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louis and i talked at dinner about a good frie of ours, tom daschle. i know youremeerimhe cr mriadn se, swit arontradiction, one of the nicest people i ever met in politics, one the most honest, decent, wonderful guys. when he was defeated in the 2004 senate electi, lst rcgent ln november, the change over was going to be january 7th, on january 3rd, they had a special senate testimonial session to tom daschle. was at six o'clock #. senate was not in session. onur rblnallall owp. for the democratic leader, as nice aerson as you'll ever meet, accommodated, stretched out the olive branch to republicans, only four had the courage to even show up. threindo b lugar out there says that's the prevailing out there because the extreme right don't want them talking to demoats or compromising. the bulk of us in the middle do. one ofheprobms fgus i atariod afhe on talk radio, on cable television, all of it drives people into extreme far of doing anything that strays away from the most strict ideology. let'sust imm for ami - inr ut t er pem nge cotry. the number one

lewis and i were talking at dinner about a good friend of ours, tom daschle.he was the democratic majority leader inthe senate. i can say without fr of pe iee met in politics. one of the most genuine honest, decent wonderful guys. but he was defeated in the 2004 senate election and lost by one percentage point. heost ner. chovasngbe nuar 7. in january 3rd they had a special senate testimonial session to tom daschle. it wasn't in session. there is no moral cal lyr bl sor owp. tdatc eh is as nice a person you'd ever meet. accommodating. only four had the courage to even show up and the prevailing fell who beat richard lugar id hxre right of the republican party doesn't want them talking to democrats, doesn't want them compromising. but the bulk of us in the middle do. and one of the problems facing anaistkk rdothis plrati catesial i esplinto extreme of doing anything that strays away from the most strict ideology. so, let's examine for a minute the number oneproblem facing thnmer pem t- i hto t onmovi again. in the long-term to get the economy back on track and

with tom daschle, he was ruined by it.onservatives said if you want to run for an office like treasury, you better make sure your tax affairs are in order and above and beyondreproach. running for president is much bigger job. you're actually going to be the guy who appoints a treasury secretary. he should be able to answer these questions at the very least. >> who would know better than them? he's really signaling to them that he is their guy. what they're saying back to them is well, then, stop acting like so much of what you truly are and then look like a guy who works with the class. try to give him advice which he's very handedly not taking. but it's only the start. look. when the swiss bank accounts and offshore accounts start coming in, the multiple homes, money in the -- i mean, it's just going to keep on coming. and he is absolutely a poster childç for the 1%. by the time november rolls around, he is going to be looking like just what he is. which is a daddy warbucks out of touch rich man. >> now, richard, when y

. >> it was an opportunity for families to describe how wonderful their brother or son ordo tom daschle was. >> >> reporter: sunday's service focused on the massacre, including prayers for the suspected shooter. james holmes. >> james holmes has a mother and a father and they are carrying a very big burden, so we forgive him. >> reporter: just across the street from the crime scene, mourners wrote messages on 12 crosses, one for each of the victims killed. police have finished collecting evidence from holmes' apartment. they want to know where he got the explosives and materials that he allegedly used in his home and in the shooting. >> we are building a case to show this was delivered and processed by a very intelligent man who wanted to could this. >> reporter: holmes is in solitary confinement. his first court appearance monday morning when a judge is expected to tell him he is under investigation for 12 murders. in aurora, colorado, theresa garcia >>> we are hearing incredible stories of bravery. one young teen tried to save the life of the youngest victim, doug blackstone has the s

tom daschle had the good sense to do what i did and marry a kansan and sheila burke, longtime aide and assistant to senator bob dole, the senate majority leader from kansas. you might have thought we were here for our health care expertise but it's really our kansas connections. you know, over the last couple of weeks, there has been a lot of commentary about what the supreme court decision on the affordable care act means for politicians in washington. we've heard speculation about who is a winner and who's a loser and who's up and who's down and what it means for november. with congressional republicans, today holding their 31st vote to repeal the affordable care act, it's clear that some want the political discussion and political battle to keep going. but i'm really glad to have a chance to be with you today to talk about what the health care law means for those outside of washington. the hard working families that the law was really designed to help. but to do that we need to set the stage a little and remember where this country was when this law was passed two years ago. so back

he defeated tom daschle. appointed by ronald reagan to the small business administration. >> in the words of pat buchanan, he's a good political athlete. mitt romney has been at this for long time. he's very careful, cautious, thorough guy. look at these accounts of how meticulously he's going through this process. >> but he needs to go through this. do no harm would probably meet that standard. and also historically you want the vp to go on the attack. >> this guy is politically, what daniel just said, and by the way i have to say i'm on the air now with my favorite writer and my entire favorite with daniel silva. >> are you done sucking up now? >> no, but i'm so excited. he and bob tannen baum who does crime. but romney needs pizzaz. i think marco rubio would be good for that and i think condoleezza rice would be great. i i think it would shake things up. i know what republicans would say. anything about being boring. >> i think she'll be wonderful but is she going to do it? even though there was a poll haw

i spent a lot of time with the likes of olympia snow, tom dach -- tom daschle and trent lott. what is happening is congress is so polarized at this point. you're seeing olympia snow say enough is enough. i'm leaving. we saw that with evan bayh. a democrat from indiana. he left congress. what is going on is bipartisanship is not a bad word. it's actually a very good word. what is a bad word is punting. that's what you see from leaders on capitol hill. keep punting the ball down. we'll deal with it later. that's where we stand now. >> mark, will, norm, great to have a conversation with all three of you. thanks so much. coming up next, partisanship and the may way or the highway ideology in congress has left one of its strongest serving senators so frustrated, she's decided not to seek another term. as promised, olympia snow when we return. [ male announcer ] count the number of buttons in your car. now count the number of buttons on your tablet. isn't it time the automobile advanced? introducing cue in the all-new cadillac xts. the simplicity of a tablet has come to your car. ♪

i spent a lot of time with the likes of olympia snowe, tom daschle, trent lott, and it's amazing trentt would be considered a centrist. nowadays, they wouldn't think he's conservative enough. what's happened in congress, things have gotten so polarized at this point seeing the likes of olympia snowe say i'm leaving. enough's enough. we saw that from a democrat from indiana, evan bayh, he left congress. what's going on on capitol hill bipartisan is not a bad word, it's a good word. what's a bad word is punting and that's what you see from the leaders on capitol hill. keep punting the ball down. we'll deal with it later. we'll deal with it later. and that's where we stand right now, ali. >> mark, norm, will, great to have a great conversation with all three of you. thanks so much. >> thanks. >> coming up next, intense partisanship and the my way or highway ideology in congress has left one of its strongest serving senators so frustrated she decided not to seek another term as promised, olympia snowe when we return. there are a lot of warning lights and sounds vying for your attention. so