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Post, he really studied republican think tanks and heritage foundation and aei. and he wrote this. conservatism needs an attitude adjustment. get hungry, get humble and get to know more people who arent like you. a cultural shift in gop will go a long way toward fixing the partys other big problem, the idea that you can persuade people by talking at them and not with them. thats a little deeper problem i think ward is right about. >> it is a deeper problem. but i would suggest that, pivoting off...

Something about the culture of think tanks. contrary to what people think especially when theyre confr t confronted with information from the other side, think tanks are not these monolithic party organ for one party or the other. they are think tanks. and they involve a lot of differences of opinion. they involve a lot of different approaches whether were talking brookings or whatever. when youre confronted with information from the other side, you tend to accuse, well, that think tank is reall...

Questionable. some of them are blogs, some are from the aei, which is hardly an independent group. >> these are very credible sources and -- >> one of them is from a guy who is -- a blog from a guy who was a top adviser to george w. bush. these are hardly nonpartisan studies. >> do you like that? governor rendell, you didnt see the face of ed gillespie, it just fell because finally one of the people just nailed him on this bs about these six independent studies. theyre bloggers and the american ...

For mitt romney so the lies are just piling up. this is their campaign. heres romney adviser ed gillespie trying to defend romneys tax plan. >> very questionable. some of them are blogs, some from the aei. >> these are very credible sources. >> one of them is from a blogger to george w. bush. these are hardly nonpartisan studies. >> if you look at harvard and other studies, they are very credible sources for economic analysis. >> you wouldnt say aie is a conservative think tank? >> its a right-l...

Studies. >> if you look at harvard and aei and other studies they are are credible sources. >> chris: you wouldnt say that aee is a conservative think tank? >> i would say it is a right leaning think tank. that doesnt make it not. >> i it doesnt make it nonpartisan. >> it is not a partisan organization. there are many instances there have been things that aei came out with and said that i didnt find to be necessarily helpful to the republican party. i do believe in the interest of the republican...

Need this kind of progrowth tax reform agenda and work out the details in the same way ronald reagan did with tip oneill with working across the aisle. governor romney has a proven record of being able to work across the aisle. >> chris: there are a lot of questions from independent people how do you pay for it and you refuse to say how you will pay for it? >> we will pay for it by eliminating deductions and loopholes and making sure for the middle class that protecting the home mortgage deducti...

Took it for a spin over to the home field this weekend. and he wasnt expecting this. >> six different studies have said this is entirely doable. >> that wasnt the question. some of them are blog and independent groups. >> these are very credible sources and -- >> one of them is a from a guy who -- a blog from a top adviser to george w. bush. these are hardly nonpartisan studies. >> chris, i think if you look at harvard and aei, they are very credible sources. >> you wouldnt say that aei is a con...

Studies. >> if you look at harvard and aei and other studies they are are credible sources. >> chris: you wouldnt say that aee is a conservative think tank? >> i would say it is a right leaning think tank. that doesnt make it not. >> i it doesnt make it nonpartisan. >> it is not a partisan organization. there are many instances there have been things that aei came out with and said that i didnt find to be necessarily helpful to the republican party. i do believe in the interest of the republican...

Studies. >> if you look at harvard and aei and other studies they are are credible sources. >> chris: you wouldnt say that aee is a conservative think tank? >> i would say it is a right leaning think tank. that doesnt make it not. >> i it doesnt make it nonpartisan. >> it is not a partisan organization. there are many instances there have been things that aei came out with and said that i didnt find to be necessarily helpful to the republican party. i do believe in the interest of the republican...

Need this kind of progrowth tax reform agenda and work out the details in the same way ronald reagan did with tip oneill with working across the aisle. governor romney has a proven record of being able to work across the aisle. >> chris: there are a lot of questions from independent people how do you pay for it and you refuse to say how you will pay for it? >> we will pay for it by eliminating deductions and loopholes and making sure for the middle class that protecting the home mortgage deducti...