Point would be good enough for a four straight week of advances. So well see that as a week that started off anything but promising. Well see. Now to politics. Youve had about the big ben carson endorsement but in the middle of that is some concerns out of the marco rubio camp that now has prompted them well, to do some explaining. Blake, whats the latest . Yeah, neil, this is something we talked about a couple of days ago. What exactly marco rubio supporters should do in ohio whether they should vote for him or whether they should vote for john kasich. Lets step back a couple days here. Marco rubio has been trying to make the case that a vote for john kasich or a vote for ted cruz in florida, essaying is essentially a vote for donald trump in florida. Well, the 180degree flip of that is if youre rubio supporter, should you then go vote for kasich in ohio . Because then a vote for rubio or cruz in ohio is a vote for trump. Marco rubio was asked just that just minutes ago. He is stumping in florida. He is at a temple in West Palm Beach area. And rubio essentially did not discourage the concept voting instead of for him, for john kasich in ohio if it means stopping donald trump. Take a listen to the senator just a moment ago. If the voter in ohio is motivated stopping donald trump and john kasich is the only one to beat him there,. So the take away here the senator is not saying, look, if you support me, go invoke veto for john kasich in ohio. But hes not discouraging that if it is in the name of stopping donald trump. The case hes trying to make in florida now somewhat working against him in ohio. Neil. Neil thank you very much. In the meantime what to make of these cross currents the same day ben carson announcing his support for donald trump. We have former bush 43 chief of staff andy in with us right now. Anderson would he be its sort of like the establishment in a way wrestling with itself over this do we . Dont we . Do we get in bed with donald trump . Do we hold off doing that . Do we do everything in our power in states like ohio . And florida . To keep this running . What do you make of it all . Well, first of all, its still a political process and sometimes it doesnt look very pretty. And its followed into a trap right now where were focused on the inside game. I do think that, you know, marco rubio i think he deserves to have a chance to win his home state. Im kind of referring to the him to win his home state. The same thing with john kasich. In terms of picking a president , we are ticking picking a president so i dont want people to send a message or to vote somebody off of Reality Tv Show or Something Like that. Neil but thats what theyre doing. Thats what theyre doing. Right if you buy at face value what theyre saying, ill be between the lines marco rubio saying, yeah, by all means vote for kasich in ohio. By all means vote for me in florida. There by slowing the momentum of a donald trump toward the nomination. It is mathematically it make sense. I understand your thoughts here but what do you make of the message its sending donald Trump Supporters . Well, first of all, the process is a long way from being over. Neil youre absolutely right . 1237 votes yet. So i dont discourage people who still think they have a chance to win to see if they have a chance to win. So its before the florida primary. Marco rubio should be working hard to win his home state. Before the ohio primary. John kasich should be working hard to win his state. I dont fault a candidate for having strategies that would suggest that it might be good for you to help the frontrunner stumble so that i could have a better chance of standing even though i may not be the person who i would like to see a vote for if youre going to help me have a better chance later on, go for it. So this is all part of the political process, and its not that ugly. Neil no. Youre absolutely right. I know how it goes. The noble thing i wouldnt necessarily agree with. But let me ask you about jeb bush. Now, he met with all the candidates not named trump. I dont know how much weight or endorsed in flump if it came to that. But does he risk looking by not even meeting with trump . Im not sure i would go that far. Donald trump has said some pretty ugly things, not just about jeb, but he said them about george w. Bush and wyatt frankly im offended by many of the things he has said about george w. Bush. And his rhetoric doesnt reflect reality. And it doesnt even reflect smart people who were objective said about the bush. Neil look what he said ben carson. Along comes bee ben to endorse him today and chris christie. Is it all politics in the end . And if thats the case, can you imagine jeb bush can you imagine jeb bush endorsing donald trump if he were the nominee . I think its too early. I think its still raw in what happened to him and what donald trump said about his brother and probably even about the family. Neil yeah. So i do theres some lingering angst there and, look, i love jeb. I happen to love the bush family. Theyre probably the most will noble, political family in the country right now and have been for a long time. So i respect them and very appreciative of the call to Noble Service that they ring out for everyone to recognize. And this hasnt been the most noble of campaigns. And i think that sometimes its embarrassing. Neil you know, youre part of the evil establishment. You realize that. I plead guilty although i think that i am trying to do it as best for the country. And i do think governors make better president s than senators or ceos. And thats just because governors have had to have the tough reality of trying to lead legislative bodies to get things done, which is what a president has to do. And they have to speak to an audience that represents everyone. Not just people of one philosophical or partisan persuasion. Neil you know, and i was thinking of you when i was chatting with neil bush earlier this week with the big races going on. And he is supporting ted cruz. And when i asked him. Yes. He is. Neil and i asked him did you bounce this off the family . He said no. He told fox business, us first. Which is obviously a very good strategy. Talk to fox business before you talk even to family. But having said that i try to follow that myself. Neil were you surprised by that . I was a little bit surprised. I wasnt really surprised that neil came out for ted. Neil yeah. I was surprised that he didnt talk to his family first. But in any rate, the bush family understands what it means to participate in the political process in a noble and inviting way and be constructive. And i think thats what neil is doing. He gives the bush family is not as you know, they dont have a great discipline within their family. Youve got to do what we say or youve got to do what we do. But they are wonderful at understanding the value of communications and love. And i guarantee what neil did did not diminish the love that anybody in the bush family has for him. Neil i thought he was taken out of the thanksgiving dinner this year or Something Like that. Maybe not. No. Not at all. Neil maybe not. If i can the view of the establishment, again, i know i throw that term at you. But i do it out of respect for you because i think all sides agree that youre pretty class act individual with enormous integrity. But that demeanor is going to be called on as we get closer to the convention; right . Donald trump trying to appear a little bit more president ial, even with this announcement with ben carson today he showed some signs of that last night in the debate as someone who is spoken and i dont care whether youre on the right or left. The need for civility in political discourse. Were you encouraged . Are you encouraged by what youre seeing . Well, i do acknowledge the reality that as soon as it appears you are truly on a path to be president of the United States, you start to think more responsibility more responsibly about what it means to be a president. And that means you have to be careful with the words that you use. You cannot be hav vitriolic, i used to say taste your words before you spit them out. A president has to do that, and i think donald trump is realizing it might be a real thing that he could be the president of the United States. He exercises more prudence in how he discusses things. That doesnt mean he has to give up his grounding and not be candid but be prudent in your words and how theyre heard in people that dont understand our system or people not in the United States that may not realize the real responsibility that the president has. I was privileged to work for three president s in the white house. I saw how difficult the job is and how important it is that the president have the encourage to make brutally tough decisions that may not be popular, but theyre right for the country. So i dont like an invitation to kind of guide a president to a policy. I like to have prudence and judgment and kind of peripheral vision to best to lead. Not only the leader of the United States but leader of the world. And thats what president s have to do today. Neil so oldfashioned. Let me ask you in all seriousness. Ben carson i found intriguing in his remarks today that he thinks donald trump too boisterous, loud, in your face thinker, privately. Obviously donald trump was trying to say the same. That hes more pragmatic and understanding. Thoughtful than people assume. Do you see that a lot when you work for president s of all types . Do they have that persona in public and one that might be very different in private . We have clearly seen that sometimes in the past. The president s i served for, i did not find that they were, you know, one thing with the doors shut and somebody else with the door open. So thats not what i witnessed when i served president reagan and president george h, bush and president george w. Bush. I saw sincere values that they lived 24 7. But im sure there have been president s that were one thing with the doors shut and Something Else with the door open. Neil lbj comes to mind. Richard nixon. There are others as well, yes. Neil see . Even in the end when i try to get you to Say Something bad about something, you dont take the bait. I will say this about donald trump. He has he has the encourage to be optimistic every day. I believe he wakes up every day as an optimist. And thats important for a president to be. Neil very good. To make extremely difficult decisions because i dont want them to be a pessimist when they walk to work. Neil well, put that happen memo terry audio bump. Good to have you. Be well. Thank you very much. Neil well, marco rubio is in a bit of a sticky wicked here. Did he actually say this political gamesmanship where you vote for one guy in one state, another guy no state as long as its not donald trump in any state . Did he reveal himself to be a crafts operation or a very, very shrewd operator . Youre an at t Small Business expert . Sure am. My staff could use your help staying in touch with customers. At t can help you stay connected. Am i seeing double . No maam. Our at t buy one get one free makes it easier for your staff to send appointment reminders to your customers. And share promotions on social media . You know it now im seeing dollar signs. You should probably get your eyes checked. Good one babe. Optometry humor. Right now get up to 650 in credits to help you switch to at t. As long as you love me, its alright bend me shape me, any way you want me. Shape the best sleep of your life. Sleep number beds with Sleepiq Technology adjust any way you want it. The bed that moves you. Only at a sleep number store. Voter in ohio is motivated by stopping donald trump and comes to the conclusion that john kasich is the only one who can beat him there, then i expect thats the decision theyll make. I can tell you in florida im the only one that can beat donald trump and whether someone supports ted cruz or john kasich, if you vote for them in florida, youre voting for them in donald trump. And if the voter reaches the same conclusion in ohio, then i think thats what theyre going to do as well. Neil all right. I want you to hear how artfully he expressed that. Marco rubio saying vote for me in florida. You would be dividing your vote and handing in donald trump otherwise. Vote for john kasich if your heart so compels you in ohio because you would be dividing the vote and handing it to donald trump in another case. Now, hes being very pragmatic and political about that stating the obvious that if you want to stop donald trump, the best way you do that is see to the number one guy who is an alternative to donald trump in each of those states. Florida, and now it appears to be marco rubio in ohio, it appears to be john kasich. Former rnc spokesperson. You know, if you think about it, hes not saying anything that we dont know. I just find it intriguing that he just said it out loud. Yeah. I mean i dont know, neil, if i can ever remember previous president ial campaign where you had a candidate saying vote for somebody else. And thats okay. I dont know that ive ever heard that. Neil it struck me when i first the strategist was the first one to put it out earlier this morning. Yeah. Neil and i thought it was smart. I know what theyre up to. If you want to stop donald trump, thats the best way to do it. But it does get back to the notion were all playing political games here truth be told. Well, i think it gets back to the notion that i think many people will find unsaviorry shall we say of this idea instead of winning your campaign, youre trying to stop somebody else from getting the nomination. And there are a lot of Trump Supporters who i dont think are going to take to that kindly. Donald trump will take that up. It may work, it may not. Well see if this strategy works. But ultimately its not a strategy that marco rubio can take forward. It will help trump but not help him get the nomination. It may help trump but not help john kasich get the nomination. Its probably the biggest benefactor would be ted cruz out of all of this. Neil so ted cruz wish to make himself the defacto soul loan alternative to donald trump. That could bust that. But the benefits of ted cruz would be then that it stalls donald trump and the 1237 he needs; right . It may be. And a lot of rumors flying this morning that the cruz people have pulled their ads out of florida because theyre going to let marco have it there. Neil i think they were eating each other alive, which is the part of the race that i most enjoy. Because its like theyre on a island and havent eaten in a while and theyre starting to eat each other. Maybe we should have called this survivor 2016. Neil bingo. Bingo. Brilliantly played. But, you know, heres whats unfortunate to me. Last night watching that debate as somebody who cares about issues, that was a pretty substantive debate. We found it where people were on trade, we found it where they were on cuba policy, isis, we found out what they thought about longterm spending social security, that was probably the most substantive debate weve had on issues. Part of that there were a lot fewer folks there now. Neil yeah. But i wish people could vote based on what they heard candidates say last night not if we block here, they could get ahead here. But thats where we are at this point. Neil heres what bugs me about the debate last night. Donald trump called it elegant. Now, when fox business did the debate he said we were elegant. So obviously now i think so jake tapper elegant. You can only have one elegant player and i prefer to be that player. So i have to talk to him about that. Thank you. Neil lets take a pick at the dow. Right now up 224 points, i believe these are session highs, 17,217 and a little change. It looks like we are en route to our fourth consecutive up week and the dow that was down north of 4 for the year close to being even stevens for the year. A long way from calling this a rally in the bull market territory from where we are. But, you know, we still have a bull market, dont we . Thats over seven years old. Some perspective after this you focus on making great burgers, or building the best houses in town. Or becoming the next highlyunlikely dotcom superstar. And us, well be right there with you, helping with the questions you need answered to get your brand new business started. Were legalzoom and weve already partnered with over a million new Business Owners to do just that. Check us out today to see how you can become one of them. Legalzoom. Legal help is here. Neil all right. The president of the United States some has explaining to do, and he has about an atlantic article in which he kind of blamed the british and more to the point mr. Cameron for the deteriorating conditions in libya early on that it was the british not paying nearly enough attention despite his processionations and warnings. Now the white house is coming out once those blushes appeared in public saying president obama has acknowledged several times the shortcomings, the allies have regarding chaos in libya. But by no meaning was he blaming the Prime Minister of britain. He goes on to say he did not mean be critical of the british Prime Minister in this article. And more or less saying much to do about nothing. But ive got to tell you. If you read the london press abroader, theyre not having any of it. This is a down dirty shame and were not believing a word hes saying. Thats what they said i just put an accent on it. Were going to get to other stuff, but, john, ive got it tell you. Theyre caught in a bind here because all of a sudden this article comes out, throws them under the bus, they dont like being under the bus. Yeah. Not them. Not the british, neil, nor any of our other allies that he assaulted in this interview. I mean the narcissism of the man is just unbelievable. And impossible for me to believe that a sitting president bush, his father, even a president clinton wouldnt have engaged in this kind of extended monologue about their great doctrine and their great accomplishments in Foreign Policy all the while trashing our allies through the mud. Just really horrible and a real disservice to our national interest. Neil now, i dont know where you stand left or right on the issue but i always tell viewers were either exceptional country or were not. Leader of the free world or were not. Were either the one in charge of calling the tune for the Foreign Policy or were not. The article impose on to tell details of others who missed the insight here. Essaying it cant be us because were not in that role. They have more influence, and they should have done more. Hes seeding that american ex