Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20121027:01:15:00
2000. the republicans made a calllation after eight years of clinton that they were too far in the right, and needed to be in the middle and needed a compassionate conservatism. but bush spent 1999 developing a real program. later call ed it big government skeftism. he had a real plan for a greater federal role in education. he had a real plan there on prescription drugs. they developed a vision. so there was real substance there. mitt romney was far to the right in the primary. gave the conservative base everything they wanted. this is one of the most conservative republican platforms we have...