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America we cannib nibble at the >> gregg: the only one i heard so far is chris christie and he's not running. >> we'll see what happens when paul ryan actually introduces his budget in a month. so far there is no republican budget, let's see if they have the guts to address -- >> gregg: come on, you had control of both houses of congress and the presidency and never came up with a budget last year. that is the first time in what, 30 or 40 years that ever happened? >> that was a mistake and l's see what paul ryan does and if he puts his money where his mouth is. >> he's gonna. >> gregg: phil, g...

Traveling with the president. thank you. >> gregg: some people including democrats are complaining president obama is too disengaged when a crisis hits yet his approval rating is hovering near 50%, there it is, just under that, 49% and is up over this time last year. so, is his hands-off approach working? and, what will today's developments mean for him? here is phil muser, a senior advisor to former governor tim pawlenty and, mark cross joins us, a democrat. gentlemen, good to see you both. congressman, the president's poll numbers have not gotten worse, and the flip side is they haven't gott...

About today and my guests are republican strategist phil muser and karen finny who is also a msnbc contributor. great to see both of you. all right. lots of stuff going on. phil, let me start with you, what is the republican mood out there? >> i think that the republican mood is cautiously optimistic, and the indicators that we see around the country are pretty good, and the base is energized and motivate and the resources to execute the campaigns in the final 18 days are showing up. i think that we have a lot of good candidates to stand poised to change the political landscape in the country....