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It. it does not make sense for romney to do it. two sort of unforceed errors on the supreme court decision on immigration, caught flat-footed on that and on this. i do think that largely the rnc and all conservatives, probably out-shouted them when talking about the tax. not sure that eric bernstrom is one spokesperson one comment will make that huge of a difference now that they are shifting tax here. the or issue is for normal people, mandate, penalty, tax, fee, whatever you call it. >> what d...

Abobligation to construe it as exercise of tax power. >> the court majority ruled the mandate a tax, romney said he disagreed and cited with the minority dissent. monday, eric bernstrom weighed in this way. >> the governor believe what is we put in place in massachusetts was a penalty. he disagrees with the court ruling that the mandate was a tax. >> press secretary andrea sal reiterated that governor romney thinks its unconstitutional penalty. republicans complain bitterly. that calling at it p...

Try to square a circle that even roberts isnt able to is a mistake. >> john: bernstrom went on to say that at least the governor is being consistent. cag it a penalty in massachusetts and the states healthcare plan and calling it penalty under proposed federal plan. meantime, president obama said its not a tax and argued with the supreme court, solicitor general it is a tax and now saying its not a tax. who is right, who is wrong? >> lets cut away from the political talk. its a tax if that is wh...

Which left the romney campaign scrambling for clarification. ed henry reports. >> reporter: barely 24 hours after the top republican claimed the healthcare plan is a massive tax, adopted by the romney undercut the argument and let the president off the hook saying on msnbc the mandate in romneys own plan was not a tax. >> the governor believes that what we put in place in massachusetts was a penalty. he disagrees with the courts ruling that the mandate was a tax. >> he believes that he shouldnt ...

There is not much upside. he was trying to draw a line between the argument that republicans are making over the weekend, republican leaders made over the weekend. they know its dangerous to get drawn into this. governor romney sort of accuse of imposing the tax in massachusetts. i dont think that spokesman misspoke this morning. >> john: when you look at the way its all come out, after what bernstrom said, mitt romney and president obama are on the same track. mitt romney is on a completely dif...

Announce he the approval of the pipeline. the leg of which he approved does not require his approval. second, its a pipeline from nowhere. but it carries air. people understand this is for show. a way to say i was against the keystone before i was in favor of it. >> the second topic, i came in and in the lead was charles krauthammers choice. we expect that was going to be it. but there was a late faltering by charles. and the keystone pipeline passed him. ill get slammed so hard for teasing him ...