>> if someone landed on planet from outer space and asked may i see the majority leader of the united states senate. you know who they would take him to? mitch mcconnell. because mcconnell has played this as if he is still running the senate. has played this as if he has command and control of the operations meaning the votes, and what the senate business will be. and so, if i'm sitting there as a democrat, i'm going to go, damn. how did that happen? didn't we win? >> for my money the most important word spoken on all of cable television, with that let's bring in ashley parker. bureau chief for the washington post, lisa lara, national political correspondent for the new york times and former u.s. attorney, joyce vance who spent 25 years as a federal