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Behold, we have a contender. this exists. whats going on? i dont know and neither do you. the caption says newt gingrich pimpbs the nose of bonnie ellison while shaking hands with supporters. hes pinching -- yes, hes doing that. why is he grabbing her nose? other people were getting their handshaken but she got her nose grabbed. he reached out and grabbed her face. nobody knows which is part of the wonder and perfection of it. we had the foresight to snap up a piece of santorum related real esta...

Year of absolute absurdity in this political condition has not been easy. come on, rick santorum was a serious contender for the nomination. that happened. and newt gingrich won the south carolina primary. for us political geeks here, the fact that newt gingrich was the jesse jackson of 2012 is complete hilarity. you have to laugh to keep from crying at the biggest punch line of all. after two years of campaigning, a record $2 billion in election spending, the angst, anxiety, where did he end up...

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Contender. this exists. this exists! and whats going on in this picture? i dont know and neither do you. the caption, unhelpfully explains, republican candidate house speaker newt gingrich pinches the nose of bonnie ellison of south carolina while shaking hands with supporters. yes, clearly, hes pinching, hes doing that, but why is he grabbing her nose? he just reached right out and grabbed her face. again, why? nobody knows, which is part of the wonder and perfection of it. we here at "the rach...

In one of the interviews he said look, he has cut $1 trillion in spending. he is willing to do in the presidents words a lot more. he still wants a big deal in the neighborhood of $4 trillion. well see if he and the speaker behind closed doors can get there. bret? >> bret: more on susan rice. and the fiscal cliff with the panel. but before we let you go, ed, what is the news about the presidents new cabinet? there is news about that. >> chuck hague the former republican senator is now the leadin...

What they are focused on is a so-called plan "b" where the house in the next few days may pass extension of the middle class tax cuts. the old bush tax cuts. then let the tax rates for the rich go up and fight it out in january and february over spending cuts. well see whether or not conservative goes along with that, if speaker boehner was party to that. the second big story is susan rice. in the last couple of hours calling the president and saying she is pulling her name out of consideration ...

Was -- [ inaudible ] not going to stand for attacks threatened filibuster. this is a cave-in by the president. he gave in to the critics on the hill. susan rice may not be disappearing. it posted a story saying the top democrats say she may be the next national security advisor here inside the white house. significant that the president appoints her to that, doesnt need senate confirmation, so republicans cant phil buster. the final point ill make is democrats are telling us that chuck hagel the...

Benghazi, libya. get the latest from the chief white house correspondent ed henry. good evening. >> good evening. this is a dramatic shift. the president caving on someone who he really wanted to install as the next secretary of state. im told by the top democrats he has been agonizing over this, privately in recent days because he wanted to give her this promotion. we know in the first post election news conference the president very aggressively defended susan rice against the attacks from rep...

And now that senator john kerry has been nominated for secretary of state, the focus is shifting to his potential replacement in massachusetts. senator scott brown, who was defeated last month by elizabeth warren, appears to be the clear choice for republicans. a poll conducted before the selection of kerry found brown dominating the field. the wbur poll also shows the senator topping any democrat by eight points. brown is yet to say whether he plans to run in the special election. as for the de...

Was -- [ inaudible ] not going to stand for attacks threatened filibuster. this is a cave-in by the president. he gave in to the critics on the hill. susan rice may not be disappearing. it posted a story saying the top democrats say she may be the next national security advisor here inside the white house. significant that the president appoints her to that, doesnt need senate confirmation, so republicans cant phil buster. the final point ill make is democrats are telling us that chuck hagel the...