whole thing went down. >> boehner is a terrific politician.him very much. but he is being held captive by a bunch of tea party freshmen who impeded his ability to negotiate with the president. that is the history, the history i went through here and now he says the president lives on another planet and won't negotiate. the president, as jay carney said to you, he was willing now to say yes, as long as let's have tax cuts. >> bret: we never saw the paper the entitlement -- >> impeded by the tea party freshmen. juan forgets that is what they were elected to come to congress to do. these are people who came to washington after campaigned on a set of principles and stuck by them. this is why they are so popular. why they remain popular. >> why did the debt ceiling and the credit rating get downgraded? >> because tea party freshmen? it might have something to do with the $4 trillion of additional debt racked up since president obama came. >> bret: let's talk about the 2012 race after this break. and tonight, 9:00 p.m., the "state of the union" addr

, john boehner was the number was the number four republican. what we found out was that -- and going back to 1997, hume was the one who broke the story and his reporting really stands up after 15 years. consistent with what we found. john boehner was aware with what was going on, but he was not leading the charge. that is something that a lot of sources told us. >> you report that of the 81 republican lawmakers who served from gingrich and are still in congress, only two have endorsed him for president. 22 are backing romney and the now speaker, mr. boehner, who remained neutral in the presidential primary, last month denied he was part of the group of the republican stars to try to remove gingrich from his post. has speaker boehner stayed removed from the debate and the campaign at large? >> it is an awkward position for speaker boehner as gingrich was surging. gingrich could be the nominee. he would be the top republican in the house. that would be a bit awkward. so, he is trying to distance himself from that event. saying that was a rumor. j

not speaker boehner. i am proposing that every state every state requires that all students stay in high school until they graduate or turn eighteen. thanks. i think boehner was missing his genitalia and he's out ok with that either how about student loans i mean you know the young men and women shouldn't drown in student loan debt right this is the first generation american history with that's going on can i get some applause from the right side of the room for that. this congress needs to stop to be interest rates on student loans from doubling in july . please. i guess not let's try immigration reform how we stop deporting immigrants who want to fight for our nation and who want to start companies is senator john mccain out there he'd support that right he has in the past if election year politics keeps congress from acting on a comprehensive plan let's at least agree to stop expelling responsible young people who want to staff our lands start new businesses defend this country. send me a law that give

. >> john boehner is giving his opinion on tomorrow night's state of the union. tonight, i'll give mine. jonathan alter is here to preview the big speech. >>> good to have you with us. folks, don't you get the feeling washington is just thunderstruck that newt gingrich is where he is right now? mitt romney wants to stop gingrich's momentum but florida will be a little trickier state to put an end to the surge from the guy from georgia. there are three voting blocs in the sunshine state if you want to break it down. first the panhandle and northern part of florida. a large population of evangelical christian voters up there. newt gingrich and rick santorum looking pretty good in that part of the state we're told. then there is the central part of the state, which is the home of actually a lot of people that aren't from florida, trans plants that live down there. i spoke with alan grayson today, friend of mine, former congressman, he said 85% of the people in his district, in the middle of the state are from out of state, grayson thinks that region is probably goin

a little boehner and ochocinco.t i would be talking about both of them in the same sentence. >>> wolf blitzer is standing by in jacksonville, florida. you were tweeting you were tweaking some questions. we're just a few hours away here. >> i know, but there's always last-minute tweaking, depending on what's happening during the course of the day, so we're refining them we have a limited amount of time, but we want to make sure every second is used smartly. just posted a little blog how this -- what i'm going through in terms of my own mind on this third rep debate i'm moderating. i feel sort of blessed you have this opportunity to do these kinds of debate. only four candidates left when i first started in tampa. you remember a few months ago eight candidates, and then eight candidates, four finalists. we'll see what happens. right now the focus of the attention on this debate, substantive important questions on the most important issues facing the american public. >> and then there were four on the stage tonight. ju

house speaker, john boehner.e's going through the initial business. john boehner, the speaker, accompanied by the vice president of the united states, joe biden, also the president of the senate. dana, we will hear a lot of references to taxes, inequality. the president will not mention mitt romney or newt gingrich by name. but people can basically discern he's talking about them. >> reporter: no question about it. john boehner, the house speaker said to me and a few other reporters at a breakfast said this would be a campaign speech by the president. i don't think anybody at the white house would deny that with a straight face. this is the opening salvo of the president's campaign. what you were talking about, class warfare, that is going to be from here on out, i think what we will hear about from both sides of the aisle. interestingly, talking about congress, i'm inside the chamber and have a bird's-eye view. everybody sitting here as a body has an approval rating lower than it ever has been in history of poll

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the decision has already provoked widespread scorn among republicans from house speaker john boehner's office this. president obama is about to destroy tens of thousands of american jobs and sell american energy security to the chinese. the president won't stand up to his political base even to create american jobs. this is not the end of this fight." from republican senator dick lugar, the president opposing pipeline construction is not in the best interests of the united states. but there are some applauding the move. the sierra club has come forward to say we are very pleased that the president has listened to people that are very concerned about clean air and clean water. the keystone pipeline was a signature part of last month's compromise agreement between the white house and the gop-led congress to extend a payroll tax extension for two months. now, the white house says that two months is not nearly enough time for the environmental studies to be completed. and one should note that many of the states that this pipeline was set to crisscross were against it, including the reddest

of using tactics like the politics of envy that boehner said were, quote, almost un-american. now, if you're longing for some harmony, we'll have that, too. congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be here, one of the last things she does as a member before giving up her seat, recovering from that assassination attempt last year. and also an open seat left by a member of congress who suffered a stroke. he holds the seat president obama once had. >> we'll be seeing you tonight as part of our coverage. with us here in what is really his studio in washington is the moderator of "meet the press," david gregory. and david, while there have been state of the union addresses with greater interest going in, it's still a fraught period of time and it's still one heck of a big platform for the president. >> it's a huge platform. i talked to a senior campaign adviser who said look, you don't pass up this opportunity to lay out what is effectively a philosophical campaign blueprint for a huge audience tonight. he's going to use that. so yeah, the stage is set. but i talk to republicans today

romney and boehner, only on fox sunday. plus, with south carolina now in the rear view mirror and florida coming fast, how much longer will the republicans battle it out? we'll ask our sunday panel to break down the gop contest. and after the wildest week yet, we'll bring you the remarkable ups and downs on the trail. all right now on fox news sunday. and hello again from fox news in washington. a week of dramatic swings in south carolina has scrambled the republican race for president. here are the final results of the primary. newt gingrich scored a big victory, b winning 40% of the vote. mitt romney was distant secondco at 28%. rick santorum finished third with 17%. and ron paul was last. we'll have an exclusive interview with governor remain knee in a moment. but first, for more on the results and reaction from last night, we turn to fox news senior national correspondent, john roberts in charleston. john? >> chris, good morning to you. for nearly half of south carolina voters, the number oner issue was electability. th

that guy, house speaker john boehner.is followers explained it was boehner which prompted him to tweet the house speaker directly. just read some of your tweet and you seem angry, count sir. i can see you on tv but you're not smiling. hope you're okay. that was a message from chad ochocinco to house speaker john boehner. ochocinco closed by calling the president's address, quote, awesome by wondering how did he manage to memorize so much material? that from chad ochocinco. >>> in baseball, the detroit tigers reportedly have signed free agent prince fielder to a nine-year, $214 million contract. the 27-year-old three-time all-star hit 299 last year, 38 homers, 120 rbis. detroit management hopes the move will help backfill for star catcher victor martinez who could be out for the entire season after tearing his acl. fielder, of course, plays first base. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," president obama delivers a state of the union address focused on getting things done in washington. why should this ye

john boehner on the republican race and the president's agenda. >>> plus, analysis with all of the week's politics, with our power house roundtable. george will, laura ingraham, donna brazile and austan goolsbee. >>> good morning, everyone. george stephanopoulos has a well-deserved morning off. with just two days until tuesday's critical florida primary, it has been a wild weekend of campaigning in the sunshine state. two pieces of breaking news for you overnight from florida, first an endorsement from key party favorite herman cain. >> i hereby, officially and enthusiast enthusiastically endorse newt gingrich for president of the united states. >> speaker gingrich is running for president. and going through this sausage grinder. i know what this sausage grinder is all about. >> the pizza man knows about the sausage grinder. the tampa bay times released a new poll of the race. romney has opened up his lead over gingrich. 42% to 31%. rick santorum trails at 14%. this intensely competitive race is where we begin the show this morning. former speaker newt gingrich joins us from the tampa are

here is john boehner now. >> the rules are suspended.the bill is passed without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the house will be in order. members can take their seats. for what purpose is the gentle laidy from california rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order. >> without objection, so ordered. >> mr. speaker, all of us come to the floor today, colleagues of congresswoman gabby giffords, to salute her as the brightest star among us, the brightest star congress has ever seen. [ applause ] when she came to congress and in her service and leadership here, gabby giffords brought to washington and the capitol the views of a new generation of national leader. from this floor she has spoken out courageously and led boldly at times that demanded both. since the tragic events of one year ago, congresswoman giffords has become an inspiring symbol of determination and courage to millions of americans. she has brought the word dignity to new heights by her courage. [ applause ] congresswoman gif

boehner couldn't cut the deal with his caucus. >> you need plans on the table. that's where we seem stalled. everyone recognizes we have a problem. the question is whether we're going to find the the political will. right now is a great opportunity for tax reform. from the romney tax returns, to this proposal tonight, let's get a fair, flatter tax system in place. >> adam, you look at the math and say, okay, look, $5 trillion a year in the middle class and $700 billion for the millionaires, but all of this masks the overall point, if you went to a flatter system and added a lot of productivity to it, you could get a lot of the lo loopholes. >> yes, at least the intellectuals of both parties are much closer. corporate tax, they're whether within five points, 20%, that we should eliminate corporate loopholes, make the tax 30%. have a simpler two or three level system. make the rich pay more, but at a lower rate. >> so why doesn't the president talk about closing loopholes? why instead does he choose to put out a number that says i'm punching him? >> i think he spe

the problems that we had last legislative session are not john boehner's fault.re we're doing what we're supposed to be doing and understand the reality. we have 1/2 of1/3 of government. >> the speaker says, you know, of i grew up in a large family and had my frustration trying to come to decisions within the if a manically and my goodness, there are 242 of us in this family and my job is to listen to members to make decisions how we move forward and get everybody on the same page and go. it's not easy and it's back to work this week on wednesday, the majority leader eric cantor's office says the house will vote on their resolution of disapproval of the president's request to raise the debt limit. harris. >> harris: peter, thank you. tebow mania, officially over at least for this nfl season. it leaves some fans saying don't go, tebow! and others shouting for the other man you see on the screen, tom brady, is that his real hair? sports on sunday next. wake up! that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8.

you are the sage of capitol hill, we know john boehner was on a swing going to brazil and eric is innd cutter and other places. what are they doing over there? >> depends who you ask the official statement for boehner is they are going to see the implementation of the free trade policy and seeing the business practices in brazil and see what can be brought back to the united states and eric cantor is going to the middle east to better american interests. the truth of the matter is both parties do it. nancy pelosi went to italy last year. and basically, it's vacation for members of congress. and they tie it up, much like with what we have done in our careers, as you go to a conference, where are the conferences they are in las vegas and miami. right. and they go around and, you know, a lot of them are serious, mitch mcconnell is in burma, that was a serious visit. but you have congressmen that have gotten to washington and never travel ed in their lives. the freshman, they go on the taxpayer's dime, they go to europe -- >> to the pudding store. to the pudding store. ezra, there's busi

not that i want to kill boehner.t's too bad that he can't just do what needs to be done, which is to make clear what the problems are and in them. >> i had a question that was very much related to the last comment. it has to do with both osama bin laden and these -- the use of the secret war. david ignatius wrote about how he is one of the presidents who has taken most quickly into understanding our intelligence system and all the secret stuff that is out there. we have all these secret armies. also what is interesting, he has been one of the presidents who has been most vociferous about shutting down and badly treating whistle-blowers and not tolerating any -- any kind of a tax or someone coming at him. and so i am wondering if you put all of this together, someone who cannot book criticism, having an alternative view out there. on top of this being willing to be a law unto himself, regardless of what that is. >> this is all is why i like to come to politics and prose. i think that in his unconscious, and this is, a

romney and boehner only on fox news sunday. plus with south carolina now in the rearview mirror and florida coming fast, how much longer will the republicans battle it out. we will ask them to breakdown the gop contest. after the wildest week yet we will bring you the remarkable ups and downs on the trail. all right now on fox news sunday. >> hello again from fox news in washington. a week of dramatic swings in south carolina has scrambled the republican race for president. here are the final results of the primary. newt gingrich scored a big victory winning 40 percent of the vote. mitt romney was a distant second at 28 percent. rick santorum finished third with 17 percent and ron paul was last. we will have an exclusive interview with governor romney in a moment. reaction from last night turn to fox news. >> chris, good morning to you. half of south carolina voters number one issue was elect ability and the one they choose to beat barack obama in november was newt griffining. -- newt gingrich. >> it was all about momentum. new

using tactics like the politics of envy that boehner said were, quote, almost un-american. if you're longing for some harmony, we will have that, too. congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be here, one of the last things she does before giving up her seat. and also an open seat left by a member of congress who suffered a stroke. >> we'll be seeing you tonight as part of our coverage. in his studio in washington as moderator of "meet the press" david gregory. while there's been state of the union addresses with greater interest going in, it's still fraught and it's a big platform for the president. it's a huge platform. you don't pass up this opportunity to lay out what is effectively a philosophical campaign blueprint for a huge audience tonight. he's going to use that. so yeah, the stage is set. but i talk to republicans today who say they're not expecting very much. they're pretty cynical about it. there's no shared sense in what america's national purpose should be right now. that's the reality this president confronts. he's going to go out there and make a populist pitc

boehner couldn't cut the deal with his caucus. >> you need plans on the table. that's where we seem stalled. everyone recognizes we have a problem. the question is whether we're going to find the the political will. right now is a great opportunity for tax reform. from the romney tax returns, to this proposal tonight, let's get a fair, flatter tax system in place. >> adam, you look at the math and say, okay, look, $5 trillion a year in the middle class and $700 billion for the millionaires, but all of this masks the overall point, if you went to a flatter system and added a lot of productivity to it, you could get a lot of the loopholes. >> yes, at least the intellectuals of both parties are much closer. corporate tax, they're whether within five points, 20%, that we should eliminate corporate loopholes, make the tax 30%. have a simpler two or three level system. make the rich pay more, but at a lower rate. >> so why doesn't the president talk about closing loopholes? why instead does he choose to put out a number that says i'm punching him? >> i think he spent

we sat down today with the house speaker john boehner. you know how frustrated many americans are across the country at what's perceived to be a lack of progress in washington. calibrate for me. how would you characterize the gulf between the white house and the house of representatives right now? >> well, you know, the big problem is this: the president's policies have failed. and i'm afraid based on everything that i'm hearing about tonight's speech that he's going to offer more of the same: higher taxes, more spending, more regulation. these policies have not only not helped the economy, i'd argue they've made it worse. and so there are... we have big ideological differences. but having said that, the american people expect us to find common ground. to do that we've reached out to the president-- work with us. >> pelley: the president might say "i'm trying to work with you but, mr. speaker, you don't have control of your entire party. there are factions in your party that won't go along." >> every time the president and i have been abl