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Recommended mr. ryan as a great pick, mr. ryan's budget slashes the provision of care to the poor and to the disabled. again, how do you reconcile that? >> well, i believe, martin, that when you have a greater opportunity to make more money than you can give more to charitable causes. it is also a fact which i'm sure you will dispute that when the faith based community has that extra surplus of cash that this have mid through capitalism, they do more by helping the -- poverty and doing charitable good works than any of those laws put together. when people of faith have the funds available to d...

With is a great pick for governor romney because he understands the budget. >> you got rescheduled? >> i'm still speaking tuesday night. >> we'll be looking for that speech. thanks for coming this morning. governor mary fallin from oklahoma. up next, wisconsin senator ron johnson, illinois congressman aaron shock on the battle for the midwest. plus tropical storm isaac churning out in the gulf of mexico. watches and warnings are in effect from the florida keys where it's passed through all the way to louisiana. we're keeping a close eye on the storm track. but first a look ahead at the sch...

>> thanks so much for being with us. reports are that romney fought his own staff members on the suggestions for vp. you have very famously been a part of this process before. how do you think it ended up for romney? >> i think it ended up terrific for romney. if you believe that political parties and presidential campaigns should be more than about the attainment of power, they should stand for ideas, that we should address forthrightly the deep troubles that this country has, it's a great pick and it's excited the republican party. i think that paul ryan is an extremely effective campaigner....

News sunday" this morning he stands by that and you were a great pick for him and you were great ticket together. you have his unwavering support as well. we will see a lot of different speeches from a lot of different folks but when they get ready to roll out the message what do you think governor romney needs to say. in how do you think he needs to coalesced e his message? >> we got him. romney has got him. we got to reach the independents and let them know there is an alternative to obama's failed policies and that what romney and ryan will represent and live out is this idea that they are ...

What we need in washington and in our country. a great pick. >> mike: let's talk specifically the coal mining industry. devastatedve been tiv in your state. 2,000 people have lost jobs just in west virginia. no real likelihood a lot of those jobs is going to come back. what has been the sing the greatest hit to the coal industry the last few you years? >> i have been involved in the coal industry for 30 years. you had natural gas and coal and gone back and forth with price but never had the government in the middle of the equation like they are now. common sense regulation is one thing. what i...