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We're saying a new government entitlement program is not the way to do this. >> times picayune, talking about publishing only three days a week, a big draft effort to reverse that. where do you stand? >> look, personally, as a citizen, i think it's a sad day to have this newspaper go to three days a week instead of seven days a week. i know they'll enhance digital content. i have a lot of friends that work at the paper. i done always agree with the paper. i think the day lu newspaper, the printed newspaper plays an important role of holding government accountable, uniting our people. they play...

Fate -- nobody is saying leave them uncovered. we're saying a new government entitlement program is not the way to do this. >> times picayune, talking about publishing only three days a week, a big draft effort to reverse that. where do you stand? >> look, personally, as a citizen, i think it's a sad day to have this newspaper go to three days a week instead of seven days a week. i know they'll enhance digital content. i have a lot of friends that work at the paper. i done always agree with the paper. i think the day lu newspaper, the printed newspaper plays an important role of holding govern...

>> you and i talked about this before. we're not going to speculate. i've said this the last several weeks. we're not speculating or commenting on that. for all those questions governor romney and his campaign, no disrespect to joe biden, this is a choice between two visions for america. mitt romney will grow the private sector, not the public sector. i want to say in louisiana 96.5% of our kids have coverage. i think if you leave it to states -- nobody is saying leave them uncovered. we're saying a new government entitlement program is not the way to do this. >> "the times picayune," talking ...

About substance and solutions and that's why we need a third option some place. >> when will you make a final decision? >> i won't have to make a decision until late may early june if if this draft effort is succe successful in qualifying me. >> and may 15th is the qualifying date. >> my understanding is based upon the current rules that's the latest that you can qualify. but that you can qualify as a draft candidate. you don't have to decide whether or not you are going to run until the end of may, early june. >> and that's when you would make a final decision? >> if i have to make a decision...

Career for years. how significant is this draft effort? >> can you imagine another clinton versus bush? sort of back to the '90s. jeb bush is a very, very appealing candidate in many ways for republicans but a fantastic report in "the washington post" said powerful insiders drafting him. same powerful insiders that drafted mitt romney and some of the same powerful insiders that drafted john mccain. there's a big -- >> these are the guys with the money. >> right. >> these are the folks that know whether a candidate is electable. >> yeah. but they haven't elected anybody yet. they have lost. so ...