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At least he's got to be seen as somebody that can work with the other side much like clinton did and he certainly made efforts in that direction. he did it at the end of last year that enabled the bush tax cuts to stand, but he said not on my watch will they continue. he's able to work with the other party, but he has to -- he's prove his metal, i wo say, but he has to -- it's really about the economy and the news cycle happens in more rapid form as we go forward, so it all depends upon what happens with the economy heading into 2012. martha: one thing i'm curious about, he's had sort of a mix...

Want it fixed in day. we are not going to defund obamacare, or defund planned parenthood. michelle bachman expressed disappointment as other republicans have over this. i've got a great contrasting set of views from these two great people, but listen, this is going to take time. as boehner said quite accurately, republicans have one-third of the three chambers of government, you know, and this is all about headed towards the political reality of november of 2012. afraid if republicans continue to cannabilize one another they will lose in 2012. martha: when you refer to the election of 2012 is ...

Need to make sure you are following the standards of advise and consent an treaties and that is exactly what happened and the president was conciliatory after the election an acted presidential, we all saluted his great speech in tucson and, these are momentary bumps. the president has a long haul before 2012. martha: and every presidency has the ups and downs which a lot of people forgot when he was down in the dumps in hey, proand thes a learning curve to the job and there is a 2012 poll, and i want your thoughts on this quickly as well, 2012 vote for president, 51% say they would vote for s...

Got it? round two today. martha: my gosh. bill: 4:00, eastern time. martha: a staffer said okay, you're going to bring this picture, you're going to stand behind the congresswoman while neil cavuto keeps ber viewing her, hold the picture straight! that was interesting. in the meantime the u.s. government as -- they say everyone needs to cut spending on both sides of the aisle. but what exactly do you cut? what about the commerce department? how many work in the commerce department and what do they actually do? some people have suggest that's might be worth og hrao* looking at. that's coming ...

Put a stake in her heart hurts the mainstream journalists who want nothing more than to make her go away. martha: doug, last thought on that. >> my sense is her endorsements have mattered this year, if you look at nevada, south carolina, her endorsements have worked, she's galvanized the base and brad is right, many on the left and certainly me do not like her politics, but it's undeniable that she's got energy and enthusiasm, and if she chooses to run, will be a formidable candidate in 2012. martha: we'll be following the whole thing. thank you very much. brad, doug, thank you. and i'd like t...