taft to the president? >> there were some, but because of our difficulty, they tended to be i hope you're doing well, i'm rooting for you, so sorry things are not going well. they just didn't have much substance wanted to concentrate on the president which, after all, i think is what people are most interested in. >> did he confide in his wife about issues facing the presidency, facing congress because very much so. he would go into great detail what the situation was in congress, where the votes were, who was doing what. he was also a gaza. he would talk about people for drinking problems. and to my surprise there was in 1912, you don't think of secretary of state as a man about town common but he had a flirtation with the wife of a general during the summer of 1912, and they said, he had kind of a curl, they travel to the republican convention on the same thing. so the idea of him out having sort of a gals in the sort of news to me. and me doing this very fun. >> lewis gould is professor emeritus here at

he's kind of in that taft tradition. i chose goldwater because he was such an important figure as the republican party moved to become more conservative, more southern, more western and, actually, more hawkish on foreign policy. that's what goldwater was. so he was a very important transitional figure even though he lost the presidential election. and he pointed the way toward other republican nominees like reagan and bush 43. >> robert taft ran for president, what, once, twice? >> he ran in -- >> '52? >> '48, '52, yes. >> okay. was he not elected because of his isolationist policies? >> that was one of the reasons. i think, i think especially for more moderate republicans, for northeastern republicans, for sort of the establishment in the northeast that that was an unacceptable position. although by that time taft, interestingly, was criticizing truman for not being tough enough on communism. so by '52 he actually is, it's his staunch anti-communism that wins him over. kind of cold war assertiveness of foreign policy, a

>> you've written about president mckinley and you have written out about the president taft and mrs. taft. and just a new book that is coming out that is not i get from oxford, theodore roosevelt. what is it about this era that attracts you? >> well, people use a lot of type and which i must say for handwriting property is very nice. i started studying at yale with a distinction story who just died last week, one of the great historians of the 20th century. they awakened in me, and i just find it the emergence of the modern united states, a party system, the issues they face that are so relevant today. it's a wonderful period with wonderful, funny stories, larger-than-life characters. so i dived in and have never come out and don't intend to come out. >> professor gould, are you a follower -- a fan of tr's? >> very much so. i think with a certain loving perspective i would like to have, i think sometimes people go overboard with different aspects of his life. so i tried in this little book, it's very short, a hundred passionate under 100 pages. the point is to give you the gist of th

was opposed by former president roosevelt taft won and roosevelt was so bitter that he formed a third party, the progressive for bull moose party and was seen as a bigger competitor to wilson and was so popular. one of roosevelt's adviserspopu said we managed to obtain some letters. you should publish them and this campaign will be over. and roosevelt's said no. that would be wrong also said nobody would believe meyo. he looks like he ought to berkin working in a drugstore. who thinks he is a romeo? [laughter] he did not publish them and he won. the beginning of 1913 ellen found herself in the white house. not a place she ever wanted to be but once there she felt she had to use it for the maximum benefit prepare she began to be interested, in what we would now call urban renewal there was a maze of alleyways that bred crime and it to cease and full of dilapidated houses, but at that time the federal government was running the d district and wanted fed administration to tear down the house is to build modern titanic houses. she got a white house car and began to take members of congres

taft won and roosevelt was so bitter over that loss that he formed a third-party, the progressive or bull moose party. >> and he was really seen as the bigger competitor to wilson. he was so popular. so one of roosevelt's advisors came up to him and he said, we've managed to obtain some letters of woodrow wilson's to mary peck. you should publish them and just campaign will be over. you will win. and roosevelt said, no, that would be wrong. also, he said nobody would believe me. who's going to think the man is a romeo. he looks like he ought to be working in a drugstore. [laughter] >> so he did not publish the letters and woodrow wilson won. so in the beginning of 1913, ellen found herself in the white house. it was not a place she ever wanted to be, but once she was there, she felt she had to use it for its maximum benefit. she began to be interested in what we would now call urban renewal. up here behind the capitol were a maze little alley ways, they were little, dark and dirty. they bred crime and disease. they were full of dilapidated little houses. at that time the federal gove

we have seen teddy roosevelt bolted from president taft.ar took it and woodrow wilson won. there is anger probable that a third party candidate could do it you don't think we are at that level. >> it is it a less level playing field than it was in teddy roosevelt's time. money is the big factor nd differencial acess to television. they didn't have presidential debate that is blocked third party reaching the people. we'll try to generate more presidential debates and should be over 20 presidential debates from cities and community all over the country and saying to the candidates in september and october. it is our turn to shape the presidential campaign. what do you think of is that? >> not bad. i love it. >> that would get rid of the red and blue state nonsense and address local and regional questions and really get more people voting instead of the commission on presidential debates where it is a private corp created by the republican and democrat parties to control acess. >> you are right about a lot of them. ralph, it is always a pleasu

bush's red lace inaugural gown from 2001 is there, and so is a white silk chiffon gown worn by helen taftn 1909. >>> a group of university of maryland students is in the record books. students from the engineering school hold the world record for the longest flight of a human powered helicopter. back in july, the team flew the human chopper for 11.4 seconds. the record was certified yesterday, but the team's already working on a lighter and more efficient vehicle. they hope to have that one ready by spring. >>> it has been a fairly comfortable fall, delightful in fact. this morning winter has arrived. temperatures started dropping quickly last night with some areas even'd dropping below freezing in the overnight hours. people were shivering, especially those not quite prepared for the cold snap but also making for an uncomfortable working situation for those who like to be outside, like this washington gas crew. >> got to keep the utilities going so that everybody who is at home that can continue to have the amenities to help keep them going. >> these people who aren't prepared clearly ar

africa for the smithsonian institute, and while he was gone he had left behind for william howard taft his chief forester. the taft administration started giving sweetheart deals to corporations, what they called the guggenheim syndicate. it would be today's exxonmobil or shell. and giving them these sweetheart deals, clearcutting whole areas and leaving, really the beginning of the raping of the coal lands of alaska. pin cho blew a whistle and went to see roosevelt in italy, came back, and one of his first speeches he gave at the waldorf-astoria was between all the outdoor people, the america the beautiful movement. and roosevelt weighed in on it and ended up creating the most successful third party in american history, the bull moose party in 1912. and that bull moose conservation plank becomes what the ccc will become under fdr. roosevelt had all these ideas of how to inventory our biology in the country, but also save these treasured landscapes. >> you have a chapter in "the quiet world" called the new wilderness generation. who is that about? is. >> well, the new wilderness genera

this is more taft total amount she -- this more than the total amount she paid for all the water bills in the more than 42 years she owned the property. >> there's no water on the lot. never been any water. no house has been there. >> i talked to the water people, and they fixed it. >> did they? >> it's fixable. i appreciate that base knew i wasn't going to fix it. -- because i knew i wasn't going to fix it. >> reporter: a spokesman says the bill was a result of a misreading of the meters. it was human error and she doesn't have to pay the $19,000 bill. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> news around the nation in indiaa video last month of a police say it was an attack on a officer. this is dash cam video from the day. investigators say the suspect led officers on a chase and after the car crashed police say gunman stabbed an officer in the face and other officers on the scene then opened fire killing the suspect. >>> two officers in albuquerque, new mexico have been fired and may face criminal charge after allegedly beating a car theft suspect. it was captured on surveillance video and a

rare breed on the sixth 300 block of danish trade, the 400 block of coal for st., and on the block of taft and clifton. >> you hear about the stuff going on and fortune the oakland police department does that have a tough--and is now have enough resources to address it. >>reporter: we talk with the oakland police department and they said crime is their top priority. >>pam: albert bartal is still in critical condition he is unconscious and on life-support tonight. there is a search for the hit-and- run suspect going nationwide. >>reporter: you could see the suspect dressed in a white t-shirt on the surveillance tape taken inside of the jack in the box where he and the victim died in a confrontation. that is before the suspect ran down 29 year-old our bartal. he is a seasonal firefighter, and i iraq war veteran, and the father of the two year-old girl. here is a kama that shows the suspects face and someone holding him back. this is a picture of him, he is--they are still searching for him. this is a picture of his vehicle. the picture shows the rams, but his license plate is not visible. th

the agenda of the conference of his successor, william howard taft, who couldn't have cared less about and allowed to die in that conference never happened. however, when you do look back on tr now, 100 years later, i think it is the one achievement of his presidency that we should revere and remember as seminal. it's something of a homecoming of me to come to this particular stretch of term, and to be in the proximity of this particular castle, smithsonian castle, because i came here in the year 1983, long before any of you were born -- [laughter] why are you laughing? as a fellow of the wilson institute, the wilson center for scholars, which used to be headquartered here in the castle. i was a fellow for three months and that's where i began my second roosevelt biography, theodore rex. it's the first time that i have ever been in an academic environment among fellow scholars from all over the world, and i must confess that i felt very strange. hundred, in the company of these several guys with long strings of degrees with their names. i was given the study in, right up at the window

if it had been robert taft as the opponent, adlai stevenson would have relished running. have been a clear difference in philosophy. you have to remember the democrats tried to draft general eisenhower. the democrats tried to give eisenhower to run as a democrat. eisenhower was a candidate of both parties. >> newton minow, when adlai stevenson did the welcoming address at the democratic national convention in chicago in 1962 -- in 1962, was he considered a candidate? >> he was not that well known. i remember the first time he appeared on national television. he was on "meet the press." he was never any good on television. he was a lot of fun and a great personality and you always went away feeling better about yourself. when you watched him on television, he was either nervous, but he was never himself. the country did not know him. >> he gets the welcoming address and he gets drafted, went on the second or third ballot. >> that is right. it was really unfortunate because the timing was wrong. if he had run for president against dwight eisenhower, he, of lakewood of one.

how great that you can totally coast under the taft administration. the bar was like -- you just had to sit down in a chair without wheezing. >> that is true. i guess i had ford at the time. i didn't even exist back then. what am i thinking about right now, remi? remi, wouldn't you expect him to be more stressed out and have health problems given the fact he is ruining our country? >> what are you suggesting? this physical is not accurate? that it is a fraud and not true? i suspect he would probably be smoking more than he normally does when he is -- his polls are dipping. but he says that's not true and he gave it up. >> speaking of dipping poles, bill. >> you sound like a stalion. call me, ladies. >> i hate this weird morality over smoking, and i know you feel the same way, but can i talk about this virtual colonoscopy clause? >> yes. >> how could you have one? >> i was offered one and i demanded the real thing. i walked out of there until i found the good old old fashion eld. not just a virtual one. how can you claim to run this country when you tu

fortunate >> has been in trouble before charged in 2010 with misdemeanor theft for shoplifting went to the taft school similar to traffic school and the charges were dropped >> white sox general manager kenny williams on wellcome house guest of the weekend a homeless man accused of breaking into his house drinking beer eating pizza taken off with kenny williams world series ring on the set today at $100,000 for wayne l field the third busted by police last night when he returned to police say left behind a hospital bracelet with his name on it and wearing kenny williams closing clothing and world series ring when he was arrested. former chicago bears starter kyle orton becoming back prepare jay cutler is for surgery on his thumb >> first of all jay cutler colorado from surgery tomorrow we have moved on from jay color without it is all about chicago kyle orton bears traded to get jay cutler in 2009 at the denver broncos cut kyle orton or has it on his way back to chicago a big deal in terms of football is not they get it back up caleb hanie in case he never sees the field and if it is kyle orton

first ladies, including michelle obama, laura bush, and even helen taft from 1909. >>> our time is now 6:37. still >>> welcome back at 6:40. check out this stylish restroom in crystal city. you can wash your hands inside this sun kissed motif with yellow and orange hues if you like, maybe even do some more. today the renaissance arlington capital view hotel will be crowned second runner-up for america's best restroom. the general manager says the cutting edge design has a unique style and sophistication in every detail. tens of thousands of people voted online for the best public restroom. ten finalists were selected based on exceptional cleanliness, style, public accessibility, and usability. joe, you got to have that in a rest room. >> and seating for 500. >> there you go. by the way, the field museum in chicago won honors for best public restroom. >> one can only imagine. >> exactly. >> i'm not going to go there. let's find out from tom what the weather is going to be like. tom? >> it is clear, and it is cold. good morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein in stormcenter 4. >>> this a

it showcases gowns worn by first ladies, including michelle obama, laura bush, and even helen taft from9. >>> are you looking for the best rest room in the area? >> you may want to head over to crystal city. take a look. today the renaissance arlington capital view hotel will be crowned second runner-up for america's best public restroom. the general manager says the cutting edge design has a unique style and sophistication in every detail. just what you want in a bathroom. tens of thousands of people voted online for the best public restroom. ten finalists were selected based on exceptional cleanliness, style, public accessibility, and, of course, usability. >> a flusher that works. you like that in a restroom. >> kind of essential. >> i wonder whether they have one of those people in there that hands out towels. >> possibly at the renaissance. it looks like a pretty fancy place. >> it does look nice. >> there you go. >> go in there for a rest and not come out for a long time. >>> ahead, the monster snow plow you may see on the roads this >>> a chill in the air. a dramatic drop in temp

we think of ronald reagan or maybe somebody like bob taft. is there anyone else we can compare barry goldwater to? >> not a life today. >> i would say two people. ron paul and ronald reagan. i think he compares to ron paul and that ron paul is a very straightforward speaker who does not really care what the press thinks, but he just speaks from his heart about his ideas. it is his downfall. it was part of barry's downfall. also reagan likened that the core of his ideas that barry goldwater ran on ronald reagan letter implemented. ronald reagan had a smoother style. he was mr. hollywood. he had that wonderful smile and people loved him and he made people laugh. he ran basically on the same ideas that barry goldwater did and it brought over -- one in a landslide. sometimes when people say people did not like barry goldwater's ideas are there were not ready for them, i do not think that was a fair assessment. i think the assassination plan a key role at that time. i think the poor messaging barry goldwater barry did was a factor. i don't think i

taft the police presence is heavy. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look at the james lick in san francisco, and one of the many places saw thin by fog. we will be right back. coughed half what but if it faugh >>mark: a bridge collapse in indonesia. the death toll continues to climb. there are still 30 others missing were believed dead. the bridge was a 770 art instructor. it was built to resemble the golden gate bridge. support cable snapped while repair work was being done. after the ousting of mubarak, egypt is looking towards its first vote. mubarak was ousted in a popular uprising in february. 8:41 a.m., we are back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look at the mt. tam cam. sunshine later today, but right now a lot of fog. we will be right back. these bananas these demands with options on about him cut hopes that >>craig: a quarter of a mile away, you can see the cars. it looks like the fog is starting to break up just a little bit. you can see the cars approaching the toll plaza and approaching the bridge. once you

wing. -- republican party or the taft wing.d been a president, you probably but have had the new frontier and the great society accelerated. medicare, federal aid to education, other social programs might have taken effect earlier. as it was, much of it did not take affect until after the assassination of kennedy when johnson very shortly -- i -- very shrewdly -- i remember consulting my father. what is your advice? my father was taken back. he was very flattered. he said, i guess you should take some time now to put your program and administration together. he said, this is my moment. within 100 days, the program was through congress. he knew timing. he was a real politician. that program had been developing since the 1952 campaign. it might have been accelerated a little had my father won in 1952 were 1956. -- or at 1956. >> i think he has it exactly right, but i would add one thing. because adlai stevenson was so committed to getting rid of nuclear war, i think we might have had faster progress than actually occurred later i

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difference between the democratic ex -- the democrats and eisenhower winning the of the party were the taft wing. if my father had been a president, you probably but have had the new frontier and the great society accelerated. medicare, federal aid to education, other social programs might have taken effect earlier. as it was, much of it did not take affect until after the assassination of kennedy when johnson very shortly -- i remember consulting my father. what is your advice? my father was taken back. he said, i guess you should take some time now to put your program and administration together. he said, this is my moment. within 100 days, the program was through congress. he knew timing. he was a real politician. that program had been developing since the 1952 campaign. it might have been accelerated a little had my father won in 1952 were 56. >> i think he has it exactly right, but i would add one thing. because adlai stevenson was so committed to getting rid of nuclear war, i think we might have had faster progress than actually occurred later in dealing with the russians and dealing

taft made 280 profitable firms from 48% to -57%. loopholes, there are energy credits, tax credits if you hire people, the ultimate tax rate looks to be about 19%. it is supposed to be about 35%. we have to eliminate loopholes if you want to see an equal playing field between you. we can make the same amount of money, i could have a better accounting then you, i could pay 10% and your at 25% and 30%. the loopholes are killing the system people are frustrated, angry and upset. i do not have a solution but that is the problem the loopholes. at least making a similar. >>catherine: and other one is the gland that daft gold dealer. >> he has this company called goal line and make that hit with 19 criminal complaints in san marco. ultimately they're saying that gold always goes up. then you called them and say no buy gold coins. people are upset that the cannot sell these at a profit. did not buy gold coins, if you want to purchase gold, a purchase gold bouillons. >>catherine: and another winner is groupon. >>pam: yes and congratulations t

this country is of the thirdk surge party was in 1912 when teddy roosevelt challenged william howard taft. all it did was pave the way for a democrat to get in. that is what some people fear, too. the tea party is a strong voice in the republican party. some people in that group have said, if we do not like the republican candidate, we will have a third one. republicans, including gingrich, argue that if you have three choices and you go for the third party, you are really electing president obama. third parties do not happen because it takes too much money. i think it is a shame. host: we have some comments from newt gingrich during an interview with the union leader. it happened on november 18. he talks about his prospects for beating president obama. we will show that and come back for some comments. >> i can vote to beat obama or i can voted to the left obama. there would be less tendency to have a third party this year than at any time in the third times because of the desperate desire to beat obama. if you say to people, who would you like to see debate obama, overwhelmingly day st.

this isn't -- this is not fdr versus taft. >> no. >> you know, it's -- they're in between the 40 yard lines. and grown-ups sitting back behind closed doors figuring this out could come up with a deal but everybody postures. everybody postures. >> the one divide that does seem to be completely intractable is taxes. >> but that's not -- >> that's why republicans say, yes, we agree we should invest in infrastructure. both sides can gri on, but we won't pay for it with this .7% surtax. >> but the democrats know if they want more revenue into the government, they know how to do it. work with the republicans to close loopholes. that brings more tax dollars in to washington. and you can even, if you're a democrat and are interested in getting the deal done, even say and we'll even lower the top tax rate by 2 percentage points, let's say, which is just sort of just wrapping a bow on top of this package. because you're going to be getting a, you know, billions of dollars more in tax revenue. they could do that. it becomes intractable when the democrats come out and say, hey, this is what we're

if it had been robert taft as the opponent, adlai stevenson would have relished running.ave been a clear difference in philosophy. you have to remember the democrats tried to draft general eisenhower. the democrats tried to get eisenhower to run as a democrat. eisenhower was a candidate of both parties. >> newton minow, when adlai stevenson did the welcoming address at the democratic national convention in chicago in 1952 -- in 1952, was he considered a candidate? >> he was not that well known. i remember the first time he appeared on national television. he was on "meet the press." he was never any good on television. he was a lot of fun and a great personality and you always went away feeling better about yourself. when you watched him on television, he was either nervous, but he was never himself. the country did not know him. >> he gets the welcoming address and he gets drafted, went on the second or third ballot. >> that is right. it was really unfortunate because the timing was wrong. if he had run for president against dwight eisenhower, he probably could have won.

differed, he differed because see one strong rascal -- >> around that time, kennedy joked he was a robert taftocrat? >> yeah. >> michael, what surprised you the most? did her assessment of key players differ from your views and that of other historians? >> sure, in all sorts of ways, but i think in a large sense the thing that really surprised me is if we were talking a year ago, i would have said that she was a large influence in the period, but i wouldn't have said she was a large political figure in the administration, and i think if you read this book, you have to say that because the number of times she talks, mainly about people, but not only always about people, and you notice that the people that she's very critical of wound up not doing teshbly well -- terribly well in the administration and others, but she talks about a few cases, for instance, when she was in pakistan, added to her trip to india to balance it off for political reasons, and two thinged happened actually. john kenneth was the ambassador to india which kennedy knew since he was in harvard, and united states and pakista

, when former president roosevelt, teddy roosevelt challenge the sitting president, william howard taft. all the dead was pave the way for a democrat to get in. -- all it did was pave the way for a democrat to get in. the tea party is a strong voice in the republican party. some people in that group have said, if we do not like the republican candidate, we are going to have a third wind. the republicans, including gingrich -- third one. the republicans, including gingrich, say that if you do that, you are just reelecting obama. the third party will just take too much money. host: we have some comments from newt gingrich with the "union leader." in this particular clip, he talks about his prospects for beating president obama. we will show that and come back to comments. >> i can load and to beat obama or to elect obama -- i can vote to beat obama or to let obama. there is a desperate desire to beat obama. that is the biggest advantage i have. if you say to people, who would you like to see debate obama overwhelmingly, they say me. host: joe mcquaid, what do you hear in him that drives t

struggle for industrial democracy and the origins of modern american labor relations won the phillip taft award. he has been the recipient of grants and fellowships from the national endowment for the humanities, the woodrow wilson international center for scholars and the charles bourne center at harvard united states. his essays have been published in such publications as the new republic, "the new york times" and journal of american history, among others. his current research explores the impact of public sector labor organizations on politics, government and private sector labor relations. this is the interests that led him to write the book he is here to speak about this evening, "collision course: ronald reagan, the air traffic controllers and the strike that changed america." please help me welcome dr. joseph a. mccartin. [applause] >> thank you very much, traci. appreciate that introduction, and thank you very much for your work, preserving the labor movement in the southern labor archives at georgia state university. um, without that repository, i couldn't have written this book,

history of this country is last to occur was thin 1912 when teddy roosevelt challenged william howard taft, and all it did was to pave the way for a democrat to get in common and a tea party is now a strong voice in the republican party and some people have said if we do not like the republican candidate we're going to have a third, and newt gingrich argues, if you go with a third party, you are reelecting president obama so third parties do not happen because it takes too much money, which i think is a shame. >> we do have some comments from newt gingrich on november 18, and in this particular clip he talks about his prospects for beating president obama. >> i cannot wait to beat obama and if i do not vote for the only major candidate against him, i would reelect him. the desperate desire to beat obama is so great. that is the biggest advantage i have because if you say to people who would you like to see debate obama overwhelmingly they say me. >> a little bit from newt gingrich on prospects of beating president obama. what do you hear from handim that drives a conviction? >> i think he

ohio, thanks to former governor taft, in part, was able to renovate a large number of its school buildings about a decade ago, which has made a significant difference, but school buildings in my state, as they are across the country, are still too often old, too often decaying, too often much less efficient and often compromise teacher and student moral and teacher effectiveness. conservative estimates suggest it would cost some $270 billion to make much-needed maintenance and repairs to our schools. that's why i introduced the fix america's schools today act, the fast act, which would invest some $30 billion to repair and modernize our nation's school facilities. the fast act would invest in states and local school districts to help them make critical repairs to existing facilities or to supplement their current maintenance effort. modernizing our schools can save 100,000 a year in maintenance costs, enough for two new teachers or 200 more computers or 5,000 textbooks. the fast act would focus on areas of needs, school districts with high percentages of poor children, schools with great -

the vote this year finishing second behind woodrow wilson but beating out incumbent william howard taftyou got that right. time to go to the heart of the political debate, where all sides are fair game. herman cain has denied claims he sexually harassed two women while she was head of the national restaurant association. he also said he knew nothing about settlements to the women of the maybe he did, not long after denying it he said he remembered more than he was saying. joining me now is cnn creditor maria cardona and public perception is the key here. has this made people think? >> it continues to underscore two things, first that this is not somebody who is ready for prime time, not somebody who is ever prepared to go the full way and secondly it brings up doubts if this is somebody that is looking to actually be president, huge doubts about his credibility, about whether he's able to handle a crisis communication situation and i think ultimately will make voters think that this is something somebody they can see as their commander in chief. >> we have a new interview with herman ca

the republican con taft. a new cnn poll just released minutes ago, shows newt gingrich on top of the republican pack for the first time. look at this wp 24% of republicans asked, if the former house speaker is their choice to be the presidential nominee, compared to mitt romney there is a dead heat, with gingrich and romney nationwide. other candidates, all in single digits. our chief political analyst, still at constitutional hall looking at numbers, gloria, gingrich is doing amazingly well. in several cateries much better than mitt romney. >> he is. and that helps to complain why he has rit risen in the polls so dramatically. we asked republicans who is most likely to understand complex issuees. gingrich, 43. romney, 18%, wolf. who is best qualified to be commandener chief? 37 to 20. most likely they would agree with you on the issues. 25 to 60%. that's 16% number is the real problem for mitt romney. because republicans are still skeptical that he is conservative enough to be the nominee they want to go aga

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when former president roosevelt, teddy roosevelt, challenge the sitting president, william howard taftl the dead was pave the way for a democrat to get in. -- all it did was pave the way for a democrat to get in. the tea party is a strong voice in the republican party. some people in that group have said, if we do not like the republican candidate, we are going to have a third wind. the republicans, including gingrich -- third one. the republicans, including gingrich, say that if you do that, you are just reelecting obama. the third party will just take too much money. host: we have some comments from newt gingrich with the "union leader." in this particular clip, he talks about his prospects for beating president obama. we will show that and come back to comments. >> i can load and to beat obama or to elect obama -- i can vote to beat obama or to let obama. there is a desperate desire to beat obama. that is the biggest advantage i have. if you say to people, who would you like to see debate obama, overwhelmingly, they say me. host: joe mcquaid, what do you hear in him that drives the

president taft is also buried here, along with his wife helen. host: saginaw, michigan. ed, go ahead. caller: how are you doing today? i am just calling just to tell you all that cemeteries -- it is a very nice cemetery. i have been there about three times in my lifetime, and the changing of the guard, that is an awesome thing to seek, and upkeep -- every time i come there, the upkeep of the place looks very wonderful. i think you are doing a fantastic job. guest: thank you. i think the calller and i would add -- thank the calller, and i would add that when we look at varying the service members, and when it comes to maintaining these grounds, we need to maintain these followed grounds defending disservice and sacrifices of all of those buried here. that is our mission. everything drives on that, whether it is budget issues for a lot of the questions on eligibility that have come our way. that is the focal point of our mission. guest: if i could add, you stated you visited this absolutely lovely cemetery three times. i hope that everyone gets an opportunity in their life

president taft is also buried here along with his wife helen was be ridiculous the first first lady to be interred here -- buried here along with his wife helen he was the first first lady to be entered here. guest: good morning. caller: i am calling just to tell you that cemeteries are very nice. i have been there about three times in in lifetime. that changing of the guard, i mean, that is an awesome thing to see. the upkeep, every time i come here, the upkeep looks very wonderful. whatever they say you are not doing, i think you're doing a fantastic job commandeer. -- job there. guest: when we look at our role and our mission here for the service personnel and our military families, we treat their family members with respect and compassion. when it comes to maintaining these grounds, we need to maintain these hallowed grounds that in the service and sacrifice of all of those here. that is our mission. everything dries on that whether it is budget issues or questions of eligibility. that is the focal point of our mission. guest: you stated that you visited this lovely cemetery three

obviously, oak land proves that, in fact, that they are -- the general strike which is outlawed by the taftd the most extreme part of american and world labor. so we've seen this before. we saw it in 1946 in oakland, we saw in 1919 back in seattle after the anarchists came to light. we saw it in france in 1968, in may of 1968, a general strike brought france to its knees. 11 million workers stopped working. so this is social revolution of the world. this is end capitalism. this is incredible where you say we're going to blockade the fifth largest port in the united states and say that it's acceptable. that's an acceptable act to block a port. this is not a strike. i'm ok with strikes. if someone wants to strike their workplace, that's fine. but block a port? different story. you pointed that out yesterday. take a look at this full screen you have right here. costing big bucks. it cost nationally so far $8 1/2 million plus they're cloging up courts and they're hurting small businesses. hundreds of restaurants, shops and workers affected. >> it's just the tip of the iceberg. when you have 200

jack came along politics mostly meant gray men in three-piece suits, indoro like, sexless, dewey, taftove the fact that in a poll taken in late 2009 they asked people who should be on mt. rushmore and, of course, there's competition not there now. of course, it's washington, jefferson, lincoln and the great teddy roosevelt. you would think fdr. you would think reagan more recently. he would beat him both. i think people see him as a hero, a can-do guy. let's put a man on the moon, beat the russians. they have been beating our butt and he got john glenn orbiting the earth and started to beat the russians and nixon was there when he got there. we can do civil rights. went to war with george wallace, did stuff and stood up with the king family. sent the peace corps around the world. he said to people we can do it and the big difference between him and obama, and i'm not knocking him, everybody knows i like him but it's all this i, i, i. aren't i brilliant, aren't i amazing. kennedy challenged the country to do things. the kennedys said you can do it. join me. i need you. it was always peo

maybe somebody like bob taft. is there anybody else you can compare barry goldwater to? >> would like to take that one? >> not alive today. >> i would say there are two people. ron paul and ronald reagan. i think he compares to ron paul in that ron paul is a very straightforward speaker who does not really care what the press thinks, but he just speaks from his heart about his ideas. it is his downfall. it was part of barry's downfall. also reagan like in that the court of his ideas that barry ran on reagan later implemented, but he just had -- reagan had a smoother style. he was mr. hollywood. not only did he not have a tin ear, but he had that wonderful smile and made people laugh. he ran basically on the same ideas that goldwater did and brought over -- one in a landslide. sometimes when rick says that people did not like barry's ideas or were not ready for them, i do not really think that is a very fair assessment. i think that the assassination played a key role in that time. i think before messaging that he did was a factor, but i do not think it was the ideas. i t

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we think of ronald reagan or maybe somebody like bob taft.yone else we can compare barry goldwater to? >> not alive today. >> i would say two people. ron paul and ronald reagan. i think he compares to ron paul in that ron paul is a very straightforward speaker who does not really care what the press thinks, but he just speaks from his heart about his ideas. it is his downfall. it was part of barry's downfall. also reagan likened that the core of his ideas that barry goldwater ran on ronald reagan letter implemented. ronald reagan had a smoother style. he was mr. hollywood. he had that wonderful smile and people loved him and he made people laugh. he ran basically on the same ideas that barry goldwater did and it brought over -- one in a landslide. sometimes when people say people did not like barry goldwater's ideas are there were not ready for them, i do not think that was a fair assessment. i think the assassination played a key role at that time. i think the poor messaging that barry goldwater did was a factor. i don't think it was the ide

president taft is also buried here along with his wife helen was be ridiculous the first first lady to be interred here -- buried here along with his wife helen he was the first first lady to be entered here. guest: good morning. caller: i am calling just to tell you that cemeteries are very nice. i have been there about three times in in lifetime. that changing of the guard, i mean, that is an awesome thing to see. the upkeep, every time i come here, the upkeep looks very wonderful. whatever they say you are not doing, i think you're doing a fantastic job commandeer. -- job there. guest: when we look at our role and our mission here for the service personnel and our military families, we treat their family members with respect and compassion. when it comes to maintaining these grounds, we need to maintain these hallowed grounds that in the service and sacrifice of all of those here. that is our mission. everything dries on that whether it is budget issues or questions of eligibility. that is the focal point of our mission. guest: you stated that you visited this lovely cemetery three

writing the decision chief justice william howard taft stated that, quote, the object of the -- to be secured by the act is the free and unburdened flow of livestock from the ranges and farms of the west and the southwest through the great stockyards and slaughtering centers on the borders of that region. and then in the form of meat products to the consuming cities of the country in the middle west and east. are still as livestock to the feeding places and fattening farms in the middle west or east for further preparation from the market. he went on to state that in his opinion any practice which, quote, unduly and directly, unquote, effects the expenses incurred during the passage of livestock through the stockyards is a, quote, unjust obstruction to that commerce. and as a result congress has the ability to step in and regulate it. here the court rules that the commerce clause allows congress to act as if it believes that a local entity is preventing the free and unburdened flow of a good which could have its roots in multiple states such as cattle moving, stockyards, and the packa