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Back to "hardball." now for the sideshow. first up, theres more where that came from. herman cain may have a monopoly on the headlines these days, but dont think thats doing anything to overshadow rick perrys loosy goosy speech in new hampshire late last month. >> the good news is that little plan i just shared with you doesnt force the granite state to expand your tax footprint, if you know what i mean. like 9% expansion. >> and the late-night scene shows no signs of putting that one to rest. l...

Now for the sideshow. were all in agreement. when it comes to debates. rick perry is not in his element. today he reminded us of this. take a look at what he said last night on the topic. >> i hate debates, like i used to hate spinning in an aircraft, t-37s and finally and finally i did it and got pretty good at it. so hole on. maybe ill get better at debates. >> looks like hes giving some sort of talking point but then theres the speech he gave in new hampshire that still has people talking, in...

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Trying to pass bills that would be better for job creation and help put the american people back to work. republicans have been opposed to the american jobs act, saying that they dont like the pay-fors because it will increase taxes, but as you mentioned, it seems like the president is gaining traction with his message based on the latest polling numbers. >> kristen welker from the white house this afternoon. kristen, thank you. >> thanks. >> were going to talk about the infrastructure project, ...

>> i -- im not wildly excited about the situation. >> not one candidate? >> well, i -- i like romney. i think hes a smart guy and a very nice guy and a very handsome guy, and i like people from utah. i like the church of latter day saints very much, but i -- i dont think hes necessarily the right guy, and i like herman cain very, very much. i think every word he says is really great, and i like -- >> every word he says? >> well -- >> i mean, youre an economist. youve looked at the 9-9-9 plan. >>...

Theyre testing in order to improve their nuclear arsenal, so for us to thing if we stay static that they are going to stop developing their military might, i think that is naive. >> you know, it is -- if somebody said that -- i think joe scarborough said today that sarah palin was averill harriman compared to this, the sexist attitude she didnt have her facts straight, didnt know any facts and this guy comes along and doesnt seem to have to know anything and be completely ignorant and nobody hol...

>> nope. >> we will shut that down. i wont ask about your costume then. ing thank you, peter. an update on a story we have been bringing you throughout the day. a grain elevator explosion in kansas. officials with bartlet grain company reportedly decided it is unsafe for any one to be inside the facility until later today when heavy equipment is expected to arrive to help with the search. the explosion last night killed three people and critically injured two. three are still missing. earlier ...

The drain. >> the one man knows why and how he made the decision is the president. would you attempt to call him or subpoena him before the committee? >> that would be relatively unprecedented, probably not. again,ç we are very concerned that announcement was perhaps more about politics and national security. we need to really look at our long term interests. clearly, the plan you just outlined for troops being stationed elsewhere in the me east is an admission of the danger im talking about. ...

Texas governor rig perry jumped into the reform debate. introducing a sweeping plan to overhaul the system an operational flat rate income rate of 20%. fox news paul has perry sliding to fourth place in the republican primary field. can his proposal put him back into the top tier? joining the panel this week, wall street journal columnist dan henninger and jason riley and kim strassel. kim, start with you, rick perry offered this proposal that he called bold. do you think its bold enough? >> wel...

You interviewed governor rick perry. he has been seesawing in the polls. you asked him how he was doing right now. >> chris: he went from 38% in the polls in august to single digits now both in the national polls and in state polls. i got to say, i thought he did well today. he understands that he did not make a good impression and is trying to do the toughest thing which is to get voters to take another look at him. he now has a plan that he feels passionate about and i can tell you from a 25 m...