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Tonight, jockey for position at cpac talking points. lots of interesting speakers at the annual conservative political action conference in washington. republicans who may need to do some reputation rehab with the base. new jersey governor chris christie whose star has fallen since bridge gate gave a terrific speech mostly on the economy and was well-received. florida senator marco rubio once considered a darling of the tea party before that is senates immigration reforeign policy in his address...

So cpac and the hard right conservatism that it showcases snubbed him last year, well so much better for his moderate cred. christie, did, of course, get himself re-elected by 22 points last november. that was the biggest margin for republican in new jersey in 28 years. so it seemed he was on his way. then his world turned upsidedown. days before his inauguration for that second term, the state legislature released thousands of pages of e-mails tieing members of his inner circle to the scandal c...

Agree with you, what would happen to david samson? >> so theres many things that the commission can do. they could, for example, fine him up to $10,000. they could impose imprisonment up to six months. and they could bar him from public office for up to five years. for someone like david samson who has been in the middle of every, it seems like, every single chris christie scandal from bridge gate to this harrison question it would be significant that hes barred from being able to hold public of...

Investigating bridge gate even though he himself is tangentially involve in the scandal. we had heard there was a reference but now we can see it. even though he is on the committee, the co-chairs of the legislative committee investigating this issue say that senator otoole may actually face questioning on this issue. which would probably mean that he would have to get up off the dais and sit in the witness chair and then come back to the dais later. or maybe i just talked like this. the one thi...

On the legislative committee investigating bridge gate even though he himself is tangentially involve in the scandal. we had heard there was a reference but now we can see it. even though he is on the committee, the co-chairs of the legislative committee investigating this issue say that senator otoole may actually face questioning on this issue. which would probably mean that he would have to get up off the dais and sit in the witness chair and then come back to the dais later. or maybe i just ...

Kerrys presidential bid, where i should mention we worked do, and republican strategist and john feehery. long intros, because you guys have lot done a lot of thing. steve, the bask argument chris christie is making is bomb he had two carefully choreographed events, where no one managed to get in a question out of those 28 questions on bridge-gate, that now this is behind the people of new jersey. is that right? >> i dont think so. i think the problem chris christie has is theres still a lot of ...

Equally as fixated on american politics. only one way to find out. >> translator: i believe the surprising will help christie. we have done it to distract from bridge gate. >> next up jeb bush may be considering a bid for president in 2016 but the question looms, how many bushes are too many bushes? he addressed the concern acknowledging that his last name might be a big hurdle for voters. >> we had a bush, then a clinton, then a bush, then a clinton and then turned to me and goes and then a bus...

Obligation to tell you all the truth. >> everyone? >> no matter what. >> hey everyone? christie is the grown-up in the room. doesnt know about traffic problems in ft. lee or former aides and social studies class. you know what else, chris christie is not giving a single thought to politics these days. not a one. >> im in my second term now. according to our constitution, you know, that means i cant run for governor again. i could tell you something, thats really good news for you. its really goo...

Royally and also because you are a reporter for nj.com and are familiar with the ins and outs of politics in new jersey. we talked about this right before the segment began. i dont live in new jersey and i am a member of the national immediate a -- weve discussed this scandal, bridge gate in particular a lot. it still strikes me, no matter how much some people from new jersey say it isnt an issue with the new jersey electorate, it strikes me as odd that in none of these town halls that have happ...

Amenable to cuts in state spending. in part because there are states that do have spending that needs to be cut that have promised too much. but the problem comes when governors are proposing spending cuts and also lav visualing new spending and turned to tax cuts for companies. or tax cuts for wealthy citizens of that state. so there ends up being this, you know, for regular voters, they see theyre not getting spending cuts as much as their money is going towards different groups of people who ...