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Msnbc.com. jackie kucinich. and columnist at bloomberg view. i'm going to start with my old partner in crime. that's bill clinton being bill clinton. i support everything president obama said, but i'm going to second guess you on some of the timing issues. does he have a point? >> he has a very good point. i think what he's missing there is there are two things going on at once here. there is the long-term fiscal outlook of the country which is the tax and cut spending part of it. which is not being talked about right now. it's being talked about down the road. but it is contributing to the un...

Point, chuck. we're at a new moment in diplomatic history. for decades now, the crucial players have been in washington. the president, the secretary of state, any special negotiator like george mitchell used to be. and the two sides. t the israelis and the palestinians. and america's unique role, having leverage and influence in both the palestinian territories and israel made america the place -- the address for discussions on this issue. that's changed a lot in the last couple of years for a variety of reasons. but i think you're absolutely right that president obama gave a very unique, i w...

So my best guess at this point is that the discussion in the security council will be slowed down through procedural mechanisms, but the palestinians will push for a vote in the general assembly. and they will win that vote by a large margin. their status will be increased. and the israelis having lost their relationship with turkey and egypt, which they've had, will now be further isolated in the world. >> and has president obama -- he was as clear as could be about, quote, standing with israel yesterday in both of the -- the one on one meeting with netanyahu but also in his speech to the uni...

Op-ed in politico, shameless plug, talking about how romney's the one that can win. to me this has always been a shorthand for electability. they're making it more explicit. tissue itself carries risk. >> to jonathan o's point, thinkf it as head versus heart, mitt romney is never going to win a heart based republican primary. cannot do it. someone else other than him would win that. he has to win the head argument. the head argument is, you may not love me, but i'm the guy who can win and ultimately -- >> a lot of republicans in the state of florida quietly were trying to make the argument ric...

Leads the field by nearly 30 points at 41%. look at this. jon huntsman is showing a pulse. he cracks double digits. 10% in this poll in a state he's thrown all of his eggs in. look at that. he's actually ahead of rick perry in a poll that matters in a state that matters. for huntsman who is moving his entire operation now to new hampshire, we're hearing stories of florida staffers being either let go or transferred to new new hampshire. tells you it's a one-state strategy for huntsman at this point. one other note on that quinnipiac poll. romney leads obama. obama leads perry. expect that to c...