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Simply treading water, fundamentally failing our duty to make any choice at all by voting present. [applause] ronald reagan said that for almost two centuries we have proved mans capacity for self-government, but today we are told we must choose between a left and a right, or as others suggest, a third alternative, a kind of safe middle ground. reagan went on to say, i suggest to you that there is no left or right, only an up and a down. up to the maximum of individual freedom consistent with la...

Marla and charles krauthammer. josh earnest tried to explain the homeland security statement and now we hear this is going to change what the administration is pushing for. >> there was a statement out on thursday of last week or guidance provided to reporters that the president was going to seek this change in the law which followed his comments on i believe it was monday where he sort of hinted that change was going to come. look, the problem with the white house keeping their story straight a...

He said he doesnt even want to talk about this, even discuss bringing it it to the floor of the senate till they are sure that the process at the united nations is real and this isnt something that russia floated out there in order to stall things. >> lets talk about that because the senate foreign reeses committee approved that earlier authorization, 10-7 with one senator, ed markey voting present. that resolution now for all practical purposes has gone away. harry reid has put that on hold bec...

"the new york times" added more detail including this amazing quote from rep michael c. burgess of texas. "theres always better ground, but we have to get there." in this case the better ground is exchanging the threat of a congressionally induced recession for the threat of a congressionally induced global financial crisis combined with recession. that, that is your better ground? thats a big plan? its not -- its not better ground for the economy. and, frankly, i find it difficult to see how it...

Quote from rep michael c. burgess of texas. "theres always better ground, but we have to get there." in this case the better ground is exchanging the threat of a congressionally induced recession for the threat of a congressionally induced global financial crisis combined with recession. that, that is your better ground? thats a big plan? its not -- its not better ground for the economy. and, frankly, i find it difficult to see how its better political ground even for the gop. i figured, i didnt...

Hes voting present. leading from behind. megyn: there is a difference between opposing a solution and work for it. and the white house was questioned repeatedly by reporters about why president obama was not more involved given the stakes. so the press was asking the white house why isnt the president getting more involved, and what we heard from the white house was -- this is from jay carney, there wasnt a seat at the table for a member of the administration. the super committee is suppose to b...

World. give you the last word. >> you cant expect the president is going to take charge of everything. we shouldnt cancel st. patricks day. he can play golf. hes a human being. filling out brackets that is worthy of denigrating him. if you want to talk about problems on leadership lets talk about the budget, his failure to say this is what i stand for. [ talking over each other ] >> sean: hes timid on foreign policy. >> timid? wait a minute this is the guy that sent more forces into afghanistan ...

World. give you the last word. >> you cant expect the president is going to take charge of everything. we shouldnt cancel st. patricks day. he can play golf. hes a human being. filling out brackets that is worthy of denigrating him. if you want to talk about problems on leadership lets talk about the budget, his failure to say this is what i stand for. [ talking over each other ] >> sean: hes timid on foreign policy. >> timid? wait a minute this is the guy that sent more forces into afghanistan ...

Pat you are a pollster, you know how these things play out with the electiowith thewith the electorate. >> most people are looking for any answer, they are democrats, the others on the other side. the voting decision is a complex one. i found it somewhat amazing to hear barack obama attacking someone who has real world experience, because when he was running in 08 he made the case for the fact that he had no experience, basically, except a few years in the state senate voting present, in the ill...

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