about it from the former leader of the country the first president of independent explains laugh chris cage. the currency crisis in minsk has pred panic among the population the people have been allowed to paint the us dollars and euros for title and tourist services to see it as a recognition of the defeat of the russian ruble in this situation present only solution for suddenly made a statement he could release political prisoners many analysts said he was trying to bargain financial aid from the west. but a day later to have missed the look of political rivals was sentenced to long prison terms the crackdown on the opposition leaders has made the aid from the i.m.f. virtually impossible when still can receive a one billion dollar trade from russia but can only do so if it sells most to some key state assets experts say massage and who's putting himself in a very shaky situation if he doesn't find a way to stabilize the feverish national economy he may lose the grip of the country has been ruling by the strong hand during the last seventeen years. there's been a good day mr square which.

rightly or wrongly there is the story about strap being the dog to the top of the car in the cage. chris: up to montreal. >> it is the second thing that was mentioned. here is a guy who put the dog in the cage and travels on airplanes. drives to canada our parents did, all the time with the dog on the roof. are we talking about? >> we are just saying healthcare. >> i was going to say that. chris: the dog on the roof. >> i remember interviewing romney when he was governor of massachusetts and talking about healthcare and other issues and he impressed me as a really smart, together reasonable guy. chris: why don't people get excited? >> because they don't know what he believes. >> that explains why there is a pawlenty in the race. people say pawlenty is the non-romney. if you can't take romney and not a tea party you have to go with pawlenty. >> i think the best line on romney is john stuart who said he likes -- looks like the guy that fired your dad and his career was firing people. >> say pawlenty is the second choice so he could be the tortoise in the race. chris: let's put it to the ma