Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120119:12:48:00
Paul. occupying that space in the republican field. this has always been a big part of republican politics, but it seems at a time when our national debt is more crushing than ever, politicians on both sides are afraid to talk about what really has to be done. >> well, government -- >> seems like a huge opening for a candidate. >> it is. government's grown too big, promised too much, waited too long to restructure. we're going to hear the state of the union next week, and typically every president says the state of our union is strong. and the truth is, it's not. and it hasn't been for a while...