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>> im beginning to think theres a strategy that if youre a money-raiser for republicans and you want to channel a lot of the now jeb bush you dont risk getting it divided with someone like mitt romney who still leads in polls in new hampshire and iowa by a lot. so do you know whether this is annoying a lot of mitts loons and people with him in the last campaign? -- mitts lieutenants and people in the last campaign. >> cant speck to that. when i was on i made it clear im not a part of the romney ...

Present and very active in the romney circle especially on foreign policy. when you have someone like john bolten as a serious voice and dan seanor, youre plugging into a neocon, for want of a better term, a neocon view, which the bush folks themselves backed off of in the second term. theres a resurgence there. there are people like ed gillespie and karl rove looking for redemption, vindication. theres part of that happening, too. but, you know, when it comes down to this stage and these kinds ...

Health care approach was fine and among those people is the guy that was their nominee. they can talk around it as much as they like. the reality is still right there. >> according to the washington post, the romney family vacation is mandatory. he really does like mandates. lets take a look. >> the knowledge you have been given, you are now on the inside of what i like to call the burns family circle of trust. >> is there a romney circle of trust there in the family? just a little joke, but sho...

As they like. the reality is still right there. >> according to the washington post, the romney family vacation is mandatory. he really does like mandates. lets take a look. >> the knowledge you have been given, you are now on the inside of what i like to call the burns family circle of trust. >> is there a romney circle of trust there in the family? just a little joke, but should romney be trying to have a few campaign strategy meetings in his family vacation? mandated, i mean, hes actually man...

Health care approach was fine and among those people is the guy that was their nominee. they can talk around it as much as they like. the reality is still right there. >> according to the washington post, the romney family vacation is mandatory. he really does like mandates. lets take a look. >> the knowledge you have been given, you are now on the inside of what i like to call the burns family circle of trust. >> is there a romney circle of trust there in the family? just a little joke, but sho...

Also from iowa, national fairs editor for new york magazine and msnbc political analyst, john heilemann. thank you both for joining me tonight. >> good evening, lawrence. >> howard, you 2003ed on this issue of the santorum surge. you tweeted in des moines romney circle says its okay if santorum surges a little. theyd rather have him as the cultural right foe than newt ori >> yes. well, i suppose maybe they should be careful what they wish for. >> yeah. >> but their reasoning was was this. their ...

Editor for new york magazine and msnbc political analyst, john heilemann. thank you both for joining me tonight. >> good evening, lawrence. >> howard, you 2003ed on this issue of the santorum surge. you tweeted in des moines romney circle says its okay if santorum surges a little. theyd rather have him as the cultural right foe than newt or rick. why? >> yes. well, i suppose maybe they should be careful what they wish for. >> yeah. >> but their reasoning was was this. their reasoning was this, t...