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The rule of law in this country, and it has to be -- >> im going to have to leave it there, eric. you got the last word. ray, you had the first word. ill reverse it the next time we have you on. austin and boston. >> thank you, chuck. well get a check on whats moving on wall street. and republicans pouring money into west virginia. will it pay off? as they try to turn the race into another referendum on president obama. but first -- ♪

Rangers, hundreds of millions of dollars, hes called for national guard troops and border patrol agents to secure that border. the failure is that the federal government, when rick perry is president of the united states, that border will be secure. we know how to do it. weve worked to do that in texas. that will be a major priority. >> eric, when it comes to one of mitt romneys issues in this primary, its been to win over rank-and-file conservatives who are skeptical of mitt romney. its somethi...

Mouth is in this state to secure the border, to send the rangers, to fight the violence there, and perry will do that when hes in the white house. >> eric, respond to this comment, though, about the fact this is a new position for governor romney. >> on in-state tuition, no, its not. we received a bill to that effect. governor romney vetoed it. i would like to just elaborate a little bit. i have a 17-year-old son, hes a senior in high school, he lives in massachusetts with me, and hes currently ...

What it means is is that an illegal immigrant -- and they have 16,000 of them now in the public college system of texas -- is able to attend the university of texas at a discount thats equal to $100,000 over four years of d -- >> theres no discount at all. kids in our state pay -- they are -- >> texas residents -- >> they are texas residents. they pay texas tuition. that is a decision the legislature has made. there is no subsidy. theres no discount. >> thats the problem. theyre not residents. r...

Rapidly approaching. >> ray, are you at all concerned, though, that this latest uptick in interest by big republican donors is a direct reaction to disappointment in governor perrys debate performances? >> not at all. were continuing to ground -- to blow through this time, to continue to build our campaign and infrastructure. youre going to have strong points, strong weeks, weak weeks in a campaign. the key is to power through, to continue to build, to continue to talk about jobs and the economy...

About anything else. >> thats been the point. ultimately, its been about mitt romney. eric from earlier didnt want to deal with that question. weve been talking about this nine months and its been a reaction. >> its sort of embarrassing for rom rop. i w mitt romney. i was in florida last week. theyre not pining for romney or sarah palin or for anyone else. theyre looking at the choices in front of them. and i think this is a more a product of money, people who want a sure thing, and thats what w...

So rick perry and mitt romney are going toe to toe in their battle but the partys flirtation with governor chris christie underscores a troubling point for both campaigns. there are some republicans that apaerptly arent satisfied with the current crop of candidates. ray sullivan and eric ferinstrom join us. austin and boston. ray sullivan, let me start with you and get your reaction to chris christies apparent still remaining flirtation with the campaign. >> governor christie is an impressive gu...