. >> steve rattner? >> i don't disagree with ezra.run, but i do think that there is a progressive element of the democratic party that's trying to reassert itself. you saw that in the message of mayor de blasio here in new york. and there are quite a number of democrats, harold i'd love to hear your view on this, that feel that the party has been more centrist than it should have been and should be leaning in more and where it should be more muscular. which is the banks, the rich getting richer, the rest of america not doing as well. i think she's staked out a piece of territory for herself in that area. but as i said, i take her word that she's not going to run. >> and that she's supporting hillary clinton. >> and that she's supporting hillary clinton. >> i think the winner of the democratic primary remains hillary clinton. the winner will be those who talk in the most visionary way of creating jobs, how to restore the middle class and how to keep america strong. we've seen the president now dealing with an avalanche of foreign polic

. >> steve rattner? >> we realize how important budget decisions are. >> mika? >> you should read "thrive" cover to cover and i'm still learning how. >> number one on the best sellers list. >> she's amazing, darling. what did you learn, darling? >> i learned if it's way too early, it's "morning joe" but stick around because luke russert is just ahead. thank you always for your patience. >>> live in just minutes, secretary of state john kerry in geneva and his latest. >> and vladimir putin with at least one not so random caller. and the invisible primary for tea party players is unfolding between our very ice with some new names. and the ncaa makes some significant rule changes for a student athlete. this is april 17th, 2014. we begin with our eyes on geneva, switzerland, where we're expecting to hear from secretary of state john kerry any moment, giving us the latest to stem the tide on the crisis in ukraine. but the bar could hardly be any lower. nevertheless, it may be the only shot these two sides have of stopping a potential slide in this civil war. and if l

david: ralph, isn't it important to know if the auto task force, people like steve rattner, for examplebout any of this. >> they never got close to this it was all about finance, bankruptcy, restoring the company, and getting the government 60% share out of out of the treasury department. david: should they have not known details what may have been holding the company back though? >> it may have been and that is what the congressional investigations and justice department investigations should get to the bottom of. obviously a lot more details. we hope out of the scandal and tragedy, we'll get quick recalls of these cars and fixing them and warning owners and paying the liability claims, but we get stronger legislation of the motor vehicle safety vehicle laws through congress, tougher penalties, better budgets for the government to have engineers to do the job and make sure this doesn't happen again. david: the book is, "unstoppabl" sometimes i agree with ralph but sometimes i don't. we have to have you on to talk about the book because we might find more agreements than disagreements.

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