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George w. bush is nowhere to be seen in terms of campaigning for republican candidates this year. >> no, and i don't imagine we'll see him. we have seen laura bush on the trail for a couple of candidates. that said, look, i think this former president stuff, as you put it, those were pretty boring robo calls. neither one of them seemed like they put a lot of energy into it. it's as if they said please record this call. by the way, mr. president, is it really 10:30 at night? it was very late they seemed to do that. but a lot of people will overread what happens here. look, bill clinton never st...

Bizarre anyway, people look at that and i think they think, yeah, that's just theater. >> can she beat dick blumenthal? >> i'm not sure. i used to think no. i think, chuck, it depends entirely on the size of the republican wave. there is such -- >> a big enough wave could carry her over? >> i think so she is a good campaigner. she is personable. she is articulate. she is smart. he has stumbled. look, he is the favorite. he has the advantage. >> sure. >> but i wouldn't rule her out. >> don't take your eye off her? >> absolutely not. >> georgia republican runoff, i only care about this because i...

Colleagues anti-american? >> i think take a look. i wish they would. i wish the american media would take a great look at the views of the people in congress and find out, are they pro-america or anti-america? >> the hits keep on coming over the weekend. balkman suggested that president obama was turning the nation into a nation of slaves. is this why her race is tight? >> her candidate in 2008 raised more than a million dollars off of that comment. because if you are a progressive or liberal somewhere in america who hadn't heard of michele bachmann yet after that comment you heard of her. the...

They didn't want to have a hearing on this, which is umpt for them. they didn't want them to develop into weeks of fox news broadcasts on rationing and death panels. >> the white house may have avoided a proxy fight over health care reform. instead, you get factless tweeting by palin and righteous anger. is that technically a good swap? >> i don't think so anyone is satisfied with this. the fact that berwick can't get a clean hearing or clean appointment that the white house is so exasperated before the election, it would kick this to the side. this is distressing for people who want to have a...

It because she has a loud megaphone. the white house cut that off. they didn't want to have a hearing on this which i think is unfortunate for them because they didn't want those hearings to develop in more weeks of editorials and fox news broadcasts on rations and death panels. >> the white house may have avoided a proxy fight over health care reform in a confirmation hearing but instead you get free form factless tweeting by palin and the howls of righteous anger from republicans who supported the recess appointment under president bush. is that technically a good swap? >> i don't think anyo...