senator ted cruz has recently been compared to joe mccarthy. e by jane mayor, is senator ted cruz our new mccarthy. the new yorker is way too classy to do the cheap trick of sticking a picture of mccarthy next to a picture of cruz, when asking the question, is senator ted cruz our new joe mccarthy, but any fair minded judge would have to admit there is a bit of a resemblance there. the mccarthy comparison has come up because ted cruz tried to slander chuck hagel during his confirmation hearing and because ted cruz really is the last person left in america and possibly the world who is still worried about communists. and like joe mccarthy, he is so worried about communists that he lies about communists and is especially fond of lying about who is a communist. in 2010, a fundraiser with charles and david koch, and reported by jane mayor who was there, ted cruz actually said when he was at harvard law school a few years after barack obama, there were 12 professors there that, quote, believed in the communists overthrowing the united states governme

he's drawn comparisons to joe mccarthy. john mccain even called him a wacko bird.ruz says things are just going great. he told the dallas morning news, "if you look at the vote on sequester, the filibuster on drone strikes and the vote on defunding obama car, republicans have stood together for principle. and in doing so, i believe we are winning the argument." with that kind of fuzzy logic, it's no wonder the americans are running away from the party. 27% of americans can identify as republicans. that's the lowest since the beginning of 2010. and only 33% have a favorable view of the gop. but senator cruz thinks republicans are winning the argument? yikes. maybe the effort to reboot the party is just a lost cause. joining me now, ryan grim and jamal simmons. ryan, do tea party republicans really think they are winning the argument here or are they just avoiding reality as long as possible? >> well, a lot of tea party republicans don't think that the other side has an even remotely legitimate argument to bring to the table. so they think they are practically winnin

in margaret smith, the only woman in our bracket and was the first senator to speak out against joe mccarthy>> a lot of heavy weights there. >> other big potential is phil hart goes against henry lodge. we'll see how it goes, vote today. >> moynihan two seed going all the way. can't wait to see it. we appreciate it. go on to first read at nbcpolitics.com to get your senate madness on. check it out. participate, it's great stuff. coming up from same-sex marriage to immigration and gun control, the culture wars are roaring back. but this time it's democrats on the side of public opinion. how will that impact party strategy going forward? we'll ask democratic stat gist and long time clinton adviser james carville. that's right here next on the "daily rundown" and still ahead our meet the freshmen series continues with sean patrick maloney. what are his thoughts on this week's landmark cases before the court? >>> but first, a look ahead at today's politics planner. watching "the daily rundown," what does it say about mls and nhl they're put together at the white house. give the nhl their own day

when joe mccarthy started talking about the democrat party. their conclusion or the decision was made at the level of the republican party that the word republic sounded more like republican and the word democratic era the word democrat or the word democracy sounded more like democratic party and so they would start referring to the united states as a republic rather than a democracy because that would sound more like republicans and since the one nine hundred fifty s. republicans have been pushing this notion that we should never refer to america as a democracy we should refer to it as a republic and the reason why of course is because it sounds more like the name of their political party it's nonsense we are neither a democracy nor a republic or arguably we're both mark in toronto canada hey mark what's on hi there tom you know this vote voting rights in ohio the school to pull the governor to six seeking to eliminate school to the pool for christian group. he wanted to bring it to. i mentioned before the american center for law and justice

the republican right, we think the republican right is fierce today, imagine when it had joe mccarthy as its lieutenant. so he needed an ambassador. and nixon was that ambassador. but eisenhower's always cold with nixon. you may remember the famous checker speech? that was because there was a phony scandal, this little slush fund that really didn't amount to anything, but it blew up. you know, the press was just as crazy then and avaricious then as it is now, and they blew up this phony scandal about nixon's slush fund. and instead of defending nixon, eisenhower let him twist in the wind and, basically, defend himself. so nix sob went out -- nixon went out and gave this famous speech that was very effective to save his job about his dog, checkers, and it was the famous checkers speech. biggest tv audience in history at the time. and it worked. but eisenhower never -- finally, eisenhower finally said patronizingly to nixon, you're my poi -- you're my boy. eisenhower tried to drive nixon off the ticket in '56, and nixon hung in there, sort of refused to be maneuvered off. and then in 19

. >> it reminds me of joe mccarthy back in the heyday. accusation, 205 communists. then it changed to 87. then it was 57 and then finally, at the republican convention in 1952, he said who cares? one communist in the u.s. government is one communist too many. >> one dog walker is too many. 6% is 6% too much. we got to leave it there, thank you, to rick, karen, sam and richard. i'll see you back tomorrow when i'm joined by sam stein, heather mcgee and author michael moss. for more on the changing face of colorado, log on to facebo facebook/now. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. she was a picky eater. well now i'm her dietitian and last year, she wasn't eating so well. so i recommended boost complete nutritional drink to help her get the nutrition

conservative movement in the united states his book blacklisted by history the untold story of joe mccarthy is an account during the cold war of the recipients of honorary doctorates in the john marshall law school and was in the accuracy in media award for excellence in journalism. please join me to welcome our panel. [applause] >> it is such a pleasure and an honor to be here. once again i was flattered to be asked to participate last year and now i am back again today. i see some good friends including senator jim buckley. [applause] let us begin with a paradox. whittaker chambers was a soviet spy who became the bill buckley's words the most part -- important defector from communism but he noticed the seductive attractions of communism idgan august 1948 when he

>> senator joe mccarthy. >> stephanie: newt gingrich.caller: hey. thank you for your show. you do a great job. >> stephanie: thank you. >> caller: i've always wondered why you all don't show dick cheney on the sunday morning talk show saying deficit don't matter ronald reagan proved that. >> stephanie: that would be a helpful clip, you're right. >> caller: please do it every day and expand on it. >> stephanie: yes please. get that. do it every day. do it. >> there, i said it. well, there i go again. >> stephanie: deb in california. welcome. >> caller: hey there, you guys. >> stephanie: welcome to lady and the panel. >> caller: i wanted to speak on behalf of the thousands and millions or whatever it is of us that just love you. >> stephanie: aww, thank you. >> caller: and t-bone's really great. this is my second attempt at getting a vocabulary. i'm calling for a couple different reasons. mainly we need to remember even though our eyes glaze over when we look at the front line pieces or we look at things, you know, that don't have ads and

his book blacklisted by history, the untold story of senator joe mccarthy and his fight against american enemies gives an account of the age of mccarthyism during the cold war. he has been the recipients of honorary doctorates from such institutions as syracuse university and the john marshall law school and has won the accuracy of media irvine award for excellence in journalism. please join me know in welcoming our panelists. [applause] and would you like to start a stack. >> is such a pleasure and really an honor to be here. once again, i was flattered to be asked to participate in the first seminar last year, and i guess i did not do too badly because i am back again today. and i see some good friends out here and also some people whom i admire so terribly much including senator jim buckley. preserve the round of applause. [applause] well, let us begin with a paradox. whitaker chambers was a soviet spy who became, in bill buckley's words, the most important american defector from communism. the chamber's public witness about the seductive and attraction of communism and its treasonous

joe." >>> president obama may have silenced some of his critics who say his administration lacks diversity by nominating two women. sylilvia matthews burwell is th pick to head the management of office and budget, and gina mccarthy is the choice to helm the environmental protection agency. also yesterday, earnest moniz was nominated as energy secretary. those nominati . >>> a bipartisan plan to curb gun trafficking is being introduced into the senate. the legislation would make it a federal crime to purchase a weapon for someone who does not legally own one. the stores that sell the guns could face legislation as well. tom coburn is key on any senate deal on expanding background checks but remains skeptical of requiring private sellers to keep records. coburn's blessing could carry with it widespread republican support in the senate, without it some democrats may defect as well. there's a new 60 minutes "vanity fair" poll that reveals 80% of people think gun violence in video games, movies and pop culture have some or a lot of impact on society. >>> the obama administration fighting back against charges that access to the president is being sold to high bidders by new advocacy organizations. the "new york times"

mccarthy, joins us live from d.c good morning to you. >> good morning, guys. on valentine's day, we had "live free, key hard." easter weekend, we have "g.i. joe retaliation."oe" is a new film. we're dealing with a g.i. joes that have a hit put on them. four survive. now they have to stop the world from world destruction. the biggest problem with this movie is the plot is insanely confusing. there is too many characters, unless you're a g.i. joe nerd, you'll be lost. i was more confused than at the ending of inception. bruce willis is fun to watch. but the were it was pushed back eight months. it was shot in 2 d. they're converting it to 3 d. also fake imax. save yourself money and see it in 2 d matinee. how do you look cool when you walk away from a slow motion explosion? if i ever have to do that in my real life what, are tips i can get? i asked the rock and he gave me some tips on how to give me tips walking away from an explosion. >> millions and millions and millions of people are going to watch you and if you blink, flinch, move, shake, shutter, anything like that, you're done. if i'm firing a weapon, i don't blink either. >> i fired guns at a range.