he allowed john burton to talk him into running for the state legislature. an unsuccessful effort for the state assembly. he went on to become, obviously, a supervisor in the city and county of san francisco. and in those days it was a different city. it was dramatically different. there was no such thing as a so-called progressive, david campos. there was no such thing as somebody in that category. george moscone, philip burton, represented that which we all now richly enjoy. george went on to become a state senator. and in that capacity, scott, it was george moscone who shepherded the bill that removed criminal penalties between consenting adults in this state that cost people their positions as teachers, as doctors, as nurses, as lawyers in those days. it was a bill that we orchestrated together. and george did what has never been done since, and that is cause the senate to hookup in a 20 to 20 tie in the late dimely was flown in from colorado to break the tie to give us that bill. that set the stage, scott, for all the things that have occurred in this s

he's more like burton than the responsible subcommittee chairman john was describing. the problem for the republicans, the reason they smacked him down, this is how brands are made. the republican party is trying to run a campaign in 2014, and if they become known as the overreaching parties, the party that is known for insults, it's not going to go very well for them. >> while you're on the business of trying to help the republicans get their act together. >> i'm not trying to help them get their act together. >> there's good reason to believe there's people over at the irs making decisions that had a taint to it, point of view to it from what the evidence of the i.g. report is, they are basically turning their vengeance on the republicans. if that's a fact, you have to find out why they were doing it, who it was doing it and if there was, if any, a white house connection or campaign connection but nothing so far. >> there's an art form to this. some of the work they're doing is kind of dull. for darrell issa is really good at actually getting the media attention and

but when you look at republican leadership in washington and look at mcconnell, and john boehner, you hear the rhetoric, for them it is not if the issue of climate change is right, it is settled, republicans are isolating an entire generation of voters. >> bill burton, now with the league of conservation voters, senior adviser, thank you for joining us. >> thank you, rachel. >> i do actually think the last point bill made there is important. it is going to end up being interesting and important and maybe a weird circumstantial coincidence that on this day, ed markey went to the senate. ed markey today graduated to the u.s. senate on the day that president obama made these huge promises in policy in this field. this may be sort of a turning point day. i'll be right back. >>> right at the top of a >>> right at the top of a pentagon press conference today, the army chief of staff announced big news for the u.s. army. right now there are 45 combat brigades of active u.s. duty soldiers, but tonight, the army announced they are cutting them down to 33 brigades as part of an overall to cut t

also, i want to congratulate john dickerson and hal burton. to those of you that our younger, jerry ford may seem like part of a distant past. but let me say this luncheon emphasizes how relevant the presidency and any personal remains today. i was in the nixon administration. and i remember what was like to have a war on the press. i remember the wiretaps and the way that so many of us -- halvey used to tell us, you know, it's wrong. this is just a conspiracy by the left to bring us down. i knew bob woodward. we had gone to school we back land. and we have agonizing conversations on what's going on, how the pillars seemed to be shaping and might come down. but so much of that originated in the tension, the hatred, the animosity, the paranoia if one may call in that towards the press. one of the reasons that he was important is that he called off the war because he did have a very different view of what democracy is about. and he understood of course when you are in the government there are times that you are angry about the leak and course so

>> because republicans, i think bill burton probably agrees, within the house republican converts are not looking at this as a growth argument. they still term it amnesty. and i think john boehner has a real headache on his hands in the house because republicans are not eager to buy that argument about growth. >> but we should buy the argument of growth. i say we meaning the whole country should buy growth. bill burton, i'm probably closer to you on this one. >> i think that's right. but at the end of the day my prediction is that the house will pass something that will pass largely along partisan lines. the senate will pass something. it will get to conference. both bodies will pass it. the president will sign it into law. i think what boehner is doing is just trying to play his tea party politics to make sure he doesn't get ousted before this debate is over. >> i think it's pro growth. i think it gives people opportunity. i think it puts america back as the city on a hill. >> well, immigration is part of the reason the economy's is strong in texas. >> that is correct, by the way. an

but when you look at republican leadership in washington and look at mcconnell, and john boehner, you hear the rhetoric, for them it is not if the issue of climate change is right, it is settled, republicans are isolating an entire generation of voters. >> bill burton, now with the league of conservation voters, senior adviser, thank you for joining us. >> thank you, rachel. >> i do actually think the last point bill made there is important. it is going to end up being interesting and important and maybe a weird circumstantial coincidence that on this day, ed markey went to the senate. ed markey today graduated to the u.s. senate on the day that president obama made these huge promises in policy in this field. this may be sort of a turning point day. i'll be right back. and didn't know where to start. a contractor before at angie's list, you'll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcare written by people just like you. no company can pay to be on angie's list, so you can trust what you're reading. angie's list is like having thousands of close neighbors, where i can go

but when you look at republican leadership in washington and look at mcconnell, and john boehner, you hear the rhetoric, for them it is not if the issue of climate change is right, it is settled, republicans are isolating an entire generation of voters. >> bill burton, now with the league of conservation voters, senior adviser, thank you for joining us. >> thank you, rachel. >> i do actually think the last point bill made there is important. it is going to end up being interesting and important and maybe a weird circumstantial coincidence that on this day, ed markey went to the senate. ed markey today graduated to the u.s. senate on the day that president obama made these huge promises in policy in this field. this may be sort of a turning point day. i'll be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] pain not sitting too well? burning to feel better? itching for relief? preparation h offers the most maximum strength solutions for all hemorrhoid symptoms. from the brand doctors recommend most. preparation h. don't stand for hemorrhoids. from the brand doctors recommend most. everybody has diff