Angus King

And so now what we have is party loyalty is trumping, excuse the term, institutional loyalty. Rather than fighting for the prerogatives, these folks are putting their party first, saying, you know, we've got to be loyal to our president. And it doesn't help that this president is notoriously vindictive. The current rumor is they're being told, if you buck us, we will primary you. And this is new.

Musk will pay for it. Wow. It's one thing to face a primary. It's another thing to face a primary with an opponent with unlimited funds.

Musk will pay for it. Wow. It's one thing to face a primary. It's another thing to face a primary with an opponent with unlimited funds.

Musk will pay for it. Wow. It's one thing to face a primary. It's another thing to face a primary with an opponent with unlimited funds.

So it's a sort of double-barreled threat. It's easy for me to say this. I'm not in their position. I'm not, you know, a senator from a red state who could face the primary. So I don't, I'm trying not to be judgmental, but I do think at some point, a line is crossed and people are going to have to step up.

So it's a sort of double-barreled threat. It's easy for me to say this. I'm not in their position. I'm not, you know, a senator from a red state who could face the primary. So I don't, I'm trying not to be judgmental, but I do think at some point, a line is crossed and people are going to have to step up.

So it's a sort of double-barreled threat. It's easy for me to say this. I'm not in their position. I'm not, you know, a senator from a red state who could face the primary. So I don't, I'm trying not to be judgmental, but I do think at some point, a line is crossed and people are going to have to step up.

Lincoln said in a speech to Congress in 1862 that nobody from this Congress or this administration is going to avoid history. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor to the latest generation. And we can't avoid this question. I mean, this is...

Lincoln said in a speech to Congress in 1862 that nobody from this Congress or this administration is going to avoid history. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor to the latest generation. And we can't avoid this question. I mean, this is...

Lincoln said in a speech to Congress in 1862 that nobody from this Congress or this administration is going to avoid history. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor to the latest generation. And we can't avoid this question. I mean, this is...

This is the question of our time, and it goes to the fundamental survival of the system that has served this country well for over 200 years.

This is the question of our time, and it goes to the fundamental survival of the system that has served this country well for over 200 years.

This is the question of our time, and it goes to the fundamental survival of the system that has served this country well for over 200 years.

But here's one of the problems, Pablo. I have found in my experience that if people have a general common understanding of the facts, getting to the proper solution is pretty easy. If they don't share an understanding of the facts, it's practically impossible. And in our country today, we have people living in different factual universes.

But here's one of the problems, Pablo. I have found in my experience that if people have a general common understanding of the facts, getting to the proper solution is pretty easy. If they don't share an understanding of the facts, it's practically impossible. And in our country today, we have people living in different factual universes.

But here's one of the problems, Pablo. I have found in my experience that if people have a general common understanding of the facts, getting to the proper solution is pretty easy. If they don't share an understanding of the facts, it's practically impossible. And in our country today, we have people living in different factual universes.

If you're conservative, you watch Fox News and Newsmax, and you get on the internet to various people that reinforce your views. In fact, somebody said they had a great line the other day. People are now seeking confirmation, not information. And if you're liberal, you watch Rachel Maddow. Sure. And so people are walking around literally with different views of the facts.

If you're conservative, you watch Fox News and Newsmax, and you get on the internet to various people that reinforce your views. In fact, somebody said they had a great line the other day. People are now seeking confirmation, not information. And if you're liberal, you watch Rachel Maddow. Sure. And so people are walking around literally with different views of the facts.

If you're conservative, you watch Fox News and Newsmax, and you get on the internet to various people that reinforce your views. In fact, somebody said they had a great line the other day. People are now seeking confirmation, not information. And if you're liberal, you watch Rachel Maddow. Sure. And so people are walking around literally with different views of the facts.

I think it was Barack Obama once said, if he watched Fox News for a week, he'd hate himself. And it's very hard to resolve these problems when people have different views of the facts. For example, what is the crime problem among immigrants? Well, the data shows that immigrants actually have a lower crime rate.