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They said it was impossible to touch the third rail of politics, to take on the public sector unions, to reform a pension and health benefits system that was headed to bankruptcy. but with bipartisan leadership we saved taxpayers $132 billion over 30 years, and saved retirees their pensions. we did it. [cheers and applause] they said -- they said it was impossible to speak the truth to the teachers union. they were just too powerful. a real teacher tenure reform that demands cannot and ends the ...

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>> yeah. absolutely. im sure hes focused on it, nervous about it. a lot of people down on chris christie today. i remember in 1988 bill clinton gave the keynote speech. at the end of it, he said in conclusion, the whole audience goes crazy. of course years later the acceptance speech was one of the greatest. these are the biggest moments. >> lets get to policy. youre the strategist for mccain and palin. say you brought in medicare. is it still a third rail issue? do they have to be worried about...

Reducing spending, but it want just spending, it was the fact that the united states federal government and the states with were at the edge of a fiscal cliff. california is a perfect example, it is going over the fiscal cliff in wisconsin people like scott walker and ohio john kasich, chris christie especially if new jersey just leveled with the people in new jersey we cannot go on the way we are or our state will face economic ruin. that was what the tea party was all about, not just the usual...

Spending. is that we can no longer afford these levels. >> four years ago, eight years ago the republican party did not want to take on entitlements. bush tried, but didnt campaign on it much in 2004. he tried in 2005, he couldnt even get a vote out of the republican congress. >> what james said about scott walker is right. you talk about a sacred cow, third rail, whatever metaphor you want to use he took it to them and survived and it isnt a message to the rest of the party the rest of the coun...

People are predisposed to believe that democrats are more in favor of welfare than republicans. >> can the romney camp now with paul ryan in tow convince the voters that entitlement reform like changing medicare is critical for survival or is that still the third rail of politics? are voters ready to hear about necessary change? >> you know, in principle, i think the polls tell us that voters understand there has to be entitlement reform to get the deficit under control. but then if you ask the ...

Usual we dont like government spending. is that we can no longer afford these levels. >> four years ago, eight years ago the republican party did not want to take on entitlements. bush tried, but didnt campaign on it much in 2004. he tried in 2005, he couldnt even get a vote out of the republican congress. >> what james said about scott walker is right. you talk about a sacred cow, third rail, whatever metaphor you want to use he took it to them and survived and it isnt a message to the rest of ...

Say, okay, these are my plans. get back to this. lets ignore thor stuff for now. this is what we are talking about. >>trace: crucial, indeed, good of you. the government has reportedly spent millions of dollars to figure out a way to allow us to keep our shoes on during an airport scan. so why in the world do we still have to take them off? we will find out. plus, a woman and her four-year-old son fall on to a subway platform and narrowly miss the third rail which was electric much the amazing r...

>> juan: wednesday night, cambridge, massachusetts, kendal station. woman with a little boy walking. you see them fall in the train tracks. a man rushing through rescues them. ignoring the third rail and his own safety. this is what america is about. terrific. on a friday evening we should be saying that is the best of our country. that is what i want to do and what i want my children to do when they see someone in need. >> andrea: a hero. >> greg: he ended up kidnapping the kid, though. >> juan...

Be live in tampa on the eve of the convention. complete coverage starts monday. bill hemmer and i will be on from 4:00 to 6:00. we start sunday august 26. a woman is taken on a terrifying highway ride. but it was her own car doing the driving. well tell you how this crazy story happened and how the harrowing ordeal happened. a dramatic rescue caught on tape after a woman falls on to the subway platform holding her 2-year-old son. >> would you be concerned about that third rail if you jumped down...