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. >>> and joining us from across town in washington we have howard fineman, editorial director at theton post. thanks for being with us. >> hi, krystal. >> both parties want to do something about cyber security. there is some bipartisan consensus on the need for action. do they actual lay agree on what to do? >> well they don't agree in the details, but i think there is a lot of agreement on the basic ideas that the president put forward and indeed rattling around on the hill for several years now. the democrats in the senate didn't take any action on it last year they were worried about a lack of consensus. but the idea of sharing between the government and industry is a sensible one. the idea of ratcheting up law enforcement efforts that relate to cyber crimes is another one i think people agree with. and the one about giving people notification if there has been a breach as well. now people in the democratic coalition will tell you they are very worried about the details of this and what it may mean as far as breach -- breaches of privacy sanctioned by the government into people's

>> in our round table tonight, howard fineman, amanda turkel and clarence page. let's go to amanda. you know, i don't get it. why would lindsey graham, who is for immigration reform, voted for it in the last senate, why is he asking about the cost of deporting 11 million people? is it because he wants to encourage it or discourage it? >> lindsey graham has never been for deporting everyone and it's unrealistic. i hope it's the lindsey graham who is bringing it up to show what a ridiculous policy it is. it would cost too much and logistically it doesn't work. >> howard? >> i think that's probably right. i think he wants to show the administration and its allies haven't even thought about what it would cost because they don't want to do it. >> hold me back. hold me back. >> right. >> i'm getting rid of the 11 million people. everybody knows they had all of the congress and senate and all of that, they wouldn't do it. >> right. >> they've been there. >> the main point is, she handled the whole topic incredibly smoothly and on point because she said, look, i read the details. there's no

msnbc political analyst michael steele, michelle bernard of the bernard center for women and howard finemanpost. mike huckabee, this january, wanted to push back against the accusations that republicans were waging a war on women. take a look at how he tried to valiantly defend american women from democratic attempts to provide them with birth control. >> if the democrats want to insult the women of america by making them believe that they are helpless without uncle sugar coming in and providing for them a prescription each month for birth control, because they cannot control their libido or reproductive system without the help of the government, then so be it, let us take that discussion all across america. because women are far more than the democrats have played them to be. >> who is he selling that popcorn to? i couldn't figure out the group that think women have an overactive libido, and some guy named uncle sugar. who is he playing to? >> i'm watching the clip and i'm thinking to myself, is he saying that republican women don't have sex? is that what he's telling the audience? i don't

howard fineman braved the blizzard here to be with us. >> hi, guys. >> let's start with some of what's hitting de blasio right now. take a look at this. game of thrones getting in the mix. this is last night. one of these internet ones that shows him ased in stark with the snow flapping in his face. winter is coming is what they say. people are having a good laugh. the onion weighed in with a headline, nyc mayor says reconcile yourself with your god for all will perish in the tempest while reading from a satire piece, of course but this shall be a tempest the likes of which will never be seen by man or beast. barring an unexpected intensification in the storm, normal subway and bus service would resume wednesday, end quote and satire. those are not real quotes from the mayor. >> thanks for make that clear. >> howard, they may not be fair. but talk to us first on the politics. how do you react as a mayor or governor when you're starting to become the butt of this kind of of joke? >> first of all, if you're mayor de blasio you really almost any other politician you can't win. you're eith

. >> and now with us at the table for a post-state of the union run down joined by howard fineman, the new editorial director at the huffington post. congratulations. >> thank you. we have 15 international version and we want to put together with what happens in the u.s. with what happens around the world. it used to be said all politics is global as the president demonstrated last night. >> thank you for that title. congratulations. >> integral actic is -- integral actick. >> there was some nasa in that statement. >> and boy was he strong last night on the progressionive vision and how to get the economy moving on fairness and recovery. fantastic speech. some reporters think where was this man during the first term? >> yes. were i a losing democrat from the last election i would say where was this guy during the campaign? where were these ideas during the campaign? these are not radical ideas the president was pushing out. yes, they are progressive but hardly earth shaking. paid sick leave, help with community college education, student loans, packaged under the new slogan of middle c

msnbc political analyst, howard fineman. let me ask this. we'll start with you. you're covering the hill. let me start with you. chris van hollen. is this a precursor of him knocking off steny hoyer in the bottom of the succession? >> i know that's what you want it to be. >> this is called "hardball" after all. >> is this about getting something done or posing? >> i think it's about getting something done and a realization that democrats felt they didn't go far enough this time around. they pushed forward policies like pay equity for women, like the minimum wage. everybody loved that stuff. >> point of purchase stuff. the big stuff in the supermarket has to be income inequality. >> everybody is hurting. the middle class is shrinking. wages are going down. everyone looked at that and said, you're not doing enough. >> with the economy rebounding a bit, is this a good time to get on the team, the train, and say, look, it's getting better but let's divide it up a little? >> yes, absolutely. if i were a member, a democratic member of congress who lost in november, i w

. >> thank you michael steele and howard fineman.t, president obama once again called for equal pay for women. if washington is playing catch up, hollywood is there. we're lucky enough to be joined by a star outside our usual sphere. golden globe recent winner actress ruth wilson from "the affair." watch it all the time. this is "hardball," the place for politics, and ruth davis. [ high-pitched ] nailed it! [ normal voice ] you're right, that was really easy. i know, i told you so. on progressive.com you can compare our progressive direct rates with our competitors' rates, so shopping is easy. you don't sound like flo. [high-pitched] yeah, i do. [ clears throat ] who you talking to? [ normal voice ] what? what's on your hand? noth-- my wedding ring. [chuckles] symbol of our love and understanding. comparing rates for you. now that's progressive. [ high-pitched ] nailed it! >>> this congress still needs to pass a law that makes sure a woman is paid the same as a man for doing the same work. [ applause ] it's 2015. it's time. >> we're