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Initiatives on clean energy, climate change, and the usual laundry list that you would expect in a democratic state of the union and it is focused on strengthening the middle-class and things that he previewed in a pep talk after he left last thursday. >> our economy grows when everybodys getting a fair shot and everybody is getting a fair shake and everybody is playing by the same rules. >> president is also expected to cast second-term agenda items from immigration reform to gun control and cl...

Or read about questions about his taxes. the next several days takes him all the way up to the debate point, his last chance to really change the dynamic in this election. and he has wasted the buildup to it. bad politics on the timing. bad policy in terms of the fairness question. theres something else here. he claims that these are capital gains. and that hes a job creator. lets remember, this is a loophole for venture capitalist. he didnt go out and start a business in a basement. if he could...

of south carolina. plus south carolinas powerful evangelical voting bloc. who will win the lions share with reverend brad adkins and bob jones iii. >> everything is up for grabs in my estimation. >> im candy crowley. and this is "state of the union." over 100 leaders in the social conservative community met in texas for two days and emerged with a single name, rick santorum for president. it is a blow to texas governor rick perry, a born again christian whose political grounding is f...

future. >> romney supporter senator john mccain on the perils and promise of south carolina. plus, south carolinas powerful evangelical voting bloc. who will win the lions share? with rev right hand brad adkins and bob jones iii. >> everything is up for grabs in my estimation. >> im candy crowley. and this is "state of the union." over 100 leaders in the social conservative community met in texas for two days and emerged with a single name, rick santorum for president. it is a blow...

Others that weve seen? the cycle of candidates? >> well, this one feels different. you have a candidate that knows how to withstand the attacks. i thought lisa myers yesterday on "meet the press" put it well. verbal combat. that is what hes good at. thats what he enjoys. and youre not going to undo him on a debate stage, right? youre not -- this isnt rick perry that romneys going after. this is a guy who can turn what you swear youre about to win a debate point and he will just talk his way out ...

And she deals with beckel every single solitary day -- >> its a pleasure. >> it is. look, what i like more than anything is that i like cain is talking about major revisions in the tax code. newt is in his plan. perry is today in his plan. is this the result of herman cain 9-9-9? >> yes, because he blazed the trails. he went up in the pole because he had a simple tact reform plan that was pretty radical. he made progress doing that. he dragged everybody else with him and i think this is now fron...

Correspondent, host of "the daily rundown" and political director. the president is on a campaign trip, a jobs trip, and it also has a lot to do with the political climate for 2012. >> it does, and you know, whats been interesting about watching the president on this trip a little bit is hes having to confront sort of the simultaneous issues that he has to deal with in the next 14 months. so hes trying to sell the jobs bill and trying to explain his call for the tax hikes and it will be a big de...

This section. thats separate theyre saying. another argument is, here is to say that this government money right here doesnt get all mixed up in the pot and in the end incorrectry getting spent over here on this side for abortion services? a third debate point is late-term abortion. state legislators have been lowering how far into pregnancy an abortion can be performed from 20 to 22 weeks saying the fetus can feel pain. last month, by the way, 49 states had legislation. louisiana at that time w...

Members of congress and their staffs would have to go into exchanges, and he thought, aha, theyll vote against it. and members of congress said, okay, fine well go on the exchanges. and now congress has the status that was totally different than any employer in the country. and there were real consequences. there are consequences to legislating based on what you think will score you a debate point. >> and in this case, what fred upton has done with this bill, is not to order that insurance compa...

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