i asked if he could put mike johanns in. he and mike were old friends. mitch was kind of confused why was there fighting for mike johanns for this appointment. mitch does what he says he's going to do. the bit of hypocrisy i will say that is there is when we came, there was a lot of discussion about filibuster reform. his whole first speech was about the cooling off, the teacup and the saucer. the first thing he does is not only doesn't reverse what harry did, he exacerbates it. there is a lot of hypocrisy in that move. the one thing i will tell you is, if someone is going to be a leader, i like them to do what they say they are going to do. no one should be surprised by what he says. he usually does what he says he will do. you want -- >> you want narrowly six years ago. did you feel you had a target on your back? sen. heitkamp: oh, yeah. ironically and foolishly, i thought if i had a list of accomplishments, if i did all these things i said i was going to do, that would in fact matter, it did not matter. >> let's talk about the campaign. could you have

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mike johanns, one of the finest people i served with, had left the senate. there was an opening in the millennial corporation, which i thought he would be great for. a republican nominee. i called mike and said, i think you will be great for this. you bring a great perspective. you understand the senate, the political challenges. he said, well, i am not going to ask for it. i said, is it ok if i ask for it? i went to mitch and i asked if he could put mike johanns in. they were old friends. i think mitch was kind of confused why i was there fighting for mike johanns for this appointment. mitch does what he says he's going to do. the bit of hypocrisy, i will say that is there is when we came, there was a lot of discussion about filibuster reform. he said, this is the cooling off, the teacup and the saucer. you've heard this analogy. ok. the first thing he does is not only doesn't reverse what harry did, he exacerbates it. i think there is a lot of hypocrisy in that move. the one thing i will tell you is, if someone is going to be a leader, i like them to do wha