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Describing. can you respond to that issue? >> well, look, i think that there are solutions in the affordable care act and that they should be strengthened. one of the challenging is he wnt do enough competition. theres not competitive bidding. one of the things is that people can charge exorbitant prices and theres no competition to get a lower price. its something that this really amazing article points out, and i think that is -- there are a number of steps -- it doesnt matter who is paying fo...

President himself when interviewed earlier this year when asked what was his single most mistake he said he had failed to -- in terms of his messaging. is this one area that aris article points to where in a sense hes been somewhat slow in coming forward in terms of what hes done in relation directly to black voters? >> i think that this is a very complicated issue within the black community. because there is this sense -- even within the black community that theres a supposed for for the presid...

When asked what was his single most mistake he said he had failed to -- in terms of his messaging. is this one area that aris article points to where in a sense hes been somewhat slow in coming forward in terms of what hes done in relation directly to black voters? >> i think that this is a very complicated issue within the black community. because there is this sense -- even within the black community that theres a supposed for for the president and there really isnt. when you talk to folks, th...

Is this one area that aris article points to where in a sense hes been somewhat slow in coming forward in terms of what hes done in relation directly to black voters? >> i think that this is a very complicatedish shooi within the black community. because there is this sense -- even within the black community that theres a supposed for for the president and there really isnt. when you talk to folks, theres a wide range of opinions. there are a lot of black people to the left of this president. an...

>> the "more" magazine article suggests that you and candy, you are the vanna whites of debate moderators. why are guys getting the more influential jobs? >> i think it might have something to do with the fact that the commission on presidential debates is made up mostly of men. i think of the 17 members, only two are women. i would have to think if more women were part of the commission, that more women would have a bigger role than we have now. >> well, and the commission on presidential debat...

Situation for one of the candidates? whats different this time around? >> the only thing thats different this time around, craig, is this is happening at an exact moment when it feels like mitt romney may be falling off the clip. hes got one leg dangling out over there. if he doesnt do something to collect himself and get back up on terra firma and head in the other direction he has a real problem. its the timing of it, i would say, that does make it debate a little different from other previous...

If the president has a choice talking about his personality and pool game versus talking about his record on the economy and foreign policy he will take the former and "the new york times" knows it. thats why they did it. >> i was one of the state breakfast and one the labor leaders went through the talking points the president will be talking about thursday night. jim to your disappointment he will talk about his economic record. and i think that he is going to talk about the changes he has mad...

Military of sufficient capacity and strength and know how to be able to defend the sovereignty of their nation and keep it from being overrun by the taliban. >> i think hes -- >> wait. who said that? was that brezhnev in 78? >> hes tacking back to the center now, in the sense that what he was saying a few months ago is saying, you know,, weve still got to defeat the taliban. hes not saying that anymore. he doesnt have a quarrel with obamas timetable, particularly, but he says the same thing as t...

Mormon reps are not laughing. church spokesman issued a statement in the desert news saying sadly the cover is a reflection of the bias and speculative nature of the article itself. narrow and incomplete. meaning a good deal of information given on how church resources are used. what is the story behind the vast and secretive holdings? josh green is the senior political editor for bloomberg business week. josh, good day. glad to have you here. >> good to be with you. >> cover art controversy asi...

The alleged victim died recently. his family writes the important trail of john is factually incorrect and we are aggrieved that john would be used to further a political agenda. the incident allegedly happened while romney was a student at the prestigious cranbrook boarding school. he has apologized but says he doesnt remember the incident. the story exposes romney to a bigger problem. many voters are trying to figure out exactly who he is. let me bring in democratic strategist, back with us, i...