arab spring break. not over yet. i just want to make it out tougher. crime is down. a new hoax alert. can you hold for me? hopeful. plus, jake, paul, politics is like a game of cards. you don t pick the cards. you play the hand you re dealtee . after using up their dictator on day one card and the lock , democratss ar upr on are down with only two cards left to play. wit joe biden and kamala har. and around the democrat poker table, the question is, what s the next play? the obvious answer was joe biden. he warned them the first poker game. he won ty not go for a repeat? problem is, everybody sees e the play coming and the biden card, no guarantee. he s lagging with debate prep, skipping out on g-ipping o7 din, and now his son s conviction is hanging over his head. s convicgsources inside of the e house tell the new york times biden s growing more resigned and worried than ever about what the future might hold for his son. and the media is starting to question t
is of the 5.lert fox news alert the house and voted to 162 07 to hold merrico garland in contempt for refusing to hand over the robert heardle interview. every republican voted yes except 1 ohio congressman davidn joy s whd o voted no. what s next that s what everyons is wondering because in terms of the contempt it s up to doj to decide if they pressed chargesfr and go after their boss it s unlikely they do that and house republicans know that as the swinan ae why they will force am of vote on inherent contempt. that s what they saw on the house floor this evening basically meaning if it passes the house sergeant at arms willr be forceced to go and the rest g merrick garland because he is in contempt a privilege motion can bring that to a vote in the next 2 legislative days having eyesot on or after they voted on theha house floos r not doing that jut yett the may be trying gathert o support for that resolution a historic day of the house first time in a long time they vote
as we await jim acosta s interview with mitt romney, there are important new developments in a search for a running mate. we re seeing reports that there is now a short list of possibilities and the biggest name on that so-called short list is the former secretary of state, condoleezza rice. let s bring in dana bash. she s working the story for us. the name has been floated out there for a while. but all of a sudden it s getting a bit more imptous. interesting you used the term floated. there s no question this is a trial balloon and a clever way for the romney campaign to change the sject from a whole bunch of things they would probably rather not talk about today. but since we do know that there are a few people, the romneys and one or two other staffers who really know what s going on with regard to him choosing a vice presidential running mate, we figured we d bite. condoleezza rice for veep? before we go a to z with pros and cons, let s start with why. why team romne