senate s only black member carol brawn. the civil war happened. it part of the history. i revere those forefathers of mine not because i have proof of slavery but they did what they thought was appropriate in their time, and so i do not feel we should deny this patent to the united daughters of the confederacy. he reveres. so cute. helms amendment was killed back then so why now does the confederate have so much outrage for manchin he would stick his neck out do and prime scream? why. because it would neutralize the greatest power in the senate and minority and majority leader, obstruction. this is the same mcconnell the use of filibusters skyrocketed and the numbers soared as remust
well, greer s break with republicans may have been helped by the fact he s facing charges of fraud and money laundering in florida. finally, you think rahm emanuel s a shoe in for the mayor of chicago? think again. former illinois senator carol brawn is set next week to announce she s running. this can t be missed. it s going to be one heck of a fight in chicago. up next, who wins the big political battle over taxes? i think taxes is going to be knocking on the door of voters. democrats say republicans are holding the people hostage. probably both right. the debate straight ahead. you re watching hardball, only on msnbc. my name is vonetta, and i suffer from allergies.