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>> what does it mean to say it more elegantly? top hat? would that have made it? i dont know about elegant, but in terms of saying what he said more effectively, hes right. as a candidate, mitt romney has said this thing more effectively in the past. because it is the policy platform of the republican party this year. its the policy of the republican party to pursue the kinds of policies he described there inelegantly or not. it is the policy of the republican party and throughout the party. >> ...

We can fix the economy better and therefore, you should vote for us. all the other stuff, for instance, immigration reform, deportations, you know, contraception with respect to women, womens health care issues, that is pushed to the side. we -- they dont want to talk about it. they want to talk about how jobs and the economy matter. to the extent that they do matter, that theyre the top issue, yes, it will help them with those communities but theres so much more complexity to voter outreach tha...

>> sam stein, "he didnt tell me what to do." ryan seems to be saying he did tell him what to do. >> this is complex for paul ryan, much more so than mitt romney or other republicans, because obviously paul ryan co-sponsored the bill that codified what akin was talking about. and we keep talking about, you know, where he stands in this, and his whole premise is he didnt say anything inappropriate, he just said it in the wrong way. and for paul ryan, this is complex. this is complex stuff. he actu...

It should be one shot deal, do te vent, go out there and dont go back if youre romney. >> there is focus on the connection between romney an trump. but remember the lack of focus about president obama and bill maher and the money he gave, million dollars to the super pac. bill maher with media news said extreme things from the left. you have jon corzine, the former democratic governor of new jersey who is still bundling money. lost money for m.f. global. i guess the back and forth today, focus o...

and children last weekend in kandahar, afghanistan. today he remains in solitary confinement at ft. leavenworth. hes not yet been formally charged. gas prices go up for the ninth straight day. it is now on average close to $3.84 a gallon, but if you live in some big cities, youre already seeing gas prices average more than $4 a gallon. the record high was $4.11 back in july of 2008. a colorado dad is going the extra mile to stop his children from texting while driving. and hes gett...

Gop in an apparent state of collapse. if a new entrant won the nomination the convention is at the end of august. this new candidate would have two months to raise money, get organized on the ground, run ads, hire staff, learn the issues, introduce themselves to voters, get on the ground in swing states, come up with a policy platform and unite a fractured party. two months to do all that while taking on the obama campaign. thats not a coronation, thats a suicide mission. everyone respects adlai...

Folks and romneys is, if you look at the analysis of their tax plans, romneys is much better. a much bigger upper income tax cut, much sharper cuts to government spending, privatizes medicare, raises eligibility age on social security. those may or may not be good policies, but in terms of the type of blue collar distinction being drawn. in a funny way, mitt romney has a policy platform looks much more like what you would expect from rick santorums message hed be the one pushing. >> lets take tw...

Look at the analysis of their tax plans, romneys is much better. a much bigger upper income tax cut, much sharper cuts to government spending, privatizes medicare, raises eligibility age on social security. those may or may not be good policies, but in terms of the type of blue collar distinction being drawn. in a funny way, mitt romney has a policy platform looks much more like what you would expect from rick santorums message hed be the one pushing. >> lets take two other items. and that is fa...

Well, why, why quit? you just were re-elected. you just fought for re-election. >> well, the timing wasnt mine, and youia the will wilson center has been led by last 12 years by a real icon and mentor to me, lee hamilton. he resigned last year and a search was under way. after 9 election, after i was re-elected by a large margin as a moderate, which was a rare occurrence in the last election, the search committee came to me and i spoke to them in mid to late december about this opportunity. its ...

Newt gingrich, hard worker. if youre going to bend history, if youre going to pick up 40, 45 seats, its a 24/7 job, is it not? >> absolutely right. harold hit it on the head. part of it being a hard worker. you know, i think john boehner brings to the table a lot of the institutional issues or the features that you want in a midterm election. he can raise money and motivate conservatives and give a pretty good speech but can he provide the policy platform that can recruit voters? thats an open q...