CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: I think if she wants the nomination, it will be handed to her. Obviously, the party is swooning in believing that she is inevitable. Well, you know, she was inevitable in 2008 as well, it didn't exactly work out. She has a reputation of somebody who has a sterling career. I thought as a senator she was rather good. But people s

FMR. GOV. ED RENDELL: I think that there's no question that anybody whose been in the president's presence, President Obama, clearly understands that he thinks he is the smartest person in the room, and he probably is. So, that's true. Dick Cheney probably wasn't the smartest person in the room, but he thought the was. ALEX WAGNER, MSNBC HOST: I

Louisiana State Senator Elbert Guillory (R-Opelousas) explains why he recently switched from the Democrat Party to the Republican Party. He discusses the history of the Republican Party, founded as an Abolitionist Movement in 1854. Guillory talks about how the welfare state is only a mechanism for politicians to control the black community.

According to The Right Scoop news service, Mark Levin goes head-to-head with Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin), a supporter of the current immigration reform proposal.

Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL) takes on MSNBC host Martin Bashir after the anchor likens him to the NRA for daring to criticize NSA activities and compare what they're doing to North Korea or Nazi Germany. BASHIR: Congressman, aren't you being as counterfactual as the NRA when you invoke North Korea and Nazi Germany? I mean, the NRA

SARA EISEN: As this debate heats up among your colleagues on the floor of the Senate, what has been the reception to some of your proposed amendments? SEN. RAND PAUL: Well, you know, we haven't had a full airing or discussion yet, but I'm one of the Republicans who favors immigration reform, but I think that any legalization of those who are her

"Republicans face a tremendous deficit with women voters. And so they keep putting on this spectacle over and over and over again," MSNBC contributor Joy Reid said about the House GOP's latest push for pro-life bills. "They're obsessed with this idea of making women -- this isn't pro-life; this is forced birth. They are obsessed with this notion

Suspended and arrested after refusing to change his NRA shirt. Today, 14-year-old Jared Marcum appeared before a judge and was officially charged with obstructing an officer. A $500 fine and up to a year in jail, that's the penalty that Jared could face, now that a judge has allowed the prosecution to move forward with it's obstructing an offic

David Brody, Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN): "What do you make of people like Mark Levin, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, even Matt Drudge? Maybe not Drudge so much but the talk radio guys that have the ear of the heartland in this country? A lot of people in the heartland of this country? Joe Scarborough: I'm friends with Rush. I don't know

SEN. MARCO RUBIO (R-FL): "Due to mistakes that were made -- when I was in ninth grade, by the way -- there are 11 million human beings living in the United States, most of them we have no idea who they are. They’ve been here longer than a decade. They’re having children that are U.S. citizens. They live among us. They’re probably going to be

Top Talkers: President Obama defended the NSA surveillance programs during an interview with Charlie Rose, and the Morning Joe panel discusses. 

General Keith Alexander says two recently disclosed surveillance programs on international communications are critical in the terrorism fight. "These programs have protected our country and allies … over 50 times since 9/11," Gen. Alexander said the NSA's surveillance efforts before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Tuesd

Daily Show: Sarah Palin returns to Fox News and forces America into a difficult choice. John Oliver: "Oh Sarah, if only it was as easy for us to quit you as it is for you to quit everything."

"I don't see any way of bringing an immigration bill to the floor that doesn't have majority support of Republicans," House Speaker John Boehner said on Tuesday.

CBS News investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson joined FOX News' Bill O'Reilly on Tuesday to give us some insights into the hacking of her home and work computers.

A study out of Pepperdine University says that attorneys working for the IRS gave political donations to President Obama by 20-1 over Mitt Romney. Also, Carolla talks about President Obama's trip to Africa and Governor Rick Perry's "Merry Christmas" bill.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: What I can say unequivocally is that if you are a U.S. person, the NSA cannot listen to your telephone calls, and the NSA cannot target your emails -- CHARLIE ROSE: And have not. OBAMA: And have not. They cannot and have not, by law and by rule, and unless they -- and usually it wouldn’t be 'they,' it’d be the FBI

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Number two. I've stood [sic] up a privacy and civil liberties oversight board, made up of independent citizens including some fierce civil libertarians. I'll be meeting with them. And what I want to do is to set up and structure a national conversation, not only about these two programs, but also the general problem of data,

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) tells Sean hannity that President Obama is losing his "moral authority" in light of the recent scandals. "The other thing I think people don't like is hypocrisy," he added. Referring to the NSA's data mining program, the senator said, "[Obama] said he was going to protect our privacy, he said he would protect the Fourth Ame

Chris Hayes tells the story of how Russian president Vladimir Putin "acquired" a Superbowl ring. 

Charles Krauthammer, Mara Liasson, and Steve Hayes discuss the results of Friday's presidential election in Iran. 

Rachel Maddow explains away any justification for keeping the prison at Guantanamo Bay open other than the political cowardice of members of Congress who can only hope more inmates die at the prison so they can continue to avoid having to work out a rational policy. 

O'REILLY: By the time we know what really happened, President Obama will be finishing up his second term. So you can see the strategy here. Is this the way the United States government should be running? You make the call.