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Himself as a philosopher king. it wouldnt surprise me if he had ideas. but if it is tort reform and shopping for insurance across state lines weve heard it before. >> what is left in the policy menu that republicans could conceivably advance as some kind of health care reform plan in? >> i think richards point is well taken. the problem is that obama stole the republican plan. mitt romneys plan five years ago in massachusetts, which has 98.5% of massachusetts people are health insurance is the p...

It seemed to me there was no other way this would come out, there have been other trials that have seemed that way to the public. whether it be o.j. simpson or casey anthony that did not end this way. was there any document in your mind that this ever could have gone another way? a lesser charge, for example? >> no. but i have 25 years of experience in the business. which means -- and i prosecuted homicide cases. ive seen seemingly nice people who look good on the outside, dastardly on the insid...

Philosopher king. he thinks hes a philosopher. seriously, so unwed from the realities of washington d.c. which again there are things to respect about this unless you want a properly functioning washington. >> tell me about the rattles of washington d.c. where a republican leader doesnt go to state dinners when hes invited, where a republican leader maybe goes to one but doesnt shake the presidents hand. tell me about those realities and tell me how hes supposed to function in that reality. that...

Tough thing and sent the troops in, and we had the first modern civil rights act. it wasnt great, it wasnt what lbj gave us, but it was something. not one republican voted against that bill. think about it, whats happened. ill tell you what happened, the conservative movement was born right then, and they decided the road not taken, they were not going to be pro-civil rights. they were not going to defend the rights of citizenship and economic justice and integration of african-americans in the ...

Something. not one republican voted against that bill. think about it, whats happened. ill tell you what happened, the conservative movement was born right then, and they decided the road not taken, they were not going to be pro-civil rights. they were not going to defend the rights of citizenship and economic justice and integration of african-americans in the south. no, they were going to side with the southern oppressors, and who was the great philosopher king of that argument? john c. calhou...

Think about it, whats happened. ill tell you what happened, the conservative movement was born right then, and they decided the road not taken, they were not going to be pro-civil rights. they were not going to defend the rights of citizenship and economic justice and integration of african-americans in the south. no, they were going to side with the southern oppressors, and who was the great philosopher king of that argument? john c. calhoun. what happened? two things. first of all, the party w...

Known that the president is the philosopher king who weighing this seriously? i have my out thes. when bush leaked stuff -- he leaked a lot of stuff. he did. but most of time when he leaked things, first, he was leaking it to advance a public question. matter of public policy. or just outright declassifying information. this to the extent its discernible what the motives are about building one man up in the re-election effort. >> bret: the president can declassify what he wants to. democrats pus...

Election year where the president is struggling. perceived as weak on international affairs, im not gullible. i dont think its a big leap to look at this. look at the story on obama and the drones. it portrays him as concerned to study the just war theory when he deals out debt by shuffling the baseball cards with the name and biographies of the would-be terrorists. which makes them look like the ultimate philosopher king but he is tough. its not an accident. you have quotes on the record. that ...

Possible 2012 run. thats the first step for candidates. how does he stack up right now? jessica yellin is here to take a look. hi, jessica. >> hey, christine. newt gingrich as you know burst onto the national scene when he became speaker of the house in the mid-90s. as youll recall, he had a controversial stewardship of the house of representatives. he became a hero of the republican party for giving them their first majority in 40 years. during that time, we saw something that sounds so familia...

Wolf? >> all right, jack. thank you. speculation meanwhile is swirling over which republicans will run for the republican presidential nomination, and its already looking like a very crowded field. were learning right now that newt gingrich will announce thursday that he plans to form a presidential exploratory committee thats a key initial step. the former house speaker has staged a remarkable comeback in recent years. heres cnns national political correspondent jessica yellin. >> reporter: w...