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Part of the effort that house republicans are trying to make and also republicans in the senate to try to take a bite out of what you call the debt bomb but you're runing into some pretty strong headwinds. >> well, i think, the american people ought to ask the following question. first of all, we're going to have to borrow $1.6 trillion. that is 1.6 trillion, over the next 10 years to fund the student loan program. that used to be a private program that was run privately, that the government didn't have to borrow money and they subsidized the student loans through private. now, not only are we...

Protection racket. the reason is when you make it more difficult for people to get their message out by paying for it, the advantage goes to people who have the existing presence as office holders who have existing links with the media. >> that has not been the case in arizona and maine and not the case that incumbent re-election rates went up in either of those places. >> maine is a place, what do you have? 5,000 residents in a legislative district or 4,000, i think? it's necessarily a different less financially intensive thing than runing in a district with 700,000. >> you're complaining on ...

As far as i'm concerned, that particular issue is now set, and we can go on and talk about bigger and more important things. >> gingrich is clearly hoping a double-digit victory in south carolina will help his campaign fundraising because runing in florida is very expensive with all of the media markets in a bigger state to cover. for romney try -- trying to get back on track, and they are feeling good about their start in florida with a lot of early voting, absentee voting already taking place. several hundred thousand votes are already cast. now for a look across south carolina, let's go to ...

Account. rick perry will say he is done. there is no suspension here. he is quitting. it is a full on and full out from the texas governor. he will do it 11:00. there is a news conference at hyatt a few blocks from where we are in charleston. mitt romney has a event at his local headquarters. definitely adds to the intrigue what is surely to be crucial if not desigh sieve south carolina primary. runing into this with newt gingrich catching up to mitt romney but still a little bit off the pace, still trailing. for rick perry to pull out does raise questions where his supporters might go. starti...

Right now you are suing the fcc and the fec -- >> it is a complaint actually. it is probably nothing that will come of it, but we are making a point that is valid. >> wouldn't it be great if you became president and disbanded them? >> you know, it is not running for dictator. it is running for president of the united states. >> does it have to be? we are talking about revenge here, governor. >> you know, the best revenge is success. that's what i'm bent on achieving. >> and a big mac served cold, i am told. >> you recently said if the debate lockout continues you may consider runing on a liber...