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the rachel maddow show starts right now. thank you very much, my friend. and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. i m jumping the gun because this has just been a heck of a day in the news. the united states supreme court for the first time ever has issued an ethics code for supreme court justices, first time, first time in our history. and honestly, we have had some terrible supreme court justices in our history. it s not like everyone before this was good, so we didn t need rules. no, we had a justice resign ahead of being probably impeached for alleged bribery. we had a supreme court justice revealed to have been in the kkk just a few weeks after he got confirmed to the court. we had a justice who was so anti-semitic he reportedly would not speak to one of his colleagues. he would not speak to justice brandeis for years because justice brandeis was jewish. that guy was such a thorough going jerk that when he died, not a single one of the other supreme court ju
No. I have to ask why you think every other advanced country has paid family leave, are they just unrealistic or do you think they have figured out they can have a stable economy, they can support families, that is what i want us to do. Working families need predictable scheduling, earn sick days and vacation days, quality affordable childcare and healthcare, they are not luxuries, they are economic necessities. In todays economy benefits should be flexible, affordable and comprehensive for everyone. That means it is time to expand Social Security as well. [cheers and applause] especially for older women who are widowed or have taken time out of the workforce to care for a loved one and who are suffering financially becaus that is we need to look to a secure retirement for everyone. From crushing cost and healthcare and prescription drugs. And two parents, 35 of their income on childcare. Singleparent, could be 70 . I have set a goal, family should not pay 10 of your income for child c
Trump,favored donald 202 7488002. All others, the line is 202 7488003. Go ahead and start dialing now. You can also find us on social media. Send us a tweet. You can find us on facebook. Rubio trump and marco went after each other on friday. The Washington Post is calling this an allout brawl. Here is the story from this morning. They emerged friday as the principal antagonists and an all out brawl for the future of the Republican Party. An establishment opposition to the front runner candidacy began to crumble with a highprofile endorsement by Chris Christie. During what it was hectic inconsequential days of the Campaign Rubio dramatically escalated a verbal assault on the real estate mogul, granting him a con artist attending a hijack the party. He attracted a wave of endorsements. Trump responded with namecalling. The wall street journal includes these comments from both marco rubio and donald trump. A little bit on their spat. Christie embraces trump. Marco rubio can never make it.