Next Liberal Lion

" Thousands remembering Senator Edward Kennedy today they are filing past the casket of JFK Library and Museum in Boston at this hour. For the first time in more than sixty years America is without a Kennedy. In the United States senate and without their champion for liberals so who if anyone can fill the giant shoes left behind by this senator. Let's talk about it with former presidential campaign manager for Mike Huckabee chip Saltzman former adviser to Bill Richardson and former campaign manager for Dick Gephardt Steve Murphy. He is also with us. The question is and I'm just gonna throw this out -- for a one day Mansur chip you first who's the next liberal lion in the Senate. There is money can't be replaced because he -- and not just himself but an entire family no one person can replace that Steve. Yeah I I."

" Totally agree that Ted Kennedy is completely unique and irreplaceable in the history this and it. Somebody has got to pick up the mantle right now. We have been badly missing him on health care that's absolutely true and I think Dick Durbin is the one who's best position to do that. So would it would Dick Durbin have the same kind of clout when -- enjoy the same kind of clout the Ted Kennedy did. You know you that kind of clout as something that you learn over time. But Dick Durbin has that you served in the house for quite awhile he has the respect of conservatives Republicans as well as liberals and that was. The magic of Ted Kennedy. You know we worked with Republicans to pass No Child Left Behind. -- would exit past the host of legislation -- chip legislation with -- with hatch with Grassley. Senator Grassley just last year on news and Medicaid to help special needs kids and it goes on and on. And that's what it takes to replace Ted Kennedy if anybody could ever approach knowing that it's moving the ball forward. Gradually as aggressive as we possibly can to help the middle class to help support what progressive care about but you get what you can and don't let. Perfect be the enemy of the good."

" Chat -- earlier in the hour we had -- all the political editor of the Washington examiner on here's something that he wrote regarding Ted Kennedy he said. Liberals love Ted Kennedy because he did not apologize for his liberalism. Or tried to hide it under euphemisms. He made them feel good about their views. Which he said we're not just necessary. But riding and we're talking about the left side of the spectrum here isn't it true -- most Americans are you know somewhere in the little. They are in the -- and I would say even lean a little bit right but Kennedy had the unique position of being from state that he never really had a campaign and is always going to be reelected. He represented a family that everybody in the country new. He wasn't part of the Democrat leadership so we never had to worry about what they wanted to he always had to worry about what he wanted. And he got his run for president out fairly early. Which allowed him to kind of folks on the issues that were important him I think service senator Durbin could replace issues but he's part of the Democrat leadership. He has a run for president yet. So he's going to be forced to do some things to kind of move towards the middle if he wants to further his agenda in his career. As opposed to take on the liberal agenda which is what Ted Kennedy did so well for so long as Steve obviously have never been in the US senate I still don't understand how the place works and I don't understand."

" How a left wing liberals -- doesn't work very well very often with a look at that may be true but. I don't understand how electoral wing liberal like Ted Kennedy could call among his greatest friends Elizabeth or the that's one of the most conservative legislator. It's absolutely. As I said this was what was special about Ted Kennedy he wasn't on it back progress that. I mean for a single Payer health care system and has been for a long time but he. Today the extensions of Colebrook through Kennedy -- bomb. At chip program. Extensions Medicaid mental health parity. He it was always took the approach of he would work with Republicans across the aisle and take what we can get in furthering that goal. Of making health care available and affordable cost for every single American. -- if he was not shy about saying where he stood and not shy about being partisan political campaigns. But in the United States senate boy he was an old style senator who would work with whoever would it take is that outstretched -- Steve Murphy chip Saltzman. Thank you --"