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But particularly on foreign policy but he served on another platform being president. so dont forget that the president has a lot to mold what the next president is going to be as opposed to the person molding the presidency. >> mitt romney, if you -- are you comfortable with him as your republican nominee? >> yes. >> there was no hesitation there? theres hesitation on ron paul. >> i think you have to remember. you know, compared to having two world wars, in the beginning of the 20th century and...

historic supreme court chamber here in the capitol building. tonight rick santorums once little noticed campaign is riding into attention. thanks to the poll here in iowa, santorum is basking in the political spotlight at just the right time, five days before iowas public caucuses. joe is trying to keep up with a man who is suddenly very money in demand. joe. >> hey, candy. i think you call it steady. thats the word he uses. hes had steady events, a steady flow of people coming out to ...

government. it does not belong in our government. >> now, herman cain back in march responding to a question about whether hed appoint a muslim to his cabinet or to the federal bench, the answer he said was, no. he subsequently walked that back saying hes open to appointing anyone as long as they pledged their loyalty to america. as far as his claims about sharia law, in a presidential debate in june, he says sharia law has influenced court decisions in oklahoma and new jersey. in new ...

gradually ease shareal law and muslim faith into our government. it does not belong in our government. >> now, her main cane back in herman cain talked about whether he would appoint a muslim to his cabinet and he said no and now to back up his talk about shareal law, its influenced courts in new jersey and oklahoma. in new jersey, there was a domestic violence case. a woman was not granted a restraining order because of her muslim belief. voters in oklahoma banned voters from deciding...

the muslim faith into our government. it does not belong in our government. >> now, herman cain back in march responding to a question about whether hed appoint a muslim to his cabinet or to the federal bench, the answer he said was, no. he subsequently walked that back saying hes open to appointing anyone as long as they pledged their loyalty to america. as far as his claims about sharia law, in a presidential debate in june, he says sharia law has influenced court decisions in oklaho...

These are not joint with other people. in hawaii, $284 million, and tad cochran of mississippi, $720 million. the center in arlington, west virginia, it helps people with alcohol abuse, people with need. in hawaii, $1 million for the coral reef initiative, and tad cochran, $35 million for the delta health alliance. hard to know -- were not judging, campbell, whether theyre good or bad, but the bottom line is its not the worlds most transparent way to get funding for projects that otherwise may q...

going through the grant process. remember we have $3.8 trillion budget and plus we have stimulus. do i support going through a system that is based on merit these projects can become funded some way? yes, of course. thats very different than how the earmark process works where theyre often air dropped in without the light of day. >> neil: i dont know if its all that different. but anyway, congressman, good seeing you again. >> thank you. >> neil: black boxes can pinpoint the exact cause the p...

Earmarks and bad earmarks. >> i would put a ban on earmarks. there are a lot of projects that have been voted for. you vote d for the bridge to nowhere. while you were fighting to save the olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> they are trying to get the job that teddy roosevelt once had. and they are looking like they are trying to be jerry ford. >> well, thats a good point. romney clearly wanted to get under santorums skin. santorum was in a positional night where he was...

>> i would put a ban on earmarks. i think it opens the door excessive spending. spending on projects that dont need to be done. there are a lot of projects that have been voted for. you voted for the bridge to nowhere. while i was fighting to save the olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> they are trying to get the job that teddy roosevelt once had. and teddy kennedy and ronald reagan. and they are looking like they are trying to be gerry ford. >> well, thats a good point...

Aides for santorum say hes about to find out what happens to those who soar. rick perry ace rise reversed when ron paul tied him to al gore. romney pounded his ties to freddie mac. what do you think, buddy? >> neil, i think hes going to go after earmarks, something that santorum got hit on but no one noticed because santorum was in the single digits. earmarks, government spending. >> neil: bob, youre an encyclopedia. you have defended the earmark process in the past and hes since tried to explai...