mccain. the same old mccain we hated for so long. >> exactly right. even though mccains getting headline, at the end of the day, the center of gravity is not just mccain, it's mcconnell cutting deals with vice president biden, ted cruz shaping the debate. >> i'm with robert here, on one hand, i get john mccain's a willing partner should you want to throw the bipartisan thing on there. immigration got done because of marco rubio. >> that's right, but i think you can't downplay the role mccain did play. i think you -- i think you're right, there are other players on the republican party who are sitting there nashing their teeth at all the interviews he's been giving. the president and other democrats are right to highlight the fact john mccain has been willing, now, to work with the president on these things and to draw a distinction between people like ted cruz who is focused on 2016, let's be honest, and willing to work with the president to get something done. i think you're right, that he is resulted oriented, and maybe he's finally over 2008. maybe it took him this l

senator's warning mccain mccain well in king recently entered the twenty first century glass steagall act to rebuild at the wall between commercial and. smith in banking this bill would reinstate regulations that were repealed in one thousand nine hundred nine that some have finger as the cause of the great recession senator warren was recently interviewed about this legislation and feel strongly that these regulations need to be put back in place. going to have a fifty nine feet ensuring you're going to have savings accounts and checking account they really do have to be rolled off remember we have three years following the passage of quiet in which we had. a number of thank the whole. cycle from seven hundred ninety seven to nine hundred thirty three went away and. so let's break down the boom bust cycle that senator warner referenced the boom bust cycle as a time period characterized by sustained increases and several economic indicators followed by a sharp rapid contraction some schools also call this business cycle theory and there is debate among what spurs these peaks and troug

mccain because compared to whom? he can't reach out to rand paul for example or ted cruz for example. so eel take john mccain and john mccain'sy graham, both of whom are going to egypt. >> is he getting aggravation from his fellow republicans, senator mccain? >> not entirely. i don't think that the senate minority leader, mitch mcconnell was thrilled that mccain worked around him to cut a deal with the white house to get some of president obama's nominees through. but if he is aggravating some of his republicans, it's not going to be an unfamiliar place for john mccain. >> you know, but what does it say about our president, gloria, that he is reaching out to senator mccain? >> i don't think he has much choice. he doesn't have much choice. would he pick john mccain as his best friend? no but he doesn't have any choice when it comes to for example, immigration use, you saw chuck schumer there, they are working together on issues they want to get done. john mccain has said publicly, if we don't get immigration reform done for the republican party, we're never going to elect another president. >> mccain said to me today, reminded

mccain decided the senate democrats on the comprehensive reform bill. look, you can see him there. it is chuck schumer, patting john mccain on the back, maverick john mccainto see you. they reached the decision on the nominations, again, mccain got that done, too. he was so integral for getting it done, that harry reid got emotional regarding it. >> john mccain and i have worked together for a long time. i have worked with him for 31 years. and we have had some pretty difficult times together. but in the 31 years we've worked together, there is no one i have ever worked with that is more a man of his word or person of his word than john mccain. >> in that case, john mccain had helped to cut a deal to allow a whole bunch of president obama's cabinet level nominees to get a vote. following the george zimmerman verdict this month, he praised the situation regarding race, the maverick seems to be making a comeback. my colleague reported earlier that democrats are crossing their fingers hoping that john mccain will break from his party hoping to avoid the potential shutdown, threatened as of late. when asked about it, he just might. when asked about it and the

they don't call you john mccain, they say that you are mccain kennedy. mccain lieberman. is next? is next, senator? but we do know it will be a democrat. the left wing liberal media loves you. i don't know why that is to you. you are the most frequent guest on the talk shows. we have the latest approval rating in arizona where you are not exciting or constituents with the democratic party. it is 26%. that is the worst since the early '90s. we need the house immigration legislation and perhaps defer to the house which is a demonstrably better idea. >> the obamacare train wreck is getting worse, if you can amana tonight. doctor nan heyworth joins me next. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs

mccain. we had this take on one of his biggest challenges, running with george w. bush's record in june of 2008. there's a lot of history tying john mccain to george bush, the history of war and peace. let's begin in 2000 when both were seeking the republican presidential nomination. everything was swell until mccain, the upstart, whacked bush in new hampshire, and then bush advocates went after mccain in ads and phone calls that most say went over the line. mccain responded. >> let me tell you what really went over the line, governor bush had an event and he paid for it, and stood next to a spokesman for a fringe veterans group. that fringe veteran said john mccain had abandoned the veterans. can don't know if you understand this, george, but that really hurts. that really hurts. and so five united states senators, vietnam veterans, heroes, some of them really incredible heroes, wrote george a letter and said apologize. you should be ashamed. >> let me speak. chris: of course bush triumphed in the nasty south carolina primary, sending mccain's campaign to a death spiral. mccain finally got behind bush but was far from a glowing endorsement. > i endorse governor bush. i endorse governor bush. i endorse governor bush. i endorse governor bush. i endorse governor bush. chris: four years later when th

some the new mccain is reviving memories of the old mccain, the captain of the straight talk express who gave the bush machine a scare in 2000 before being done in by their dark arts. mccain party after 2000 by voting against the bush tax cuts and supporting campaign finance reform. but eight years later mccain became the establishment running as a national security hawk against an up-and-comer born in the '60s. >> it was a time of uncertainty, hope and change. the summer of love. half a world away, another kind of love -- of country. john mccain. shot down, tortured his philosophy before party, polls and self -- america. a maverick. >> in that campaign maverick was thrown off the bus and sarah palin was given the seat. these days with thoughts toward legacy and no primary to get in the way, mccain has repositioned smacking down conservative whack co-birds and playing nice with democrats. >> when president bush was president and i said rumsfeld ought to resign, i voted against the bush tax cuts, i was a brave maverick that we all loved and admired. then president obama was elected and obama care is the first agenda item out of the box and i fought tooth and nail against i

mccain. you know, john mccain who was not mitch mcconnell, it was john mccain who cut the deal on the filibusterin the first republican voice in the senate to say, no, this idea of we're going to defund obama care with the debt ceiling, we're fought going to do that. john mccain sort of the old john mccain people knew about a decade ago. i think i know what this comes from. i want to play a back and forth here and then explain. you have to go back a couple months. the senate, the democrats who said it wouldn't pass a budget. the democrats passed a budget and the house filed suit because a concern among some senate republicans that doing this would, if you got into a conflict between a senate and a house. so, basically set up a fight where the tea party were on the one side and john mccain was on the otherer side and back and forth between john mccain and ted cruz. i will play john mccain first. >> we're here to vote. we're not here to block things. we're here to articulate our positions on the issues in the best and possible and most eloquent way we can and do what we can for the good of the cou

mccain. john mccain today sounded a lot like president obama's official spokesman. >> there is a broad coalition to support common sense and immigration reform. >> there is an almost unprecedented coalition of support for this legislation. >> support from ceos and labor leaders. >> the business greedy, the labor community. >> from state leaders and law enforcement leaders. >> the evangelicals, catholic church. lou: wow. in unison. it would have thought. did anyone tell senator mccaine gang of a legislation died in the house? debt as a doornail, not unlike support. ed government deceived -- senator mccain just literally dump struck him -- partner with the newly elected democratic senator elizabeth warren and to legislation to reinstate class stiegel and break up the too big to fail banks. there are times when you wonder how senator mccain and all of his partners, senators kennedy and lieberman and gramm, how did they find each other? that is a subject for another broadcast. mccain is also calling for us to end u.s. aid to egypt. no one knows exactly what gives them special insight into egypt or why he was elected to be the gop spokesman on egypt or why he has the greatest understanding of strategy in the middle east. we don't know. he is there and he always has a microphone and a camera in front of him. senator rand paul beating into the pines, introducing the first legissation today to end the and a half billion in aid that we send egypt every year. we are sure th

harry reid is not asking for much, and even senators bike john mccain, john mccain has certainly suggestedt harry reid isn't asking for too much. the question is can harry reid get enough republicans to say okay, fine we'll let you have the vote on the seven. we'll try to unblock some of the nominee votes, but you still have to allow us to use the filibuster on other things. i have a feeling that the republicans will back down, and we'll certainly know tomorrow if harry reid will change the senate rules. >> michael: yeah and that would bring on a bigger fight. i want to go back to the george zimmerman verdict that we were talking about. president obama released a statement about the verdict, which is pretty rare for pat to do. what is a president's role in a case like this and is it different for barack obama. >> i think the statement was great. you know, every article that sort of analyzes what the president said after the zimmerman verdict talks about the grief that he was going to catch from either side because of it. but i don't think the president would give the president any grief fo

mccain mccain. the response to the outcry egyptians are been jubilant that theytheir incompetent president morsi was ousted, but they're tired of americans-- >> morsi sucks. >> hey i love morsi. >> stephanie: i'm kidding. and some american journalists calling it a power grab. if there was one message that i heard repeatedly speaking to egyptians was this: stop calling our action as a coupe. she writes, yes, this is messy. it's not what americans envision when they think of a democracy but the u.s. has been at this for centuries. it's been a year for egypt. and the military stepped in on behalf of the outcry of the people. so there you jumpy old coot. what's a policy. >> i don't know, nothing is a policy. >> stephanie: dzhokhar tsarnaev not this story again. the boston marathon bombing suspect has pled not guilty. good luck with that. for the first count he leaned towards the microphone and said not guilty in a russian accent. they felt it necessary to point that out. >> not guilty. >> like the ballet dancer in chicago, not guilty. >> stephanie: you are so random this morning what? >> tango no no, nothing. he switched accents for the other one. does he still have the fan club that cover all the girls. >> like the menendez brothers. >> now they're old and ball. >> stephanie: dzhokhar tsarnaev is just dreamy. you're on "the stephanie miller show." >> caller: i would like to correct the misconception that two of your callers have and apparently you have. george zimmerman is not mounding a stand your ground defense. he's mound mounting the self defense defense, you know the difference. >> stephanie: yes, there is a lot of talk about the stand your ground law. >> they're trying to muddy the waters. but there is no talk about the defense about a stand your ground defense. let's get that clear. >> stephanie: a why was is cited so much in the beginning including zimmerman. >> he never said it. >> stephanie: why was there testimony about it. they have obviously an expert that said he took a course and knew exactly what was in the stand your ground law. >> but he's not mounting a stand your ground defense. >> stephanie: george lied saying he didn't know anything about the stand your ground law. he produced a witness that said he took a course on it. >> you're getting off the course. >> stephanie: i didn't say--that is not a legal--the legal defense of course is self defense. that's what you call it when that is your defense. that's a legal thing. there is a reason they had an expert on that said he is an expert in the stand your ground law. he took a course on it. >> he took a course on it, but it doesn't make someone an expert. >> stephanie: so he lied when he said he didn't know anything about the stand your ground. >> caller: i don't know. >> stephanie: i well i do. >> he's allowed to use deadly force in self defense if they feel their life is threatened. >> stephanie: the legal defense is self defense but because not every state has a stand your ground law but florida does in liberal circles kiss my-- >> you know what lovers. >> stephanie: for having skittles. mike i'm in a mood this morning. >> you are. >> stephanie: mike, it's not often that i tell people to kiss my liberal ass. hi mike in ohio. >> caller: hi, how are you. >> stephanie: hi, go ahead. >> caller: if the roles were reversed and trayvon shot zimmerman, trayvon would be in prison already. >> stephanie: of course. that was the outcry in the beginning, he wasn't charged. you can go now. jason in d.c. how hello jason. all right, jason is talking to somebody else. and that's fine. all right by the by, there is another piece by-- [ world news music ] >> glen greenwald. whistle blower edward snowden another interview about how we should not make it about him. not about me. denied that he made requests to governments of china or russia. i never gave any information to either government, and they never took anything from my laptops according to glen greenwald. okay. i will have more thoughts on this as we continue. and judy gold comedianic extraordinaire live next on the show. [ ♪ music ♪ ] ç] [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> stephanie: oh jacki schechner, be care of the fear some power of the stephanie miller. shark nation is trending on twitter. it's a tornado made of sharks. >> i missed that. i was busy doing news stuff. >> stephanie: it was the big news of the day. >> sci-fi is premiering a show called "shark-nato" where a tornado brings sharks on to line. >> that's fascinating. i'm guessing it will be late and i'll have to dvr. >> this is starring tara reid. >> this is a movie. there has never been a shark tornado. >> stephanie: she's from florida. >> there have been sinkholes why not shark-nado. >> how would i know these things. senator harry reid talking about the filibuster on the senate floor, and we'll turn it up on "meet the press." he is becoming angry about the nomination of the the cabinet nominees. democrats argue that the president was elected and should have a leeway to pick his own staff. the rules change, four, would not apply to judicial nominees. >>> and the house is set to vote on the version of the farm bill that would expand tax-payer funded crop insurance but cut food stamps. president obama said if it passes the house he'll veto it. the bill went down in defeat in the house last month when far right conservatives want even more cuts in spending than who were already in it to avoid a repeat of that embarrassment. g.o.p. leaders are calling for today's bill without amendments. >>> working together to create a comprehensive farm bill that aid farmers and people who need the food and nutrition assistance. but this time the republicans split the bill to take out the food stamp component with the idea they could deal with that part later if ever. the white house said not okay to put forward a farm bill that intentionally leaves out food safety for the people. we'll be right back. >> did anyone tell the pilgrims they should self-deport? >> no, they said "make us a turkey and make it fast". >> (laughter). >> she gets the comedians laughing. >> that's the best! >> that's hilarious. >> ... and the thinkers thinking. >> okay, so there is wiggle room in the ten commandments is what you're telling me. >> she's joy behar. >> ya, i consider you jew-talian. >> okay, whatever you want. >> who plays kafka? >> who saw kafka? >> who ever saw kafka? >> (laughter). >> asking the tough questions. >> chris brown, i mean you wouldn't let one of your daughters go out with him. >> absolutely not. >> you would rather deal with ahmadinejad then me? >> absolutely! >> (singing) >> i take lipitor, thats it. >> are you improving your lips? >> (laughter). >> when she's talking, you never know where the conversation is >> it looks like anthony wiener is throwing his hat in the ring. >> his what in the ring? >> his hat. >> always outspoken, joy behar. >> and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they thinking? >> only on current tv. 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(vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current. this show is about analyzing criticizing, and holding policy to the fire. are you encouraged by what you heard the president say the other night? is this personal or is it a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i am given to doing anyway. staying in tough with everything that is going on politically and putting my own nuance on it. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them, right? vo: the war room tonight at 6 eastern [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> stephanie: this is normally "the stephanie miller show," but this hour it's judy's show. judy gold comedian extraordinaire. >> you had it a little off. >> it's the ♪ judy show ♪ >> stephanie: thank you. >> i think everyone is awake now. >> stephanie: hello, you'll need to drop a few less f-bombs than the last 40 seconds you were in. >> i know. >> 40, that's what you get. >> stephanie: it suddenly became a loading dock with you and i in the same room. >> i've actually done this before. i have not done it, not dropped them. >> stephanie: i understand. we've been doing comedy together since the catskills. >> oh, my god right? >> stephanie: and judy is here with the one-woman show, the judy show. ♪ the judy show ♪ >> i tried not to be as loud. >> stephanie: it's been extended extended. >> and it could extend longer if everybody listening to buy ticket. that was my mother. yes, it's great, it's fun. i'm exhausted. >> stephanie: you're speaking my language. because it's 70s tv stuff. >> you're going to love it. it's about my addiction to sitcoms growing up, and how i always thought i would have a sitcom when i grew up--ugh. >> stephanie: this is the stephanie miller where dreams come to die. we have things to serenade you with. ♪ brady bunch music ♪ [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> stephanie: the judy show is your hill hilarious story as an awkward kid growing up in new jersey. >> i mean, 6'0" at age 13. and people in my new jersey neighborhood were lovely. >> stephanie: you must have been scarier than a shark-nado. >> that's funny. >> stephanie: now judy. >> giving me. [ bleep ] for 25 years. >> i said no s-bombs. >> stephanie: i have a box. >> that's what i heard. >> stephanie: i know you live in new york. i was asking if you were married. >> you know, we are--so i've been with my partner for six and a half years and we want to get married, but you know, first of all, i have two children. i live in a 950-square-foot apartment with one bathroom. one bathroom. i don't even want to talk about that. she will not move in with me unless we have two bathrooms. now she wants two sinks in the bathroom. she doesn't want to share a sink. it's ridiculous. but you know how hard it is to find an apartment in new york. so she won't marry me until we find an apartment. can somebody please get me an apartment. >> stephanie: back to your fantasies as a tot you wanted to climb on board the partridge family bus or join the brady bunch. >> i wanted to go to their houses. didn't you sit at home and watch and say, i got to go--even the project on "good times" was better than clark, new jersey, where i was from. i would always dream--here's the thing. i feel like today when i think of my childhood i think of all these shows that were such a major part of my life. and you know, part of my growing up, like all in the family. mary tyler moore. you could only watch them once. everybody watched them together, and it opened up a dialogue that normally would not happen. even the norman lear shows. ♪ good times ♪ good times ♪ good times ♪ >> i'm sure the partridge family theme, my mom was not a strong singer so it would not have been a sing along in my case. but shirley jones. >> oh, my god, right? how about the theme song. how awesome were those theme songs. they were all amazing. >> stephanie: i know. what's happening? ♪ partridge family song ♪ >> i think one of the best ones was ♪ we're moving up ♪ wasn't that the best one. >> stephanie: yes. >> and mary tyler moore. >> and the hat. >> i actually have them on play lists when i go to the gym. really, if someone took my ipod. [ moving on up themeipod. [ipod. [ jefferson theme song ♪ >> we could live on the east side. but i live on the west side. >> stephanie: you don't even need a deluxe apartment. >> i need a deluxe toilet. that's what i need. >> stephanie: we have down sidessed our dream. >> just with a lid. >> i don't even need a lid. i need a toilet. >> stephanie: maybe you can propose over the second toilet. >> good idea. >> stephanie: oh, there goes the ring okay. now of course the only show on tv is the george zimmerman trial. >> like there is no other news. >> stephanie: right, the fact that we were talking about how they wanted to do an animation. >> yes they wanted an animation. >> stephanie: just of what the defense says happens. and the animations of the zimmerman trial, what is next, finger puppets? >> that's true. it's ridiculous. i can't believe that all of these networks are just covering this trial. nothing else in the world is going on. >> stephanie: because you know, it has the o.j. kind of element. where there is race, all kinds of things, and then you're having a flashback of marsha clark. >> i did hollywood squares with her. she's so great. i love her. >> stephanie: she's awesome and can knock back the scotch. and she has at my house a number of times. >> i want to be invited to the scotch party. >> stephanie: because you live in new york. >> oh, all right. it's so great i love this trial. >> stephanie: is this your jewish guilt voice? >> that's it, yeah. first of all we wouldn't even be watching this if he would have listened to the police who said, leave him alone. >> stephanie: right, we don't need you to do that. >> i wish they would phrase it more strongly like don't do that instead of wishy-washy don't do that. >> stephanie: we don't need you to do that deputy dog doofus get your fat ass back into the car. >> i don't understand you go to jail and you become fat? o.j. is obese, and this one's obese. i thought you don't eat in jail. >> stephanie: o.j. ate the original o.j. clearly. >> but zimmerman, you look at the other picture and he's so fat. >> i think his lawyers say hey encouraged him to get fat so he would look less threatening on the stand. >> i love the judicial system. it's great. >> stephanie: yes, awesome. >> thank you. she's not taking any crap, too the judge. >> stephanie: the thing on the other channel that we're obsessed with is "sharknado." >> yes a super storm sucks sharks into a tornado and then throws them on land. >> they're dead when they land without water. we don't know what happened. that's exciting. we should animate that. >> stephanie: the land sharks, how long can they live on land. >> do that right now. >> stephanie: and how they can-- >> wait, what movie is that from. god, i'm hilarious. >> stephanie: you're not a morning person, why? >> am i doing really corny now? everybody is looking at their screens. you cannot talk to people. i went out last night and my niece and i are playing four picks one word on my phone. like i'm trying to have a conversation. oh, my god, what word is this. >> stephanie: i know. that's what we're saying about this airline crash in san francisco. they're trusting the gadget. the runway is right there. no, it's not. the gadget says-- [ crash ] >> the runway was right. >> stephanie: the concrete was correct. >> too soon. >> that is ridiculous. >> the horrible spine injuries, and internal injuries. >> they hit their heads on the top. >> stephanie: and the news is that the pilot told them not to evacuate. >> yeah, what was that? >> stephanie: i'm guessing he wouldn't have taken that guff. >> oh please no. i would have been at the emergency exit which i would have paid thousands of dollars extra so i could have three inches more. >> that's what did i coming back from europe. >> stephanie: that thing when you say will you assist other people in an actual emergency hell no. >> how about if they ask you are you aware that you're sitting in the emergency exit. yeah, i paid an extra $200 to sit here so i'm well aware i'm sitting in the emergency exit. >> stephanie: do you think anybody has been honest? will you assist? >> oh, yeah, we'll raise our hand. and how about having to make eye contact with you now. yes, i'll do it. i'll do it. it's unbelievable. and half the people are 90 years old in the emergency exit. you can step on them on your way out. >> stephanie: get more lift out of the plane. >> i guess you shouldn't sit in the way back or the way front. >> i've been told the back of the plane is the worst place to sit. >> in most crashes they go nose first. >> that is revenge against the top one percent in first class. >> sure. >> but isn't over the wing the best place to sit? that's what my mother always said. >> and in water landing yeah. >> stephanie: did your more every explain why you should sit over the wing? >> no, she never explained anything. >> on the hudson river. go out on the wing. >> he was amazeing into maybe your mother is right. >> she's right apparently. >> they're cutting his salary, eliminating his pension after that. >> sully sullenberger. >> are you kidding me? 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[ ♪ music ♪ ] [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> announcer: stephanie miller [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> oh god really. >> stephanie: yes, judy gold with us. 70s theme song. >> wonder woman baby. >> stephanie: who doesn't look good in satin shorts, what? 1-800-steph-12. >> linda carter did. in she still looks great. >> she looks amazing, and she's really great. she's very pro gay rights and a great advocate. >> stephanie: she was on the show, and they went--you went to travis went to see her sing and jacki. >> really? >> yeah, she's great. very talented. >> stephanie: i wonder if she wore the bullet-proof bracelets. >> i think she did a jazz version of the wonder woman.theme. >> she did? >> yeah. >> how do you not remember, if i'm not mistaken. >> well, i didn't go. travis did. >> stephanie: a building fell on her, and she looked perfect the hair was all perfect you know, as you do. >> that happens to me all the time. >> stephanie: exactly. judy's show is at the clay house here in l.a. and i'm told that it's fabulous. i'm going to see it. >> you're gonna love it. >> stephanie: i've been terrified of you for 25 years. >> oh god, you better come. i'm not kidding into i'm going kidding. >> stephanie: i'm going. >> if all your listeners would all call up and buy ticket as soon as she's doing her jewish guilt trip. >> edward snowden i don't understand isn't his mother saying edward, what are you eating? why are you--oh i said not to be a tattle tell, what is wrong with him? >> stephanie: do they have good food in asylum in venezuela. >> the moscow airport. that's about it. >> stephanie: i don't know what you think, but i was talking about this, glen greenwald had a piece. it seems like--jim, i know what your thoughts on this, but it seems like they're making it all about them. so he gave two more interviews, edward snowden talking about how we shouldn't make this about him. and glen greenwald finishes the article like this, you know you americans believe it begins and ends at american borders. but there is reform around the world. doesn't that just scream me, me me. >> look at what i'm doing. what would prompt you to do that? i don't know. >> well, there are some things that shouldn't be secret, that we should know about. >> stephanie: but jim--we were talking yesterday about the pentagon papers. that's just a totally different thing in my opinion. he quote as poll which i haven't seen that americans now have positive views of snowden despite all the demonization. 55% say snowden was a whistle blower and 34% say he's a traitor. >> i'm just talking like he knew this was going to happen when he did this. >> sure, right. >> i mean, i could knot--what do you pack? you know? i'm never coming back here, what do i want to bring? >> daniel ellsberg stayed in the country, but that was a different world. >> stephanie: the war on winning winning--women. ♪ world news music >> the war on winning? it's called losing. >> stephanie: no, it really is frightening what they're doing state by state with abortion stuff. texas, the house voted to give final approval to give abortion restrictions in texas. and house in north carolina house republicans pushing legislation that restrict abortion acts say attaching the measure to a motorcycle safety bill, and it passed in committee. >> oh, it's so infuriating. and it's all white men. all white men. you know what, if you don't want to have an abortion, don't have an abortion. it's like gay marriage, if you don't want believe in gay--don't marry a gay person. we already settled this whole thing. it's--it's so infuriateing to me. what about with the probe. >> stephanie: transvaginal probe. >> i didn't know if i could say vaginal. i'm getting these looks don't say it. vaginal, penile. you can't have a penile probe. anal. >> stephanie: i think you covered it now. thank you. >> you haven't said nasal. >> nasal, yes. >> stephanie: obviously it's good news of the supreme court on equality. the good news state by state there are a lot of challenges because it's ridiculous. you're married in new york, and you move. >> you get transferred somewhere, you know, the whole--yeah. it is beyond--the one that pissed me off the most. >> stephanie: the move to be closer to family. the family values party. >> if you think about gay marriage it is such a republican valuefamily valley value issue. it's about taxes and inheritance tax, how unfair that is. me marrying my partner how does that affect you? >> stephanie: well, it affects me personally because it breaks my heart. i worship you. >> oh god. [ sobbing ] >> stephanie: you're right other people, who knows. >> thank you, thank you very much. >> stephanie: lots more to get to with judy gold, comedic extraordinaire as we continue on the show. >> announcer: the following program is closed captioned for the thinking impaired. >> it's "the stephanie miller show"." [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> (laughter). >> she gets the comedians laughing. >> that's the best! >> that's hilarious. >> ... and the thinkers thinking. >> okay, so there is wiggle room in the ten commandments is what you're telling me. >> she's joy behar. >> ya, i consider you jew-talian. >> okay, whatever you want. >> who plays kafka? >> who saw kafka? >> who ever saw kafka? >> (laughter). >> asking the tough questions. >> chris brown, i mean you wouldn't let one of your daughters go out with him. >> absolutely not. >> you would rather deal with ahmadinejad then me? >> absolutely! >> (singing) >> i take lipitor, thats it. >> are you improving your lips? >> (laughter). >> when she's talking, you never know where the conversation is going to go. >> it looks like anthony wiener is throwing his hat in the ring. >> his what in the ring? >> his hat. >> always outspoken, joy behar. >> and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they thinking? >> only on current tv. 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(vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, this show is about analyzing criticizing, and holding policy to the fire. are you encouraged by what you heard the president say the other night? is this personal or is it political? a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i am given to doing anyway. staying in tough with everything that is going on politically and putting my own nuance on it. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them, right? vo: the war room tonight at 6 eastern [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> announcer: stephanie miller. >> the most perfect woman ever created like a young bo derek. >> stephanie: it is "the stephanie miller show," comedian judy gold, you can see her in l.a. in the judy show which is fabulous. and i'm going to see. >> thank you, and after you see it then you'll really know how fabulous it is. what about you two you're not coming? >> sure. >> o oh, wow. >> yeah, i'll be there. i would love to go, yeah. >> stephanie: toll-free from anywhere 1-800-steph-12. jim writes, over head oxygen masks are just there to muffle the screams, thank you jim. >> very true. >> stephanie: donna on the george zimmerman trial. you're on, good morning. >> caller: i want you to know that i've been watching it very carefully. they explained the reason why they couldn't be more adamant to mr. zimmerman to stay in his car is because of the stand your ground. had they ordered him to stay, and anything would have happened to him then the state would have been liable. >> wow. >> stephanie: oh interesting. >> could i be your official retired paralegal on "the stephanie miller show." >> stephanie: yes, please, thank you so much. let'slet'slet's go to garrick in los angeles. us your security guard and your i want to put my foot in here. maybe zimmerman they should have said are you following him? zimmerman would have said no. sit your ass down. you don't need to be curious george. you want to play gatekeeper. you meet us at the front gate, and don't forget to sit your ass down. >> that's a great accent, fantastic. >> stephanie: i mean, there was a cop who called in earlier who said i wouldn't have followed him. i would have waited for back up. we were talking about the kids and the gadgets. >> yes, the gadgets. that's how you know if you're old and crotchety. >> stephanie: so he's hugging me. >> ben is 11. he's going to be 12 in august. so i should say 12. >> 11.5. >> he's 5'8" and has 12.5 size men shoe. he loves me. the other one can't stand me. he's hugging me and i hear click, click, click behind me. he's texting while he's hugging me. i'm like, really? you can't even just a moment? >> stephanie: that's the moment i knew i was old when i saw a group of teenagers texting. they're all texting each other and they're right there. we've lost the art. >> it's beyond. i ask people in the audience when i'm doing stand up, have you ever taken a walk without your phone? no. it is--i really think it's bad. >> but you know what the kids learn the art of brevity. they keep their points succinct and short. >> and they don't know how to spell. >> and they don't know how to write an essay. >> u r. no, it's y-o-u. if they don't write correct i'm not answering. if you walk the streets of manhattan everybody is looking down. they're walking very slowly. just move, like you could get to where you're going faster. >> they're standing in the middle of the streets with cars bearing down with them. >> stephanie: i'm going to be late because i'm texting-- [ screaming ] >> i'm crossing the--street! >> running into manholes. >> stephanie: your oldest is 16? >> he's 16, he is going to be 17. you went to prom. you can't say the prom. he went to prom. wasn't it the prom? i didn't even go to the prom. he went to prom. his girlfriend is older than him, and she's going to william and mary, so you know, he's going to be a senior. who knows. apparently they had a good time at the prom--at prom. >> stephanie: i heard a gay guy who did not get to go to prom when he was in high school. he created a prom when he was an adult. he could actually have a prom. >> and? >> stephanie: it was fabulous, i'm told. >> isn't that just like a party where you get dressed up? >> stephanie: right. >> pretty much. >> stephanie: i don't know if he went for the powder blue tuxedo. >> who is we? >> did you go to tux. >> oh, you went. >> stephanie: i wore a horrible personperm. >> i permed my hair. i have curly hair, and i permed my hair. when you go to the hairdresser and you say i want a perm. shouldn't they say your hair is curly already. >> stephanie: i went japanese straighter now. here's my point. >> i did the same thing. curly hair and my mom gave me a home perm, also i did an orange spray tan. >> that's an attractive look. linc from "mod squad." my boyfriend came to the door, wow, it's big. >> blah-blah-blah, good night folks. you just made a--bleep-- >> stephanie: is that hard when the kids start dating? i'm a childless loser, as you know. >> yeah, you know, it's hard period. they get to an age where they eight you. you're the worst mother in the world. i hate you. you're not fun. it's great when your kids are like you're not funny. why can't you get a regular job like everybody else. >> that's so cute and supportive. >> i know. yet the friends always want to come to my house. they're like, your mom's really funny. and they're like, na-na-na. i think they like me under neither all of their you're annoying. >> stephanie: where could they have gotten that kind of wise ass-ness, i wonder. >> it's a fake negative. it's good, you know why? in my whole parenting technique they can be abussive and nasty and mean, but they don't get in trouble if it's funny. if they get a laugh n.s.a. you're raising little don rickels. >> we laugh all the time. it's bad. >> stephanie: here is another story that tells me why i'm old. do you know what torquing is? >> yes. >> stephanie: probably because you have kids. >> that's when you bend over and move your butt up and down or side to side. it's a dance move. >> stephanie: oh right right. jay-z is blasting myiy cyrus' torquing obsession. the rapper has hit out at the 20-year-old singer which is described as an energic dance move made popular by nikki managenickiminaj. >> and she invented it. no one ever did it before she did. >> it's moving your butt up and down like that, like flapping. >> we're on radio. >> stephanie: it sounds like a seizure in some way. >> yes, a butt seizure. >> stephanie: she represents the old word's worse nightmare. >> my bullet goes up and down like that when i just walk. >> stephanie: maybe you invented torquing. >> i think she owes you a fee. >> she owes me a few squats and lunges. >> and you'll be going to the chiropractor. >> yes you're torqued. >> here is another thing. the thing in the "the new york times" about tattoos. there is a new book about women and tattoos. there was an elderly woman and her whole arm, you know how they do the whole--whatever its called. a lot of these people--it's not going to look good. do they understand that once they start sagging you know, it will all run together. this california raisin. >> right. it's weird not to have a tattoo now. >> stephanie: yeah yeah, i remember my ex-had--she grew up in israel. >> i love the israelis. >> she went and got a tattoo. she wanted a fleur r de test lise? i'm sure it says something like jews die. >> what are you doing to yourself. >> stephanie: judy gold in the role of the irate israeli parent. >> i can't believe what you do to this family. i miss having you in the family. >> stephanie: 45 minutes after the hour. back for the remaining moments of the "judy show" right here on "the stephanie miller show"." >> it even vibrates like real. >> it's "the stephanie miller show." 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[ ♪ music ♪ ] >> this sequential is repeated several times. >> stephanie: all right perfect. 49 mention after the hour. 1-800-steph-12 the toll-free from anywhere. judy gold, the comedic comedic comedic extraordinaire who evan is listening to. >> i' had facebook alerts that they are live to go steph. you have a lot of fans. >> stephanie: i love you back, and we've been serenading you with love songs all morning. [ gilligan'smorning. [ "gilligan's island" theme song ] >> you know, they created the "brady bunch" because wanted to put a blended family on family. he created that so people from different backgrounds. people think it's just fluff. >> stephanie: there was a point exactly. >> yes, he had-- >> stephanie: right. >> and mrs. brady was the first divorced character on television ♪television. [ oh, my god ] >> a divorced woman and how dare she move on. >> and they had a dead-beat dad because you know. >> stephanie: whisper--never mentioned that he was gay. >> and all you listeners you know, buy tickets. >> stephanie: it is described as a hilarious life story through the sitcoms that we all new and loved. >> that would be true. and you all would enjoy it. >> and making an appearance? >> stephanie: did you see that after marriage equality. my uncle is a gay warlock? >> that's hilarious. i love it. >> stephanie: okay, by the way speaking of america. [ world news music ] as we all know straight marriages are perfect. woman hires hit man to kill husband because it's easier than divorce. >> well, you're going to see a lawyer either way. >> stephanie: yes, true. and a video secretly recorded by michigan state police. a woman and her husband were getting along well enough, but she wanted to get away and putting a hit on him was easier than divorcing him. i wouldn't have to worry about the judgment of my family, all that stuff. >> what a quality person. that's great. >> stephanie: that's sweet she didn't want to break his heart. >> the bullets sure, you don't want to hurt him. >> stephanie: okay. >> and gays can't get married. bachelor and bachelorette and all that, the sanctity of marriage. >> stephanie: yes, not to be in a feminist frenzy but just another example. guys are gross. covered man peeping on women inside a toilet. >> how do you get inside a toilet? >> stephanie: it's just gross, i'm saying. >> he's apparently very tiny. >> yes the tidy bowl man. >> stephanie: isn't that disgusting. >> women don't do this stuff. >> stephanie: exactly. >> was it a port-a-potty. >> stephanie: the keystone fire department were called to the white water park in oklahoma to help extract a man who was found peeping on women from a septic tank. >> oh, that is really-- >> oooh. >> he was caught after a woman and her seven-year-old woman spotted him peering from up the toilet. >> oh, my god, that kid is going to be completely screwed up. she's never going to go to the bathroom. mommy, i have to pee. go-- >> no, i can't. i'll never go to a public bathroom again. >> she's going to learn to pee standing up. >> stephanie: i thought i had shy pee syndrome. i always think in public toilet something is going to bite my ass. firefighters had to hose him down. he was covered in-- >> oh, oh god i'm going to throw up. [ farting sounds ] >> stephanie: he told deputies his girlfriend struck him with a tire arm and dumped him in while he was unconscious although they could not corporate rate corroborate his alibi. >> i have friends who are gorgeous and don't have boyfriends and he's he's got a girlfriend, and he's lying in a pile of crap and poop. >> stephanie: how about this headline. a man in jail because gambling addiction,. >> what did she like to play? >> stephanie: going to jail for stealing $30,000 from new york parishes to feed her gambling addiction. she pilfered money to play in grubby casinos in western new york. >> i love buffalo. i love restaurants, they have really good rice pudding and of course the buffalo chicken wings are really awesome. >> stephanie: cornelia in chicago, you're on with judy. >> caller: oh, my god, this is the first time i've gotten through in years. i adore you guys, but i'm calling to tell chris i'm totally in love with him. he's been sitting there all these years working so hard, and i hardly noticed him and he has this gorgeous--he has these gorgeous colors of these shirts. he's doing something with his hair. >> stephanie: he is fashion forward. >> i don't know what's gotten into him, but i love it. >> stephanie: oh my goodness. tree keep barking. barking dog meet wrong tree. >> what color is that? >> some kind of fabulous yellow. >> stephanie: look at those muscles. >> stephanie: is that yellow brick road. >> sure, i don't know. >> stephanie: judy. >> yes? >> judy garland. friends of judy understand what i mean. >> dorothy. get the phrase right. >> judy played dorothy. i apologize. >> stephanie: look what they've done to me. they make me get my references wrong. >> what the homosexuals have done to me. >> stephanie: john travolta said playing a woman comes natural. >> speaking of. [ buzzer ] >> stephanie: that was a completely unrelated story. >> right sure. >> stephanie: john travolta said playing a woman came naturally to him. he has always been inspired by erotic screen sirens. he had no trouble mastering the effeminate walk. >> wow i bet needs an images. did you see the dustin hoffman before? interview? it was awesome. >> stephanie: it was touching. >> he really was emotional. >> stephanie: talking about how when they couldn't make him more attractive woman it made him realize how many great women he missed because they didn't come to his standards. right. there is no reason for us to keep talking because lady gaga has shut down her twitter account. the end of civilization is next. >> why? >> stephanie: i don't know. >> can some of them come to me. isn't twitter like high school? oh my gosh, she has more than i do. >> stephanie: we're givers. come to us, lady gaga twitter followers. we will shelter you. >> where? >> judy gold, because i'm jewish please follow, follow, follow. >> i'm @radio guy chris. >> you need to have a cult. >> stephanie: you know who you need to follow is judy gold. do it. how do you get tickets. >> i guess go online the box office or just go there. >> stephanie: we'll put a link up. >> it's already up. >> stephanie: we love you, judy. >> i love you guys, thank you for having me. >> stephanie: thank you for being had. we'll see you tomorrow on "the stephanie miller show." >> i'm jacki schechner. it's noon eastern, and here's what is current. president obama met this morning with senators john mccainrepublicans who are refusing to move the issue forward. they decided they would rather work on small piecemeal bills rather than comprehensive solutions. they are disproportionately fixated on border control. here is michele bachmann proving once again they just can't seem to get over that fence.

mccain several times, including his 2008 presidential campaign. speaking about the first time he saw john mccain. listen to this. >> it was terribly injured. fractured arms, broken knee. left arm was out of the socket. he had not been fed, and basically he was starving to death. >> by the way, day and mccain get along. they had some kind of dustups when bud day came out in favor of the swift boaters who attacked john kerry and mccain said he was great man and also fought for the benefits for service members, so that -- won them extra insurance benefits. truly a wonderful war hero who died this weekend at the age of 88 years old. >> differently represents -- definitely represents the very best of america. thank you. >> we'll be right back. hey kevin...still eating chalk for heartburn? yeah... try new alka seltzer fruit chews. they work fast on heartburn and taste awesome. these are good. told ya! i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! >> thanks for watching, "studio b" starts right now. >> shepard: the news begins anew. the defense it set to make the case for "whitey" bulger, charged with 19 brutal murders. the trial has already seen explosive testimony. screaming matches. lots of f bombs, and now there's a chance that "whitey" bulge

mccain sl mccain/schumer/rubio bill. many of the provisions won't even become law till after he leaves office. the irony is the president took the advice senators gave him to keep quiet on immigration. he kept quiet but they're making it about him anyway. the reform advocates should be worried about the rantings of obama and the federal government but behind the scenes you also get the impression speaker bainer is looking to do something. house republicans say they plan to go forward with a piecemeal approach. boehner also promised his colleagues he would not take any bill to the floor or to conference negotiations with the senate that did not have the support of a majority of the republican majority. notably, republican members of the houses so-called gang of seven who have been working with democrats on a compromise plan do not even -- did not even brief the party opn any of thei bill. the party will pay a price if it fails to pass some kind of legislation. getting behind a variation of the dream act. which they believe as one gop member told nbc could help them shed the image of, quote, evil white men predisposed to hurting latino interests. >> there's a discussion about the kids act. i know cantor's putting forward. that would allow children through no fault of their own in this country to apply for a legalization status and perhaps down the road citizenship. i think most republicans walked out thinking we have to be the party of solution. we have to get something done here. we can't just do nothing. >> it's not clear that kind of stripped down immigration bill could get the 218 votes it would need to pass. an anti-immigration steve king caucus would also oppose it. >> you can't separate the dream act kids from those who came across the border with a pack of contra band across their back. it's not their fault. once you start down that line, you're destroying the rule of law. >> democratic leader pelosi sent a letter calling for immigration reform and an earned pathway to citizenship. >> at some point, a bill has to pass, whatever it may be. and can they even -- can they even pass a bill without path to citizenship? >> one idea offer by idaho republican would be a path to legalization. would be something similar to an h 1 bc visa. visas that allow for constant renewal in an immigrant is employed in a highly specialized field. house republicans are wary of passing any measure at all that could lead to conference know goshatio negotiations with the senate. that might be filled with an earful from constituents. at least the fall to get something done when battles over the funding of government become the real story. have depended on the fact that in the end political self-interest would drive republicans to get reform done. that republicans would wake to the fact they risk being irrepairably damaged with latino voters. the political pressure that brought a number of senators on board doesn't exist for house republicans. just 7 of the 33 house republicans who voted against it come from states with more than 10% population. in the house, a full 70% he represent districts that are less than 10% hispanic. all the intensity when they go home is from constituents who oppose reform be. the reason why house republicans are afraid to go to conference is because they think in conference citizenship comes back and then they're forced to have to vote on a big omnibus bill and allow that to happen. i have some republicans who might support a house bill that once it goes to conference they won't like, and then they'll vote against it. but it will be too late because democrats will provide the majority. we'll have much more. plus, brand-new numbers. the support of same sex marriage in virginia. and spitzer's standing here in new york city. after the disgraced governor declared his candidacy. keeping an eye on the courtroom in sanford where the court is in recess right now. first, the judge has to decide if jurors should consider the lesser charges of manslaughter and aggravated assault. today's trivia question. which national security adviser held the position twice under the same administration? 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[ male announcer ] make a powerful first impression. the all-new nissan sentra. ♪ >>> the faltering immigration reform effort is part of a bigger story. president obama has hit a legislative brick wall. all that rebranding advice gop leaders gave to the party, republicans in office have ignored it. president obama swore his re-election would mean the partisan fever would break, reality would set in among republicans he would never run for office again, end date set on the relentless opposition to his agenda and cooler heads will prevail. six months in, nothing's changed. the house republican base continues to personally have issues with the president. lee leaving congressional republicans believing they will suffer political damage for working with him. implementing health care is turning into a bigger challenge. they're not getting much republican help there. the senate filibustered his gun control efforts. legislative gimmes are mired in blocks. the white house has been mired in controversies. over the irs, benghazi and nsa. the middle east is on fire. putting the white house in constant policy crisis management mode. we really don't understand what the president's foreign policy is when it comes to the middle east. it's been about four months since the republican national committee released its recommendations. after its two straight presidential defeats. included reach out to latinos and pass immigration reform. focus less on social issues. so what have the republicans done instead? now opposing comprehensib prepr immigration reform. meaning the party could find itself set back with hispanic voters for years to come, maybe decades. conservatives on the supreme court gutted the '65 civil rights act. gop lawmakers on the state level are pursuing restrictions on abortion. mitt romney lost female voters by 20 points in 2012. both thought they'd have a fresh start in 2013 but so far 2013 has turned out to be more of the same. more on the political fallout from the immigration fight. we'll bring in my thursday gagg gaggle. he's a distinguished senior fellow. and nancy is the deputy managing editor for "time" magazine. and our next guest is the editor for buzz feed. i guess black is the new black. everybody's wearing dark clothes today. immigration, it feels dead. i don't know if it is. maybe this is, you know, everybody says boehner has to play out either one of these angles till he risks his speakership to do it but doesn't sound like it. >> there's been this series of legislative pushes where there's this magical thinking. about all this momentum, you get the senate to do it. then something will happen in the house. and, you know, the numbers don't -- just don't seem to be there. >> i think what's amazing here, that even after the president's off -- he's not running again. the base and, you know, look, i've gone to some republican town halls. you hear it. the base, the personal problems the base has with the president has made lawmakers even more hesitant to do anything. >> remember, you know, as turnout goes down, which i think is a real issue, these lawmakers don't have anything to fear from not only rejecting the president but rejecting their own party's national leadership. none of them is going to face a primary fight because they're voting against this bill. so i think, you know, the more the base matters, the more turnout goes down, the more you're going to find that it becomes really hard just to do the basic blocking and tackling of legislating. think that's what this breakdown really points to. >> it's interesting, on the immigration, if you took a private poll with the leadership, they all know -- think about where the three house leaders come from. ohio, boehner, virginia, canter, california, mccarthy. i'm sure we've all spent prive time with them. these guys are not dumb. they know what's happening in their own states. they know they need to do this. yet they're in a box. >> you're right about the leadership. they know what's happening with the party on the national level and in the years and decades to come. i think we make a mistake if we continue to look at the republican party as a whole through sort of the lens of a rational logical behavior. this is a party that has been hostile to minorities for, you know, i can't imagine how long. it's a party that is, in my view, built on the whole idea of obstructing progress. it has been that way for decades. and it is a party that has represented primarily white people for many, many decades. i think to expect, you know, for whatever the reasons for all of that is, to expect some kind of turnaround on an issue as fraught as immigration i just think is a mistake. i never thought immigration reform, substantive reform, was going to pass the house. >> the way it got almost 70 votes in the senate, i would say they claim that's a big number that was actually a disappointment. he was going for 70. they had rubio, doing everything he could to pass it. paul ryan being expected to play some version of rubio in the house though he clearly wants to be not in front of tv cameras doing it. i'll play this from here and get you to comment on the other side. >> i think we got consensus that the system is broken and needs to be fixed and i feel good where where we are. our conference knows we need to tackle this. it needs to be fixed. we want to do it right. i feel very good about where we are. i think our members are ready to tackle this issue. >> he's trying to be upbeat. he was the most upbeat sounding of anybody there because he's seeing if he can put together a coalition. is he as powerful as rubio was in order to get the 14 he got? >> you know, rubio -- i think rubio had this symbolic power. he's the most prominent hispanic republican in the country. he also -- he went on talk radio, which is sort of driving a lot of the opposition. and in his very deliberate, very thoughtful, in some ways kind of courageous, went and confronted a lot of the voices against it. if he didn't persuade them, persuaded them he was a serious person and to tone down attacks. so his colleagues said, okay, you can get away with this. paul ryan isn't doing media tours. >> ryan could have that some saturday of influence if he wanted to use it. he's been hesitant to use his political influence. >> the one who's been hesitant was george w. bush, who won 44% of the hispanic vote versus mitt romney's 29%. he is a symbol of the existential problem the party faces nationally. he cape out yesterday and this is the first time since leaving office that he really cape out front of the cameras on a national issue, urging his party to move and giving them the language that this is the sign of a healthy strong confident nation, that it embraces the energy, the power and the talents immigrants. it was as though he's trying to write a script for them they could embrace. and of course, you know, the impact is -- very likely to be little. >> it's interesting, i always felt border state republicans in general, particularly governors, they have a different mind-set on this. we saw rick perry. nobody would mistake him for a moderate republican. he's a tea party guy on a lot of things. on immigration, we saw where he was. i want to go to what president, what you think he should do now going forward. he took chuck's advice. help sa barely did any events on immigration. the advice he was give be, and they sort of internalized, if this becomes obama's immigration bill, forget it, republicans won't sign on. he said, okay, let it be schumer, let it be mccainys. look at this week. the most prominent president speaking is bush. not obama. >> you look at it two ways. politically, what he should do is lay back, because i don't think there's a -- >> you think he should lay back even more? >> yes. i think if he put himself on the line before the american people and said we really have to do this and then, you know, it loses, it looks like a big political defeat for him. that's one approach. >> that's how beguns we guns we >> if you look at it as a moral or ethical issue, something you really believe in, something you stand for, then you put yourself out there, whether the issue goes up or down. so it becomes a calculus, you know, something important because of the substance or important because of the politics. >> it's going to be interesting. i'd love to be eavesdropping on this one. schumer and mccain love to play political adviser. you guys are sticking around. we're talking more on the uphill battles on washington it pl. plus, i can't come

mccain is named these days. the positions that he has taken recently so closely mirrored the president's back in 2008. in any rivalry between the two is clearly ancient history now. senator mccain has met with president obama six times this year. six times. what's going on? let's go through some of that. the nominees. senator mccainident himself was so happy with the deal that he gave the senator a shot at during a white house event. immigration. senator mccain co-authored a gang of eight bill that passed the senate last month, a bill that would have handed the president a huge legislative victory had it not been killed in the house and have not been such a disastrous piece of legislation not offering true border security and every other issue. thirdly the gun control. there are locked up. one of only four republicans this year voted to expand background checks. one of four. this guy handily won reelection in the grazed it of arizona. you better love him as a seeator even though he was lined up with a president that they did not vote for. go figure. foreign-policy. don't take my word for it. here is senator mccain back in april. there are times these days when i feel that i have more in common on foreign policy with president obama than i do with some party. it said to say there's really nothing new about his sta

mccain said "i owe my life to bud, and much of what i know about character and patriotism." he was the bravest man i ever knew. end of quote. senator mccain has just recounted a number of those things, and i don't know, but i have heard it said either from colonel day or senator mccain mccain, but it was john mccain who was put into that cell nearly dead after he had been beaten after his arm was broken when he ejected from his aircraft, he had been beaten and they put him in the cell and bud day nursed him back to health. after the p.o.w.'s were released from vietnam, interestingly, colonel day returned to active duty and he returned to active flying status. he retired in 1977 as the air force's most decorated officer. and it's also been said that a nation can be judged by how it treats those who have borne its battles. after he left the air force, colonel day -- listen to this -- he continued public service. he went to law school, he practiced law, and he championed veterans' issues. so, mr. president, i just wanted to take a moment after emotional speech by senator mccain to say that i say and many are saying a little prayer of thanks that colonel bud day helped preserve the freedom of this country with his service to this country. mr. president, i yield the floo

mccain, many say he is on a collision course. managing editor. an unlikely opponent, but really this is kind of par for the course when it comes to senator mccain, right? >> mccain has clashed with them over many debated issues. interrogation techniques for detainees. this is nothing new and mccain has bitten his tongue so far, not criticized speaker john boehner for scheduling a vote on the senate bill but chuck schumer who has been closely working with is predicting the house eventually will schedule a vote on that measure. it could just be a matter of time before their publicly feuding with one another. rick: what is the main concern? is it border security, amnesty, the potential of adding perhaps millions of democrats, what is the real reason why republicans are against this idea, a lot of them? >> some of that is all of the above. house conservatives don't like the senate bill. the biggest issue is the pathway to citizenship and if this bill does not make it to president obama's desk this year, it will be because of that. democrats will not vote for any bill that does not have a pathway and conversely house republicans say we are for a guest worker program

mccain? >> no. john mccain was somebody would felt, as he did in january, when he and carl levin led a team i was part of to deal with the rules that we shouldn't break the rules here. but on the other hand, he understood that certain agencies were being blocked not because of objections to the individuals, but because people just didn't like those agencies and that was wrong, that the president deserved his choice. so we worked together long and hard. but we're buddies and he called me early on. he threw out a whole bunch of ideas. by the end, we got to a deal. it's much better for everybody. we get what we want. we get a cfpb and a department of labor that is going to be functioning and nobody really wanted to break the rules. we just felt so frustrated that they were blocking these agencies for so long that we had no choice. thank god that armageddon was avoided. >> you've got all your alphabet letters there correct. >> took a while. >> to go on -- there are reports that actually at the end, the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell offered potentially a better deal to avert the crisis. he would have confirmed everybody, including the two nlrb members he withdrew, that he would be willing to exchange them all. my question be why did you guys, the democrats, decide they wanted to keep the option of doing this in the future? >> we can't promise to take filibuster off the table if they're going to go right back to what they're doing. i don't think they will, but leader reid wisely asked mcconnell, he said, okay, we won't evoke any rules changes if you promise not to filibuster any presidential appointees and mccobbnnell said no. you can't have one without the other. frankly, the fact they were willing to take, that leader mcconnell was willing to take those two people shows the argument you couldn't take them because they were illegal, quote/unquote, doesn't make much sense. koerdry was appointed the same way. they didn't want the department to function. millions of working american people depend on some protections from the mlrb. >> do the two leadership sides, it looks from the outside that the democratic senate leadership, that you guys just are talking past each other. you don't see eye to eye on much of anything. is that a fair observation? >> no, i think the media likes to say that. we've had a fairly productive six months. look at the things that have been done on a bipartisan basis. obviously, immigration reform where mccainere involved with the other six of the gang of eight and so many other members. we passed a farm bill under debbie stabenow and chambliss' leadership. we dealt with the fiscal cliff. barbara boxer and mr. vitter, senator vitter, agreed on a water and sewer bill. i mean, it was just -- it's the record in the senate, a bipartisan legislation this year, is much better than it's been in a long time. and i think that's the trend. what holds it up is the house. the house has its redistricting. they have a far right group that is maybe a third of the republican caucus. they seem to have a veto power on everything. >> i want to ask two questions. lindsey graham in an interview with us yesterday floated the idea of the possibility that the u.s. government should think about boycotting the winter olympics in russia. mainly having to do with this edward snowden issue. in general, he had some rough things to say about putin in general and questioning whether -- how involved we should be with him.

mccain. it blinks on like a light going back and forth. you never know when you're going to get the good john mccain on immigration, or the bad john mccain. he is definitely there here is the good john mccain. one of the few republican leaders to give the president kudos on his speech last friday. here is what he said on cnn. let's watch. >> what i got out of the president's statement, which i thought was very impressive is that we need to have more conversation in america. i think we continue to make progress. but there are events like this that highlight and emphasize the fact that we still have a long way to go. we cannot be complacent in our society when we still have a dramatic disparity between black youth unemployment and nonblack youth unemployment. >> bishop gene robinson. >> yeah, the numbers don't lie. the numbers that he is pointing to around employment are replicated in all kind of places. and he is right to push this conversation. it's the one-on-one conversations. but i think it takes us, us white guys to bring this up. i mean, when barack obama brings this up, he is either pushing his own agenda or he's the hate mongerer in

mccain again. hot head john mccain. nobody ought to be listening to in my opinion. if we were listening to john mccain john mccain were in the white house, we would still be at war in iraq. we would not be winding down the war in afghanistan. we would also be at war in iran. we would have war in syria. we would have troops in syria. and now, we would have another war. we have a fifth war in egypt. thank you for nothing, john mccain. on the other hand, what is the white house going to do or what should it do about this? i have to tell you, i went to the briefing yesterday and i say this with all due respect and support and love for president obama. i don't think the white house has a freaking clue what to do. and i don't say that too critically because i don't know if i do either. i would love to know if you do. 1-866-55-press. but it is confusing as hell. the situation on the ground now. the first thing jay carney did tell us yesterday is we're not going to cut off aid to egypt. it is $1.5 billion a year we give them. jay carney says we don't think it would be wise to pull the plug. >> it is our view

did you have with senator mccain when he was negotiating this deal and did senator mccain go around you to cut this deal? >> well, a lot of senators over the weekend, senator mccain among them, were involved in discussions. we talk to each other, they were talking to others, i think there was a pool of senators on our side, senator mccain, senator corker, senator hogan and others, who were interested in not giving up on the prospect of working this out. and i also think that last night's discussion was critical. as i said earlier, and let me repeat it, we had a situation where a huge number of senators on both sides addressed this issue. senators actually had to listen to each other. i think the arguments made by my members obviously swayed at least some on the other side that maybe there was a solution to this short of pulling the nuclear trigger. so a lot of my members were involved in this over the weekend, last night, they were all helpful, senator mccain was certainly helpful as was senator corker, senator portman and thers. >> do you feel since last night's discussion there's less of a chance of ending up back in a situation like this? or did it just help y

mccain was emotional paying tribute to his vietnam war cell mate. colonel bud day died saturday at the age of 88. mccain credits him with keeping mccainivity. he choked back tears during his tribute. >> tough old bird that he was. i always thought he would outlive us all. but he's gone now, to a heaven i expect would imagine would look like an iowa corn field in early winter filled with pheasants. i will miss bud every day for the rest of my life. but i will see him again. i know i will. i'll hunt the field with him, and i look forward to it. >> reporter: at ft. meade maryland, bradley manning will learn tomorrow if he's been found guilty of aiding the enemy. he's accused of the largest leak ever of u.s. classified information. >> authorities say a woman was arrested after tossing green paint in two locations inside washington's national cathedral. it's unclear if she's connected to the splashes of paint at the lincoln memorial and smithsonian statue. just bizarre. >> really strange. thank you very much. by now pretty much everyone knows about edward snowden and knows who he is. tonight we're going to talk to his dad. no one knows him

mccain being mccain. i was kidding them the other day and asked when are y'all getting married? it's almost getting embarrassing. >> zinger. >> stephanie: wow. did you call them fems next? >> oh, boy. >> stephanie: they speak on the phone five to six times a day. according to a recent political article that described them as two sides of a power triangle, which would make mitch the bottom level -- [ buzzer ] >> stephanie: if it's a power triangle -- >> sure. >> i'm standing on my shell -- >> stephanie: he's not the top of the triangle. he's on the bottom. >> do you even talk to roland six times a day? >> stephanie: no, and i talk to him a lot. >> i know you do. >> stephanie: mcconnell and boner lose their grip on the party. this would be interesting to -- the man fight between rand paul and chris christie continues. >> i have lost my grip on the republican party because i do not have opposable thumbs. >> stephanie: no it's not just the establishment, now it has become this sort of libertarian, crazy streak that kind of -- [ cuckoo clock chimes ] >> stephanie: it is splintering in three different kind of fashions. >> and i like it. >> stephanie: right. the point is mcconnell and boner -- boner is a little bit limp. the [ inaudible ] of the tea party and his power remembers being [ inaudible ] with remarkably weak leaders which has what happened to bottom angle mitch mcconnell >> and john boehner looks like a cheeto left out in the rain. >> stephanie: right. i don't think i can take it. ♪ we'll never have that recipe again ♪ >> stephanie: right. ♪ oh, no >> stephanie: okay. all right. >> sorry. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: last week the senate minority leader came under ferocious attacks, so at a meeting of senate republicans mcdonell said he had not been a party for the agreement, a remarkable admission for the man that supposedly leads the gop. but most remarkable one of the senators who hatched the deal interrupted by yelling bull [ censor bleep ]. >> oh, dear. >> stephanie: stuff like that has been happening a lot. he has largely given up trying to cut deals with the democrats. boner last year tried and failed to get house republicans to pass a grand compromise, then went with plan b, which he hatched himself, and they rejected that too. [♪ somber music ] >> stephanie: someone did indeed leave the orange cheeto in the rain. he not only failed to bring along most of his caucus, he couldn't even convince his deputy eric cantor. eric cantor who just got a bitch face over the whole thing. >> i don't know. ahhhhh. i just don't feel right about it. [ sighs ] >> it just makes me feel oogy. >> stephanie: the rnc released a report saying we must engage in immigration reform. >> computer says no. >> stephanie: most republicans are adamantly opposed. it's delightful to watch. fight. fight. fight. they are shoving all of each other into the bleachers. it's delightful. we'll talk more about that as we continue. fifty-eight minutes after the hour on the "stephanie miller show." ♪ [♪ theme music ] >> stephanie: there she is again interrupting my breakfast. jacki schechner. [ laughter ] >> i was going to say. am i bothering you? is this a bad time? >> stephanie: no, i'm sorry -- you know what, i can't smile because i think i have something on my tooth. good morning, jacki schechner. >> stephanie: good morning. did you bring enough for the rest of the class? >> stephanie: i did not. >> have you not learned anything. >> stephanie: i have not. jacki schechner was at a wedding -- and that was the most awesome wedding story ever, i have to say. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: we can't probably share a lot of it. >> no. no. it was an interesting weekend. we had a really good time. we had a lot of fun. i met up with my best friend from new york, we met in the middle? chicago. >> stephanie: all right. here she is jacki schechner. >> good morning, everybody. fast-food workers in seven cities across the country are going on strike to demand a living wage. they are asking for $15 an hour. the current minimum wage is $7.25, which comes out to just $11,000 a year. workers are also asking for the right to union nice. fast-food forward in new york city is sponsoring what is expected to be a week of strikes. it says boosting their salary is good for the economy. the industry makes $200 billion a year, and the average daily salary of a fast-food ceo is $25,000 a day. that is more than twice the worker's annual salary of $11,000 a year at minimum wage. as i mentioned last hour, president obama is heading to chattanooga, tennessee to announce a possible grand bargain that might generate some jobs. but before he goes he is going to meet with secretary of state, john kerry. kerry has been spear heading the middle east peace talks. all parties met for a dinner last night. the meal marking the end of a lay-long fast. the conversations will continue today. we're expecting a press conference this evening. we're back after the break. ♪ cenk off air>>> alright in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks! i think the number 1 thing than viewers like about the young turks is that were honest. they know that i'm not bsing them for some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know i'm going to be the first one to call them out. cenk on air>> what's unacceptable is how washington continues to screw the middle class over. cenk off air>>> i don't want the middle class taking the brunt of the spending cuts and all the different programs that wind up hurting the middle class. cenk on air>>> you got to go to the local level, the state level and we have to fight hard to make sure they can't buy our politics anymore. cenk off air>>> and they can question if i'm right about that. but i think the audience gets that, i actually mean it. cenk on air>>> 3 trillion dollars in spending cuts! narrator>>> uniquely progressive and always topical, the worlds largest online news show is on current tv. cenk off air>>> and i think the audience gets, "this guys to best of his abilities is trying to look out for us." only on current tv! ♪ ♪ it's a beautiful day ♪ don't let it get away >> stephanie: uh-huh. it is the "stephanie miller show." welcome to it. six minutes after the hour. charlie pierce coming up at the bottom of the hour. writer extrordanaire at esquire.com. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. and then what is for breakfast? hot brea in hour about three. right over there live in studio, next to jim. >> was that a wise decision? >> stephanie: no, not at all. barb in california, you are on the "stephanie miller show." >> caller: good morning, steph. >> stephanie: good morning. you are here to perv out on chris. >> caller: yes, chris you are the type of gentlemen you write home and tell mom about, and i watch you every day. >> stephanie: and you were curious as to what he smells like. >> caller: yes, i know that b bar -- barack obama smells like fresh air and cookies. >> stephanie: cookies and freedom. chris melts like old sneakers and cheese. [♪ somber music ] >> stephanie: i meant to say wet sneakers and old cheese. he is in the gym 24/7, what do you think he smells like? >> an old jock strap. >> stephanie: yes, sprinkled with parmesan. all right. [♪breaking news theme] >> stephanie: why is it -- i have a reputation, i guess for -- you know, poof humor, everyone i know sends it to me. man gets a week in jail for pooping pants. we may need to bust out teacher pooping pants. that was a teacher here in l.a. years ago that pooped her pants and then blamed the students. >> stephanie: she said they through it on her. and after the investigation, it turned out she was the source of the -- >> was ted nugent involved? >> stephanie: okay. "huffington post" brings us the story, everybody poops, but not everyone does it in their pants at a federal courthouse and gets jail time for it. the fuller story, do not go online to read it while you are eating or even close to eating, it is epic, and really thoroughly disgusting. >> this is the only version i found. >> stephanie: it was too much for me. i was not going to do the story, because i was so grossed out -- >> i just think i'm going barf! >> stephanie: it's really quite -- any way ronald strong according to a recent salon article, accidentally defecated in his pants, went to clean it up, and left such a terrible mess in the bathroom, they gave the man a week in jail. and i know you think that's harsh, until you read the details. >> i just think i'm going barf! >> it sounds like he couldn't help it. >> stephanie: in a graphic 57-page article, ladies and gentlemen, it details strong's crappy day. a distinguished judge included vivid comparisons to spaghetti sauce and chunky peanut butter. if you need to lose weight, you may never eat again. you remember the time i ate too much seaweed and went to the bathroom in central park -- >> you didn't make it. >> stephanie: no, and apparently his attempts to clean it up, just made it worse. >> he tried. >> stephanie: right. >> why did he get a week in jail? >> stephanie: i don't know it was because -- >> i feel for the poor guy. >> stephanie: it sounded like a gallagher concert in there, there was smearing, they thought it was deliberate -- i don't know. it was a really epic story. enjoy. >> oh. [♪breaking news theme] >> stephanie: now back to other crap. we have been talking about what has happened to the republican party and what is currently happening. >> yes. >> stephanie: it is going to be fascinating to watch this play out as we have been talking to some of our favorite writers about michael tomasky and charlie pierce about whether there will really be a president ted cruz. [ screaming ] >> stephanie: or rand paul, or if that's -- if they are going that extreme. ted cruz, got to love for detroit. >> no. >> the idea that you and i, the taxpayers all across the country would be stuck footing the bill for detroit's irresponsible policies, i think makes no sense. >> when is he going to stop breathi breathing helium. >> stephanie: he looks like the character in ratatouille. >> yeah, the food critic. >> stephanie: yeah. >> yeah, and he does sound like he has been breathing helium for a while. >> stephanie: john mccainhey did the most comprehensive survey of tea party supporters, yet they found tea partiers have become the foot soldiers of the gop. >> oh, no. it's very difficult for me to be tea bagged. i'll have to retreat into my shell. >> stephanie: those foot soldiers are far more conservative than other republicans. the gop's refusal to compromise is its biggest flaw. but the largest faction dislikes compromise. they warned that the gop is losing the ability to be persuasive with or willing to work with us on any issue. they said they would rather back a republican candidate they agree with on the issues, but trails far behind the candidate that they agree with less, who has a better chance to win. yes! yes! go with ratatouille food critic! [ bell chimes ] [ applause ] >> stephanie: right now, hilary carries georgia. >> georgia. >> stephanie: this makes mcconnell and boner's jobs virtually impossible. most republican members of congress are more responsive to tea party activists than the party

mccain. but what john mccain argued as did a lot of republicans, give the tax credit not to the business, butthe individual the family, let them shop around in the open market. >> that's what obama care does. that's what it does. >> throw tort reform in there too. that was the private sector, not the government. >> yeah, and you know what, larry, if this was such a great deal, then why do you have to shove it down children's throats? if this is such a win/win for everyone, then why, i worked for senator john bozeman because she was a deciding vote on health care. why if this is such a great deal -- and you know the timing of delaying this, the 2014 elections, we have prior seats there, we have leandro seats. the timing they delayed this, they probably want the publicity from all of these employers clambering around. >> well, everybody wanted this thing delayed. and it may be delayed and delayed. delayed at least one year according to the information we have. >> that's the mandate. that's not obama care. obama care goes into effect on october 1st, but the mandate gets delayed. that's a good th

mccain? >> i agree with senator mccain and i agree with president obama we should remain neutral. egyptians get to choose who they have as government. we get to choose who we give aid to. it is not an entitlement and should come with strings attached. it should come with strings attached of asking it and making it conditional to good governance, democrat governments, respect of minorities, women, christians. $1.5 billion is not chump change. senator mccaineser thing we have to do is stop pussy-footing around what happens in egypt. if it looks like a coup, swims like a coup, quacks like a coup, it's a coup. it's time to suspend that aid until there is good governance in egypt. >> maria, most people would say anna has a point there. do you think president obama should be doing something differently about egypt? >> well, i do think that we should remain neutral. this is not our decision to make. this is up to the 30 million egyptians who have gone to the streets to talk about how they want real representative government. in terms of the aid though, i think we need to be careful to say that we want to take away all of the aid from a country where we have a lot of interest in terms of balance in the region. if we take away all the aid tomorrow, we have no leverage. anna is right. we should condition that aid on making sure egypt is moving in the right direction and egypt's leaders are moving toward essentially that representative government th

instead, it was john mccain, a veteran senator, somebody who has tried to be at various points in his career a bridge between the two parties. here is harry reid on john mccain. >> john mccainot of people have been extremely helpful, but this is all directed toward john mccain from me. no one was able to break through but for him, and he does it at his own peril. >> here is what the terms of the deal are according to aides on both sides. five of the seven nominees that president obama had put forward, his nominees for labor secretary, for epa, for consumer protection, richard cordray in that new agency created under dodd/frank, those will go forward. there will be two new nominees to the national labor relations board, republicans have resisted those because a court had ruled that they were appointed unlawfully when the senate was not actually in recess. recess appointments without a recess. and the white house with the advice of labor is going to come up with those two nominees and republicans are agreeing to confirm them by august 1st, which allows the nlrb to function. so this appears to be the way forward. it's not official. we do at 11:00 get the cloture vote on richar

mccain who believe we need to come to agreement. quotedalso unfortunately senator -- congressman ryan who said he does not care what senator mccain thinksandidate for president a few years ago. thespeaker, i want to ask leader if he expects we will take an up or down vote on a debt limit extension when we come in september, and i yield. gentleman say to the the answer to that last question is no, but i would say to the gentleman, the discussion the gentleman just had was so full of just so various and sundry issues, i do not know where to begin, other than to say what is lost in the gentleman's comments is the focus on the hard-working families and businesses of middle-class america, and it seems to me, mr. speaker, that the gentleman is full of that is not going to happen because washington says that is not going to happen for political reasons. and what we ought to be focused on is how we can act to solve the anxiety that seems to continue to grow on the part of the american public when they wonder about their job, they worry about their tuition cost, they worry about their children's education, they worry every night when the go to b

mccain: mr. president? the presiding officer: would the senator withhold that suggestion? the senator from arizona is recognized. mr. mccain: mr. president, we are, after a required amount of debate, going to move forward with the cordray nomination, which has been held up for some period of time. i would like to thank everybody on both sides of the aisle who have engaged in this debate and discussion. i'd particularly like to thank all of my colleagues last night who engaged in a maybe long, which is our custom, but i think productive discussion of the -- many of the issues that separate us, particularly this impending possible, wham o, what many of s believe to be a crisis in the history of the united states senate. i want to thank senator mcconnell and senator reid and many others who have been actively engaged in the conversations that have been going on. like forward to the vote as soon as possible on mr. correspondent draivment i thank all of my - colleagues for an evening that i thought was very important in our relations in the united states senate. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: mr. president, we are -- we may have a way forward on this. i feel fairly confident. but, as you know, that's why we need the time. what we're going to do is going into quawrm. i think -- what we're going to do is go into quorum. i think everyone would be well-advised, to speak about substantive matters. we have got i's to dot and t's to cross. i need to speak to the vice president. we're going to have a phone call with durbin, schumer, and murray. so everything is doing well. so, mr. president, i will say that i hope that everyone learned the lesson last night that it sure helps to sit down and talk to each other, either stand and talk, whatever it was. it was a very, very good meet being. it lasted four hours. people were still as highly engaged at the end of that four hours as they were at the beginning. so i think we see a way forward that will be good for everybody. and i -- there are a lot of accolades to go around to a lot of people. and i certainly appreciate my wonderful caucus. one of my senators told me this morning -- i don't mean this to -- something like this, we have a lot of humility. that person said to me, don't matter what you ask me to do, i'll do it. so i would hope that -- this is not a time to flex muscles. but it is a time that -- i'm going to tell one person and no one else how much i appreciate their advocacy, their persuasiveness, persistence, and -- i'm trying to think of a word that really describes this man; it's hard to find. i was told by another senator, do you know what this man did you know who he reminds me of? bob kerrey. i hope that's not to disparage john mccainbut john mb can mccain is the rn we're at the point we are. this is all directed toward john mccain from me. no one was able to break through but for him, and he does it at his own peril. and so everyone, we're going to have caucuses today. we'll explain in more detail the direction we're headed. i think everyone will be happy. everyone will not be -- observation man, we got everything we wanted -- oh, man, we got everything we wanted. but i think it is going to be something that is good for the senate. it is a compromise, and i think we get what we want, they get what they want. not a bad deal. i would note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from wyoming. mr. enzi: mr. president, i'd ask that the quorum call be set aside. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. enzi: mr. president, i want to speak today on the nomination of richard cordray to be the d

mccain gets kudos from everybody else. >> except the right wing. >> michael: why does he do it? does he love missing people off? >> yes. if john john mccain would have become press, he thinks he would have become the next teddy roosevelt. this is part of who john mccain >> michael: i sort of see a side of john mccain that i didn't expect to see. i thought he would go against the democrats every turn, but he has gone up against the people in his party. >> he vacillateses between an angry old man and a charging teddy roosevelt and you never know each day what you're going to get. >> michael: in new york city, two more topics, anthony weiner eliot spitzer. if anthony weiner is the nominee. >> it would have to be a bloomberg-like figure, an independent, right now he's just michael bloomberg. maybe he has his own party coming. but there doesn't seem to be anybody in the wings in the independent or republican side for new york city that could beat him. >> michael: where the primary is probably the mayor. before i he let you go, george h. w. bush went to the white house yesterday to give his 5,000th point and the imagery of seeing president obama with former president bush and the camaraderie, what does his legacy look like now? >> even ronald reagan looks

mccain, this is a big victory because john mccain loves the filibuster. every politician loves the filibuster. one, it enhances their power and two, they don't have to face hard votes. it came from harry reid reed to corral the caucus. >> cenk: it's like the deja vu of the bipartisan john mccainoes this did to center mcconnell's stock. >> can it get any lower? i don't think it can get any lower. it does drop it dramatically. but i was happy to see that the grownups are coming back to their senses in congress. we sent them to congress to get our business done, and to reach acrossacross the ail which they've done until recently, and i think their 11% approval rating might be, hmm, this is not working. we need need to get working this is why we're here. >> harry reid and john mccain are dating now. i've been a much bigger proponent. the joke is on the democrats. in 2014 should the republicans take control of the senate which absolutely could happen, what is the first thing they're going to do? they're going to use the nuclear option and it go far beyond the presidential appointment. >> i don't think so. there is a reason why the republicans backed down. they want--they want the filibuster in place as much as the democrats. they want the filibuster in place so they have an excuse

mccain/graham arm of the party. john mccain and lindsay graham don't have juice any more. people are just rolling their eyes at him for saying we should boycott the olympics in russia. john mccainugh he has a lot of influence, he doesn't have a lot of juice. if you went to the republican convention in 2012, all of the buzz was around these insurgent types. and they're much less interventionist. this is the first case, they want to have a 46-year-old who has a little bit of a spring in her step and some name recognition to be able to get on the floor and make these fights. >> this is a proxy board that has literally nothing to do with mike enzi. i think primary fights are good, people should have contested elections. i agree, everyone go run for office. here's rand paul firing back the first shot on this, he says when i heard liz cheney was rung for senate. i wondered if she was running in her own state of virginia, which makes me think he understands precisely what this is about. this is a proxy war against his people. >> we've been talking to some people off the record about all of this and saying, what is this about. and there are indications it is precisely this. we want --

mccain is pushing the "gang of 8" approach, as republicans of house made clear, not happening. and once to intervene in syria? >> i don't think that senator mccain is likely to be much of @% influence on house republicans. houseepubllcans i think will be more skeptical of this senate gang of 8 immigration reform, if mccainsh and push for house to to something. prospects of that happeng are slim, i think that there i little likelihood we seal will comprehensive immigration reform @%at washington has spent so many months talking about. i don't think we'll see it in next couple years. lou: i hope you are wrong on that, w have room to do that, mercedes about 25 seconds, zimmerman, rescues a family, in a wreck. your reaction? >> i thought it was the wonderful, he isnder death threats in hidin he is concerned for his well being, he seesa tragedy, runs out and saves family, they said that george zimmerman saved our lives, parents, two (horn, ding, ding) how long have i had my car insurance? i don't know, eight, ten years. i couldn't tell ya' but things were a lot less expensive backhen. if you're 50 or over you should take a new look at your auto surance. you may be overpaying. actually that makes a lot of sense. old policy. old rates. and thanks to your experience behind the wheel, you might save $0 by switch

. >> and john mccain, back to the old john mccain, trying to cut a deal. >> he's so the old john mccain. >> republicans feel they got played here. we all knew how this story was going to end. nobody thought they were actually going to do the nuclear option. we threaten this each and every year for five or six years, they get to the brimpg and cut a deal because neither party wants to live with the precedent. if there's one thing we know about washington politics, politicians behave like children and do unto someone else that did it to them. they're always going to cut a deal. this deal looks great for democrats, and it kicks the can until we have the next fight over nominations. it doesn't change the nominations process or change the divisive nature of it. >> in fairness to harry reid, there are basically three nuclear options. defcon 1, defend defcon 1a, and defcon 1b. as the legislative process for presidential appointees, let this be a call, in terms of what margaret was talking about, of how much nominees pay to go into government and for legal fees, we ought to have and pick up wha

mccain, senator john mccain is saying about some of our funding to egypt and what should be done in light of what he is calling a military coup. let's take a listen. >> we have to suspend aid to the egyptian military because the egyptian military is overturned the vote of the people of egypt. and we can not set a precedent, which frankly we, or make, let me put it this way. we can not repeat the same mistakes that we made at other times in our history by supporting the removal of freely-elected governments. jenna: others say that is precisely what we should not do right now, bret. what are you hearing and what do they say? >> there are different camps. senator mccain one of them who believe the democratic process is the ballot box and we should suspend aid until the next election sets up in his word a legitimate government by the people. there is another camp that is very happy that the muslim brotherhood has been taken out of the leadership in egypt and they say that the, the outpouring of millions and millions egyptians on the streets saying they don't want an islamic dictatorship is a key thing that should be supported by the u.s. it seems so far that the administration has taken kind of a stand back, wait and see what happens, how it all falls out, and then, decide where to move forward. i think that the debate about foreign aid will be hot and heavy this week up here in washington. and, you know it is $1.5 billion a year. i will say that other countries in the region may step forward with more of that seeing the opportunity to support like the anti-islamic dictatorship side of morsi and the muslim brotherhood. jenna: too bad you don't have an

another thing that would be awkward is mccain, he endorsed mccain over obama in 2008, there would be a bit of tension between him and obama a few years later p. as for collins, a lot of democrats like her. she was on the homeland panel for a long time and a history of reaching across the aisle to work with democrats. we could see her. he's a big fan of kelly. >> i'm curious what napolitano will take over after she takes over the uc system. who knows whether she will pop back into politics again. thank you for being here. >>> there's a little report that leaves wonder why people are staggered with student loans. we have that next. honey, is he too into this car thing? [ mumbling ] definitely the quattro. ♪ honey? huh? a5. what? [ sighs ] did you say something? ♪ did you say something? (announcer) scottrade knows our and invest their own way. with scottrade's smart text, i can quickly understand my charts, and spend more time trading. their quick trade bar lets my account follow me online so i can react in real-time. plus, my local scottrade office is there to help. because they know i

mccain for coming together to help to get him confirmed. lou: that's right. senator mccain getting credit to brok the la-minute deal to preserve the filibuster and it was senator mccainho helped the gang of 8 bill passed last month by the way the house is so opposed to the legislation they have refused to take it up and is dead on arrival dspite the cannes help. political is reporting he is very fond with majority leaderarry reid this week for going against his party in aligning himself with those of washington senator mcca gets a dunce cap. richly deserved. we finally break protocol with an entire organization has the award. rolling stone magazine for their new list cover glamorizing boston marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnev. no explanation needed. sometimes you just don't have to say too much. their actions are just plain upid. >> the fe of the immigration reform rest with representatives. we used to live with a bear. [] we'd always have to go everywhere with it. get in the front. we drive. it was so embarrasing that we just wanted to say, well, go away. shoo bear. but we can't really tell bears what to do. moooooommmmmm!!! then one day, it was just gone. mo

mccain is pushing the "gang of 8" approach, as republicans of house made clear, not happening. and once to intervene in syria? >> i don't think that senator mccain is likely to be much of @% influence on house republicans. house republlcans i think will be more skeptical of this senate gang of 8 immigration reform, if mccain and push for house to to something. prospects of that happening are slim, i think that there is little likelihood we seal will comprehensive immigration reform @%at washington has spent so many months talking about. i don't think we'll see it in next couple years. lou: i hope you are wrong on that, we have room to do that, mercedes about 25 seconds, zimmerman, rescues a family, in a wreck. your reaction? >> i thought it was the wonderful, he is under death threats in hiding, he is co his well being, he seesa tragedy, runs out and saves family, they said that george zimmerman saved our lives, parents, two children good for him. lou: good night from new york. my mtra? trust your instincts to make the call. to treat my low testosrone, doctor and i went with axiron, the only underarm low t treatment. axiron canestore t levels to normal axiron is not for use in women or anye younger than 18n. or men with prostateor br. women, especially those o are or who may become prnant d childrhould av

mccain. the john mccain is the reason we are where we are. a lot of people have been extremely helpful. this is all directed toward john mccain from me. o one was able to break through but for him. so we his own peril, and will have caucuses and will explain in more detail what direction we are headed. i think everyone will be happy. man,yone will not be -- ah, we got everything we wanted. but i think it will be something that is good for the senate. it is a compromise. i think we get what we want, they get what if they. not a bad deal. >> again, senators have reached a tentative view on advancing president obama's nominations providing a change in filibuster rules. a vote on mr. cordray's nomination continues right now in the senate. you can see our live coverage on .-span2 the house gavels in at noon eastern for general speeches. legislative work gets underway at 2:00 eastern. they have three bill schedule today dealing with easing regulation on small airplanes and oil pipeline standards. later in the week, the house debates parts of the new healthcare law. that is here on c-span today. right now, back live to to the senate energy an

mccain is honoring the passing of a man he says he owes his life. senator bud day died in florida. he was a highly decorated war hero who shared a cell with mccain as a prisoner of war in vietnam. mccain said i owe my life to bud and much of what i know about character and patriotism. his fierce resistance and resolute leadership set the example for us in prison of how to return home with honor. colonel day was hailed for showing maximum resistance during his five and a half years in captivity. senator mccain says he'll remember colonel day as the bravest man he ever knew. you know throughout history, folks have suffered from frequent heartburn. but getting heartburn and then treating day after day is a thing of the past. block the acid with prilosec otc, and don't get heartburn in the first place. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. >>> welcome back to "newsroom," everyone. california senator feinstein is calling on san diego mayor to resign. he's been accused of sexual harassment and last week he said he would take a two-week hiatus and senator feinstein said that's not enough. >> of all people, bob fillner knows what public life is like. he served a

mccain.with him on john there were others, chuck mccain 30lked to john times over the weekend which forced john mccain to come to a deal. [laughter] >> i will do anything. stop calling. [laughter] atthey should try that fourth, mo. the guys will talk every time. democratsits, the happened to be on the right side. on the issue of the president's appointments, he should get whom he once unless they are some .ind of limited -- lunatic on legislation, it is different from judicial. each party always argues against a filibuster when is in the majority. but they always end up in the minority. they ought to be a little bit circumspect. forhe filibuster was killing civil rights legislation in the 1950's and 1960's. that is what it is used. >> republicans keep trying to kill obamacare. the president has started to sell it again. >> i recognize there are still a lot of folks in this town return for the law to fail. >> he had given business's one year's grace before providing coverage for employees. the house speaker says individuals deserve no less. extending two bills fairness to all americans. the president s