a snowball disproves climate change. case closed argument over. it s cold. there was also this moment nancy pelosi wearing sungases at a democratic press conference. she said it was to be in sol dare i did it harry reid. but today he was not wearing his sunglasses he was wearing half glasses. even while nancy pelosi tried to do sunglasses solidarity. i think members of congress are getting a little punch on capitol hill. we re about 24 hours away from the homeland security department shutting down unless republicans figure out how to get over the fight they re having about it amongst themselves. if you don t believe me about the punchy thing, this was john
if you think about it, i don t imagine he s going to let this one go without a fight. the republicans in congress would have to have a veto proof majority on proposing legislation that would gut this. that s a high hurdle to pass. i do imagine, as many others do, that there s going to be legal challenges. there will be lawsuits. but this law, the ruling that came down today, this is like the third round. each round prior was challenged by lawsuits from the cable companies, the trade groups who would profit from having the ability to charge for access lanes. we ll have to see whether or not they go back and do that again. at this point, an open question whether or not the market adjusts to it. xeni jardin, tech cultural reporter, thank you. really appreciate it. thank you. some late breaking news is just in. please state with us. i ll have that for you after we
dare i did it harry reid. but today he was not wearing his sunglasses, he was wearing half glasses. even while nancy pelosi tried to do sunglasses solidarity. i think members of congress are getting a little punch on capitol hill. we re about 24 hours away from the homeland security department shutting down unless republicans figure out how to get over the fight they re having about it amongst themselves. if you don t believe me about the punchy thing, this was john boehner s response today to a reporter. your answer is about what you will do the same as yesterday. can we, mitch mcconnell has said exactly what he is going to do, you know exactly what you re going to get. are you going to put it on the
york, doesn t want to shut down homeland security. he just tells reporters that people think we re crazy. this is like living in the world of the crazy people. mark kurt was even more blunt. he is frustrated with republicans in the house who he thinks want to let homeland security shut down. he says we really as a governing party, we got to fund homeland security and say to the house, here is a straw so you can suck it up. on the other side there is republican congressman john fleming saying if they keep oklahomaland security running, keep it open, the conservative base would be running. it would put congress in very very delicate territory. matt salmos says if john bay ner
ballot issue, doesn t that cut against the republican message of state rights, small government, and power to the people that you and your party are such a fan of? washington dc is not a state. washington dc has a lot to offer, but, you know, free reign on marijuana use. i just don t buy that. i don t think that s the way they should operate. state s rights, yes but washington, d.c. is not state. everyone that lives there pays federal taxes. they voted to allow that, and congress says no, no, no. we don t think that s appropriate. isn t it a little big brotherish? looking at the constitution, washington dc is different they re not a state. and we have a role to play, and the congress passed this.