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politico senior washington correspondent anna poll mer and msnbc contributor susan del percio and keith boykin. great to have you on a monday. let's start with where we left off with the assemblyman john wisniewski. the word now that the scandal itself could be growing a separate tentacle. how troubling is this? >> it's very troubling in terms of the sandy relief aid. the idea that the governor is spending $2 million in state money than should have been spent is going to be raising some concerns, not just for people in new jersey but people across the kucountry. but the larger issue, we have two narratives, this tough talking brass, no nonsense guy and other supposed to be a guy that can work together with democrat. they are coming into conflict because the reality is he hasn't been this bipartisan figure at all. >> he has actually -- what you're seeing is politically he's really not bipartisan but when he's in government he is because of the things he achieved with a democratic controlled state legislature. when it comes to sandy money, that's already been discussed a few times before.

our power panelists, susan bell del percio and we are looking at what could be the last best chance before he's drowned out by the midterms and 2016. what does he need to do tomorrow night? >> he needs to take advantage of the opportunities to set his own agenda again. he's going to have difficulty getting it accomplished but this is his platform. he can create his message and put it out there for people to see. i think republicans have a problem because they have so many people who are speaking and have three different responses -- >> four. four. >> there's chaos on the other side so -- >> always room for one more. >> ryan, what can we expect to hear from the president tomorrow. we've understood at least based on some reporting at this point that we're going to hear more talk about income inequality and hear talk about afghanistan. what else? >> the president has said one of the things he wants to accomplish between now and the end of his term is setting the country's agenda around the issue around income inequality. the president has a lot of faith in himself to drive the conversation wi

and susan del percio, republican strategist and msnbc contributor. thank you all for being here. >> good morning. >> i want to start with you, susan, on the question of the republican leadership's agenda item, and the fact that unemployment insurance does not appear there. is this primarily an ideological position or a set of beliefs, or is it about believing politically that it would be harmful to them, given this is the start of an election year, to take up unemployment? >> i think it's based on the fact that there's been no mention of a pay -for here. i think this is something that is going to have to be addressed immediately. like everything else that you discussed in your introductions, this is happening now. these unemployment benefits within if they're going to be addressed, have to be addressed now. not in a month. you can't do an extension on them again, because people are being hurt immediately. i do think there's a potential that we're going to see some form of pay-for come in, and that there is the potential for a three-month extension. >>

our power panelists, susan bell del percio and we are looking at what could be the last best chance beforet? >> he needs to take advantage of the opportunities to set his own agen