ben steel, you're great. best on the book. art hogan, david malpass, thank you. >>> up next on kudlow, he survived the recall last year, and stood up to the state's public sector unions. but is conservative superstar governor scott walker actually making his move for an even higher office? >>> wisconsin republican governor scott walker has become something of a conservative rock star for his high-profile class with organized labor. he is now teaming up with the former bush speech writer for a new book. that will be due out later this year. question, is this a prelude to 2016? well here now is the guy who broke that story, cnbc contributor robert costa, washington editor for "the national review." and with us for the remainder of the hour, democratic strategist, can i have co phonis and guy benson from townhall.com. all right, mr. costa, so he's writing a book. what's so important about that? >> sure, larry. it's years before the republican presidential primary actually starts. but we're in a period right now that i like to cal

let's bring in ben steele. he is author of the new book, still with us, michael and tony. gold in this story, my friend. my take is if the russians don't do it cyprus is finished, that is it. >> they are three major players involved in the delicate negotiation. the bank that is keeping them alive, but they have threatened to withdraw all their assistance if cyprus did not meet the terms of the eu, they are now going to moscow looking for funds. two problems, moscow is unlikely to come up with the funds that cyprus needs. not nearly enough, maybe a few billion, and secondly they are likely to anger the eu and the germans in particular. so these are sensitive discussions. >> beyond this, this is chump -- i don't don't understand this, this is chump change for germany. you darn well, ben, all the dirty money laundering that the russians engaged in, they do not want outsiders to have a clean look at the books and record keeping, they would love to have a handle on these things so they can still do the illegal stuff they have been doing. >> i agree with you, larry. first, they

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needs to steel himself because they're going to take him down and they're going to be particularly brutal about it. stuart: my colleague on tuesday night to my good suggestion yesterday. if benmove himself and go to a log cabin and sit there with a bunch of experts and bone up on all the subjects about which he is going to be asked questions. if he doesn't, if he doesn't know something and he is on the spot and caught, there will chopin moffett the niece. they will relieve downgrade the guy. >> sarah palin. to monitor this point, the one thing that he has, he has been out there saving people's lives for a living. he knows what is talking about. stuart: do you think he is overexpose? i have seen a lot on him since the national prayer breakfast. i have seen an awful lot of them. >> not yet because, remember, very low name recognition. if he's serious he has to up that name recognition. he has to do as many interviews as possible. stuart: what is your sense, do you think he was political office? >> a very deeply spiritual man, a devout christian. if god put me on that path and that is the path will choose. at the key is probably still praying on it. my instinct is he may, in fa