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Year, year and a half, there have been not been grown-ups in this presidential race. that some have even made a joke of the entire nomination process. and when we say that, people assume that it has something to do with ideology. rick santorum is a perfect example of somebody who is a hard right republican. and yet, hes a grown-up. hes been in the senate, he represented pennsylvania. this is actually a guy who if he had the money and infrastructure could be a kocontender. >> absolutely. he was i...

Candidate. they decide every single other candidate for some reason is not suitable. megyn: can we expect them to be enthusiastic in november in 2012 for mitt romney. >> i think republican voters will get ginned up because they will be so excited about the prospect of getting this disastrous president out of office and making him a one-term president. if mitt romney is the nominee they will come after him hammer and tong. i think the election will be a choice between president obama. if the publ...

Scene. it could be the next domestic energy explosion for our nation, hydraulic fracturing. better known as fracking. a drilling technique responsible for a massive boom in the oil and gas industry. environmentalists are targeting the industry over concerned about the chemicals used in the process. >> reporter: there was just a recent announcement in colorado that it now has the toughest regulations in the country when it comes to fracking as a result of the governor getting involved to figure o...

And made him a better candidate. >> greta: li mean, the ad, the vehicle he has, besides the fact he has air force one and can go to ohio to make announcement, he is not spending money. he is not spending campaign money, maybe taxpayer money. >> thats right. they can marshal the resources and go out and define the person. he can sit back and hone his message in a vacuum. thats the benefit. the other side is that, the republican candidate will almost certainly emerge stronger from this nomination ...

That some have even made a joke of the entire nomination process. and when we say that, people assume that it has something to do with ideology. rick santorum is a perfect example of somebody who is a hard right republican. and yet, hes a grown-up. hes been in the senate, he represented pennsylvania. this is actually a guy who if he had the money and infrastructure could be a kocontender. >> absolutely. he was in the house, in the senate, helped shepherd various serious pieces of legislation, su...

The consumer financial protections bureau and three members of the nlrb. >> and, of course, were all painfully aware of the ridiculousness of the nlrbs attempt to tell boeing who they could hire and run jobs out of this country. i mean, that was a big black eye for the obama administration. so thats a big, important distinction. also an important distinction you made, megyn s the way that president bush did respect the process and honor the process. and my colleague, simon, acknowledges that thi...

Normal bounds. megyn: what say you, mike? this is a guy whos going to run the consumer financial protections bureau and three members of the nlrb. >> and, of course, were all painfully aware of the ridiculousness of the nlrbs attempt to tell boeing who they could hire and run jobs out of this country. i mean, that was a big black eye for the obama administration. so thats a big, important distinction. also an important distinction you made, megyn s the way that president bush did respect the pro...

Another 7,500 people pledged last night in iowa to volunteer for the presidents re-election effort. one thing the democratic party and the white house took away from the iowa caucuses last night was a healthy measure of democratic voter enthusiasm in the state, also a big pile of campaign volunteers. what else they took away from the caucuses appears to be a conviction that the man president obama will be running against in the general election come november is named mitt romney. you can tell th...

Romney like he was a nail. quote, taking positions on every issue, one on the left and one on the far right doesnt make you a centrist. it makes you a charleton. mr. romneys win in iowa, hes still the 25% man. i dont think republicans sent a signal theyre ready to close the books on the nomination process. quote, he entered as a weak front-runner and left as a weak front-runn front-runner. you want more on david axelrod wailing away on mitt romney? quote, had he won a resounding victory and impr...

People injured. it looks like they kept driving into each other. 10 ambulances were called to the scene. it could be the next domestic energy explosion for our nation, hydraulic fracturing. better known as fracking. a drilling technique responsible for a massive boom in the oil and gas industry. environmentalists are targeting the industry over concerned about the chemicals used in the process. >> reporter: there was just a recent announcement in colorado that it now has the toughest regulations...