but the president is, by and large, captive to the events and you re right, it s hard to see anything of substance passing in his second term if this thing doesn t pass. conventional wisdom after the election was that this would be a shoo-in, mitt romney lost the hispanic vote, but republicans have not taken that lesson and it looks like at this point it is in real trouble. josh, part of the irony here is that so much of the argument i mean the conservative argument here has been so undermined based on how house republicans have acted, and even some in the senate which is to say there is this $30 billion, almost $40 billion program that they want to put in place, which is an increase in the scope and size and duties of the government, which is something the conservatives have been railing against, and not welcoming the $11 million undocumented workers in to america s economy is krechcedin
that will be a long debate. you re probably going to see possibly another long talk on the senate floor by senators like senator rand paul. jon: yeah. he seemed like kind after shoo-in, james comey did, the fbi director nominee but as more and more comes out about him and his involvement in some of these surveillance programs it is looking a little more precarious for him, isn t it? i think he will get through. the administration will have to give a lot of information it hasn t to congress before because i think his nomination will be held up, not necessarily because of his track record. he is respected on both sides of the aisle. they will seek a lot of information and thinks nomination will not be easy. jon: bob cusack, from the hill. thank you. thanks, jon. jenna: for more on that story throughout the day today. meantime we re following break breaking developments in the murder investigation police linked to an up-and-coming nfl star. an arrest warrant now issued for aaron her
handle it. the headlines. u.s. baeed susan rice has faced criticism over hur handling of the ben ghazi incident is happened to be the nation s national security adviser. rice was once thought thought to be a shoo-in for secretary of state but battle unwinnable because of the way the ben ghazi talking points were handled in the extra. her new role doesn t require senate approval and president obama stood alongside his long time confidant yesterday during the announcement. she is passionate and pragmatic. i think everybody understands susan is a fierce champion for justice and human dignity but she is also mindful that we have to exercise our power wisely and deliberately. susan is the consummate public servant and patriot who puts her country first. she is fearless. she is tough. joe, i think a lot of us agree she was kind of hung out to dry during the ben ghazi
shoo in for election. a person who personifies the notion big government solves everything, big government should be in charge. obviously he can t believe in small government principles and then pave the way for a big government guy like pallone. dick armey, i wish you d tell us what you really think. thank you so much for your time. i appreciate it. it s not true that this is going to hurt him with the voters of new jersey, it s an overwhelmingly democratic state. i don t see it in years. the primary is today, which nobody is listening to. christie is looking for a huge margin to roll him in 2016. i think his team is more concerned about getting out of this state. i don t think this hurts him at all. to the idea in the state? and to the idea that he should chose from this crop of conservatives, i don t know where this crop of conservatives
and immigration reform. can he get it all done? our power panel will weigh in. plus, chelsea clinton aufrlg her insights on the possibility of another presidential run by her mother and talk with her own political future. and that leads us to your question of the day, is hillary clinton a shoo-in for 2016? tweet me your thoughts. together. together. on a walk, walk, walk. love to walk. yeah, we found that wonderful thing. and you smiled. and threw it. and i decided i would never, ever leave it anywhere. because that wonderful, bouncy, roll-around thing. had made you play. and that. had made you smile. [ announcer ] beneful. play. it s good for you.