jon, bourbon? >> reporter: yes, david. bourbon. the president offered the drink some bourbon with the new man in charge of the senate. he offered no sign that he has a mea culpa or a desire to change course. no apologies from the president today. in fact, he suggested democrats lost primarily because most people didn't bother to vote. >> to everyone who voted, i want you to know that i hear you. to the two-thirds of voters who chose not to participate in the process yesterday, i hear you, too. >> reporter: with republicans now in control, the man in charge in the senate is mitch mcconnell. his relationship with the president -- not exactly cozy. his office tells me that he's only met with you one-on-one once or twice. was it a mistake for you to do so little to develop relationships with the republicans in congress? >> i think that every day, i'm asking myself, are there some things i can do better? i'm certainly going to be spending a lot more time with him now. because that's the only way that we're going to be able to get some s

jon, bourbon? >> reporter: yes, david. bourbon. the president offered to drink some bourbon with the new man in charge of the senate. but he offered no sign that he has a mea culpa or a desire to change course. no apologies from the president today. in fact, he suggested democrats lost primarily because most people didn't bother to vote. >> to everyone who voted, i want you to know that i hear you. to the two-thirds of voters who chose not to participate in the process yesterday, i hear you, too. >> reporter: with republicans now in control, the man in charge in the senate is mitch mcconnell. his relationship with the president -- not exactly cozy. his office tells me that he's only met with you one-on-one once or twice. was it a mistake for you to do so little to develop relationships with the republicans in congress? >> i think that every day, i'm asking myself, are there some things i can do better? you know, i'm certainly going to be spending a lot more time with them now because that's the only way that we're going to be able

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the bourbon making process takes years. after nine years of aging, this bourbon is ready to come play. yeah. the moment of truth. i'll share. >> two years ago, bourbon was your grandfather's drink. these days, though, it's hip and cool. lot of folks found bourbon. >> i knew i couldn't go all the way to kentucky without bringing a little something, something back. you going to let me make my own special bottle? >> yes, here is your bottle. push down on that spindle right there. >> we're just rinsing this out, right? >> yes, rinsing it with bourbon. let's fill your bottle. >> fill er up. part of the process. made by me for "fox & friends." >> look what she left in the studio. >> all right, all right, all right. >> that is cool. >> it's 5:00 o'clock somewhere, guys. man who killed osama bin laden just revealed. already people already questioning the story. but they don't know what they're talking about because we're the ones who sat down with him. we're going to set the record straight, top of the hour. >>> imagine this in you

>> well, break out the bourbon and let's do a shot for bipartisan! i think this meeting is could potentially set the tone. i don't have too high of expectations. either way, i think we heard it. senator mitch mcconnell's victory speech earlier this week as well as from president obama's remarks earlier this week that both are going to stick to their guns into this new congress. i think both sides still trying to feel each other out at this point. >> it seems like everybody is sticking their guns. should the gop be worried about republican fighting between speaker boehner, mitch mcconnell, even ted cruz. >> that's a good question. we've seen the tea party versus the centrist republicans in fighting on display. i think when you think about it senator ted cruz backed off and said he would, you know, not be challenging senator mcconnell for the senate majority leader spot. but i do think this is going come to fruition and come to a head during the immigration battle. if the president puts forth something. i think that's when a policy debate we could see

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they may need a lot of bourbon to go around that room. poppy? >> everyone's just drinking bourbon in washington. what's going on these days? >> reporter: you need the hard stuff these day, poppy. >> apparently. i bring in cnn political analyst john avalon, good morning. >> hey, poppy. >> good morning. >> good morning! >> you said this morning on "new day," a big bourbon summit is what's needed and also a sense of reality in terms of don't try to get a lot of big things done, and that sort of echoes what we heard from mcconnell and boehner in the op-ed this morning. is that the most realistic approach here? >> first of all, break out the bourbon soon, because these guys all need to chill out. raising obamacare appeal may be to please the base but it's a fool's earned and everybody knows it. lot can be done if they pick their targets carefully. the most obvious areas of overlap are tax reform. some degree of overlap, corporate tax reform, fast track trade authority, infrastructure investment, those are areas that are economic, where there could be

i hope -- and i wonder if koalas also like bourbon. >> we're back to bourbon? >> or maybe vodka. putin will be there. >> thirsty are you? >> yeah, it's friday. try day friday. whatever happened to that? >>> insomniac theater. we still have that. two movies highly anticipated. reviews are in for "interstellar" and "big hero 6." >>> also reality tv takes a dangerous turn. the man willing to be eaten alive by a snake. >>> also, a man on a mission touring the country with a very large ball that you see there. >> ball? >> why he may be a life saver. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by metamucil multi-health. metamucil multi-health. sometimes healthy is not on the menu. luckily, i always keep my meta health bars handy. it's my favorite bar hands down. from the makers of metamucil, new multi-health meta health bars have natural psyllium fiber that helps promote heart health with a taste consumers prefer. would you like one of these instead? yummy - thanks! experience the meta effect with our new multi-health wellness line and see ho

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is bourbon continuing to grow at the expense of wine and beer? >> well, it's at the expense of something because bourbon is really an a run. 95% of it comes from kentucky. so the kentucky economy, the manufacturing economy is really being supported by these incredible increases in the bourbon industry. the number of jobs has increased 100% in two years. the average wage is about $90,000. >> and i -- listen. it is phenomenal. we'll tleef right there so "fast money" can begin its show. glad you're here. >> "fast money" begins right now. >>> live from the nasdaq market site in new york city's times square, i'm melissa lead. if you are wondering why we look more dapper it's because we're getting ready for cnbc's "next 25" gala event. we'll bring you vip access to the red carpet. also the founder of the first 25 list here on set to give us his exclusive insight into india's tech revolution. plus regis philbin will be here on set.

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>> kentucky bourbon, right? >> kentucky bourbon. >> is there any other kind of bourbon? it is not bourbon unless it is made in kentucky. >> sam, you reported on elections for decades now. >> many, many times. >> put tuesday night in perspective for us. you have 17 minutes. >> who did a worse job yesterday the democrats or my barber? it was a rough day. a lot of progressive policies prevailed. raising the minimum wage, marijuana in small doses legalized. it is the best time ever to work at a kinko's. you have to look on the bright side. minimum wage is up. in nebraska i think it is $9 an hour now. if you work at a wal-mart you can now almost afford to shop at wal-mart. >> something that is being criminally over looked, the city of berkeley passed the first soda tax. 75% of the vote they got on that one. are you happy about this? >> i don't think it is criminal if that's what you are asking. >> it wasn't. you said it was criminally over a loft. i don't think scow do is go -- soda will be treated different than cigarettes. it is a matter of time. there are going to be pocke

just give me that bourbon. i just want that bourbon. it's been a rough week. in fact, after hearing the rest of his speech, i think the president might already been drinking. watch. >> i'm a single mom. i'm a young person. i'm a construction worker. i love shaking hands and getting hugs. [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: it's sad. [ cheers and applause ] then he went to his room, he stared at his old hope poster while listening to taylor swift on repeat. he's like -- [ impersonating obama ] "shake it off. i just gotta to shake it off." [ laughter ] actually we heard that that mitch mcconnell took him up on the offer to have a drink and here's how it went down. first, obama said, "i think we need to stay focused on immigration reform." then mcconnell said, "i agree. as long as we're working with both sides of the aisle." after a little more bourbon, obama responded, "thass notta a a bad idea. ya know, you're actually a a pretty cool dude sometimes." mcconnell said, "hehe you too. hey wanna play some musszic on the jukebox?" then obama said, "lez play 'sweet e

kentucky bourbon. is it the bourbon summit? buzz about the drinking invitation to the probable senate majority leader. >>> a lot of news at 6:00 this morning. >>> meteorologist mike nicco will fill us in on the forecast. >> we will start with the changes. we talked about the winds and we will blow back ashore and quarter mile visibility and half moon bay with the clouds not penetrating beyond the bridge and the clouds in fairfield are working up from the industrial valley into fairfield, the southernec

yesterday he offered to have a bourbon. he admitted he had no idea what mitch mcconnell's drink of choice was. >> i think it is an assumption bourbon will be the drink of choice of any politician. >> unthinking of the cocktail. >> i don't know the answer. >> into manhattan. get a manhattan and that will be the key. >> i have to say if i had not a manhattan was the cocktail of choice that might have been something they could have used in an ad. >> one of the things they keep saying, there is too much regulation on businesses in america. does the president agree? >> we have a process in place to go and look for specific regulations, regulatory look back. to go through the books, see what we can find to take off. there has been a number of them. >> there are two many regulations. >> he agrees there are some regulations that may not make sense and we should get rid of them. >> give me one. >> i will give you one we have done already. >> one going forward. >> you are saying you agree with republicans on a high priority too much

kentucky bourbon soon? [ laughter ] >> thank you. >> britain's military is sent to train iraq soldiers. >> it's one more pees of the puzzle in the war against isil. we'll talk about why the u.k. is doing something the u.s. has already spent billions of dollars doing, as well. >> a 90-year-old florida man is fighting for his right to feed the homeless, vowing not to quit. >> an s.u.v. crashes into a restaurant and slams into the buffet sending customers scrambling. >> a fence around the royal palace in am at her dam to keep dutch drinkers from relieving themselves on the building is just one of the stories caught in our global net. >> you're looking live at brussels, belgium this morning, thousands marching through the streets in protest. they're angry about a plan by the newly he elected coalition government to raise the retirement age to 66 in an effort to balance the budget. >> welcome to al jazeera america. thanks so much for spending your morning with us. ahead, general motors taking new steps to get re

yesterday he offered to have a bourbon. he admitted he had no idea what mitch mcconnell's ringtone choice was. -- drink of choice was. >> i think it is an assumption bourbon will be the drink of choice of any politician. >> unthinking of the cocktail. >> i don't know the answer. >> into manhattan. get a manhattan and that will be the key. >> i have to say if i had not a manhattan was the cocktail of choice that might have been something they could have used in an ad. >> one of the things they keep saying, there is too much regulation on businesses in america. does the president agree? ? >> we have a process in place to go and look for specific regulations regulatory look back. to go through the books, see what we can find to take off. there has been a number of them. >> there are two many regulations. >> he agrees there are some regulations that may not make sense and we should get rid of them. >> give me one. >> i will give you one we have done already. >> one going forward. >> you are saying you agree with republicans on

>> well, look, pass the bourbon, he said. >> back to the bourbon again. >> back to the bourbon again. you know, we keep hearing about trade. we keep hearing about tax reform. we keep hearing about another so-called grand bargain. i don't think just finding ways to appease republicans will -- is enough for president obama. part of the drop-off and democratic support and the president's support comes from his own base. they want to see action on the economy. they want jobs, they want the president to deal with issues that impact the middle class. if he fails to do that he might get a little love from the republicans but not -- >> unclear if he can do that, ben smith, final 30 seconds. saw a different model from ronald reagan. he went to all foreign policy in his final two years after apologizing for iran-contra. that doesn't look like fertile ground for president obama. >> i think that was to everybody's surprise day one involve himself personally on foreign policy and gotten burned there repeatedly and in some ways i think spent a lot of that capital that other presidents saved for tho

they're going to need a big bourbon summit. a goblet of bourbon to get over that bad blood. >> i'm a lot more optimistic. >> i've seen mitch mcconnell work the last several years. >> or not work. >> that's what he was doing, quite effectively. >> it's just, it's moronic to say it's effective obstruction. that's all i'm saying. >> i appreciate that that's how most americans feel. and i get that. and i empathize with that. you know and there are some you know in the weeds tactics of how these institutions work. >> if harry reid tries to do the same thing, are you going to be angry? >> he can try, the problem is he's not as good at his job. >> senator lindsay graham had some interesting suggestions for ways to move forward. he takes a different tact. listen to this. >> test us in 2015, don't go it alone. work with me and others to replace the defense cuts under sequestration that are destroying our ability to defend the country. i'd like to do a mini simpson-bowles deal. i told him, be patient, invite people down. you're an engagi

a little bit of bourbon in with your juicy juice. >> your pro-bourbon. so you're here just to talk about bourbon today. is that true? >> no. >> i think the sound bite was the correspondents dinner. the difference between condy and delisa. >> and that joke went over well. on the couch and our viewers. but sometimes jokes go over like a lead balloon and that appears to be what happened to chris rock on snl over the weekend. take a look at this. >> they should change the name from freedom tower to the never going in there tower. 'cause i'm never going in there. you've been training for a year! you finally get to the finish line and somebody screams, run! >> sometimes you have to laugh so you don't cry. what do you think? >> definitely. as a comedian, it's our job to kind of push the meter a little bit. you try to make things that are funny that could be -- >> you're talking about the world trade center and 3,000 people dying and rebuilding the freedom tower. >> but again, i think the whole idea is to kind of look at it in the spirit of man, something really

he wasn't even sure if mcconnell enjoyed bourbon. these two guys had almost no working relationship. >> reportedly only met in person twice. so we will see. >>> time now for a look at who is talking as president obama deals with the changing of the guard in congress three-days from the weekly standard staying the president doesn't want to understand why his party lost the election. >> he seems to believe he represents every single one of the two-thirds of the american people who didn't show up and vote. he is going to continue this office because that's what they want despite the fact that they didn't show up. you have a president who pretends nothing went wrong. he stood up in front of the press corps today and in effect said i know there was this vote yesterday you can all determine what the results are but i am going to be the same president i have been for the past six years so he said the economy is working, he said obamacare is the law is washing well. this is a president who doesn't want to understand what just happened. >> er

. >> you know, actually, i would enjoy having some tu kentucky bourbon with mitch mcconnell. >> jon: first of all, no you wouldn't. ( laughter ) and second of all, we all know senator mcconnell isn't a bourbon fan. his prefer drink is an algae and pond water-- and garnished with a refreshing leaf of lettuce. you know, there's actually been a little bit of controversy that we've been likening the presumptive senate majority leader mitch mcconnell to a slow-talking tortoise man. ( laughter ) i want to-- i want to state for the record we are not. what we are doing is asserting that mitch mcconnell is literally, biologically, a tortoise. ( laughter ) ( applause ) specifically a 180-year-old living, breathing, giant tortoise of the species who has, despite not being indigenous to north america ascended to a prominent leadership role in the united states. so i say to senator mcconnell, kudos. so we-- that was a long ride, wasn't it. that was a long walk. you really didn't know where we were going on that. so with both president obama and senator mcconnell giving lip service to actually wor

john and christine. >> the limits of kentucky bourbon. president obama signalled a big change in the war against isis. calling for authorization from congress with the use of military force. this is a significant change in the administration's claim up until now that use of force authorizations against al qaeda and saddam hussein were enough for the round of military action. let's turn to nick paton walsh for more this morning. good morning, nick. >> reporter: john, barack obama's comments is seeing a longer war against isis and al qaeda affiliates near syria and iraq. he initially felt he could get away from the fights before, but if congress, firmly republican, seeks a broader discussion about that too and also about framing up ahead of the 2016 presidential elections. an increasingly complex policy for barack obama to pursue. we are learning of a different syrian rebel group may have been targeted by what appears to be air strikes overnight. one monitoring group says a number of targets were hit in an area called adlib. one of those ta

>> definitely. >> snl spoofing obama and mitch mcconnell bourbon senate. one leaves the door open to a government shutdown. it's one of the big battles awaiting president obama as he returns to d.c. from abroad. >>> a third american hostage killed by isis displayed in gruesome video. how peter kassig is being remembered this morning. >>> more allegations of sexual assault, but no charges ever filed. bill cosby's lawyer responds to discredited claims. this is "way too early." >>> let's do this, good morning, i'm thomas roberts. it is monday, november 17th, welcome to "way too early," the

. >>> bourbon shots. president obama wants to get something done. senator mcconnell wants the senate to get something done. we'll ask the president's communication chief whether that bourbon will be straight or on the rocks. the latest on races still being called. what some democratics still have to say about squeezing out wins. the latest on ray rice's appeal to the nfl. alex rod guess's admission to using performance enhancing drugs after years of denials. good morning from new york. i'm peter alexander. this is "the daily rundown." in the wake of this week's midterm maelstrom, president obama acknowledged that election night was a, quote, good night for republicans. but he didn't promise any changes to his style, his policies or his staff. >> i think that every election is a moment for reflection. and i think that everybody in this white house is going to look and say, all right, what do we need to do differently. but the principles that we're fighting for, the things that motivate me every single day and motivate my staff every day, those things

the beer summit, some are calling this the bourbon summit. >> for good reason. tahman bradley live in washington. thanks. >>> and the outcome of a key senate race is undecided. mark warner leads by a few thousand votes. he has declared victory, but the results are not yet official. there's going to be an investigation also after 32 voting machines in virginia beach malfunctioned. they tried to vote for one candidate, but the machine chose another. >>> we have learned that the u.s. has targeted the group in northwest syria. they are the first strikes since september. it was a small group of al qaeda veterans said to be in the final stages of planning a terror attack against u.s. and western targets. >>> and new this morning, the drummer for ac/dc has been charged with trying to hire a hitman to carry out two murders. phil rudd was released on bail after a brief court appearance. he was dish shelved and without shoes. this was in new zealand where he has a house. he was charged with possession of pot and speed. they have a new album this month. >>> and the body of

now the president said he wants to share some kentucky bourbon with the senator. the white house insist nose bourbon summit is planned. >> pelley: republicans alsod alo added to their majority in the house. cbs news estimates they will have at least 247 seats. that's 13 more than they have now. but that doesn't necessarily mean the house will be getting more done. here's nancy cordes on capitol hill. >> reporter: last night's heady victories gave way to a sober reality today-- republicans are inheriting a deeply gridlocked body. >> the senate in the last few years basically doesn't do anything. >> reporter: leader mcconnell vowed to start sending bills to the president's desk right away, one approving the keystone xl pipeline, another eliminating a medical device tax that helps to pay for obamacare. >> we're going to function. we are. we're going to pass legislation. some of it he may not like, but we're going to function. >> reporter: mcconnell will preside over a g.o.p. majority that's even larger than most pollsters predicted. the party picked up seats not just

. >> i thought we'd have some bourbon on set in honor of the big powwow. >> are they having bourbon today? >> you know, president obama said he would want to drink bourbon. >> would it make things better if your lawmakers were drunk? would it loosen them up or make it -- >> did you say turn out for what or turn up? >> you can say whatever you want. >> i wanted bourbon but they gave me this kool-aid vitamin c drink because i was sneezing all day. >> you're sick now? >> yeah. happy friday, t.j. >> this just keeps getting better and better. >>> the bipartisan power lunch, the first one since the senate majority shifted to the republicans. >> all the top congressional leaders at the white house. eight democrats, eight republicans sitting don with the president talking about what's next for the knts. lawmakers will be briefed on isis and the latest developments in iraq and syria. abc's karen travers has more an the mood in washington. >> reporter: leaders in washington are singing the same tune. it's time to try and work together. >> anybody who has been paying any attention in washington, d.c

. >> i would enjoy having some kentucky bourbon with mitch mcconnell. >> so i guess he's rethinking that drink. nbc's tracie potts is live in washington. all right, tracie, today another top republican will be speaking out. tell us about that. >> reporter: yeah, we're going to hear from john boehner today. he's going to do his version of what mitch mcconnell did yesterday which is lay out the republican agenda. now, the president is going to skit down with these republican leaders and democrats too at the white house tomorrow. don't know if they'll do any kentucky bourbon tomorrow but we do know that president obama has said he's not going to allow his priorities to sit on the back burner. jobs and energy. we get a sneak people of what john boehner will say in this wall street journal opponent he'd wrote with mitch mcconnell. >> i hope we can work with the president. >> my hope is that they've got some specific things they want to do that correspond with some things we want to get done. >> reporter: republicans will make a big push to build the $8 billion keystone xl oil pipeline. presid

suggesting is bourbons to drink. i will be suggesting -- are they going to go jim beam, classic, or what? >> i am pleased to say i did advanced research for obama and mcdonnell. >> not a kentucky bourbon. staffer,e a kentucky suburban is the official drink these days at "foreign affairs." on bloombergre television because andrew sorkin, the screenwriter, will be on "bloomberg west." of course he is working on that steve jobs biopic. we know who will be playing steve jobs, it is going to be christian bale, and there is some discussion on who will be steve wozniak. >> who is playing the turtleneck? >> that is a good question. you know what's, christian bale dropped out. i did not realize that. breaking news there. leonardo dicaprio, for those of you keeping track, was also not an actual -- >> you know what i love -- i cannot pronounce jake jill in gyllenhall. gideon rose, thank you so much. congratulations as always on a buoyant "foreign affairs" magazine. our data check of courses to the mario draghi press conference.

>> bourbon, i'm in the a bourbon drinker, but for some in kentucky, hours of free time. a line for a rare bottle of peppy von winkle hire. this turned into a community event with the girl scouts handing out hot chocolate. they sell a handful of bottles for $245 a bottle. >> i'll be honest, my husband and his buddies were conspired how to get their hands on a bottle of it. it's not my thing. i think it's yucky. now you know how i feel. thank you for joining us this morning. the next newscast is tonight at 5:00. >> get all the latest information by going to nbcbayarea.com. go have a drink later today. otherwise have a great day. - "dear scan, "i've been a scan member for almost two years and have been very satisfied with the plan." - "i would like to thank you and your organization from top to bottom." - "i recently called into scan regarding a claims problem." - "i had been going round and round with a problem with a prescription drug order." - "it is nice to know that one phone call to you, and you take care of it right away." - "your kindness and helpfulness has been ap

does anyone wonder why ed henry has bourbon in the white house? do we have to have a conversation? what's going on? >> every now and then you might need a swig. >> there we go. >> just for today. >> all right. serious or what? >> serious enough. listen, wronk it's just a photo op. i do think that both sides want to get at least some things off the platter, if you will. some things that there may be some common ground. i do think that like trade deals will be moving pretty quibble once you get a new congress, a new senate. that's something that harry reid has been very red sent about moving forward. i think the white house wants that. republicans want it. it will happen. as far as beyond that, you're going to start to get into sticking points, and i think immigration and health care are the biggest of them. >> no doubt. just a few moments ago supreme court agreeing to hear a new challenge against obama care, and this time the subsidies that the white house say make the whole act more affordable, but some states, brett, saying, of course, they are illegal. how significant is this? >>

you know, actually, i would enjoy having some kentucky bourbon with mitch mcconnell. i don't know what his preferred drink is. >> the best way to drink it in my opinion is to make a manhatt manhattan. >> how about that? you won't hear mitch mcconnell say nice things about manhattan very often. if you ever want to come in our studio, work through the gridlock, here is what we7j got? we got the bourbon on ice. eric cantor, you said six weeks will test bipartisanship. why? >> the republicans -- congress needs to pass the spending package. >> they do it in a big way and that shows that's a republican, hey -- >> we will work together and the president cannot sign that executive order. he will light a fuse. >> stephanie? what's the test? >> i think that i agree with eric that over the next six weeks, we have to see progress. they have to get things done together. i think that what mr. schultz was talking about in terms of veterans employment, it would be a good opportunity. >> very fast. >> there's no one left to compromise with. that's the problem with avenue elections. >>

you know, actually, i would enjoy having some kentucky bourbon with mitch mcconnell. i don't know what his preferred drink is. >> the best way to drink it in my opinion is to make a manhattan. >> how about that? you won't hear mitch mcconnell say nice things about manhattan very often. if you ever want to come in our studio, work through the gridlock, here is what we got? we got the bourbon on ice. eric cantor, you said six weeks will test bipartisanship. why? >> the republicans -- congress needs to pass the spending package. >> they do it in a big way and that shows that's a republican, hey -- >> we will work together and the president cannot sign that executive order. he will light a fuse. >> stephanie? what's the test? >> i think that i agree with eric that over the next six weeks, we have to see progress. they have to get things done together. i think that what mr. schultz was talking about in terms of veterans employment, it would be a good opportunity. >> very fast. >> there's no one left to compromise with. that's the problem with avenue elections. >> where are

mitch mcconnell enjoy drinking kentucky bourbon with you. joining us now is howard fineman. howard, let me start first with -- there's many dimensions to what happened last night. >> many, many. >> one of the things we were discussing just contentiously a moment ago is the president's lack of contrition here. the notion of saying i was the guy elected by everyone. two-thirds of the country didn't show up to vote. senate democrats seem to have a different assessment of that. they're angry. harry reid's staff is quoted in the "washington post" saying we were never going to get on the same page at the white house, we were beating our heads against the wall. i don't think the political white house was truly up to speed and up to par to truly get done what was needed to get done rchl you surprised by that? >> no, i'm not surprised in the least. the party that gets shellacked starts pointing fingers at people within their own ranks and that's exactly what's happening. it's also true that the president's team and harry reid's team have rarely ever

we got the bourbon on ice. he wants it as a manhattan. we have it straight. eric cantor, you said six weeks will test bipartisanship. why? >> the republicans -- congress needs to pass the spending package. >> they do it in a big way and that shows that's a republican, hey -- >> we will work together and the president cannot sign that executive order. he will light a fuse. >> stephanie? what's the test? >> i think that i agree with eric that over the next six weeks, we have to see progress. they have to get things done together. i think that what mr. schultz was talking about in terms of veterans employment, it would be a good opportunity. >> very fast. >> there's no one left to compromise with. that's the problem with wave elections. >> i agree. where are the centrists? >> there's no one left to compromise. >> there are no centrists. >> president has to act. he has to follow through on his promises. he will do that. if that poisons the well, maybe it's time to change the water. >> here we go. by the way, this marks the 67th anniversary of "meet the press." th