United states. they want him to just be there. this lawsuit is a sham. the two things that are infinite in the universe. and lawsuits are one of them. what we need to understand is that the president is welcoming the lawsuit. it s going to be one of the things that late night comedians play with. i don t think boehner will do it. you know are, joan, i think that the congressman touched on a point that really was troubling to me. it s not enough to disagree with the president. not enough to debate or even defeat his policies. but it s to try and act like he s not the president. really to take away the legitimacy. that s really something that hits me at my core, that s
Through congress? so is this a valid point that he s making or is it more than really a stunt and it will put a dent in the approval ratings? yeah, i don t think boehner s lawsuit is going to put a dent in obama s ratings. i think it s going to hurt the gop and hurt them badly. i think the democrats have been able to fundraise off it easily and quickly. president is right in both actions. he s going to take executive action where he needs it. and the fact that the gop is doing so little gives him the cover to do it anyway. we re talking about the numbers. you saw over a half million dollars being able to be raised. the highest online fundraising day ever. so is this all against them, the gop? is there any way of turning it around based on what boehner is doing? is he going to walk away from the lawsuit? highly doubt he will. he pledged to bring legislation
Created equal and the number may not matter as much as the magnitude. it is a clear sign that despite thad cochran s victory and despite the establishment of the party having some electoral victories there is still divisions that create good men. john boehner and barack obama turn the clock back and look at their resumes you thought they could do business together. this is kind of the low point of their relationship in some ways. boehner said not only can i not work with the guy but i want to stop him from doing what he wants to do. what is new about that? some people had the fantasy they could be legislative progress. if boehner is now going to do this, it s hard to imagine them getting anything done. i don t think boehner had that fantasy as well as key republicans. i think they had that from the get-go and doubled down on it. i think it s a critical issue
Dangerous for the republican establishment. thing it s dangerous for america. so, yeah, if you re john boehner, they really thought boehner and cantor and those guys really thought they had control other or found balance. although congressman van hollen pointed out there are a lot of things not getting out that should be. that s kind of balance they struck. can you imagine what happens if those tea party folks end up in the leadership positions? speaking of which, are we going get anything dub on immigration reform right now? with the threat of them looming large, what does that door if immigration reform? i have to say a lot of pundits say it s dead. i hope that s not the case. certainly i think politically it s going to be a tough thick to do. i don t think boehner is going to be particularly invested in getting it done, but i think it s really important that
Take the lead on it. i don t think boehner cares about party pragmatism. he s probably retiring. that s not something one way or another he wants to be his legacy, what he sees as a democratic achievement. he really, really, really wants a grand bargain as much as obama has always wanted one. that s where he s going to put capital if he has it. maria, all the reason to try, we were talking in the last block things to push for if not tax increases maybe immigration reform is part of the bargain and everybody can agree. from the point of immigration advocates, how long do you give republicans a window to legitimately come to the table and bargain on this before it is used as a sort of axe to hit them over the head with. january 21st 2014, that s