to take the up as their strategy. to follow senator cruz s advice in essence. make it house policy. i don t think senator cruz had a true end game here from a legislative perspective. he wanted to mount a fight against the republican establishment. that was always his goal. and now when heap s seize it unfolding. something that is happening. he is not there as a legislative player to make it work and sochl tsochl soclve the solution. a thank you for joining us president obama vows to stop republicans and their ideological crusade. when everyone in washington could be friend after 5:00 p.m., congress used to work together. lawrence o donnell and chris matthews will explain what republicans should have learned from the old days of ronald reagan. [ male announcer ] when your favorite food starts a fight, fight back fast with tums. heartburn relief that neutralizes acid on contact
abut out to give the first statf the union address. you did something. i dent know any other staffer would have done. that s why we need a chris matthews right here. when the president comes to give the state of the union in the 80s. the holding room. green room in television, was by the ceremonial office. i had this desk in front of the office. like a mandarin. inside the room was the president of the united states. from the opposing party. i wanted to greet him. i went in and said. i have to tell america, i can t stress to you, america, enough, how there is no other staffer on capitol hill who would thing the president is waiting in the next room, to give the state of the union address. i think it s time to meet me. i walked in, i said, welcome mr. president to the room where we plot against you. and reagan said, oh, no, not after 6:00, the speaker says we re all friend after 6:00. first i heard about it from the president. you report it early, tip said to the president, we a
conditions. won t cross them off the list. price them out too high. they had a sickness once or they re older. it s really something. it would be one thing if republicans said we have a better way to do this. they re not. they will rip this out and do basically nothing. let s do piecemeal work. not deal with systemic reform. not deal with the programs a lot of people are apparently looking into today. we have been reporting. ezra klein, and wendall potter, thank you for joining us. now, coming up, congress still gets paid. she doesn t. we are talking to a public servant sent home today about the impact of the shutdown on real americans. and congress doesn t have to be so broken. lawrence o donnell and chris matthews will explain why. [ mixer whirring ]
a big deal. e.j., an important point. you are hitting on the structural tension. the tea party things it has the a veto over what the president does. the constitution wasn t written that way. so far looks like the public its frustrated with that approach. joy and e.j., thank you for joining me tonight. coming up. good to be here. obama care, day one. despite republicans s any best efforts. turns out millions are flocking to the state exchange sites as the affordable care act makes its debut. the last word puts an apb out on the man who started congress on this road to a shutdown. where is ted cruz hiding? we ll tell you. later, the government doesn t have to be this dysfunctional. lawrence o donnell. chris matthews will explain why. all coming up. who has 11 major brands to choose from? your ford dealer. who s offering a rebate? your ford dealer. who has the low price tire guarantee, affording peace of mind to anyone who might be in the market for a new set of tires? your ford dealer
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