you have senator john mccain, lindsay graham, kelly ayotte. they're being drums loudly for military intervention in syria. 70% of the american people say don't even think about it, mr. president. are they representing the republican party here? what is the deal? >> tional security is obviously someing that i got to tell you and i've said it before, it n a ace as chairman of the party that we dive into a lot but the common thread is that the president isn't leading. his yes isn't yes and his no isn't no. he's not decisive on these issues. i got to tell you, when he gets pushed into military intervention or at least weapons or support by a comment made by bill clinton -- >> bill clinton said he would be a wuss if he didn't. in the next few days the president came out and said now we're going to dabble into syria. dabbling into anything is problematic. >> one would think that the republican party and conservatives would stand up for conservative values. >> we're a party of freedom. we've always been a party of aa strong national defense. we've al

lindsay graham voted against it. >> on one piece, lou. >> two pieces. these are theame guys say without border secity it doesn't work. don't you find that intellectually at least pnconsistent? it may be good policy but it's lousy logic. >> there might be multiple answers -- >> we only have time for one. >> i think you're going to get a bill out of the senate and i think that these people also made calculations as to wt it would take to pass a bill out of the senate and deal with the house and deal with the issues in a republican-controlled house. >> it's a simple deal. i don't know why they want to make it complicated. we'll figure that mystery out later. go ahead. >> no,'m sorry. >> and i'm sorry to you. we'll figure out what was meant to say there another time. lindsay gram saying the gop is in a death spiral if you don't buy into the gang of eight deal. meanwhile over in the house, goodlatte is pushing through four discrete bills that make all the sense in the world. why in the world would the republican party buy into the gang of eight proposition,

you heard what lindsay graham is saying. >> yeah, i'm puzzled by what graham is, senator graham is sayingn policy. he says he doesn't want to boycott the olympics, but he wants to get their attention. well, you know you're not going to get their attention by an empty threat, which is a bluff. remember what the russians did, which caused jimmy carter to boycott the olympics in 1980. they invaded afghanistan. that seems like a proportionate response. here we are dealing with a complicated case, where this guy has been exposed, has exposed the fact that the u.s. is engaging in espionage activities against the russians, against the chinese. the russians therefore have every incentive to make this difficult. frankly we would do the same if it were the tables were turned. and president putin has actually been pretty responsible on the issue. he has kept saying, look, our relations with the united states are more important than this guy. i'm not going to let him derail it. so the whole idea that the russians are playing some kind of nasty game, i don't know, maybe i'm seeing a different set of n

i am not a great friend of lindsay graham, but he is up for reelection and he all but onited a primaryhallenge this controversial immigration bill. marco rubio rolled the dice as well. chuck schumer, not the guy you want in your carpool, but somebody who, i have to say, fulfilled the role that ted kennedy had of being the honest broker on both sides, a crucial role. >> i totally agree. i was cheered by the image of the gang of eight. it was a sign of vitality in an institution that feels dead. >> it is lovely, but if it dies, it dies. >> i have a question for mark. suppose the house picked up a stripped-down bill, it went to --gress and the house congress -- conference, and the house cave, would it die, or would it have to get voted on? >> it has to come back. it has to be taken on the floor and voted upon. that is the strength and force of a conference. >> immigration, charles, is it going to pass? >> well, the house will pass something. myant to say, mark, under reading of the constitution, each body is allowed to develop its legislation. i did not see the requirement that each has t

along with senator lindsay graham.gressional correspondent, dana bash has been looking into this obama/mccain relationship. what are you finding out? >> it's very interesting. there was a classic moment that was filled with symbolism just today on capitol hill. john mccain wandered into the senate democrats' meeting with president obama. mccain said he opened the wrong door, looked in the room and saw the president and said oops and the room full of democrats erupted in laughter. well lately, mccain is used to making democrats happy. especially the democrats suddenly relying on mccain to push his agenda, president obama. only a few months ago you couldn't turn on the tv without seeing john mccain railing against president obama. >> this president, and this administration has either been guilty of colossal incompetence or engaged in a cover-up. >> but now, a 1800. >> i think there is a more of a desire to work together, than i have seen in some time. >> suddenly mccain is obama's go-to guy to get things done. on immigra

. >> we're traveling to hear your senator lindsay graham say there should be boycott of russian games we allowed your edward snowden live live in our airport. >> why would you do that? we're watching boy for you. >> we're sorry our american friends would be angry. we make you an offer to visit russia you should not be refusing. >> are you tired of gays having free time. >> the president is macho and incredibly straight lindsey graham. >> your these gays upset russian president putin and distract him when he's trying to relax by watching shirtless men wrestling. come down and visit president putins ain't gay wonderland. credit is why russian is telling you we're homophobe dream. >> now any packages of the gay is to be passing 20,000 rubbles or $6,000 american dollars. >> we are not able to arrest gays up to two weeks. >> and it is illegal to promote homosexuality that be used by youth. >> the gays are in new york, who knew. >> sorry to bother you can i eat something that is not borst. >> get back to the arcade. >> they had only one game of frogger be and it ate my quarter. >> don't mak

only people this point are theefending the nsa hard-core neocons and republican parties, like lindsay grahamand nationalin who see security as the only value that matters, and the really hard- core obama loyalists and democrats who defend anything the obama administration does and have become the loudest proponents, ironically, of the massive secret surveillance and the government's power to listen in. republican neocons, democratic party loyalists, at this point are really the only defenders the nsa has left. i think you're seeing a real division in support of what mr. real breakdown in the division with the root support of mr. snowden, shining on what the government has been doing to our privacy completely in the dark. >> i want to ask you about the move by several major to look on valley companies together with civil liberties groups again to request formally in court that they be allowed to disclose the numbers and the extent of requests from the government to get into their systems. could you talk about that? one of the big problems is that most of what the government is doing is being

john mccain and lindsay graham don't have juice any more.e are just rolling their eyes at him for saying we should boycott the olympics in russia. john mccain although he has a lot of influence, he doesn't have a lot of juice. if you went to the republican convention in 2012, all of the buzz was around these insurgent types. and they're much less interventionist. this is the first case, they want to have a 46-year-old who has a little bit of a spring in her step and some name recognition to be able to get on the floor and make these fights. >> this is a proxy board that has literally nothing to do with mike enzi. i think primary fights are good, people should have contested elections. i agree, everyone go run for office. here's rand paul firing back the first shot on this, he says when i heard liz cheney was rung for senate. i wondered if she was running in her own state of virginia, which makes me think he understands precisely what this is about. this is a proxy war against his people. >> we've been talking to some people off the record ab

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the tone was much harsher from lindsay graham who said america should consider boycotting the "locku games that will be held in russia. >> i love the olympics, but i hate what the russian government is doing throughout the world. if they give asylum to a person i believe committed treason against the united states, that's taking it to a new level. >> that such as was rebuked by many people including the u.s. olympic committee tweeting quote, boycotts didn't work in the 1980s. boycotts only hurt athletes. a veteran correspondent over in russia, simon, i worked for jimmy carter as a speech writer. i don't think i liked it but once you start skipping olympics, you ruin the olympic games principle which is we don't get involved in politics. >> there's truth to that. nobody thinks the united states will boycott the olympics over this. but the mere threat to do it, the mere suggestion it might become a debating point in the united states does hit vladimir putin in a place where it hurts. he has poured millions of dollars into that city in southern russia to get things ready for the olympic

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on one side, you have republican leaders like senator lindsay graham who warned of things like demographiceath spirals if the party doesn't turn around its image. and same concern in an op-ed ad saying more white votes alone won't save the gop. and in other words translation there focus on whites. they argue there are plenty of missing white votes to drown on you demographics. hard white voters who didn't vote last time will desert you completely. this is fox's present human. voicing that yesterday. >> if republicans don't go for immigration reform, much as the senate has done, they are going to be -- they will never win another presidential election. bologna. if you look at statistic you find there is one significant block of voters who turned out in smaller numbers this time in a major way, way below expectations, below their '08 turnout, and that is white voters. >> what does it mean for the debate itself and whether it will pass because it will take both parties. joining us now are former rnc chair michael steele and jonathan elder, ager of the great new book, "the center hold obama an

surely, lindsay graham isn't raising the specter of nazi germany. >> something like the olympics is not supposed to be political. it's supposed to be the world coming together. >> right. >> why do you think that this issue is big enough to perhaps threaten the olympics? >> if you could go back in time, would you have allowed adolph hitler to host the olympics in germany? >> well, destroying a lifetime of work for hundreds of u.s. athletes, it must just be one of those things that has a lot of support on the hill and we don't know about it yet. >> listen, i love senator graham. we've been close friends for 20 years, but i think he's dead wrong. listen, why would we want to punish u.s. athletes who have been training for three years to compete in the olympics over a traitor who can't find a place to call home? >> ladies and gentlemen, that's john boehner there getting the gold medal for being the voice of reason. >> what? >> let's spin on this. you know, look, i think we could probably stipulate up front there is not going to be a boycott, a u.s. boycott of the 2014 winter olympic games.

why is senator lindsay graham made that call. it was a touching store tore. a congressman unighted with a long- lost daughter and a spirited debate over a push to get people to watch their waist line: senate are graham the suggestion that the u.s. should boycott the olympics. >> we are continuing to work with the russian government and other nations in this matter. we hope to so mr. now den return to the united states. i will not engage in speculation about that. the olympics are a long way off. >> and russia considers asylum. senator graham is looking to put pressure on vladimar putin. the next boycott is possible if assists snowden. >> it is more than just snowden. >> let's talk about this. tell me about your suggestion of the boycott of the olympics? >> it is the last thing i want to do. someone asked me would you consider boycotting the olympics if they granted snow dep. do i want to reward putten if he continues to do what he is doing? they have aligned themselves with iowa ran to support assad and syria who is butchering his own people. i asked the chair

he and south carolina senator lindsay graham are in afghanistan on a surprise visit with troops in kabul is calling for a quick transition to free elections in egypt. >> i believe that the defense minister and the military has to show us and the world that they are making a rapid transition back to democracy and that will be, i think, an indicator to the level of support that we would provide to egypt. >> senator graham says morsi failed to reform the government, but graham also says the military takeover is not the way to choose a successor. >>> hundred of firefighters battling the deadly flames in arizona paused wednesday. they stopped to watch a procession of vehicles. they were used by the 19 hotshots who were killed sunday after being trapped in the firestorm. carter evans is in prescott, arizona. carter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning and good morning to our viewers here in the west. wednesday's somber motorcade came with some much-needed good news. the yarnell fire is now 45% contained, but there is still plenty of sorrow and now concern that the death toll could rise. we

lindsay graham was missing until the end.ere only in the same room for a brief period of time. think back a few more weeks when they held an all-senate briefing for the information dominating the headline regarding the nsa internet and phone tracking programs. in that case, it was held on a thursday afternoon, and in the basement of the capitol visitor center. only 47 senators showed up. it shows you how difficult it can be bring the people together. no matter the gravity of the situation. >> we heard the comment from mitch mcconnell last week criticizing the fact it was happening on a monday night at 6:00. he made an offhand comment making it more difficult for lawmakers to be in attendance? >> caller: yeah. that's because they prefer to hold all sorts of fundraisers and other extra critic already events on monday evening. usually they come back at 5:30 and hold a quick conformation vote on federal judge nominee and break for the night. and doesn't return until 10:00 a.m. tuesday morning. part of the reason it's done that da

. >> lindsay graham and chuck proposed a resolution that is calling for moving location of g-20 out of st. peter'sburg if there are changes regarding the situation of edward snowden. does the white house have any thoughts or given any consideration -- >> the g-20 is a body of 20 nations. russia is of 20 nations, russia is the host this year in st. petersburg. it is the president's intention to travel to russia for the meeting. exactly what that proposition is meant to suggest. on the issue obviously that's of mr.t, the disposition snowden, our message is what it has been, that he ought to be expelled and return here to the united states where he will be afforded all the significant rights given to defendants in this country as he faces charges related to the ,nauthorized publication leaking of very sensitive

senator lindsay graham has, with the help of our senior -- our chairman and ranking member, as we'veassed a couple of authorizations concerning iran, he's now authored with a large number of us a resolution that would -- by the senate or congress that would authorize the use of force on iran if iranian nuclear progress reached a point that the president has described as unacceptable. what do you think about that? >> well, sir, as somebody aspiring to go back into the executive branch it may not surprise you that i would want to ensure that the president had the flexibility that he needed to make a judgment that he thought best on behalf of the american people. >> well, it gives him -- it authorizes him to use force. it doesn't -- in fact, it gives him flexibility. >> having not studied the authorization i probably shouldn't comment. >> well, maybe you could look at it -- >> happily. >> and for the record give us your opinion on that. i think it's very important because i don't think there's anyone who would argue that the iranians have proceeded undeterred from their pursuit of the a

graham. and all it takes to give lindsay the vapors -- possibility of running against him from the republican has the money and chops. if you read her position. that idea keeps getting moved further and further into the izoncosphere. >> stephanie: he -- that's the problem is he has already been doing this hasn't he? >> to an extent. there is a certain -- there is a certain level of im-plexablety to the -- to what is going on in the republican, right now. lindsey graham is not conservative enough. bob bennett wasn't conservative enough. that's how we wound up with mike lee. christine o'donnell is talking about running again. >> seriously? >> yes. >> stephanie: charlie, it's interesting -- there are some pieces in "the daily beast" but really that is going to be the big story, how this whole tea party thing plays out. >> i think it has played out. they are driving the train right now. steve king is driving immigration reform in the house. he is it. they are the people who are going to determine whether republicans get immigration reform or not, and they are not going to get it because there is