limits of political powers or be content in using them as a threat. how far should he go? well, i think you ve already seen a president who has used his executive powers when necessary, when appointments were sitting out there and no action was being taken. you see him now talking about what he s going to do with minimum wage for federal contracts. he is focused on a number of things that people don t even know about, like when my drug shortage bill, we were having a huge problem with kids not getting cancer drugs, the president had to do something by executive order because it took awhile to get a bill through congress. he has used that power and will use that power, but there is something else going on here. after the shutdown, after the american people had just about had it, i think you saw something of a seat change in congress. you saw patty murray and congressman ryan negotiating us out of another shutdown. you saw barbara mikulski working with her counterpart to get an actual
ready or not, obamacare is here, the health care law officially kicking in on new year s day, so are doctors and hospitals prepared and can they navigate the rough waters? good evening, sir. good evening, greta. joe, we re now day two, do you think doctors and hospitals are ready at least as much as possible on day two of any large program? well, they are probably more ready than we would expect, because this is really a proverbial drop in the bucket compared to what s going to come once the employer mandate kicks in and you really get to see a seat change going on. we re talking less than 2% of the population that have really been affected by what s going on right now. so, yes, there will continue to be problems. you know, people are already having problems, for instance, finding a primary care doctor.
ready or not, obamacare is here, the health care law officially kicking in on new year s day, so are doctors and hospitals prepared and can they navigate the rough waters? good evening, sir. good evening, greta. joe, we re now day two, do you think doctors and hospitals are ready at least as much as possible on day two of any large program? well, they are probably more ready than we would expect, because this is really a proverbial drop in the bucket compared to what s going to come once the employer mandate kicks in and you really get to see a seat change going on. we re talking less than 2% of the population that have really been affected by what s going on right now. so, yes, there will continue to be problems. you know, people are already having problems, for instance, finding a primary care doctor.
harassment. there s going to be foul language. this is part and parcel what they do to come up with scripts. i m not sure the nfl is ready for typical workplace rules to apply to the league generally. if they re all closing ranks around this guy, it would seem that there would need to be a seat change to bring about more decorum. we ve seen people close ranks, police investigations, the list goes on and on. it doesn t make it right, but i totally get your point that it is not your traditional workplace. there are things that are said. i ve covered sports for years. there are things you hear in a locker room and around that environment that would make the hair on the back of your neck rise up. but at some point, even though this behavior is acceptable, when does the victim get the opportunity as in the case of martin to say, yes, this has always happened, but i don t like it now? is there ever a line where someone can say enough? well, i m feeling sorry for him because, you know, to
democrat-controlled congress in 2014 by a margin of eight points. it was just a three-point margin a month ago. steve israel from new york, he s also chair of the campaign committee. congressman israel, the problem you face is that you ve got to pick up, what is it? how many seats do you need right now to pick up majority? 17 seats. and you face the historic problem of gerrymandering. you have to have a break even. what kind of a spread do you need to win? well, look. six points? even after redistricting, we ll have about 50 to 55 republican seats in play. we re going to defend about 20 incumbent democrats. but there s going to be 50 to 55 districts in play. what s happened over the past two weeks or so is a seat change. the generic has spread from anywhere four to ten of the top 20 competitive districts in the