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>> concession speeches are usually nice and conciliatory. i think weve all been seeing flashes of newt gingrich weve all been talking about. he got a little bit persnickety. i dont know if we have that ready to go, but if we do, i want to play a little about what gingrich was saying. hes taking a pot shot at not only the president, which we all expect, but also at the other cann candidates. does this mean the end of mr. nice guy? >> it has to if he wants to stay in the race. the fact of the matt...

the real winner in the caucuses, though it may have certainly been rick santorum who truly, within eight votes just missed the top spot. take a look at those numbers on your leaderboard. its just absolutely miraculous. the closest iowa caucus vote in history. the top four, mitt romney, santorum, ron paul and newt gingrich. >> and it didnt become official until about 2:30 eastern time this morning if you were watching. so we have romney congratulating santorum. and he says that he and s...

Be with you, governor, thank you. >> mike: thank you, merry christmas to you. when barack obama was campaigning for president, he condemned the war in iraq with you, but when announcing the end of the war in week he called it one of the most extraordinary chapters in the history of the american military. statesmanship or just plain old flip-flopping? well debate on the hot seat when we come back. (applause). [ male announcer ] what if that hemorrhoid pain is non-stop to seattle? just carry prepa...

Be with you, governor, thank you. >> mike: thank you, merry christmas to you. when barack obama was campaigning for president, he condemned the war in iraq with you, but when announcing the end of the war in week he called it one of the most extraordinary chapters in the history of the american military. statesmanship or just plain old flip-flopping? well debate on the hot seat when we come back. (applause). type 2 diabetes.

And for joining us today. >> always ure eye pleasure. >> and barack obama condemned the war in iraq and announcing the end of the he called it a extraordinary event. is that statesmanship or flip flopping. well debate on the hot seat when we come back. ♪

Difficult question. let me just talk about the senate. when i came here the first two years, you could offer an amendment any time on anything. and people werent afraid to vote yes or no. we have politicians so afraid for the next election that our leaderships -- what their whole goal is to protect them so they dont have to make a vote. what did we come here for? if you cant defend a vote for or against something, you shouldnt be here in the first place. and now its all risk avoidance, we dont w...

Illegally, you can stay here, but you have to get a card that allows you to remain here, pass background checks, but you cannot become a united states citizen. and thats what newt was alluding to last night. again, this is going to be controversial. lets not kid ourselves. bill: do you think so? has he embraced it the right way, or the incorrect way when youre chasing a nomination on the republican party? >> well, look, he recognized it was going to be controversial, he said so last night. im wi...

Do on this. it seems from people we talk to they arent as far along as maybe we hoped. craig? >> kelly, politically, the lawmakers who are on this committee, if they are not able to craft an agreement by thanksgiving, will there be political consequences for the folks who are on that committee? >> reporter: well, thats one of the things weve talked about. and when you look at the democrats on the house side, theyre actually drawn from leadership, so theyre already people who are held accountable...

matter so much as this number. the number of days and hours now left until the money runs out. this is what weve been warning about for weeks and weeks. still, the vote today was enough to allow the republicans to spike the ball into boehners court. and he did so with a vengeance. >> i struck my neck out a mile to try and get in agreement with the president of the united states. i stuck my neck out a mile. and i put revenues on the table. in order to try to come to an agreement to aver...

has finally pass the debt reduction plan. as you saw a moment ago, the senate now in the process of killing it by effectively tabling it, because democrats are in charge over there. you heard harry reid speak moments ago, a big thumbs down over there, and then -- then -- we will move on. but the number of votes on either side really doesnt matter so much as this number. the number of days and hours now left until the money runs out. this is what weve been warning about for weeks and we...