and i would counsel for flexibility on that. the rollout mess, obviously, is being exploited politically by folks who want to kill the law. i mean, mr. boehner left out that retried to repeal the law 55 times, without offering any alternative. so, in a better world, there would be some bipartisan cooperation, at least with respect to the implementation, so that we could make the best opportunity for the most americans, to get this and move on. i think that s very well put. speaker boehner looked mad there. he was mad when they passed the law to provide health care. he s mad when he doesn t think the health care is being provided. he seems mad no matter what. i also wanted to ask you about these new developments around nsa spying and reform. the president endorsing a reform that would go through the house and through congress, potentially. and glen greenwald said, this potential reform clearly constitutes an attempt by
democracy core find more people that live in battle ground states support implement and fix than repeal and replace on the law. pollster stan greenburg hopes it is hopeful news for democrats. for sure the rollout mess hurt the president and shifted the focus away from the hated republican gros. but in the battle ground states, the voters are split down the middle. democrats can and should engage on health care. let s talk about it. joining med dana milbank and neera tandy. i want to start with dana on this. i do watch for secondary characteristics. he was sitting there, i noticed he was looking down at the podium. as he made that point. it s not going away. i m going to stick to it. ain t going to give up on this. that s fighting words he hasn t been using before. i m fighting this ground. here i stand like martin luther
have affordable health care for their families. they want the program to work and be fixed. that s a powerful endorsement for democrats not to turn tail. democracy core find more people that live in battle ground states support implement and fix than repeal and replace on the law. pollster stan greenburg hopes it is hopeful news for democrats. for sure the rollout mess hurt the president and shifted the focus away from the hated republican gros. but in the battle ground states, the voters are split down the middle. democrats can and should engage on health care. let s talk about it. joining me dana milbank and neera tandy. i want to start with dana on this. i do watch for secondary characteristics. he was sitting there, i noticed he was looking down at the
agreed with steve when he said the president has not fired anyone over the obama care rollout. he hasn t. more agreement now from both men and women. one ab said, no matter how much obama met with secretary sebelius, it was obviously not enough. and it must be friday, because everyone s agreeing with the panel tonight. high agreement from men and women, when charles said the rollout mess made it look like president obama was on a white house tour and just discovered he was president. they liked that one. total votes tonight, 164,000. finally tonight, president obama just a few minutes ago flipped the switch on the national christmas tree at, well, let s see, about an hour ago this evening. five, four, three, two, one! whoo! the ceremony dates back to 1923 and takes place rain or shine. everyone in high spirits, despite the dreary weather in
that mix. i think democrats are going to get into that mix because their needs aren t the same as the president as you heard hoyer say. one, broader aware of obama care versus conspiracy about the iran deal. that was not something misrepublicans, at least on twitter, joined us because it s out there. the way mccarthy couched it i would hope, blah blah blah. as you say it s been in the works for a long time. not a surprise, not a sudden deal number one. number two, you see democrats like hoyer trying to make a distinction with the rollout mess and the plan and what the bill provides. you re going to see democrats take it seriously and not pulling partisan politics and supporting the president because they are very concerned about this climate now. this is tough for the house and house democrats became much tougher. they gave republicans a lift trt