examine. >> how about longer recesses? get the kids out playing. bring back dodge ball. >> sean: you can't have winners and losers. that's all the time we have left. greta's next. see you back here tomorrow night. >> greta: tonight, former presidential candidate, representative michele bachmann is here. she called governor mitt romney a frugal socialist. now she says he's a man to take our country back. she is here to tell you why. have you wanted to make government agencies disappear? you will have you hear that. the gsa set us on firear the ridiculous clowns and mind read scpertsz bathtub. but another agency did something more outlandish, trying to spend your monoa magician. it's true. that's just minutes away. right now, making the case for contempt, house republicans turning up the heat on the

attorney general. darrell issa sending a 64-page draft order against the attorney general, calling his stonewalling over fast & furious inexcusable. but that's only part of it. tonight, the justice department is firing back. james cole writing a letter to congressman issa say that this committee has not taken sufficient steps to categorize the documents and its decision to issue a draft contempt citation appears to express a preference for confrontation over resolution. how close is attorney general holder to being held in contempt? dan burton is on the oversight committee. good evening. i have the 64-page draft from congressman issa. i am curious... how close is this to contempt? >> i think that if darrell could reach an agreement or understanding with the attorney general, i think we would hold

off. but he's been waiting and waiting and waiting. we have asked for 22 reports, dealing with fast & furious. i think we received 12 of them and those are only part -- partially complete. i think darrell's's been very, very patient. he has done everything possible to work with the justice department. but they are not complying. >> greta: all right. the reason they say they are not complying because there is an ongoing criminal investigation special they don't want to jeopardize the investigation by surrendering documents to you until it's over. you laugh? >> i laugh because when i was chairman of the government oversight and the attorney general then, the assistant to janet reno, we had the same problem getting documents. it's a constant response that you get. the fact of the matter is, the committee wants to make sure that they don't do anything to jeopardize a criminal investigation, but at the same time, the justice department

said one thing and 10 months later said another. and darrell issa, as i said, has been very patient as chairman. i think that we want to get to the bottom of this because we were seeing thousands of weapons, ak-47s and other things going across the border. one killed an american border agent special a lot of other people down there in mexico. we need to find out why this program started in the first place, who started it, why they started it. we have even had some of the agents like mr. alt who, testified and he was intimidated by the justice department a short time later over a minor infraction. and they're driving him drays because he was a whistle-blower. >> greta: well, in terms of the -- the -- when this first broke, they denied everything. and about 10 months later, they sent congressman a new letter, saying the previously written denial was sent in error. i am curious, is there any

vehicle in congress where you could review the documents that they say is part of a criminal investigation investigation, review them privately, in camra. could you do that under seal toso there could be a way to see the documents and not jeopardize the investigation. >> yes, we did that before when i was chairman. we were at the ford building. and we had our legal staff go thru and go through documents. i think that darrell understands that. he is willing to go that extra mile. to you about keep us from getting those documents, to keep the committee and our legal staff from getting them, to stonewall and lie at beginning eye happening they did mislead us. >> greta: you don't think it was an accident? you think they lied. >> i think they misled us on purpose. >> greta: misled or lied? >> lied. i am not afraid to use that term. >> greta: he's what i don't understand. i know there is a big fus.

who authorizeed it? who is the highest person who knew about it? and are they still working in government isn't government itself, even in this letter today from the deputy attorney general, they admit that it was, quote, a flawed -- or something -- they -- inappropriate tactics is the way they day say t. it's a very bad investigation, bad idea. i wonder if the people who made the bad decisions or approved it or knew about it are still working in government. i would think those answers are easy to get. >> i think it was the attorney general himself, personally. >> greta: put the question to him. did you authorize it? isn't that the question? yes or no. >> darrell has been making the overtures. i have a history with the current attorney general. he misled our committee on two separate occasions, i believe. i think this is -- one of the

m.o.s of this general. >> greta: i think he is not answering the question this time. i have experience with attorney general holder as a judge, a very well respected juvenile i have a different experience. i have nothing but respect. but do i think he should answer the question, who authorized it and who knew it? >> i think you are absolutely correct. if he would move in that direction, i am confident that darrell would not push forward with a contempt citation. >> greta: is speaker bainor board, in the event that the documents are not surrendered and congressman issa wants to go forward? >> we are in a political year. i think the speaker and the majority leader would rather that this wouldn't be on the front burner. but i think they will give their ascent in the justice department, if they don't comply. >> greta: a yes? >> i think that's a yes. >> greta: thank you. a big day for mitt romney.

representative michele bachmann officially endorsing her former rival. good evening. >> good evening, greta. good to talk to you this evening. >> greta: things certainly have changed. i know that this is no surprise that this next phase of the election is rolled out, you are going to see every sound bite you ever made, saying something about governor romney, you will have to answer to it. it will be in every ad. and you will do it to the other side. you called him a frugal socialist. now what are you going to do? how do you support him now? >> of course, i can support him. two words, barack obama. that's our anotherrive. we have president barack obama or we can have president mitt romney. it's very easy to come forward and support mitt romney because we simply have to win the election. he is our nominee. this week, we saw newt gingrich drop out of the race. what i have said from the very beginning, i want to be a unifying voice to bring our party together at the right

time. i have spent a long time, working behind the scenes, trying to draw in people from the tea party, evangelical, social conservatives. we have to come together. everything'sae at stake. it's far different from the candidates. now it is about getting the country back on the right track. >> greta: but how do you inspire the evangelicals or the tea party, the people who have been very loyal to you for instance in this when it seems that i hear from you and speaker gingrich is that your support for governor romney, well, he's not as bad as the other guy. that doesn't seem inspiring. he's going to change things thid fix things. it's like, how inspiring is it to say he's not as bad as the other guy? >> the process of the primary makes the candidate so much stronger. of course, when each one of us were running, we had legitimate differences.

but now, they pale in comparison to what barack obama has done to the country for the last 3 1/2 years. i have full confidence in mitt romney's ability to be able to be our standard bearer for our party, more than just the republican party. i truly believe that he will appeal and reach out to independents and disaffected democrats because, after all, they don't want to pay 110% more for a gallon of gas at the pump. they want a job for their kids graduating from college. this is far more than partisan differences. i think it will be very easy for all factions to come together and get behind mitt romney. he is the guy that we can trust to put the economy back on track. >> greta: all right. jonathan carl reported that you told him that -- that governor romney can't beat -- this is obviously prior to today, that mitt romney can't beat barack obama because of the

massachusetts health care. has something changed since you told him that? have you rethought it? because that seems like a strong statement? >> it was a very strong statement. when i said that to jonathan carl, of course, it was in the primary election. something did change. let me tell you what it is. this was my major contribution to the presidential candidacy of the primaries. i have made obamacare a signature issue of mine because that was president obama's signature issue of his presidency. when governor romney began the primary process, he said that he was going to issue waivers to obamacare. and from my point of view, that didn't cut t. we need a full-scale repeal. today, i spoke to governor romney. he's fully behind full square repeal of obamacare and nothing less. that's a tremendous advancement in governor romney's view on obamacare. and i think this is exactly where the country is.

and he will be able to lead us to the repeal of obamacare. >> greta: were you able to, in your discussions with governor romney and anticipation of the endorsement, were you able to extract an agreement in terms of what your role would be, vis-a-vis trying to get the tea party or evangelicals or any role you will have in a campaign? or in the -- at the convention? were you able to sort of work out something that -- so that your supporters are content? >> if you are asking if i got something personally out of this deal -- >> greta: not personally i. no -- i wasn't looking for anything out of this -- >> greta: i didn't mean -- >> i wasn't looking for anything -- [overlapping dialogue] >> greta: i didn't mean personally. but your supporters want you to get something. i mean, they admire you. they want you. and so you, you know, you have to get something for them. it may look personal. but you get it for them? >> i think what governor romney is giving to the country is he

is standing full square behind the pro-life cause. he stands for life. he believes in marriage between one man and one woman. he stands for that. and also, he stands for the full repeal of obamacare. we have one chance to get rid of obamacare, the 2012 election. if governor romney is willing to stand behind the full-scale repeal of obamacare, that is a big get for everyone in this country. there are elements in our party for a social conservative that need obamacare repealed because it means for the first time in our country, taxpayers subsidized abortion, that's anathamma. it's the biggest job killer in the united states, not creating more jobs. this is a big get for our party. >> greta: suppose bithe end of june, the supreme court throws out the health care. that is -- that's what governor

romney -- many of his supporters are running on. suppose they throw that out. what you are running on july 1 to election day? >> well, that would be a wonderful advancement. i hope that the supreme court does declare obamacare unconstitutional because i firmly believe it is unconstitutional. and it's going to be anathamma for our economy. i am fully hoping they do that. if they do pull that down, there are so many issues to run on because obama has taken over other parts of the economy, with dod frank or the student loan industry. there is no shortage of issues to run on and the issue we talked about today inport -- in portsmouth is energy. many jobs can be created on energy. that's what governor romney is committed to doing. >> greta: congresswoman, thank you very much.

hope to see you in the studio soon. >> we will. thanks again. irvetion move over, clouds and even mind readers. uncle sam wants -- you ready for this? magicians! after the gsa was barbecued for a lavish vegas party and the bathtub incident, another government agency has another outrageous idea to flush your money down the toilet. a help wanted ad for noaa for a magician. what are they thinking? why is -- why are they looking for a magician? >> this was for a small group of people, this is the best and the brightest of noaa are in a special program. and they have some training events and they put this ad out for a conference speaker to speak on, the magic of change.

you look at the specific requirements for that speaker and they include having, you know, the ability to do magic tricks and so on. so it turns out they wanted a motivational speaker who could put on a magic show. the budget was less than $5,000. we are not talk about this scale of the gsa. >> greta: how can they tell you this with a straight face? they have to get a magician? isn't enough motivation that we have a high unemployment rate and that's enough to keep them because if they don't, they don't have a lot of options. >> quickly. once this became an issue, they yanked this in a nano-second. >> greta: once they got caught. every crook drops the goods if the security goes off, alarm goes off. >> no money was spent t. got caught in time. it hadn't happened. >> greta: that's so not

consoling to me. >> right,. >> greta: the fact that it wasn't spent because they got caught. >> i saw this in gsa, too, when the bureaucrats waste taxpayer money, they do it in the most bureaucratic way imaginable. so you read, according to part 4, 3, cfr, they go through the federal regulations for a magician, it's really funny. >> greta: why did they need motivational speakers and conferences? you know, it's bad enough, they are looking for magicians, clowns and bathtubs eye keep throwing in bathtubs because ambassador bolton's coming up and he loves that reference -- just kidding. why do they need the motivation? >> the conferences and the events can increase productivity by boosting morale -- >> greta: with a straight face? >> that's the argument. i don't think your average

business brings in a magician. for a group -- >> greta: you don't think so. do they feel bad? do they see how bad this is? when you talk to them? >> noaa. they yanked this right away. they are doing a full review on how did this happen? how do we make sure it never happens against. >> greta: here's the official writing on the conference. it is a quarterly trained exercise run by noaa, part of commerce leadership effectiveness advancement if a collegial setting, the theory, techniques and tools of effective managem and leadership, especially as they pertain to the organization's functional processes -- budget, finance and resources to analyze common cross-cutting issues that can make the work environment more productive. i have never heard anything so like this in my life. >> they come to light, and boom. they are gone. >> greta: anyway, nice to see

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the opposite that, he would get bin laden. he comes across as deet desperate and not presidential. >> greta: i am curious. because i think, what i take away from that ad, is that the veterans are deeply disturbed, this group of veterans, maybe not all veterans and they were saying that he was arrogant, taking credit. that he was not humble and had no humility. but i am curious, let's assume they are right and he is an arrogant man, does that mean he's not a good president? because you can have lots of president who is have been arrogant. that ad said, you know, what -- taking all the credit forking sg what a jerk. that's what that ad says. >> yeah. well, it's almost a qualification to be president, to be arrogant. it's a very concept that you think you are qualified for that job is quintessentially arrogant. but it seems to me that fundamentally, the american people believe correctly, that afghanistan is a horribly

corrupt place. we talk about that in this book, screwed. it is the source of almost two-thirds of the world's opium. the karzai family -- the president -- used to run the drug trade in the country. this is a regime not worth fighting for or dying for. now i believe that the correct course of action is to keep some troops there and do an anti-terrorism operation, where you do drones and stuff like that and not try to prop up the government. i think that by owning the war the war that obama just did, he made a big mistake. right now, this is his war -- any reversal is down to his loss. >> greta: i guess owning the war is not a bad idea, if it's successful. if it blows up in in his face, it is not. >> right,. >> greta: when you look at tif you are betting -- if you are going to vegas, the taliban is a horrible, evil group of people who do nothing but -- look at

the bombings when the president left. look at the corruption. look at what they do to women. i don't see them changing their stripes. you know, he picked the wrong horse, if he thinks that this is going to be, you know, odds are that the taliban is not going to be a success for us. >> i think you are right. i think it was right to go to afghanistan. it was right for him to claim credit for the bin laden killing. it was wrong to make this a partisan issue, vis-a-vis romney and it was dumb of him to be so bold in predicting success. but, you know, greta, the real thing that happened this week is not so much in afghanistan or china, but what is happening this week, you can feel the economic consensus shift from this idea of an accelerating recovery to a desillerating recovery. the first quarter gdp growth came out and it was 3% last year, now it's only 2.2. jobs numbers are going to come out tomorrow that will probably indicate a disappointing total

ofions. of jobs. i think the economists and the public is believing that the recovery is slowing. so the big question that has hung over there race for 2 years, what would the economy be doing in october and november looks like bad weather ahead, not good news for obama. >> greta: of course, we also have other things coming up, in the health care decision by the united states supreme court, which i think that if the supreme court throw its out, that's better for him because it will get his base all revved up. >> no, no, no. >> greta: i know you disagree with me. >> it will kill him. he has done the stimulus and obamacare. one didn't work and the other's in legal. >> greta: and bin laden. >> hmmm. >> greta: i say that seriously. look, have you to give him credit for that -- i know people eye mean, he is taking a lot of credit for t. but he does deserve a significant amount of

credit for it. >> he does. on the other hand, as you know, the intelligence that underscored that not only started under bush, but using measures that obama wanted to ban. you read from the attorney general under bush saying that we wouldn't have been able to find him -- >> greta: i have to -- >> dictateitous what we can do. >> greta: i have to go. but it's very boorish to take credit away from the brave men and women who were part of that -- men at the scene. but who did actually execute this unbelievable killing of bin laden. thank you. >> thank you, coming up, hear from the man at the center of an international mystery, the blind chinese dissident is telling the world what he wants and fears. and bears gone wild. a bear on the college campus and a bear in a denver neighborhood and more bears on the flues suburbia. [ male announcer ] what's in your energy drink? ♪

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the congressional executive commission on china, i want to come to the u.s. to rest. i have not had a rest in 10 years. former u.n. ambassador john bolton is here. good evening. your thoughts? >> well, i think there are a couple of significant developments today. number 1; the u.n. ambassador to china said on the record that the united states had gone out and taken chen and brought him into the u.s. embassy, presumably in an embassy car other getting past the chinese security. what that does is heighten the u.s. responsibility. it would have been one thing if we had met with him outside the embassy and talked about his situation. but when we brought him into the embassy itself, we dramatically escalated the confrontation. i think that was the right thing to do. but it also then, should have had more of an impact when we decided to let him go. >> greta: it may be the right thing to do. but all the effort going in to get him and, you know, my heart

bleeds for this man and all the people who suffer in china. but we stepped on dhiena's toes and we don't want to step on the toes of president bashehr. we don't want to drop food on the people he is starving. why we pick this man to get step on the chinese toes and not other toes? >> there are different is shes in different countries. in southern sudarnings it's quite surprise that this obama administration has not done more there, at least from a humanitarian point of view. this has been something that u.s. mrkzs in years past have been much more forward on than he has been. bow china, chen himself, this is another point of contention that we don't know how it will come out because the deal fell apart so quickly. but the press reports were that china insisted that we apologize for the way we brought him into the embassy and we commit never to do it again. one of the top american officials part of this deal in

effect did say, we wouldn't do it again -- >> greta: why did we do it in the first place? >> i think it was the right thing to do because i think this man was in such danger -- >> greta: there are lots of them, though. >> he had the concept to come bot embassy. it's what america does. we grant political asylum. we have our entire history. >> greta: why not get his family? if we leave his wife and children, they are sitting dux? >> that's why the conversation that should have taken place before we brought him in should have included that. and during the six days he was in the embassy, running through the various alternatives should have been part of the conversation as well. there is a lot here that is not explained. but as more and more comes out tjust increases the evidence that this was a -- diplomat bungle. >> greta: he is at the hospital with chinese guards. we have lost him. >> he's toast, at this point. >> greta: toast is probably a good -- now, we can't do anything for him. if we were so magnanimous to get

him and grant him asylum, i don't know how we reach out to him now. the chinese won't let us near him. >> the interesting thing is that american officials are saying, but we had a deal with the chinese government that they would not harass him or repress him. chinese dissidents, pro-freedom chinese nationals are saying, why would they trust the chinese government. >> greta: they have no sway over a chinese apparatus, beholden only to the upper reach reaches of the chinese party. >> exactly. if you are an authority, the last thing you do is tablet diplomats the truth. they can give the official line without conscience. >> greta: in your opinion, he is toast. >> i don't think we can do anything to protect him. i think that hillary's plane will leave and i think the chinese will take pictures with that plane with the united states of america, and show it to the disdens and say, don't

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while. in 2011, the obama administration adds a wrinkle to it, which is if you air contracteddor and you want to get this tax deduction, you need to write a check for 19% back to the gsa. now the gsa said that this money would be used to encourage the construction or updating of more energy-efficient buildings, but when republicans on the hill found out, they said, this sounds like a kickback. so they have asked the gsa and a bunch of questions. gsa came out with a statement today and said that, okay, we did have this program. it began in may of 2011. it ended by december of 2011. no contractors ever paid anything. so it's like, we never did it. but republicans want to find out exactly -- >> greta: it sounds like they are skimming off the deduction, taking a piece of it -- >> well, basically -- >> greta: first of all, they say they haven't done it. let's leave that open for investigation. >> the most suspicious scenario

for conservatives or republicans is that okay, we know that gsa has been spend egg lot of money and funny ways shall we say with the big conference in las vegas. we think that they handled money loosely and now they have this kickback coming in from contractors. what does that mean? >> greta: the good size side is that the money went to the gsa to fund, i guess parties, so the taxpayers didn't have to -- >> that's right. >> greta: the bad side is that if the individuals put it in their pockets. >> yeah. here again, the gsa and its initial response to the house investigators who have asked these questions said that, yes, the program existed. but essentially, it was never enforced. is that the whole story? we don't know. but we have the -- investigation subcommittee of the house ways & means committee. >> greta: who came up with the idea? >> we don't know.

>> greta: who is making the decision that we have a 19% kickback, if that's what it is? >> it seems very odd. of course, the whole point of the tax deduction is to be an incentive for contractors to do the desired goal, which is to make more energy-efficient believes. >> greta: but election officials make the decision to have the deduction. if gsa has a side deal with the 19% -- i mean, who elect the them, number 1? d did they do it? they say they didn't. but at this point, i am not sure what i believe. and did the 19% go into their pockets or go into a party fund? >> you make a critical distinction. the original law by congress, a pilot program, created by the gsa itself. his name keeps coming up as a possible vice-presidential candidate and today, virginia governor mcdand -- mcdonald. >>

>> i think most would say, this is a top 5 battleground state. we are truly purple, the last 10 cycles, we have had five republican governors and five democrats. i think it's a right of center state. the independent voters are leaning conservative. in 2008, the president ran a great campaign about hope and change. now it's recession and division is what the message has turned into. the last couple of cycle, republicans have made big gains. i won by 18. so i think it's an important battleground state. it's hard to imagine a real clear path for the republicans without virginia. >> reporter: how confident are you that you can return it back to the republican column? >> it won't be for lack of effort. we are working very, very hard. we have good organization, around the state. people are motivated. we just finished the inter-family battle for the republican nomination and mitt romney is clearly a nominee. we have a period of coalescing

around the nominee. michele bachmann will be here today. once it's mitt romney's vision against barack obama's record, horrible record on job creation, 8.2% or above unemployment, unacceptable. we can do better than that. $15 trillion in defnlt he has added $5 trillion to it, the largest debt in american history. unsustainable for our future. i think those are the issues that the people will vote on. >> reporter: we know who the presidential company is, we don't know who the runningmate is. >> me neither! >> reporter: you are on a short list. if asked, would you accept the job? and what would you bring? >> that's not for me to decide. his list is the one that matters. i got the job held by thomas jefferson. i do believe we need a change in the leadership for the nation to make the greatest country on earth, more solvent and economically prosperous. i will do everything i can to

help him. beyond that, it's speculation. it's up to mitt romney. >> reporter: quickly, here in this state, have you cut a $4 billion budget shortfall to zero and unemployment is 5.6%. is what have you done here a road map or a blueprint for what governor romney could do as president? >> i think, absolutely, we see republican governors across the country doing that. in florida and louisiana and pennsylvania and new jersey. wisconsin. taking the same thing, looking at the people and their state and saying, listen, we can't afford this. the bills are due, we have to streamline government, set priorities and make job creation and economic development and support the private sector, as a top priority. we have done that and it has worked. the lowest unemployment rate in 3 years, lowest in the southeast. it's a winning formula. mitt romney understands the american dream and he has lived it. >> greta: straight ahead, a

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>> greta: 11:00 is almost here, flash studio lights it's time for last call. is president obama headed back to late-night tv? here is jimmy fallon. >> president obama's approval rating reached its highest point in almost a year which explains today he called me and said can i slow jam the news every tuesday? >> that is your last call. lights are blinking and we're closing down shop. now go to greta wire.com. i want to know what you think about the gsa, spirit airlines and new ad veterans put up. scrollow