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And can beyond no matter what happens to them in the early primaries. >> gene robinson, what about sullivan's point about, hey, a northeast republican endorses the northeast republican. how does that play outside of the northeast? >> first, lawrence, let me take the opportunity to announce i also have decided not to run for the republican nomination. >> gene, i was going to tell you, if it's too late for chris christie, i think it's too late for gene robinson. >> and it is. you know, that was an interesting comment. what it highlights to me is that, you know, christie has a national reputation...

Any of these candidates have gotten. there may be a whole group of them that basically fall into line now. i still think it's very much a two-person race and certainly some of the candidates that are debating tonight still have one ticket out. that's iowa. but at the end of the day, these two, perry and the governor are the ones who have the resources and can beyond no matter what happens to them in the early primaries. >> gene robinson, what about sullivan's point about, hey, a northeast republican endorses the northeast republican. how does that play outside of the northeast? >> first, lawre...

their fair share. >> that brings me to what's being called the buffett rule, named for billionaire who says the super rich are undertaxed. the president is insisting people who earn is million a year or more pay as much in taxes or more as ordinary wage earners do. republicans are up in arms but the president says it is not class warfare -- it is math. gloria, does the president's math actually add up? >> well, what he did today really was lay down a political marker. this is a president who's been accused by his base of not participating enough in his own health care reform plan or ...

Be it would cost too much. that was b.p.'s argument about all the shortcuts it appears to have taken, transocean as well on this very rig. sometimes things mhappen to cos money. that's a good idea. you need to step back, take a breather, look at the whole system and see if it's all right. frankly the responsibility lies with the corporation. this to me is no different than blaming the white house for the wall street mess. these companies have responsibilities. they should step up to them. >> yes? >> b.p. will have to step up to its responsibilities but so should the federal government and in t...

They're polling based on sort of the televisio polls or as one article pointed out. and ron paul is the winner of the blog primary and i don't have to say that on jim's point about, you know, who is going to win this. the daily beast, they were looking for a story when they said did the republicans overreach? you can tell, guys, know they have to reach a deadline. >> jon: you worked for richard nixon and know something about media targets. >> for sure. (laughter) >> does the guy on top of the next poll become the target. >> anybody who emerges as a front runner at any given time in a president...