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Of you, governor barbour, just about cain. look, his fund-raising is up, they say, this week. his poll standings seem strong. it would not really hurt him aside from the favorability rating being down this morning. in some ways, do you see the republican party, at least an aspect of it, doubling down on him on this thing? >> well, i think bill richardson made a point. when people said in the polls they didnt think it was serious, i think most of them were saying, they dont take seriously the cha...

First off, ratner is an idiot. he is an idiot who went out and said something incredibly stupid. no story there whatsoever. the real story here is the huh poke craw see once again of the left, particular leet gay left. >> the gleft. let me tell you something about glad. glad is the biggest joke in the entire planet. they gave their award the bloger of the year uh -- award to a bloger who attacks gay conservatives and frequently lets calls for violence against gay conservatives stand on his websi...

Ongoing semipermanent protest encampments? is there a way to keep things essentially law-abiding and protect peeps rights to say what they want to do and assemble and say so in the means of their own choosing? >> i think there is, rachel. sometimes its inconvenient and a little expensive. thats what democracy is all about. democracy can be inveents and kind of expensive. the first amendment can be very inconvenient. a lot of people dont like freedom of speech. a lot of politicians would like it ...

Join a union? [ applause ] >> i think the most important area that we have to focus in on when it comes to unions public employee unions. thats the area of unionization growing the fastest and costing us the most money. weve seen these battles on the state level where unions have bankrupted states from pension plans to here on the federal level, 30 to 40% union employees make above their private sector equivalents. i do not believe that state, federal or local workers, unions should be involved ...

Republicans in safe districts are not concerned. the pressure is on their leadership in the house. he is trying as president to say either the house republican leadership is going to follow these i do diehards and play politics and not look for extra jobs growth and economic growth that the private forecasters are saying, or theyre going to actually stands with the people looking for work. they were elected on a platform of jobs. so the difficult pressure that hes trying to apply here is on thos...

Did you think they come up with the numbers to pay for in? >> it is a terrible idea. what the president has proposed is front loading spending for a promise of spending cuts to come. ive heard so many on the other side of the aisle say we can never cut 1.5 trillion. they are going to say to reach 1.we have to have tax increases or go after defense more. this is like, the 10th or 20th white horse that washington, d.c. has ridden in on. i think the american people and the peep of illinois where we...

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