum is a democratic strategist and columnist at the daily beast and John Brabender ran Rick Santorums president ial campaign. I expect you gentleman to play fair and aim directly below the belt. Just kidding, bob. I want to ask you as a liberal a progressive, looking across at the right you see jim demint, a guy the late tim russert once said i cant believe jim demint is a senator. He is th
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Hi, everybody. So glad youre with us today. Im alina cho. Lets get started. Four days before the fiscal cliff. Four hours before a lastditch meeting at the white house. Its still not clear whether a lastminute deal is even possible or whether this is now all about shifting blame. President obama and Vice President biden are sitting down with house leaders. The guest list includes harry reid, who this time yesterday said he didnt see any way the fiscal cliff could be avoided. Whatever the case, our chief White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin will be watching. What can we really expect to come out of this meeting this afternoon . Well, alina, were not sure what really will come out of it. The ideal scenario would be if all sides agree to a scaleddown version of the fiscal cliff agreement that the president and spe Speaker Boehner had been discussing weeks ago and then senator mcconnell would agree that no republicans would block it in any way if he can promise that. He argues that he