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Hes always looking for someone tolles blame for the features i just told you and, of course, president george w. bush was at the white house for the unveiling of his painting last week and that was an -- hes always an easy target. and so hes blamed. >> okay. i get it. so you cant refer to how bad things were when you took office. thats the romney rule. so, how does romney senior adviser, ed gillespie explain the romney job creation record in massachusetts? >> you take the first year which is a l...

Thats the romney rule. so, how does romney senior adviser, ed gillespie explain the romney job creation record in massachusetts? >> you take the first year which is a low-base year when the governor came in and took office and they averaging out over the four years so theyre bringing down the gains of his fourth year in office which shows the real impact of his policies and diluting it with the first year in office when he came in and it was 50th in job creation. >> these same people blame the p...

Serve in a second obama administration. so either way, whether romney is elected or obama is re-elected shell have a good four years off to miss politics. her stature has only increased during these past few years. shes much more popular across the board now than when she first ran for president. so for her, i think its a real possibility. for joe biden, i think what would have to happen is obama would have to be re-elected and leave office very popular so he could run as the heir apparent to th...

house issues a veto threat. also bill clinton making the case for president obama by invoking the ghost of osama bin laden. plus, space shuttle enterprise arrives with a bang in its new hometown, new york city. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com a sharp battle is unfolding here in washington over a bill to extend lower interest rates on student loans. millions of students are involved in this. its a bipartisan goal, but theres partis...

>> only one problem, that apology tour you talked about, it never happened. >> its not a lie if you believe it. >> we have a great panel here to kick us off today. in washington, political analyst professor eric dyson from georgetown university. anna marie cox, and political correspondent david corn, and the author of a new book, the new york time best seller, showdown. anna marie, youve described romney as the brother from another planet. when it comes to foreign policy, do you know what the ro...

Millionaire warren buffett argues his secretary shouldnt be paying a higher rate than he does. republicans say no taxes should be raise and they are countering with a plan to cut taxes for businesses. 72% of americans support taxing the wealthiest americans and 27% oppose. chuck schumer called mitt romney the poster boy for the bill saying it could be called the buffett rule or the romney rule. he is not going to want to have s inequity remain when he is an example of it. he weighed in on a tea ...

>> what a reunion. lets say goodbye finally. speaking of letting loose. secretary hillary clinton was having a little fun in the night life area, enjoying the beer, there she is putting it down, and hitting the dance floor. this wasnt exactly a new thing for clinton. during her african tour back in 2009, she got into it in south africa as well, getting to know everybody. finally tonight, moveon.org has a a new advertisement going after mitt romney for his opposition to the well-known buffett rul...

Tax? >> they want to go out and suggest because a rookie cop or firemen, though they are paying tax, they are source of the unfairness. >> stymied as the legislation, although the official tally isnt in. the buffett rule will be reincarnateed as a campaign wedge issue. chuck schumer of new york called mitt romney the poster child for this and suggested that the buffett rule could be known as the romney rule. sign post where were headed. >> bret: thank you. a lot of this has a familiar ring to it...

In the senate in the last hour the leaders of boat -- both parties made their cases. >> it holds harmless every small business, 99 percent of small business is held hamless. it would maintain the deduction for charitable giving and it would be a small but important step toward restoring fiscal responsibility as we make difficult choices on how to spend and what could cut. >> all politics. all the time. somewhere along the way this president seems to have forgotten why he was elected. for him, it...

To the well-known buffett rule. youve heard the term fat cat, right? here he is in the flesh. >> president obamas buffett rule would require millionaires and billionaires to pay the same tax rate as the rest of us. the romney rule lets fat cats rig the system so they pay less and pass on the burden to hard-working americans like you and me. so tell mitt romney kittens are cute. 1% fat cats who wont pay their fair share? not so much. >> anyway, romney already had a problem with dog lovers putting...