arno john mccain is an important senator. from a pure tactics point of view, is it wise? the kind of attack. the nasty, personal attack he has been losing for so long, he forgets what it is to win. and richard blumenthal. 48 democratic senators opposing you on everything? launch a nasty personal attack on a democratic senator. >> in front of colleagues sitting in front of him. it was the ultimate -- it's a rude power move. i guess that's what it was. >> it's short-sighted. he is thin-skinned, he is egotistical. we know that about him. also, he is the president now. >> other presidents are thin-skinned and egotistical. he may be on another level. >> very few of them will let anybody else see it except for their close personal aides. lucky us. >> right. >> it's short-sighted, like bill said. he is president. he now has to get something done. on the gorsuch thing, you know, if he could look a little further ahead, what gorsuch did was actually good to demonstrate his independence. it's not enough to get democratic votes, but he did demonstrate some independence. nothing happ