let me turn to margaret and ramesh.week president obama put on his proposal for much tougher emission standards. isn't that just a bow to the reality of climate change? >> it is an attempt to deal with climate change. i don't think it makes any sense. there is no way to make the costs and benefits make any sense for this kind of regulation unless you assume that the entire world is now going to follow our lead and adopt regulations that seriously hurt their economy. i don't see any reason to think that our doing this is going to lead to that result. >> just because you weren't going to accomplish everything doesn't mean you don't accomplish something very at obama has moved on this as there is a caucus of science deniers in congress that weren't going to move, no matter how much information we had on greenhouse gases. in terms of executive orders, this one is so crucial. by the way, china and india at some point when people walk out the door and expire in china, people will come around. let's not let it be that late for

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i will get to margaret carlson and ramesh ponnuru in a moment. first, phil mattingly.aker boehner intends to ask the house to sue president obama for overreaching executive decisions. what is it all about? >> welcome back. i will get to margaret carlson and ramesh ponnuru in a moment. first, phil mattingly. speaker boehner intends to ask the house to sue president obama for overreaching executive decisions. what is it all about? >> a couple of things. the political aspect. you are a few months away from midterm elections. they constantly talk about overreach and impeachment. i also think this underscores a lot of problems and they are not moving. they see the president moving and they feel like it is a way -- >> is it different from other presidents signed legislation and documents and the like? is it new or obama has taken it to a different level? >> throughout the history, you will see presidents act on their own. this is more an issue of the time than anything else. there is legitimate reason they are looking into it. there is immigration policy and deportation and

i will good to margaret carlson and ramesh ponnuru in a moment. first, phil mattingly.aker boehner intends to ask resident obamae for overreaching executive decisions. what is it all about? >> a couple of things. the political aspect. you are a few months away from midterm elections. they causally talk about overreach and impeachment. i also think this underscores a month they are not -- underscores a lots of problems and they are not moving. they see the president moving and they feel like it is a way -- different from other president signed legislation and documents and the like? is it knew or obama has taken it to a different level? the history, you will see presidents act on their own. this is more an issue of the time than anything else. there is legitimate reason they are looking into it. there is immigration policy and deportation and dreamers was they have policy concerns. , it willre is a suit not be resolved in the lifetime of the presidency? >> highly unlikely. the judicial branch does not like to get involved in these types of things. even if it comes to a c

and margaret carson and ramesh ponnuru debate the state of the republican party. >> we begin the programthe national economic council director to the president, jeffrey zients. you have downplayed the first quarter drop in the economy as due to bad weather. to achieve the goal of 3%, you are going to have to grow at 4%, is that achievable?

and margaret carson and ramesh ponnuru debate the state of the republican party. >> we begin the programonal economic council director to the president, jeffrey zients. you have downplayed the first quarter drop in the economy as due to bad weather. to achieve the goal of 3%, you are going to have to grow at 4%,

and margaret carson and ramesh ponnuru debate the state of the republican party. >> we begin the programith the national economic council director to the president, jeffrey zients. you have downplayed the first quarter drop in the economy as due to battle weather. to achieve the

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