largely because of personal intervention by president obama vice president biden hillary clinton and mr steele mike mullen the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and the administering the use of ministration had to pay certain price for the ratification of this treaty i'm referring to the resolution that the us adopted you will as its obedient concerning. which is vising for the us president this resolution includes a number of conditions and statements of this little in your bill for that contain unilateral interpretation of some sensitive issues in the new treaty that of course would be as well if you are without including when you think of them. those provisions in the treaty these three would never never have happened in your player including were you a certain statement concerning the preamble of the treaty which refers to the link between a missile defense and the treaty missiles though you do that this does not create any legal legally binding conditions for the russian federation in the united states we dog agree with this categorically that you do move the ball on the eighte

caller: i have a problem with mr. michael steele is he does not come off very well in speeches. he bumbles through them. i have a problem also with the way he handled the money -- the statement of democrats and republicans, not particular to mr. steele. host: that was correct in lexington, ky. coming up next week will talk about the health care law and what is next. just one to point out a couple of newspapers. kathleen sebelius -- and eric holder wrote a piece in "the washington post." also the editorial in "the new york times" this morning disagrees with the judge's decision of the individual mandate but praises of the judge for sensibly denying the request in part to stop the law from going into effect. in "thee editorial washington post" about the judge making a sensible decision on that. ruling in health-care law offers a victory for freeloaders. opposing opinion written by george allen, former governor of virginia. "wall street journal" this morning, obamacare loses in court, a victory for liberty and the constitution in virginia. first we will turn our discussion to the t

steele and mr. linda? >> guest: they have entirely different business republican voters, tea party at the base. he would like to think of himself as the leader. mr. steele thinks there is something to go up and not going to work. republican voters believe that michael steele and republicans in washington are out of touch with the party base by wade range. >> guest: steel criticized limbaugh. limbaugh pushed back and he sued for peace. and a certain way, when this happened i said boy, that's the power of rush limbaugh, and actual fact while he is undeniably posted and powerful and influential. it was ultimately a reflection of tea party power reflecting itself in that dispute. >> host: maybe it's a force in history that tea parties, such as the repeal of the fairness doctrine, that radio doctrine that made very strongly opinionated shows such as rush limbaugh's dating back to the present ratings, that would be decades and decades ago now. >> guest: certainly what happens is going way back before the tea par

mr. president, your future does not look bright in christmas season. joining me with analysis on where the president stands now is the rnc chairman, michael steele who just announced this week he will seek another term in that position. mr. chairman, appreciate you being here. >> good to be back. >> sean: wl street skwurpb says this is the worst congress in modern history. i'm not sure what to make of this omnibus in the senate. looks like this was good news this was the bill with 6,600 earmarks in it. >> eight billion dollars worth of earmarks. i want to send out a shout-out and applause and thanks to mitch mcconnell and leadership for drawing a bright line on the congress saying stop the spending. we don't need to do this now. the nation is tying to heal itself economically. let's keep these bush tax cuts in place. let's not see a massive inkeys in taxes on the american people, coupled with additional spending they can't afford in 2011. i applaud the senate leadership for drawing a brig

>> well, i really like michael steele. he has been a fairy mediocre chairman. from the standpoint of money, especially, you know, the rga and all these other outside groups really thrived because people just didn't want to give money to the rnc because they didn't know what michael steele was going to do with the money. you can't have this in a presidential year. you need someone who is an honest broker and who will be gaffe free and be able to run an organized campaign revitalize the republican party. it's not going to be michael steele. >> two things. there are two rules. one is the spokesman rule, the other -- presidential candidate in george h.w. bush, the president, they were the spokesmen. then you get guys under him, really raise the money. i think that's combination is good. the problem is we don't have a president who can make that selection. >> here's michael steele last night on the phone according to prepared remarks that were distributed after the call. who you will elect as our, that's republican, next chairman will speak volumes about our willing

mr. obama told a florida tv station the other judges have found blood to be constitutional. >>> he is going to run again. a decision from the former maryland lt. governor michael steele is confusing political insiders. he announced last night he will seek a second term as the chairman of the republican national committee even though his tenure has been marked by allegations of financial mismanagementrnc members will vote next month. >>> d.c. police chief cathy lanier is expected to keep her job after a mayor-elect vincent gray takes office. he could still change his mind. many credit her with reducing crime in the cigarette her approval rating among d.c. resident is about 80%. >>> news from around the region -- a super shuttle driver is accused of driving fast and furious through northern virginia. the driver drove up to 95 miles per hour from i-96 in arlington to dulles airport as they morning and crashed into four cars and ran some off the road. he was hired just a few weeks ago. >> he

mr. mayor, i want to take a hard look at this and this is not a vanity play and we could win this thing, would you change your mind? >> no way no how. >> no way, no how. mayor michael bloomberg says he is not running, but he is offering a new political vision, politics without labels. this hour we will talk with another key player behind the effort. los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa. >>> and michelle ree is not done fighting. we will have more on that union fight as msnbc continues. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington, and we begin with news that ta virginia judge has struck down part of the president's health care law as unconstitutional. and pete, let's break it down, because thisis arguably the most imparent part of the law. >> it is. and the judge said it is one thing for the congress to regulate activity, and the congress has broad powers to do so, but what it can't do, the judge said, is to regulate economic inactivity, and that is what happens if someone chooses not to buy

. >>> mrs. in washington, d.c. he has seen his fair share of problems in office but he says he's not giving up just yet. gop chairman chairman michael steele said he's going to run for reelection. the rnc will vote on whether to grant him another two-year term. >>> this time next year slot machines will be ringing loud in anne arundel. the company announced plans to build a temporary casino. it will be located oned ground there are of a new parking garage. it will hold about 2,000 slot machines and will keep gamblers entertained until the permanent casino opens in late 2012. >>> the rave went head to head with the hue stones. mark viviano reports this morning. the game at one point seemed to be going great for the ravens but turned into a real nail biter. >>> the ravens had been speaking of working out of the pain of that pittsburgh loss, but in houston on monday night that pain almost became worse with a monumental ravens collapse but three who save themselves in the end. ray lewis and the defense dominated. houst

hello mr bergman good evening to you good to see you and there are allegations that the white house is trading approval of the nuclear cuts treaty for a major tax cut steel demanded by republicans is that a price worth paying. well i'm not sure that is the deal there's been some speculation that that is taking place i mean i think that what's happened is that the tax cut thing was something that the white house was going to have to try to resolve anyway i think they've gotten it done in time in the senate and so now there's going to be floor time available for the start treaty i think it it's speaks to the importance of president obama puts on the u.s. russia relationship that the start treaty is actually jumped the line on some other legislative priorities such as don't ask don't tell repeal which allows gays in the military as well as legislation relating to immigration law in the books and so i think you know it's going to probably be a good it's a terribly assertion because well isn't it. security if you like and it kind of looks right now that this major international security dea

mr. roker? >>> matt also saw some crafty ladies. they have a sign that says -- [ cheers and applause ] >> oh, yeah. "seeing matt is all that matters." but if we can't get matt, let's try to get alabama and meredith. -- al and meredith. yeah, yeah. if we can't get matt! we'll settle for al! >> let's see what's going on, we'll show you right now. lake-effect snow, that warm air, right over the lake, kind of gets sucked up as cold air comes across and cools off on the unfrozen lake. you get this. you see the snow coming from ashtabula, ohio and buffalo, watertown, lake effect snow. snowfall amounts, we're talking some places 18-24 inches of snow up around watertown, just south of buffalo, maybe about a foot and a half of snow. we're looking anywhere from 3-9 inches, ashtabula county in northeastern ohio. tha >>> here's the view over oakland. mostly cloudy skies now, and a few scattered showers across the north bay, showing up. you can see earlier around santa rosa, an napa and calistoga, a few showers, most of the rain still on the nor

mr. conyers: i recognize mr. hinojosa for 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for 30 seconds. >> i ask unanimous consent that my entire statement be included in the record. mr. expire, our nation cannot afford to turn away these talented youth in order to remain competitive in the global economy. our country must train a new generation of highly skilled stem professionals, scientists, engineers to bolster the technological innovation that our nation so desperately needs. i urge my colleagues to vote yes and support the dream act. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: the distinguished member of the judiciary committee, representative guter res. who is from -- gutierrez who has worked on this issue, not just the dream act but the whole question of immigration with great skill and knowledge. i yield two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr.