to strike at this time. so until we see what specifics apart from the 1099 provision that ezra talked about, until we see what specifics the president is talking about people don't have a reason to be that worried he's going to gut something he thinks is the most important piece of his legacy so far. >> nbc political analyst, richard wolfee, great, thank you as always. you owe me a buck for not bringing up the quotes from frist. >> we can cuddle later, steve. >> thank you for that, richard. so the republicans are trying something that couldn't get through the senate and will get vetoed by the president if it somehow did. what is the president doing? writing up republican talking points about regulation threatening jobs in the wall street journal. arianna huffington joins me next. down. straight. go straight. no, to the right. to the right. >> go to the right, go to the right. >> whoa! >> whoa! >> what is that? >> man: well, that's a, uh... i don't know.