with all these different things that are sort of out there, could it make the effort even tougher, manu? >> that could give cover to republicans who are to oppose the plan that the democrats are pushing. they can say, look, we are supporting an alternative plan. they would argue that they're not obstructing efforts to try to stem gun violence. also what that could do is attract a lot of red state democrats, people who are up for reelection, say in alaska, louisiana, north carolina who are concerned about some of the more expansive gun control measures, even the universal background checks, piece that the president is pushing. that could give some -- attract some of those folks. it's going to be very hard to get anything through the senate. we'll see this fight come to a head next month. i'm not expecting a whole lot to get through in the next coming weeks. >> of course the point person on this, former senator and vice president joe biden said yesterday, quote, i think we're on the vrj of getting a serious, thorough, universal background check system in place and it will emphasize will,

blanche lincoln and manu raju.keepers, and they have stop doing that, is he right? >> you're asking? >> i know. >> i asked the numbers guy. i'm curious what the reaction is to that. >> the answer is yes, because if the numbers don't connect to real policies, real situations, real challenges to our country, then they mean nothing. and balance -- balance is just the equation of z "a" plus "b" equal zero. that's basically all it is. it's a math problem. so that's not the problem most people are talking about around their kitchen tables. that's why they've got to get away from just the numbers. >> let me ask you this, does the president mean -- to ask the white house, if they put out a full-fledged plan. if they want to push republicans on more taxes do do a deal, does he need a plan first? >> well, that's going to be hard. if the republicans say they want cuts and entitlements he's waiting on them to put them down first. it's a little card-playing. still, i got to believe, you're right, it's not those deep numbers but

stoddard, associate editor for "the hill" and manu raju. thanks for coming up.ost." susan rice as national security adviser. they are reporting she is, quote, far and away the person to replace thomas c. donlon when he leaves that appointment later this year. what do you think? is this going to be rice's next stop, a.b.? >> i would not be surprised if this is true, because president obama is very fond of her, believes very strongly in the job that she has done as u.n. ambassador, and i think the whole chapter with secretary of state, although there are reports john kerry was always his top choice, was really an unfortunate one for the president and people he's close to like susan rice, and it was a tough go for her. it would not surprise me if she was being readied for this position. it's not going to require senate confirmation. she won't have to be put through the wringer on capitol hill from her republican critics, but that's not going to stop the end of the debate over whether or not the administration has been forthcoming enough on benghazi, whether or not

. >> manu, we've seen what we've called the charm offensive.uggested that right now he's sitting back waiting for congress to lead. could that backfire? >> it could. remember, the president took a similar approach during health care legislation during the stimulus plan. of course, both measures became law. it was -- it led to a messy process on the hill, especially on health care. the president and the white house lost control of the message, spiralled out of control while congress dithered over the proposal for months. on this particular issue i think the president senses that, you know, there's really no room for him to negotiate with john boehner or mitch mcconnell. both men said we want this to happen to the regular order. they say, okay, we're going to let this happen through the regular congressional process and the president can intervene at key times in order to try to bridge that gap. you know, we'll see what happens because if you took a heavier hand, that could also backfire, too. because a lot of republicans don't really want to wor

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ram he manu you' emanuel said th but necessary choice. opponents who turned out to protest yesterday said the closures will only endanger students in troubled areas who may have to cross gang boundaries to attend classes. the consolidation will save $560 million over ten years. >>> gun legislation set to hit the senate floor next month will include universal background checks. this according to harry reid who introduced the bill on the senate floor last night. the top senate democrat is vowing that any bill that passes the senate must include background checks, the most contentious portion of the measure. reid also promised votes on proposed assault weapons ban. the legislation also aims to make gun trafficking a federal crime and strengthen safety measures at schools. >>> and just yesterday, the late beetle john lennon was thrust into the gun debate when his widow drew attention to the cause tweeting a photo of her late husband's blood splattered glasses from the day he was assassinated by a crazed lone gunman. >>> and now here's your fi

that was good, ed. >> manu and bob woodward sticking to his guns.d on the "today" show. >> they made a deal in 2011 that they wouldn't have to negotiate with the republicans on the borrowing limit and they moved the goalpost on this. >> so tomorrow, manu, woodward's white house source gene sperling will be on "meet the press." what can we expect to hear from him? >> they will make it clear they did not move the goalpost. the president has been pushing for revenues all along even throughout the budget process and the debt seceiling fight in 2011 and what led to the sideshow that we saw in the last few days. the white house is trying to make the case they've been clear on what they want because at the end of the day they want to deflect as much criticism as possible from the sequester cuts. >> ed, is this administration more sensitive to criticism than past administrations? >> i don't think they're any more sensitive to it, but they're certainly quite aggressive when they don't get their way. i think what bob may have experienced in some of the pushba

there was an interesting tweet saying manu raju and others had not heard from president obama at all. there had been no phone calls, no invitations to lunch or anything like that. what can he do? >> the president has the power of the bully pulpit. i happened to be with him the day the shooting took place. we were there for a signing of a bill. i never will forget his face when he told the members what had taken place. he needs to make private phone calls to democrats as well as republicans saying this is what's at stake here and reminding them. i think all of the attention needs to be put there. the polls show 90% of americans believe that there should be some new laws, especially with background checks and minimizing the magazines, the number of clips. >> in the case of background checks, it's not just that overwhelming support from the american people in general, it's from members of the nra. >> absolutely. and that has to continually be out there and then demand that there's a vote. see because what's happening now is when i hear that senators are talking about filibustering, they

there was a general by the name of manus and mark that name, you'll be hearing about that man in the future. he's probably the best operational commander we have. and he went to a new way of war for the marines. he bypassed five of the eight iraqi divisions that were in our area instead of taking them out. this is how we saw the armor on the first day after we had seen the oil field. they could have hit shane and his squad with this. they had perfect armor, they were scared to death and they abandoned it rather than fight. the next thing that happened instead of going up the tigris river to the right, he shifted his force and went to the left between the euphrates and the tigris rivers where there were only two roads he could use and the iraqis thought he can't do this. he can't get up these two roads. well, he did. when he got to this place called nazarea which was really messy, we ran into a lot of confused fighting and the fog of war. that's always -- and the reason i'm bringing this up off the bat, anyone who says with our high-tech, we can avoid this hasn't been on a battlefield

only a manus that and a woman can have children and that children need a mother and father as they growone of us from our own experience knows that a mother cannot place of a father and a father cannot take the place of a mother. each plays a unique and distinctive biological role in the lives of their children. these are essentials, self- evident truths that no one can redefine. there is no question that the fundamental principle of equality, which is also defined and ordained by nature and is proclaimed by our constitution, must be guaranteed by our government and defended by our courts, but the quality -- but a quality to have any meal -- any real meaning must be rooted in truth. and so today, for the future and welfare of our country and our children, we call on the supreme court to defend natural law marriage. spanish] in my fellow americans, let's defend marriage. spanish] in >> i want to remind everyone you can sign up to the opposite -- petition to the supreme court at the tables. you can make a donation to support traditional marriage. the next speaker you have seen on televisi