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that's "fantasy," by the way, is all long islanders who have contributed to the great cultural contributions of our nation. we're celebrating long island this morning, everybody. our panelists this morning, washington correspondent for the new yorker, nice to have you. where about? what town? john fugal is with us, asked the question of the day on this show yesterday. we'll talk about that straight ahead. >> i'm representing stony brook as well. >> that's right by me and will cain. >> thank gadness i'm here. >> helping it out. let's get to our "starting point" this morning. the stand...

a mother who is joining me a little later this hour. she has not seen her son in eight years. eight years. he was kidnapped as a baby by his godmother, and today that godmother is in custody. i'll be speaking with the mother waiting to beie reunited with lost son. the last time she saw him, he was eight months old. first, a couple stories we're watching for you. new word of terror plots involving iran and western targets. also, president obama talking about the future of war at the white house. and as always, we're watching the dow. secretary leon panetta arrives in afghanistan tod...

Overseas. the fact that he's now returning to that state and needing to win and the fact that his father was an "avatar" of moderate republicanism at the high watermark. the fact that his father learned he learned the lesson as a son that standing on principle would get your butt kicked. and that he's now coming back to michigan doing the sort of counting up the dance steps, mouthing them to try to be something we all sort of transparently see that he's not and that is the thing that's hurting him politically. it is a very, very rich kind of setup for what's going to happen in michigan. >> i w...

Weak spots are with the conservative base. and you played that negative ad that romney ran, but basically santorum has a sound record on the issues that matter most to conservatives today. he's been consistent on those issues. doesn't have the kind of baggage newt gingrich has. and he knows, you think of that debate where gingrich just completely melted down, that florida debate against romney, santorum knows how to go toe to toe with romney in these debates. he can take that message, take it against him. confidence may be all it takes to beat mitt romney. >> dana milbank, my starting off pred...

That romney ran, but basically santorum has a sound record on the issues that matter most to conservatives today. he's been consistent on those issues. doesn't have the kind of baggage newt gingrich has. and he knows, you think of that debate where gingrich just completely melted down, that florida debate against romney, santorum knows how to go toe to toe with romney in these debates. he can take that message, take it against him. confidence may be all it takes to beat mitt romney. >> dana milbank, my starting off prediction last year was that mitt romney could not get the nomination because ...