former senator byron dorgan is with us for conversation, as well.to start by how politics and policy have met in this sort of awkward ways. i think it is perfectly illustrated by a couple things we want to show here first. we'll start with the executive director and the health insurance exchange in california and this is his reaction when the rates came out for california, the projected rates. this is a home run for consumers in every region of california. this is in democratically controlled california. republican controlled ohio, the rates have come in there. the state and have much higher premiums for their health insurance and just a disaster in ohio. now, let's look at what these individual prices are the individual policies in california, $331 and in ohio $333. a difference of $2 and that is a difference between a disaster and a home run. it just seems to me that this is really, if you're in a red state or republican governor, you're going to do, republican administration and you're going to do your best to talk about how terrible this is goin

debbie dooley, byron dorgan. pleasure to have you here. that is all in for this evening, the rachel maddow show starts right now. good evening, rachel. >> i would pay good money, hard, cold cash to see you and debbie doolly take that show on the road. your conversation with her was spectacular. >> ien cot agree more. >> amazing. >>> thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. the washington post leads today with a scoop that is the biggest development yet in the scandal that envelopes a man who the republican party nearly chose to be their party's nominee for vice president just this past year, the washington post reporting on its front page today on another $120,000 in loot, just in plain cash, that virginia governor bob mcdonnell has seen fit to pocket during his time as governor. this brings over $140,000, the tally of undisclosed cash that the governor and his family accepted from the ceo of a troubled virginia company that's now under federal securities investigation. the very same day that this ceo handed over a $15,000 check to

debbie dooley, byron dorgan. pleasure to have you here.rachel maddow show starts right now. good evening, rachel. >> i would pay good money, hard, cold cash to see you and debbie doolly take that show on the road. your conversation with her was spectacular. >> ien cot agree more. >> amazing. >>> thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. the washington post leads today with a scoop that is the biggest development yet in the scandal that envelopes a man who the republican party nearly chose to be their party's nominee for vice president just this past year, the washington post reporting on its front page today on another $120,000 in loot, just in plain cash, that virginia governor bob mcdonnell has seen fit to pocket during his time as governor.

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debbie dooley, byron dorgan. pleasure to have you here.ll in for this evening, the rachel maddow show starts right now. good evening, rachel. i would pay good money, hard, cold cash to see you and debbie doolly take that show on the road. your conversation with her was spectacular. >> i could not agree more. >> amazing. >>> thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. the washington post leads today with a scoop that is the biggest development yet in the scandal that envelopes a man who the republican party nearly chose to be their party's nominee for vice president just this past year, the washington post reporting on its front page today on another $120,000 in loot, just in plain cash, that virginia governor bob mcdonnell has seen fit to pocket during his time as governor. this brings over $140,000, the tally of undisclosed cash that the governor and his family accepted from the ceo of a troubled virginia company that's now under federal securities investigation. the very same day that this ceo handed over a $15,000 check to cover cat

in the op-ed pages, warmer senator byron dorgan who was a democrat from north dakota -- former senator byron dorgan, he "brokenece called promises" looking at the issues related to native americans, children as an at risk population. how to help with american indian communities, especially in light of the sequester which he says is devastating american indian communities. to you thisng morning about republicans in the house and the overhaul for immigration some of their perspective. "the new york times" headline says republicans in the house are resisting the overhaul for immigration. what are your thoughts? woodbridge, virginia. a republican. caller: how are you doing? i have been sitting in -- and listening. it was a lady talking about people being against immigrants. my wife, she is an immigrant to this country. ishink what the big thing is the word illegal. if i go out here and break one of the u.s. laws aamodt i have to pay the penalty for it. jail or in end up in court -- i would either end up in jail or court. why do they get such a free pass? is it fair to the people in other c

connell: we welcome byron dorgan from north dakota, talk about your book gridlock which is perfect on we get to the details of that a political question about what is going on now. the chinese on this, cybersecurity in this, quote, post ed snowden world, you got to stop spying on us. >> we don't have as much credibility anymore. connell: there is a serious problem with china. >> i understand your point ed snowden issue about reviewing people's internet postings and telephone calls and so on and we are doing this to protect our country. i understand the point. connell: from their point of view look at what your doing, has to do with currencies. >> this country is still a pretty open country, free with a lot of liberty, but with respect to china as you know there are serious problems. i heard your description of jetblue's comments, serious problems of theft of intellectual property, chronic problems in that area, we know there are serious problems with cybersecurity and cyberterror of chinese interests trying not only to do damage to our government but also do damage to private companie

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former senator byron dorgan will give us his thoughts on that and a whole lot more when he joins us onrogram on monday. have a great weekend! [♪ theme music ♪] >> stephanie: okay. we have no jacki schechner. all right. you know what, chris, some days you just feel like the foam dummy in the zimmerman trial. had a wtf story for jacki in florida, but we'll wait. marcia clark who has been so great all over the tv on this

senator byron dorgan is going to be in studio with us.k and reid wilson from the hot line to start off this monday morning and yes, justice not done in florida. but first -- >> announcer: this is the "full court press." >> in sports in tim lincecum had a great weekend. he pushed aside the lackluster season that he is having and threw a no-hitter saturday thanks to a diving catch by hunter pence to grab a fly ball in the 9th inning. the threw 148 pitches. it's the most he has ever thrown in a game in his career. he struck out 13 walked 4 batters, and hit one. >> he got up into the hundreds by like the 7th inning. >> bill: oh, really. that's a lot of pitches. >> and what are you going to do if you are a manager? >> bill: yeah. >> he is 5-9. >> yeah this is his first win since june 4th. >> bill: the "washington post" has the numbers comparing the 2012 nats with the 2013 nats. it's painful to read. >> hey, they won yesterday. >> i liked the national easementalty after just a few weeks ago, it was we're going to the world series. and now it's

earlier tonight we also checked in with the longtime former democratic senator, byron dorgan, who served 18 years in the senate, democratic from north dakota. retired in 2010 and offered his perspective on what has been debated in the senate and how he views the institution. what is different today that would force the senate for the first time since 1986 to potentially make changes to the rules? >> sp3 it is that the change came off the bicycle. it's broken. it's not working. it is not just the senate. across the country we have these strong feelings on each side where in the old days democracy is reaching across the aisle uncompromising. no compromise is a four-letter word. people in both caucuses reach across the aisle and are seen as people that are not standing for the principles. that is absurd, but that is what happened. the result is that the caucus bob scott grenades back and forth at each other, but i understand why senator reid is frustrated. the fact is, it has been hard to get anything done, not just on the nation's. we have seen it with all due respect, senator, and his col

and you can always get somebody like byron dorgan or bob bennett, the former senator from utah on thehone and hey, they're just right down the street. >> bill: reid, it is up to you and me and mark leibovitz, right, to tell people what's going on. >> there you go. >> bill: you'll do it at the post. we'll be back in touch with you. always good to talk with you. thanks for your time. >> thanks, bill. >> bill: reid wilson, at the "national journal," editor-in-chief. nationaljournal.com. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." 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