and the humiliation that s come with that here in front of the whole nation. tonight we begin with how we got here, because everyone s been absorbing the days of chaos, headlines about the failure of the republican majority to get its work start in the its new congress. a story that really goes beyond politics and it s reaching people who don t always follow the swearing in or the speaker s race. if you approach this with fresh eyes as many americans have, saying what s going on over there? you may wonder why the big chaotic fight continues with rolling losses for republicans. why is it happening at the finish line of a win for the gop in the midterms? and why is the big fight in washington within one party, not between one of the typically warring factions between parties? there are many factors but three reasons loom large. first a crop of republicans who are more focused on hijacking than running. second, this trump internet industrial complex that puts the content, the tr
there are four or phi that don t make it to the end of this? that speaks to the math. professor snider, before you joined us, we talked about the larger fact force. i think a tendency in the media is to overpersonalize things. people say, look how business organized mccarthy so compared to boehner who got through it. bane her a much, much larger margin, and if there were five votes hanging for boehner he would not become speaker. went through that before you joined us. so to michael s point, buckle up. this is what five-vote margin looks like in this republican party with these kind of individuals, some of whom, as i mentioned, may not self-identify personally as members of that party. we have a two party system, but may be something else. then we have the danger mikele is finding his vote of optimism, which isn t what you re known for, michael. but the professor is reminding
begging russia to be our friend with the misspelled reset button? obama tried also but he had zero chemistry with putin. richard haas, go. there s so much to unpack there. i followed you on twitter. i sort of feel like i read your i won t call it a nervous breakdown but your exas pich piration in real time. he continues to give russia a pass. a pass would be the benefit of the death. this is i believe them. two years of essentially not seeing russia as the international spoiler, as the international problem that they are. second of all, he continues to overpersonalize relationships wlrks it s with the leader with north korea, putin. somehow personal chemistry matters. no. country also follow their own national interests, which is what he should be doing. third, he introduces american