u.s. senate and this week took a shot at his republic can opponent in arkansas tom cotton who volunteered to serve in the u.s. army. served on air assault team, distinguished service in the armed forces and then mark pryor said in effect he feels entitled to the senate seat because he served. elise? my winner is angela merkel even few think that the eu is acting like a paper tiger right now she is their de facto leader. she is at the center of things and she has p begrudging respect which i give her credit for. she phone call with president obama. she did. we just learned about that she is a very effective leader. she tends to get what she wants and we have to watch her in the days ahead. my leader is darrell issa with mike controversy cutting off the mike made himself the story and allowed a lot of the reporters air their frustration with him and his leadership style this week. jason? my winner is the u.s. senate for rejecting obama s pick to head the civil rights division