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An election? because if you anecdotally take the temperature of the american people they are not saying i want to get rid of the democrats, we love republicans. they are sick and tired of government get them all off our backs. >> that's actually true. it's the problem for both republican and democratic incumbents but the difference is the way the math is laid out and what the republican candidates look like. you just saw rand paul give almost the identical speech to cpac and berkeley and get the same response in both places. i think there's a golden opportune here for republicans that are will...

Longer as more and more parts of the government get to weigh in. >> they always say it's going to be more concise and it never is. >> the laundry list bothers the pundits. >> we pay attention to everything he says but millions and millions out there, some of it may actually sound new. >> and a piece of great rhetoric. the laundry list ruins it, doesn't it, as a speechwriter? >> fortunately, the speech is not directed at you and the various reporters looking to be inspired. it's a rare moment where this panel doesn't really get much of a say because 50 million people are going to be watching. >...

Early march. the republicans say they'll go along with it but they want at least something from the administration, maybe approval of the keystone xl pipeline, some concession from the administration. is the president still demanding a clean bill, no concessions whatsoever? >> what the president insists on is that congress act responsibly and pay its bills, without drama, without delay, without demanding a ransom. the item that you mentioned and the others that have been talked about are about partisan, you know, desires that have nothing to do with the responsibility congress has to ensure th...

Our critics have said we are for too much government while they want the government off our banks. we want the govern off our backs to but need it by our side. >> the more things change the more they stay the stapame. that was bill clinton giving a response to reagan's state of the union. tonight, will one of them go on to be president some day? director for the library at nyu and craig schmit, a former speechwriter for gerald ford and center for first amendment studies. let me start with you, let's talk about the folks who have given the response to this state of the union address over the ye...

Union address back in 1985. >> our critics have said we are for too much government while they want the government off our backs. well, we want the government off our backs, too. but we need it by our sides. >> that didn't hurt bill clinton from eventually becoming president of the united states. coming up, the white house press secretary jay carney, he'll join us live here in "the situation room" as we countdown to the president's state of the union address. and just ahead, pizza, wings, and three guys talking politics. cnn is going to have an alternative to the speech. we're going to giv...