here to connect these dots is christine pelosi.irs the california democratic party women's caucus. welcome back, as always inside "the war room," christine. >> thank you. >> michael: so from the anti-labor laws in michigan to scott walker's recall things have not gone really well for labor, with the exception of the obama reelection. what can labor do to rebound? >> they have spent year building labor solidarity coalitions. you will remember even 10, 15 years ago, there was a big play by the ceos to pit workers against each other. you still see that now in the extreme house republicans who are saying why would you want an immigrant to get a job over a u.s. worker. and labor's response is know there should be more jobs and we should be lifting up good-paying jobs and pensions for all. >> michael: the democratic party is always looked at a collection of coalitions sometimes at odds with one another. how -- you know, how does this affect the process of electing democrats, of helping unions when you have business interests that are dem

christine pelosi thanks for being here.xt in "the war room," texas big on guns, less so on brains. we'll meet the man fighting to keep college campuses weapon free next right mere in "the war room." gripping, current. break the ice with breath-freshening cooling crystals. ice breakers. alright, in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. ♪ >> michael: they say everything is bigger in texas, that's especially true for the gun debate. the nra held its annual meeting earlier this month in houston. you may remember governor rick perry's introduction. ♪ >> michael: and here is governor perry invitin

christine pelosi. she chairs the california democratic party women's caucus now joins us. e back inside "the war room." you have just come from the giant's game across the street christine, i'm touched that you left a good game but even more touched that you brought me cracker jacks. anthony weiner. he is coming back. he is a staunch liberal. a very very smart guy. he made big mistakes. a quinnipiac poll shows him second to christine quinn with 15% of the vote. so while he is by no means a lock to win this thing, he seems to be a very serious contender. can it be that easy. >> well, i would rather vote for huma, because his wife is wonderful. and i tend to think in these family situations you look to the aggrieved partner. and if the spouse has forgiveness, who are we to second-guess the spouse. she is very accomplished on her own. so if she is comfortable with her husband being in the race, and with herself undergoing the kind of scrutiny she is going to have to every come, i say america loves a second chance and it's up to the voters of new york to decide. we have a progr

. >> michael: jamel bouie and happy birthday to christine pelosi. the nation has an uncanny knack of shining light on the hypocritical egregious and just flat out wrong. he'll join us right after the break. >> michael: for most americans leaving a job can be stressful especially when it comes to money. but corporate bigwigs who leave private secretary for jobs for capitol hill sometimes get an added bonus to cushion that difficult transition. these are bonuses a little somethin' somethin' when they go to work for the government. jack lew received an exit passage worth $1 million in 2009 shortly before joining the obama administration. now to be clear he to do to walk away from the bonus if he quit his citibank job for another job with a few exceptions including if he left for. >> to close the quote resolving door end quote that carries the special interest in the revolving door in and out of the government. i think that's a question at a needs to be asked and i'd appreciate hearing your response. >> good job but for more on this interesting story i'