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Party line. i think what we're seeing here is a desperate need for an assessment of u.s. policy. it's not just the hypocrisy within the parties but this kind of bigger bipartisan hypocrisy that sees us right now intervening in libya but not in bahrain but not in yemen where u.s. backed regimes are firing on their own people with u.s. weapons. what about the morality there? >> what about congressman kucinich? he and other democrats and some republicans are very concerned that the president didn't go to the congress. is this going to be a problem for president obama? >> well, i think it is becau...

Killed. and then here comes newt gingrich who called the air strikes opportunistic amateurism. and said that there are vastly bigger threats to the united states. well, here's what he said two weeks ago. >> what would you do about libya? >> exercise a no fly zone this evening. they're confused about getting rid of gadhafi. this is a moment to get rid of him. do it. >> with me tonight laura flanders host of free speech tv and editor of the new book "at the tea party." good evening and good to have you with us. >> good evening. >> explain mr. gingrich. a little flip flop here. >> i'm not sure it...

Right wingers in this country are eating it up. far right wing blogger pamela geller writes president obama is essentially backing al qaeda in libya. of course it's not true but it doesn't mean the white house doesn't have al qaeda on their minds. "time"'s swampland writes obama and his aides know they are taking a big risk. it is a huge gamble says the senior administration official. the administration knows for example that al qaeda which has active cells in libya will try to exploit the power vacuum that will come with a weak or ousted gadhafi. john brennan is the top counterterrorism offic...

Coming up the right wing is joining moammar gadhafi in his fear mongering about al qaeda in libya. we'll tell you the truth next.

The economic interests here are so different. what do you think? >> i have to agree. with 85% of libya's oil going, that the saudis have covered but not with the same price. what if egypt next door or tunisia had turned on their people and it hadn't come out the way it had? would we have interceded there? what about yemen? what about bahrain? what's the message if we don't intercede? >> tom, what about that? >> well, if gadhafi uses violence and wins you are going to see that happen in country after country after country. it is vital i think for gadhafi to lose, for the message to be sent if y...