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Riding on this fall agenda, which you were discussing with senator blount. >> what can get done this fall? on one hand they have the must-dos. on the other hand he does need something that's a signature. >> right. >> how does he get the signature? they look look they're in conflict. >> senator blount occurred to me that tax reform kept going down the bottom of the list when you have the priorities to keep the federal government functioning. the legislative agenda is a tax cut of some kind that keeps going down that calendar and maybe even until next year now. >> think about health care and tax...

Appearances he has made lately. but what has he accomplished? what's the strategy there, preaching to the converted? >> well, that's the big question. and that's the challenge going forward. the president has seen his support erode, but as you guys were talking about, he has maintained this base. but how long they're going to stick with him is really in question. particularly if he doesn't make good on a lot of the promises he's made. he's now had six months, and he has not accomplished health care, tax reform, infrastructure. and this is, you know, during a time when congress was not distract...

Passage for anyone running for president, a visit to the iowa state fair. the ten-day event has the best in fried foods, think fried oreos, life-sized butter sculptures and white house hopefuls. the fair gives candidates a chance to meet with voters in this pivotal state. most are on their way there. donald trump is leading in our new iowa poll. joining me now to discuss, kathy, political columnist with the "des moines register." thank you so much. the "des moines register" soapbox is one of the must-dos for candidates heading to the fair. huckabee will be the run up first. he won iowa in '08....

Knowing you can always count on me ♪ >> it's wedding season? >> i think the fall and spring, it's like wedding season. beautiful trees. everyone wants to get their photos taken. "the wall street journal" has compiled the must dos for giving the perfect toast. you start with number one, don't make it about you. >> that's probably the biggest one i think. >> for sure. the biggest one is actually stay sober. the best men ought to take that to heart. >> make sure you keep it short. don't turn it into one of these long things. >> yeah. that's true. keep it like five minutes, right? five, six minu...

axelrod and republican national committee chairman reince priebus. also spending cuts, tax cuts, and what do women want in 2012 with senators barbara boxer and kay bailey hutchison. plus, an exclusive interview with nato secretary-general anders fogh rasmussen on the exit of afghanistan. and chewing over the week with jeff zeleny of "the new york times" and cnn congressional correspondent dana bash. i'm candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." while vice president biden questioned mitt romney's business credentials on the stump, the obama re-elect team pumped out a sm...