i can't help but wonder what it must have sounded like when lindsey graham said that. how would that sound if lindsey graham would say hello governor -- no that won't be it. the world is literally about to blow up. no new york city. hey what are you gonna do the world -- no, no, not it. i, senator graham do believe -- i do declare that this vessel which we inhabit is about to just explode and me just here all along in my sitting room surrounded by sweet tea and just my figurines. [ laughter ] i didn't take graham seriously, you know, that the world is about to blow up. you know how excitable southerners can get -- [laughter] -- until i saw this. >> the metropolitan atlanta area largely paralyzed. >> pregnant women and children trapped on the roads. >> children left to spend the night in their schools. >> an abandoned car purgatory. >> like the zombie apocalypse. >> the walking dead. >> jon: lord have mercy, lindsey graham was right. he was right. i have always depended on the kindness of strangers to give me a ride. [ laughter ] the ice age zombie doomsday apocalypse h

to work to unseat rhino number one, lindsey graham in this next election. thank you. that will make a statement. we have gotten smart. and you have friends in the sisters inhers and different states are going to be coming and help you unseat senator graham. thank you. >> i would only quibble with one saying. the government doesn't pick winners and losers. expense losers at the of winners. it hasn't picked a winner yet, and the founding fathers did not make the federal government of venture capital firm.

just ask lindsey graham. >> and beyond. >> if the election were tomorrow, had hillary clinton would most likely be the president of the united states. >> ""inside politics," the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters -- now. >>> welcome to "inside politics." i'm john king. thanks for sharing your sunday morning and with us to share their reporting and insights, amy walter, david maranis, julie pace of the associated press. yes, there are 254 days until election day and yet, sad to say, the year of governing is over. politics rules. we've watched republicans dodge land mines on immigration and the debt ceiling. now president obama ducks a big democratic civil war dropping a huge social security reform from a new budget that also calls for big new spending on things democrats think help them in the fall campaign. julie pace, you cover the white house. is it safe to say that nothing big is going to get done this year and this is a concession by

secretary hillary clinton. >> isn't 20 years of lindsey graham in washington enough?so here it comes, right? the state department record and proximity to hillary clinton. >> that's so funny. i think what's really interesting about this, though, gets to something that the republicans should actually be worried about coming up in the midterms is that you know, they are in danger of having in their primary season ante up with candidates too far to the right even for the republicans. they need people who are more moderate if they're going to have any chance of taking the senate from the democrats in november. and so if they go too far to the right, if you start coming in, people like lindsey graham from the right, you could end up in another dangerous situation for republican candidates. >> should be said lindsey graham was a house manager in the impeachment of bill clinton. not like he's not a conservative guy. he's a pretty conservative guy. we complain about washington but so the voters of south carolina get a chance to make a decision. do they want a guy who is a very

why lindsey graham, who has a brain? >> we can set jim inhofe aside. >> i really like the guy.'m watching him, i'm thinking p.o.w. he has to read the statement. >> so inhofe says whenever it snows that's proof that there is no global warming. >> i don't really like him that much. >> lindsey graham has -- he is likely to have a difficult primary challenge. >> seven people running against him. >> and he just gets something stuck in his craw here. the odd thing, though, this isn't even about benghazi. we're not talking what happened, whether there is adequate security, why these guys got killed, could something have been done to prevent it. we're talking about things that happen affidavit they died. and did he call it terrorists? did he call it extremists? it doesn't matter if he called it a ham sandwich. >> we're talking about the etiquette of talking points. >> the cia, the intelligence committee wrote the term extremism. that's the word they use for terrorists. >> right. >> it was general petraeus himself ahead of these directives who took out the phrase al qaeda. it's all in t

we have great candidates running against lindsey graham. we have a provision that has been given to us but we have to open up another front. the time has come for the states the citizens to be proactive in taking this power back. as the a solution as big problem. if you are here today, you know the problem is enormous. we're not fooling ourselves. we need a solution that is big and what i want to tell you is the framers, from 226 years ago, are screaming to us. provisions inhe the constitution. i know there is fear among us, but there are two methods to propose amendments to the united states constitution. you probably know this one. all 27 amendments to the federal constitution have been done via this mode right here. article five. you know it. two thirds of both houses propose amendments. and they send those amendments out to the states. send them to the 50 states, or if you listen to the president, 57. and they say that 38 states must ratify those proposed amendments for them to become part of the constitution. but there is a second mode

what's the thinking of trying to connect lindsey graham to hillary clinton? ou mentioned the war chest, his two terms in the u.s. senate. there's know doubt that candidates are trying their best to get traction nap's all this is. look, i'm the party chairman. i can't endorse in this race. try to keep one on the same page until the general election. but, you know, primary, and we look forward to a spirited one here in south carolina. >> jamie, why would that even be a strategy? while it that you can't even say something nice about someone in politics if they're on the other side of the aisle without someone spending some money running an attack ad? >> i know. it's the nature of politics these days. i'll tell you what, craig, i really like this guy right next to me even though we dils agree on. policy and politics. he's a good guy. but what you see here in politics is senator graham knows exactly what most americans know, and that is secretary chinton was a very good, very effective secretary of state. and the reason why the republicans are throwing their bombs

well, you will see it right here coming up. >>> senator lindsey graham blasting susan rice on twittertill sticking by the talking points she delivered on five different sunday morning shows in the days right after the benghazi attack when four americans were murdered in that attack. but the obama administration insisted it was all about a video. senator lindsey graham tweeting susan rice may be comfortable about the role she played in benghazi debacle but no one else outside of president obama's inner circle is. senator graham joins us. nice to see you, sir. >> what a very smart thing to have said if i say so myself. >> what is going on with this? i mean, at least -- i mean -- >> getting away with it. >> secretary of state hillary clinton says said this was the most regrettable incident of the time she was there susan rice acts like it's still fine. >> well, from her point of view, her job was to turn a terrorist attack into a protest because they are seven weeks from an election. all of the intelligence coming out of libya, from the station chief, the cia station chief says this was

just ask lindsey graham. >> she's dedicated to her job. she loves her country. is a good role model. one of the most effective secretaries of state, greatest ambassadors for the american people that i've known in my lifetime. >> dd i mention these challengers are underfunded? still, eve an low-budget jab like that, could it pack enough punch to shake up the race? let's ask our panel, susan page and ryan lizza. susan, you pointed out at the end of that ad there's a grand hillary hug. >> watch out who you hug. there was a hug in 2009 that was a big factor in the senate primary against marco rubio. i think the only thing we can conclude -- >> dropped out. >> and then became a democrat. i think we're going to see lindsey graham gradually work his way maybe over to the democratic primary. >> that's a joke, just so everybody knows. but this could have an impact. >> look, graham is not as conservative as south carolina. south carolina republicans are among the most conservative in the country. graham, looking this up before the show, he's 33 rd in the senate so, he can

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two of the members of the delegation, john mccain and lindsey graham, provided details of the meetingrey goldberg joins me now. jeffrey, thanks for joining us. what did graham and mccain tell you that secretary of state john kerry told them about syria? >> essentially, he made a case that the current policies are failing and the jihadist groups are talking about targeting the america homeland. there are a whole set of other issues. the slow rolling by the syrian regime of the removal of chemical weapons. a whole set of issues kerry, they said, feels like russia is subverting the chance for a peace settlement and so the clear impression that a number of people got was that kerry feels that it's time to sort of up the game, that the administration is going to have to get more engaged or this problem is going to get much worse, spin out of control even. >> kerry advocated for a much more muscular -- >> kerry has been one of the prime people, for instance, arming rebels over different periods of time. so this is not surprising. what is a little bit surprising is that he would be as frank

the nsa spying senator lindsey graham. [applause] he is probably listening now. have a song to dedication to senator lindsey ,raham, senator mcconnell representatives and speaker of the house john boehner, karl rove, and the republican establishment. i hope you like it. ♪ hey, hey, hey, goodbye na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye ♪ i thought you would like that. i have been amazed at the recent partyclared on the tea and tea party activists. i take you back to 2009. i member the first conference call we had to discuss the formation the tea party. we planned a tea party protest on february 27, 2009. i can tell you, we were just as upset at the direction of the republican party under karl rove and george w. bush. we found that out president bush and karl rove will not real conservatives. they gave us big government they gave us legislation like the prescription drug act. then they gave us tarp, which has started the furor. the tea party started boiling under karl rove. it did not start until obama. [applause] how many approve of the republican leadership in congress?

and according to republican senator lindsey graham kerry, quote, acknowledged that the chemical weapons delivery is being slow rolled, that the russians continue to supply arms and that we are at a point now where we are going to have to change our strategy. he openly talked about supporting arming some of the rebels and openly talked about forming a coalition against alcohol because it's a direct threat now. administration officials are disputing the administration of that report. spokesperson jim saki who sat in on the meeting, said it didn't happen the way lindsey graham described. >> at no point did he state what i think was quoted, that the process has failed. >> i think the stories you're referring to actually appear to be a reflection of what senators mccain and graham think of our syria policy, not what secretary kerry thinks. the policy we have in place is the policy we're approximate pursuing. >> what's really happening when it comes to syria? is it to test lawmaker's temperature when it comes to a more aggressive strategy? one piece of the puzzle was introduced last week by t

i walk head into lindsey graham and knocked him over practically . i thought i am not doing the balance very well. if you are a senator or nurse, trying to balance the family, you never do it perfectly. anyone who says they do is wrong. >> interviews with bob corker and senator amy clover and schalk later on c-span. -- we take you live to the floor of the u.s. house. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the

perhaps the most alarming reaction came from senator lindsey graham who told "roll

they're not only challenging mitch mcconnell, they're challenging the deputy republican leader, lindsey grahame network of incumbents being challenged. >> so what you have here, and i think we referred to them as the kamikaze, they want a fight on every issue. they pushed for the shutdown, they want a big proceed tacttrat into the debt ceiling. and they have not wanted -- this is a fight over -- >> is there any substantive issue here? is there a real difference over policy, or is this just about how much you're willing to fight? >> no, this is all about tact s tactics. mitch mcconnell and ted cruz hold nearly identical positions on everything. they feel mitch mcconnell has hot gone out there and fought hard enough with them. so it's a concerted effort to topple him and a number of other guys and try to get more people like themselves who are willing for that fight in the future. >> is that a legitimate point that the leadership just hasn't fought hard enough? >> in a sense. the biggest problem is that president obama has sucked the political oxygen out of washington. there are a lot of long se

lindsey graham has said, there has been a chilling effect from the health care law about getting high-profile projects past. >>> senators still can't reach a deal to help the long-term unemployed in this country. the latest attempt to extend emergency benefits failed. democrats fell one vote shy of the 60 needed. four republicans supported that plan, which would cost more than $6 billion and the cost would have been offset elsewhere. republicans still objected because they couldn't offer amendments. harry reid says it is clear, republicans just want to say no. >> we've given them everything they wanted, paid for it. no one could question that. they can't take yes for an answer. senator murray says, procedurally this and that is gobblely gook to the american people. >> 1.7 million americans have lost unemployment benefits since the start of the year. officials in two states say they are scrambling to invest major environment tol concerns. tons of toxic ash poured into the dan river. workers were rushing to repair that leak and to determine if the chemicals pose a health danger. led, arsonic an

they're challenging pat roberts in kansas, lindsey graham in south carolina.etwork being challenged by the incumbents particularly by these conservative groups. >> what you have here, paul, i think we refer to them as the cam qazi caucus in the senate. these are the guys that want to find on every issue. they wanted a big protracted fight on the debt ceiling and they want them to run into the obama bayonets. they have not wanted to do that. this is a fight over tactics and what they're doing is -- >> kim, is there any substantive issue here? i mean is there a real difference over policy, or is this just about how much you're willing to fight? >> no. this is all about tactics. mitch mccobble and ted cruz hold nearly identical positions on everything, debt to obama care to everything else. this is a fact they feel mitch mcconnell has gone out there. it's a concerted effort to topple him and a number of other guys and get more people like themselves who would be willing for that fight in the future. >> dan, is that a legitimate point that the leadership just hasn

on the phoneim right now and i walked into lindsey graham and i almost knocked him over. i am not doing this balance right now. if you are trying to balance the family in the work, you never do it perfectly and anyone who says they do is wrong. for me, having my husband there has been a great blessing and a help. >> i want to come back to that. biography, that lists the essay that you referred to. what is it about? >> on the dome stadium? ncovering the"u based it on a same analysis of how you look at things first on the macro level and that would be the world of pro sports and pro sports teams and the second part is how you get a bill done with the various special interest groups and everyone is fighting with each other and the weird alliances that take place in the case of the stadium to get it done. the third was implementation. i talked to all the people on the stadium commission who were charged with deciding where i would be located at the time, whether in minneapolis or lymington, minnesota, and they chose minneapolis and it was about how the stadium way back in the

i walked head into lindsey graham and knocked him over practically.i said, i am not doing this balance very well. i think for any mother it doesn't matter if you're a senator or if you're a nurse trying to balance the family and the work, you never do it perfectly. and anyone that says that they do is wrong. >> american profile interviews with senators bob corker and amy klobuchar tuesday night starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> last month, jane little of the bbc talked about same-sex marriage. al qaeda's use of social media, and her own views about covering religious issues early in her career. this is held at the university of colorado in boulder. it's an hour and 15 minutes. >> hello, again. it's a real accomplish and a great privilege to be with you tonight and i'm grateful to professor stewart and the provost for inviting me to come here to share some of my experiences in covering religion and the ways in which i've seen the beat change, rise, fall, evolve over the last two decades of my career which has been

the main executed conference now according to the two senators in attendance john mccain and lindsey graham they said that the u.s. secretary of state admitted to them that he no longer believes the obama administration's approach to the crisis in syria is working and they say he talked about supporting a plan to arm the moderate opposition in syria according to the two senators they say that that plan would be aimed at blocking al qaeda affiliates in syria from carrying out terrorist attacks on america now kerry spokesperson denies that he raised the issue of supplying weapons to the syrian opposition no according to the two senators that are mentioned mr kerry also said during the meeting that he believes bashar al assad's government is failing to uphold its promise to give up chemical weapons according to the schedule that's been outlined however russia's deputy foreign minister recently said that syria is proceeding according to plan and even this month the assad government plans on removing a large shipment of chemical substances and that process is said to be complete by march first w

john mccain and lindsey graham hyde be sad that the us secretary of state made it to them that he no longer believes the obama administration's approach the crisis in syria is working and they say he talks about supporting a plan to arm them moderate opposition in syria according to the c two senators they say that i that plan would be aimed at blocking al qaeda affiliates in syria from the carrying out attacks on america now carry spokesperson did not say the race issue of supplying the weapons to the syrian opposition no quitting to tie the two centers have mentioned mr kerry also said that during the meeting that he believes the charlotte sides government is failing to uphold its promise to give up chemical weapons according to the schedule that's been caught out lying. noah however russia's deputy foreign minister recently said that syria is proceeding according to plan and that even this month the sa government plans on removing a large shipment of chemical substances and that process is set to be complete by march first. now while there have been some delays. moscow says wester

support a stronger mole robust us approach this area i'm thinking about john mccain mccain and lindsey graham of this year and it said in a carrier for is the situation and said well what are your constituents think are your constituents supportive of a more robust policy on syria and of course here this is a great degree of selling the policy that the white house nee the congress need to do to educate us as to why it's important for the us for u s national interest to act on syria. now that said i think being able to up sell. i did spend the full support to the to the us radical groups to the moderate opposition is that much easier than it is to opt to sell us strikes or to another war and at least it is that you're absolutely right the us will not stand for christmas and i won't bring in one of the plant which is a very important one in this country that's the wrong. and of course this is something that us foreign policy makers have their eye on idol is there any appetite g cents. within the foreign policy community is this some kind of appetite of any calling for a grand bargain with iran

mean just last week at the state of the union address republican lawmakers like paul ryan and lindsey graham went out of their way to oppose duck dynasty star willie robertson like he was some sort of conquering hero sure you could argue the paul ryan was just excited to see a t.v. star but let's be honest this is really about making a dog whistle to all those people on the far right who thought duck dynasty star phil robertson was the victim of a liberal media conspiracy after he made a homophobic and racist remarks in an interview with g.q. and shouldn't be all that surprising it's almost a foregone conclusion that once a week or republican congressmen like louie gohmert or steve stockman will say something ridiculously intolerant about women or minorities sensible conservatives try to say that people like gomer stockman are just a few bad apples but those conservatives are ignoring their party's own history the real agenda the republican party is to serve billionaires and transnational corporations because that group represents such a small number of voters they need to expand the tent it

and that includes lindsey graham and kelly ayotte wearing out her welcome and they are going to dealcing this country. >> and that is the issue, we have this that is diverse in the least. and we are trying to get this as well. and we have the republican party and the tea party is in a very critical part and they are not with us. and this is the tea party and because we are in america. and the fact is that john boehner was saved by the democratic caucus and the tea party, and i'm going to include in this it would've driven him right into the ditch. you disagree? >> we would have spent the next three weeks. >> what we are due as a part of it. and i do believe that it is a good thing. >> the tea party is too smart for that. when you look at the polls we look at the results and i have to tell you. >> both times we have gotten clobbered with the midterm. and they actually say this in 2010 and had the same opportunity and we had this nonsense that some of the folks in leadership are taking on. and you can talk about this establishment. >> you get the last word here. >> at the end of the da

on the phoneim right now and i walked into lindsey graham and i almost knocked him over. i am not doing this balance right now. if you are trying to balance the family in the work, you never do it perfectly and anyone who says they do is wrong. for me, having my husband there has been a great blessing and a help. >> i want to come back to that. biography, that lists the essay that you referred to. what is it about? >> on the dome stadium? ncovering the"u based it on a same analysis of how you look at things first on the macro level and that would be the world of pro sports and pro sports teams and the second part is how you get a bill done with the various special interest groups and everyone is fighting with each other and the weird alliances that take place in the case of the stadium to get it done. the third was implementation. i talked to all the people on the stadium commission who were charged with deciding where i would be located at the time, whether in minneapolis or lymington, minnesota, and they chose minneapolis and it was about how the stadium way back in the

and later that same month in a closed-door meeting with senators lindsey graham, john mccain and kelly ayote, mr. morell blamed the fbi for the revisions. and in may of 2013, when the house nominated john brennan to take over the cia role, that morell had left, republicans pressed the obama administration for emails related to the preparation of the talking points in exchange for a smooth confirmation of john brennan. but some of the emails delivered placed mr. morell right at the center of the controversy. morell's career path after he3 resigned from the cia suggests an even close and personal political alignment with the administration. morell is now a member of the consulting firm, beacon global strategies. this is a group founded by leon panetta's former chief of staff and phillip raines, a man who is described as hillary clinton's, quote, most visible spokesman and guardian much her public persona. when asked for comment on these allegations, mr. morell referred fox news to the cia public affairs office. well, the public is still looking for answers as well, a new fox poll shows 6

and later that same monthn a closed-door meeting with senators lindsey graham, john mccain and kelly ayote, mr. morell blamed the fbi for the revisions. and in may of 2013, when the house nominated john brennan to ta over the cia role, that morell had left, republicans pressed the obama administration for emails related to the preparation of the talking points in exchange for a smooth nfirmation of john brennan. but some of the emails delivered placed mr. morell right at the center of the controversy. morell's career path after he3 resigned from the cia suggests an even close and personal political alignment with the administration. morell is now a member of the consulting firm, bean global strategies. this is a group founded by leon panetta's former chief of staff and phillip raines, a man who is described as hillary clinton's, quote, most visible spokesman and guardian much her public persona. when asked for comment on these allegations, mr. morell referred fox news to the cia public affairs office. ll, the plic is still looking for answers as well, a new fox poll sho 66% want cong

i walked head into lindsey graham and knocked them over practically.i felt i was not doing the balance well. for any mother, trying to balance the family and work, you never do it perfectly. anyone who says they do is lying. >> interviews on tuesday night starting at 8:00 eastern on c-span. next, a hearing examining the financial status of the federal highway trust fund which pays for a number of the nation's transportation infrastructure projects. the fund is currently projected to run out of money by august of this year. the witnesses including u.s. chamber of commerce president tom donohue and afl-cio resident richard trumka who testified about possible ways to address the issue. this is before the environment and public works committee. >> we are focusing on maintaining funding for transportation and averting a major crisis later this year. we will hear from our witnesses who are national leaders representing businesses, states, and workers who build, maintain, and utilize our transportation system. i am so pleased to once again welcome tom donohue

have to wonder how long will the american public put up with with being played by people like lindsey graham, mitch mcconnell? do they think american people can't read plain english and what the cbo report actually says which is totally different from what the republicans are pretending it says? when do we get sick of that nonsense? >> the continual statement, we are talking about it here off camera. the continual statement that gets you where you want to go in politics is simply always being against the president. somebody says the president ought to be executed you say he is an outlaw. anything nasty and the president screwing the economy and anything nasty about this guy has become the main course of the republican party. you can't put your hand up like john mccain did and said he is a good man when the woman said he is an arab not that that is a bad thing but she meant it as a bad thing. he said he is an american. we disagree on policy but he is not the devil? >> even shaking the president's hand or not being rude to him on the tarmac can be the kiss of death for republican politician. i

and what republican senator lindsey graham called the defense cuts dead on arrival, the senate majoritydeferred judgment. >> i'm running the senate and he'll make his decision in conjunction with the president. >> when military assembly lines slow down and bases potentially close, the cuts may find some bipartisan opposition. >> thank you. >>> the house has just passed a couple bills about the irs. one would limit the time an audit can last to one year. it would also require the agency to tell you if it is sharing your tax information with another government office. the other bill would prevent irs workers from asking you about your religious or political beliefs. >>> doctors in california are trying to figure out what is causing young children to become partially paralyzed. there have been about 25 cases in the past couple years. children ages 2 to 16 suffer flu-like symptoms, then weakness, followed by paralysis of limbs. >> she was healthy to that point, and we thought it was asthma, and we went home from the hospital. that was trying in itself. the next day, we did not realize what

lindsey graham's primary.georgia senate seat primary. >> talk about alaska, talk about north carolina, arkansas, louisiana. shall i go on? >> there is no primary there. >> the last midterm, the republican party in some key states fielded some tea party candidates that almost immediately when they opened their mouths turned off voters. >> when you had one candidate, i believe from missouri that said there is legitimate rape, okay, we do have challenges. >> delaware, nevada. my goodness. >> but we have obama care. in 2010 republicans won the house by obama care. when you have democrats running away from the president's signature legislation, when you have democrats running away from the president when he goes to their districts, bill clinton used to raise money but democrats today are running away from obama. >> i want to play more of what they're depressed. they are $20 million behind the republican party. the governors are $20 million behind the governor republican association. it's just not a good midterm par

in response, senator lindsey graham who said morrell misled him and at least two other senators is calling on the sdagz to release more documents beyond the 100 pages of e-mails made public in may. quote, i believe we need to declassify his previous testimony and release all communications, written, recorded, audio, and video, involving mr. morrell's discussions. it's likely he will be recalled to testify, and the house committee is also considering whether his boss, david petraeus, will also be recalled. the general has yet to respond to fox's request for comment. >>> up next, top democrats aren't buying all the obamacare horror stories you have heard. jim ingle with that. plus, a timeline on the irs targeting conservatives scandal. stay tuned. for over a decade millions have raised their hand for the proven relief of the purple pill. and that relief could be in your hand. for many, nexium helps relieve heartburn symptoms from acid reflux disease. find out how you can save at purplepill.com. there is risk of bone fracture and low magnesium levels. side effects may include headache, abdomi

. >> mccain, lindsey graham. the guys they are supporting, chris mcdaniel, a guy who went to a neoconfederate group's meeting. and wolf in kansas. he is second cousin of obama but compares obama to hitler and posts x rays of dead people to the internet and makes jokes about it. and matt beven running against mcconnell who says he was against the bailout who was in favor of the bailout. it is not principle conservatives. it is a civil war within the republican party. >> i did this the other night because this guy wolf, these guys are crazy people. they are saying stuff you would never nominate them if you had an election. this group like this madison project, they find these people and say anybody crazy enough to run against incumbent republican senator is our guy. >> and then they lose in that battle or come to washington and get consumed by the process and become establishment politicians. ted cruz is determined not to do that. >> how do you know he is a fraud? i have heard that story around town. >> i saw him i

the appeals courts said they were legal and then the republicans, led by john mccain and lindsey graham just caved into obama on the issue about appointments on the nlrb. it's unbelievable, this paying off of your connies -- constituencies. >> remember when the president said this? >> shovel-ready was not as shovel ready as we expected. >> even the president joked that the stimulus didn't go as planned, but five years after signing that near live $800 billion bill, the obama administration is trying to put a positive spin on things, to ed henry at the white house with the latest positive spin. ed? go for it. >> what the house is saying today is, look, unemployment has come down. there's been economic growth for many months now since the stimulus was enacted into law. they believe those are signs of hope in the economy and that the president stopped the nation from falling into an economic depression, something worse than the recession that we actually faced. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell clear today in charging that the president fell well short of that promise, you'll rememb

i walked head into lindsey graham and said i am not doing this balance very well. i don't think it matters if you are a senator or a nurse, trying to balance the family, you never do it perfectly. withofile interviews senator corker and amy klob uchar. next, discussion on class-action lawsuits and why some members argue that they benefit nobody but attorneys. >> our topic tonight is class action abuse. before introducing my colleague, i want to frame this discussion for us a little bit. when we talk about class-action lawsuits, what we are really talking about are aggregated lawsuits where you take a bunch ,f claims, usually small claims but numerous claims that are similar in character and you put them together into a single lawsuit. this has existed for some time. it is deemed a matter of judicial efficiency. a bunch ofer to try similar cases and won large piece of litigation than to try a bunch of different, individual, separate cases. modernesis of the class-action bar came about in the mid-1960's. there was a revision of the federal rules of civil procedure th

lindsey graham, john mccain and kelly ayotte are requesting responses to questions raised in the president's interview with bill o'reilly prior to the super bowl. a surprising move today by the speaker of the house. john boehner apparently pulling the plug on immigration reform for the rest of this year. correspondent doug mcelway tells us why. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner signalled time-out in the gop's willingness to pass immigration reform. >> there's widespread doubt about whether this administration can be trusted to enforce our laws, and it's going to be difficult to move any immigration legislation until that changes. >> reporter: a senior gop aide put it more starkly telling fox news the gop is going to, tap the brakes on immigration reform but added it's not yet dead. republicans looked past the president's homage to immigrants at today's national prayer breakfast. >> for immigrants who want to step out of the shadows. >> reporter: focusing instead on his pledge to act unilaterally. i've got a pen and a phone and can i use that pen to sign executive orders. >> we can't to