Tonight i will tell you what i think. I know who the front runner is right now and what we can expect of him. And lets face it, the election of a pope is a political as well as a spiritual undertaking. Ambition and humility both play their roles. The stakes, who will lead the church for the years ahead, probably for our lifetimes. Its going to matter and not just to catholics. Im joined by Melinda Henneberger and e. J. Dionne. Here is my pick, Cardinal Angelo scola, just barely young enough to make it. The biggest thing he has going in his favor, the pope wants him, and there are a lot of voting cardinals who owe the pope. A majority were picked by the fellow right there, his holiness. About 56 , closeo the twothirds needing to win. Hes italian, that always helps. Hes european. 62, a majority are from europe. You know how political im getting here . Im just starting here, melinda. This is a political enterprise. Its a secular event, and its an election, very democratic. My bet is that
Darn good job and yet shes getting hauled over the firing squad. Dont we want any more dont people anymore wait a bit before they start to say ready, aim fire . Dont we give a person, even an important person, a little timeout before we start the attack, loose the dogs, start ripping at the skin. I know politics. I dont know this politics. Obamas the president. He will be for four years. Hes the guy who will make the calls politically until 2016. Is this about just attacking democrats . Is this about trying to convince her, mrs. Clinton, not to run . If so, it might just be the easiest way to guarantee she runs. Dont you think . Near ra is a former policy director to Hillary Clinton and ron reagan is an msnbc political analyst. Both of you are good people to have on right now. I want to get a comment from near ra and i want a gut reaction. This disgusting attack, the back benchers, each one of these nuts, they are nutty in their behavior, hannity, the New York Post with the disgusting
Now. Democrats love her, a lot of republicans like her. Shes not running for anything, certainly not now. Shes retiring from a tough job. People agree shes done a pretty darn good job, and yet shes getting hauled over the firing squad. Dont we want any more dont people anymore wait a bit before they start to say ready, aim fire . Dont we give a person, even an important person, a little timeout before we start the attack, loose the dogs, start ripping at the skin . I know politics. I dont know this politics. Obamas the president. He will be for four years. Hes the guy who will make the calls politically until 2016. Is this about just attacking democrats . Is this about trying to convince her, mrs. Clinton, not to run . If so, it might just be the easiest way to guarantee she runs. Dont you think . Neera tanden is a former policy director to Hillary Clinton, and ron reagan is an msnbc political analyst. Both of you are good people to have on right now. I want to get a comment from neera
Where do they decide this stuff . Hillary clinton is the most popular woman in the world right now. Democrats love her, a lot of republicans like her. Shes not running for anything, certainly not now. Shes retiring from a tough job. People agree shes done a pretty darn good job, and yet shes getting hauled over the firing squad. Dont we want any more dont people anymore wait a bit before they start to say ready, aim fire . Dont we give a person, even an important person, a little timeout before we start the attack, loose the dogs, start ripping at the skin . I know politics. I dont know this politics. Obamas the president. He will be for four years. Hes the guy who will make the calls politically until 2016. Is this about just attacking democrats . Is this about trying to convince her, mrs. Clinton, not to run . If so, it might just be the easiest way to guarantee she runs. Dont you think . Neera tanden is a former policy director to Hillary Clinton, and ron reagan is an msnbc politica
With neither honor nor irony. Well, this same karl rove has just declared plans to keep the Republican Party what he and she wants to do, vote for the most right wing candidate in site. Bushs brain is now mocking the Republican Brain with his announcement that henceforth he, not those primary caucus voters will select the best candidates for senate and other high offices. He, the architect will design the winning republican offering for 2014. What this says is that the mightiest mus in the Republican Party happens to lost his faith in the party. He and she will throw up more disasters for the voter to reject come next november. More aikens and murdochs who has made the grand old party can tillon of calls. Who dares to trust rove as a selfstyled electoral grand ra jeer. Lets hear from Howard Feinman and joy reed. Talk about political cross dressing. Hes going from being the master of disaster by making sure hencefor henceforth, those frisky little voters arent going to go right wing. We