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Difficult to know if -- if miss kagan, whether you would be more like don roberts or more like ruth bader ginsburg. >> now, he was trying to make the point that we dont know where you are. but ive got to tell you, tony, the minute he said that, weve got e-mails from the democratic national committee and others saying, ah-ha, we told you, she is a mainstream candidate. she is a mainstream nominee. in fact, what the dnc said its a ringing endorsement from the top republican of this committee of he...

Taxpayer money, but she didnt want the supreme court to take it on review because she thought it was an opportunity for them to make bad law on abortion. because she thought it would be bad for the left. >> there is lots of depth to this issue. there are on the of way to put abortion front and center for elena kagan. the idea would be to drive away this idea that she is a mainstream candidate. the white house political dynamic, you get miguel estrada, you get ken starr, and you get ted olson to ...

As solicitor general, role in the clinton white house. do you see a leader on the bench or a thinker? >> chris, it is good to be with you. i think the president nominated a mainstream candidate. someone who known as being a moderate, but has the background, the experience, the legal knowledge to be a leader on the court. she knows how to build consensus which is, i think, an important responsibility on the court. >> what do you make her decision to lead as dean of harvard to boycott recruitment ...

Choose a, quote, mainstream candidate. haley barbour says the presidents pick could even energize the base. >> the pro-abortion people have used the supreme court to stoke up their supporters and the conservatives going way back to earl warren have made it a cause celeb for trying to energize their people. the good thing for republicans right now, weve got plenty of energy. the policies of this administration, of this congress, has energized our people. >> those mentioned as possible nominees in...

Jews? how will president trump respond. i recently had introduce and their concerns are serious and they want to know how president trump will respond to the misuse? >> it is what i said a minute ago, he has tremendous respect of how tax dollars are spent. we need a u.n. ambassador and secretary of state and that will happen but it is being held up right now. >> is the president open to choosing a mainstream candidate? >> for what? ? i am sorry, for a supreme court nominee. >> thats been defined...

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While. he has money and organization. >> bill: that would give the election to barack obama. now rick santorum. its mother matter. the senator obviously a mainstream candidate. he is conservative, but so what. he has taken newt gingrich, a lot of his votes have gone over to santorum. but you say, even if he wins iowa tomorrow, does second, really does well, he is not a factor, why? >> i wont say he is not a factor. look. what we have had is this rotating series of candidates who have occupied th...

While. he has money and organization. >> bill: that would give the election to barack obama. now rick santorum. its mother matter. the senator obviously a mainstream candidate. he is conservative, but so what. he has taken newt gingrich, a lot of his votes have gone over to santorum. but you say, even if he wins iowa tomorrow, does second, really does well, he is not a factor, why? >> i wont say he is not a factor. look. what we have had is this rotating series of candidates who have occupied th...

Is that he might finish third in iowa behind bachmann and romney. and he might finish third in new hampshire behind romney and bachmann. and at that point if he wins south carolina, he is just a regional candidate. the problem is that he may be the second best businessman in the race. and the second best tea party activist in the race. but not the first best of anything. thats the problem he has got. >> laura: its going to be a fight, is it not, dick, between bachmann and perry for the evangelic...

Iowa behind bachmann and romney. and he might finish third in new hampshire behind romney and bachmann. and at that point if he wins south carolina, he is just a regional candidate. the problem is that he may be the second best businessman in the race. and the second best tea party activist in the race. but not the first best of anything. thats the problem he has got. >> laura: its going to be a fight, is it not, dick, between bachmann and perry for the evangelical social conservative. those two...