gwen: presidential politics. taxes. budget priorities. and a looming confrontation with iran. we tackle it all tonight on "washington week." >> governor romney supported the bailout of wall street and decided not to support the bailout of detroit. gwen: those might be fighting words in michigan. except -- >> my feeling was that we should not support the -- the government should not be involved in bailouts period. gwen: running to the right. can rick santorum outpace mitt romney? >> senator santorum is getting his moment in the spotlight now. which is a good thing. i hope people take a very close look at his record. if you want a fiscal conservative, you can't vote for rick santorum because he's not. he's not a deficit hawk. gwen: while in washington, congress grudgingly extends the payroll tax holiday. >> the only reason we're even talking about a payroll tax break or an extension of unemployment benefits is because of the president's economic policies have failed. >> this is make or...