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Msnbc.com. jackie kucinich. and columnist at bloomberg view. im going to start with my old partner in crime. thats bill clinton being bill clinton. i support everything president obama said, but im going to second guess you on some of the timing issues. does he have a point? >> he has a very good point. i think what hes missing there is there are two things going on at once here. there is the long-term fiscal outlook of the country which is the tax and cut spending part of it. which is not being...

Point, chuck. were at a new moment in diplomatic history. for decades now, the crucial players have been in washington. the president, the secretary of state, any special negotiator like george mitchell used to be. and the two sides. t the israelis and the palestinians. and americas unique role, having leverage and influence in both the palestinian territories and israel made america the place -- the address for discussions on this issue. thats changed a lot in the last couple of years for a var...

So my best guess at this point is that the discussion in the security council will be slowed down through procedural mechanisms, but the palestinians will push for a vote in the general assembly. and they will win that vote by a large margin. their status will be increased. and the israelis having lost their relationship with turkey and egypt, which theyve had, will now be further isolated in the world. >> and has president obama -- he was as clear as could be about, quote, standing with israel ...

Op-ed in politico, shameless plug, talking about how romneys the one that can win. to me this has always been a shorthand for electability. theyre making it more explicit. tissue itself carries risk. >> to jonathan os point, thinkf it as head versus heart, mitt romney is never going to win a heart based republican primary. cannot do it. someone else other than him would win that. he has to win the head argument. the head argument is, you may not love me, but im the guy who can win and ultimately...

Leads the field by nearly 30 points at 41%. look at this. jon huntsman is showing a pulse. he cracks double digits. 10% in this poll in a state hes thrown all of his eggs in. look at that. hes actually ahead of rick perry in a poll that matters in a state that matters. for huntsman who is moving his entire operation now to new hampshire, were hearing stories of florida staffers being either let go or transferred to new new hampshire. tells you its a one-state strategy for huntsman at this point....

President, that you think of ways to actually help the people of kentucky and ohio instead of how you can use their roads and bridges as a backdrop for making a political point. >> well, one way you know a political hit is working is when you get your opponents to be defensive. mcconnell seems to be upset about this. >> he is defensive. i think this is a bigger thing going on. if you look at what the president has done in the last couple of weeks and see what the republicans have been talking ab...

Comeback five minutes later. >> like costanza. >> right. it does seem like perry has, the next day, come up with his responses. >> he does not think that well. weve seen this through his time in texas as a debater and in these first couple debates. he is not as quick on his feet as romney, not as good of debater as romney. >> are you aware this third debate will mean he has increased the number of political debates hes ever participated in by a full 50%. he had only done six in his entire politi...

Projects like this one will get fixed. check this out. to your point, chuck, what you were just saying, the cincinnati enquirer says the obama visit wont build the bridge. theres no doubt this visit has huge political undertones. the president will try to draw a line in the sand, essentially, between himself and republicans and make the case that, look, he is a leader on jobs and fixing infrastructure projects and that republicans have stood in the way of that. republicans have come out swinging...

Republican debate in the last 15 days. one twist this time around. gary johnson, former new mexico governor, joins the fray. but, of course, all the focus will be on perry v. romney. the opening bell is about to ring on wall street. the president of poland has the honor of ringing the bell today. dow futures as you just heard point to a sharply lower open a day after the fed warned of major economic risk. a few other stories making headlines. a milestone for the u.s. mission to libya. this m...

But does bill clinton have a point here as far as public opinion? >> well, you know, im thinking that the presidents probably stopping and thinking every once in a while, i wish some of my other cabinet secretaries, you know, i never hear about any of their spouses causing trouble for me. you know, interesting thing i find about this is the actual stimulus elements of the obama administrations plan are less popular than the anti-debt elements of the plan. the anti-debt elementses wi, th increase...