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from the pig -- i mean, theyll eat anything. the watch dog groups citizens against government waste. what are those dirty spots? something about them is endearing but not endearing about lawmakers. we got the numbers for fiscal year 2012 so we brought some of these friends along from the farm. probably better than a lot of things they usually eat. the good news first, pork is down. since the big push to ban ear marks we have seen a big improvement on capitol hill. some good news. earma...

The fire and got welfare reform passed, and we were winning elections and his personality and leadership skills didnt seem to be a problem back then, but when the poll numbers dropped off and started to lose elections we should have won, everything changed and mitt romney has been the frontrunner for a long time. >> is the real fear, as governor christie said last week, that he is an embarrassment to the republican party. >> i would not say that, but i would say we had rather unpleasant experien...

Idea of us shutting down the government. my problems with newt have been over earmark spending, billions and billions and billions. when newt gingrich became speaker, they turned earmarks into an art form. >> i think the republican establishment believes its okay to say and do virtually anything to stop a genuine insurgency from winning because theyre very afraid of losing control of the old order. we tried a moderate in 1996 for president, he lost. we tried a moderate in 2008 for president, he ...

just days ago, south carolina looked like it could be the third punch of a one, two three, mitt romney primary knockout. but this morning, ohios republicans took away romneys first win, announcing rick santorum won the caucuses by 34 votes. then governor rick perry of texas pulled out of the race and immediately endorsed newt gingrich whos been surging in several new south carolina polls. >> a conservative visionary who can transform our country. weve had our differences, which campaig...

for the first time in a very long time, kyra. we have six months in a row of jobs created. boom, boom, boom, more than 100,000 jobs created. that hasnt happened since 2006. think about that, since 2006 that we have been able to put together 6 1/2 months. that was also better than anybody expected. i want to really give you some perspective here because, kyra, as you know, this is a political story, as well. on the campaign trail you hear how this is the obama economy or how president o...

Nominee bob dole, you remember last week, after gingrich saying his former congressional colleague is not suited to be president and that his candidacy actually could hurt the party in state and local races. the 2008 republican presidential nominee, john mccain offered his own criticism to the former speaker. yesterday on "meet the press." >> we had some rather unpleasant experiences with newt gingrich. one of them was the government shutdown in 1995. and bob dole is the one that finally called ...

The fire and got welfare reform passed, and we were winning elections and his personality and leadership skills didnt seem to be a problem back then, but when the poll numbers dropped off and started to lose elections we should have won, everything changed and mitt romney has been the frontrunner for a long time. >> is the real fear, as governor christie said last week, that he is an embarrassment to the republican party. >> i would not say that, but i would say we had rather unpleasant experien...

Operation. >> and santorum suggested last night that teaming up is a no go and is prepared for his own contrast campaign to become the conservative alternative to romney. >> im not looking to -- to structure any kind of deals with anybody. when i have contrasted myself, ive tried to do so respectfully and i will contrast myself with the other candidates in the race. >> romney has stayed out of the race having surrogates do some santorum attacking for him. >> believe me, earmark spending is the g...

Night that teaming up is a no go and is prepared for his own contrast campaign to become the conservative alternative to romney. >> im not looking to -- to structure any kind of deals with anybody. when i have contrasted myself, ive tried to do so respectfully and i will contrast myself with the other candidates in the race. >> romney has stayed out of the race having surrogates do some santorum attacking for him. >> believe me, earmark spending is the gateway to corruption, and that was practic...

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