david walker for president. >> listen, there you go. at least david walker to effect a presidential debate. how about that? >> and those are the questions -- >> that's what i'm saying. >> one last thing, dylan. those are the questions we need to be asked. >> right. >> those are the questions. instead of asking about contraception, ask the republican candidates if you're not going to raise revenue, how are we ever going to pay off the debt? >> yes. >> there's no way. it's not possible. >> you have to cancel it. cancel it. the marshall plan. i'm telling you. you can't even -- they can't raise taxes enough to pay this bad boy. >> and, dylan, we haven't even talked about how citizens united is ruling the political process. >> the nice thing is everybody is learning that every day. >> supreme court should be ashamed of itself. >> they should. i hope they are. nice to see you, ed. talk to you sooner than later. ed rendell. coming up, what they were thinking as the world was imploding in the white house during the financial crisis. our special

our guest with us is david walker, former u.s. attorney gener general. that through. >> yet another austerity package and supposed reform package. yeah. you're comparing our, you were looking at -- >> our finances to greece's? much bigger numbers. >> a look to the future. >> david walker brought a comparison of where we fit fiscally compared to the rest of the world. greece is the worst out of 34 countries and we come in at 28 on the sovereign fiscal responsibility index. >> down dramatically in the last eight years. we were top ten and we've just fallen off the wagon. >> it's been a bipartisan created problem. >> absolutely. there is no party of fiscal responsibility the last eight years plus have been terrible. >> and if we want to look at potentially what our future could be, let's go to athens, greece. cnbc's julia chatterley joins us from athens, where they had to pass the austerity measure in order to get the next round of bailouts. julia? >>orter: thanks, michelle. that's absolutely right. they've passed the latest reform package in parliament and

obama it would be fitting at their party candidate friedman things would be fitting is this guy david walker walker is not a moderate he like the rest of the republican party is a deficit hawk who's been working on behalf of right wing think tank the peter g. peterson foundation to end social security and medicare as we know that he's even further to the right than mitt romney when it comes to economic issues he'd be a corporate third party candidate not a rational middle of the road cutting guy which brings us to the second piece of this third party puzzle the shadowy organization known as americans elect basically it's an online organization that's going to nominate and run a third party candidate for president this election how it works is you go online to become a member and then later this spring the site will hold an on line election in which members will pick the third party that americans elect puts forward as their candidate americans elect already has a spot on the ballot in fourteen states including california and with some twenty two million dollars raised already a likely be a a

comptroller general david walker, somebody that's testified before this committee many times. they concluded in their report the following -- integrated efficient and cost effective transportation networks that provide timely access to goods and services are the foundation of a 21st century economy. if america is to remain a global economic power while advancing our common aspirations for a better quality of lie, we need to reinvest in america. especially in our transportation infrastructure. if living within our means includes good husbandry of our existing system, we need more not less investment in transportation. that means more revenues that are wisely spent to meet our obligations for ourselves and our future generations. i hope people take a look at this report. senator bradley, secretary ridge, comp controller walker make, i think, a compelling case. here's what the obama administration is proposed in its budget for transportation. first, $50 billion for upfront infrastructure investment in 2012 to boost economic growth and create jobs. let me just say a pair th parent

comptroller general david walker. but up next the politico playbook, plus two more bold assassination attempts is escalating tension this morning between israel and iran. >>> but first, here's bill karins with a check of the forecast. >> we're looking pretty quiet today, temperatures have warmed up. remember the arctic blast from this past weekend? gone. temperatures even in new england will be in the upper 40s, including boston. a little bit of issues, light snow that's fallen overnight from chicago to detroit to cleveland. little bit in pittsburgh, there could be some slick spots out there, but with temperatures above freezing, it won't be much of an issue, new york city going to be 47 degrees, the warm air is dominating the winter pattern on this valentine's day, take the umbrella to work with you, around savannah, north florida, and the south carolina areas. light rain moving through. in atlanta, light rain for about the next two hours and then you'll dry out for a decent afternoon. valentine's day forecast, middl

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david walker is a part of a nonpartisan group focusing on washington getting their financial house in. david, give us a sense of sort of what you think is the unifying thesis of what you represent and why it's so appealing that people want you to run for president? what's the principle resinating for you in terms you're different in what's going on now? >> i focus on substance and solutions. fiscal responsibility, the need for government transformation, and the need for political reforms. political system is broken. we have a republic that's not representative of the public. dominated by the wings on the far right and far left and by career politicians who are not making progress on large known and growing problems. we're not except of laws of proven finance. what's happening in europe can happen among here. people know it and want truth, leadership, and solutions. that's what i try to give them. >> go ahead, jimmy. >> when you were comptroller of the united states, you came and you would testify before various committees. one of the things i was always very impressed about with you i

move the cause forward. >> that was a blogger posing as oil billionaire david koch, prank calling wisconsin governor scott walker last year, very entertaining. at the time the real david koch told the new york times, he didn't know who scott walker was. that is no longer the case. in a new interview the normally secretive right winger praises his union busting efforts. he tells the palm beach post, what scott walker is doing with public unions in wisconsin is critically important, an impressive guy and very courageous, if the unions win the recall there will be no stopping union power. let me point out not one union dime is being spent on radio or tv ads in the badger state. that hasn't stopped david and charles koch from providing walker financial support. we're helping him as we should. we've gotten pretty good at this over the years. we've spent a lot of money in wisconsin, we're going to spend more. the koch brothers group, americans for prosperity, which spent millions on ads attacking president obama is now spending $700,000 on anti-union ads in wisconsin. despite his deep pockets and enormous influence, k

. >> david walker used to be the government's top accountant, the head of the government accountability office, the gao. he now heads the peter g. peterson foundation, which is a strong advocate for reducing government debt. he says that 85% of the health care bills are paid by the government or private insurers, not by patients themselves. in fact, most patients don't even look at the bills. does that make any sense? most things you buy, the customer has some impact. >> we have a system where everybody wants as much as they can get, and they don't understand the true cost of what they're getting. the one thing that could bankrupt america is out-of-control health care costs, and if we don't get them under control, that's where we're headed. >> as we'll see when 60 minutes on cnbc returns, patients with their family's support often find it easier to hope for medical miracles than to discuss how they want to die. [ tires squeal, engine revs ] ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] not everything powerful has to guzzle fuel. the 2012 e-class bluetec from mercedes-benz. see your authorized mercedes-benz

and david walker. they concluded in their report the following. integrated efficient and cost effective transportation are the foundation of a 21st century economy. if america is to remain a global economic power while advancing our common aspirations for a better quality of life, we need to reinvest in america. especially in our transportation infrastructure. if living within our means includes good husbandry of our existing system, we need more, not less investment in transportation. that means more revenues that are wisely spent to meet obligations for ourselves and future generations. i hope people take a look at this report. they make the compelling case. here is what the obama administration has proposed for transportation. let me just say parenthetically that when we were in the debate over recovery package, i argued for $200 billion package for infrastructure. that did not happen. i regret that it did not. the argument to -- the chief argument that was made against it was it would take time for the infrastructure money to get to the econom

i'm less intrigued by scott walker, more intrigued by david koch. >> we got a taste of why the david t give a lot of interviews. he led a reporter in to try to talk to her about all his cancer donations and she got him saying that the walker recall was all about koch and walker trying to stop union power. >> are they regretting the move they made in taking on the unions in wisconsin and the larger ramifications of this action? >> well, scott walker and david koch got something they've dreamed about for a long time. it depends on what happens in the recall. >> that might prove they've gotten more than they will bargained for if the recall works against them. >> exactly. one side or the other will be emboldened. >> great having you on. a deadly coast guard helicopter crash in alabama tops our stories today. officials say one crew member killed and three others sill missing after the helicopter crashed into mobile bay last evening. it happened during a training mission. divers have been searching the sunken wreckage for those missing crew members. the cause still under investigation. >>>

there have been other voices who are independent voice whose have come out and spoken such as david walkerworked on both side of the aisle, worked with three different administrations, both republican and democrat that said this budget doesn't go far now address serious problems to keep us from becoming the next spain, portugal or greece. in terms of making sure that we are living within our means, they say that not enough is done here. what do you say to that? >> the secretary pointed out how the budget talks about reducing our deficit. the percentage of gdp that's represented by our deficit. but i think the point is unassailable. we have now begun to return to real steady growth. we have to keep on that path. and that will help to address the longer term deficit in this coy, we need to get a hold of the entitlement issues but not sacrificing continued economic growth. that was really the key argument yesterday. it will be the key argument before the senate. the secretary won it yesterday. we'll win it, i think today and tomorrow in the senate because he's right. the administration's poli

and let's not forget one with name in walker's corner. billionaire davidwho said, quote, we're helping walker as we should. we spent a lot of money in wisconsin, and we're going to spend more. last time i checked, david koch doesn't live in wisconsin, governor. did you really think you could distract us from out of state money that's bankrolling your campaign? nice try, governor. but we got you. nyquil doesn't un-stuff your nose. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your stuffy nose. [ deep breath ] thank you! that's the cold truth! prego?! but i've been buying ragu for years. [ thinking ] i wonder what other questionable choices i've made? [ club scene music ] [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. [ kareem ] i was fascinated by balsa wood airplanes since i was a kid. [ mike ] i always wondered how did an airplane get in the air. at ge aviation, we build jet engines. we lift people up off the ground to 35 thousand feet. these engines are built by hand with ver

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joining me now is randy walker who was shot and nearly killed by david gatlin. also joining us is jeffrey toobin. >> how did you find out that gatlin was serving as a trustee in the governor's mansion. >> i have never been contacted by the mdoc or anybody about that. the way we found out was a website for the department of corrections in mississippi. you can look opan inmate by last name or number, and i kaunconsty kept a check on him. there for a while, he was being transferred around between different facilities, and it was quite a shock when i saw in november of 2009 he became a trustee at the governor's mansion. >> you knew that he was a trustee at the governor's mansion. you knew that was a road to getting pardoned as other killers have in the past. did you try to contact theme, tell them he shouldn't be working at the governor's mansion? >> we tried to plead our case. when i found out in november, we tried for about four months before we got a meeting with lucien smith, one of haley barbour's legal adviser. it was pretty much a pat you on the back meeting,

. >> so, randy walker, the man david gatlin wounded, he fears for his life now. he will join us shortly. the closer we look the worse it gets. when the state parole board last reviewed david gatlin's case they voted against releasing him. that was late 2010. gatlin was working at the governor's mansion and the parole board still recommended he not go free. but the governor disregarded that, disregarded that recommendation and pardoned him any way. as we said this happened without consultation or notification to the dead victim's family. nothing either for randy walker, the wounded man. when we first learned that david gatlin was going to the governor's mention they tried to meet with someone, anyone with the power to stop him from being able to work in the governor's mansion. they finally got that meeting but only after gatlin was placed at the mansion. governor's office sent a statement reading how it happened. it reads this is solely at the discretion of the department of corrections and the department of pub safety not the governors. the governor had no real r

and david walker. they concluded in their report the following. integrated efficient and cost effective transportation are the foundation of a 21st century economy. if america is to remain a global economic power while advancing our common aspirations for a better quality of life, we need to reinvest in america. especially in our transportation infrastructure. if living within our means includes good husbandry of our existing system, we need more, not less investment in transportation. that means more revenues that are wisely spent to meet obligations for ourselves and future generations. i hope people take a look at this report. they make the compelling case. here is what the obama here is what the obama administration has proposed for transportation. let me just say parenthetically that when we were in the debate over recovery package, i argued for $200 billion package for infrastructure. that did not happen. i regret that it did not. the argument to -- the chief argument that was made against it was it would take time for the infrastructure mon

david koch. he says what scott walker is doing with the public unions in wisconsin is critically important. he's an impressive guy and he's very courageous. if the unions win the recall, there will be no stopping union power. so in many ways, as i said earlier, there's a lot of national implications to this because the reverse is true if the recall is not successful and particularly due to money, they will then feel that any governor can come in with a very blatant, aggressive anti-union stand and not have to be held accountable and this will spread like wildfire all over the country. >> well, that may be what they believe. look. the koch brothers, i know they are getting on a bit. i don't know what era they think they're in when they think that public sector unions somehow have the stranglehold on this country. if they want to bank roll every unpopular governor in this country whopts to take this on, then they're going to find their pockets pretty empty pretty quickly. you have to find a number of politically suicidal governors out there who want to follow scott walker's path. only last we

walker bush. he goes way back. and msnbc political analyst david corn to enjoy the festivities. with "mother jones," a magazine that covers the republican party instinctively. republican voters don't seem to care for any of the candidates. take a look at the latest cbs/"new york times" numbers which show only one-third of republican voters are even satisfied with the candidates still standing. 62% wish there were other choices. in other words other candidates. compare that to the beginning of october when republicans were evenly split on the issue, 46/46 in terms of were they happy with their field? where are you, ed? are you happy with this field that now has come down to basically mitt romney who is only ahead in one of the three big national polls, and santorum, who is right ahead of him in a couple of the three polls, and of course newt is still in the race? >> it is not a flattering time for our party. we are into a hand-to-hand combat phase, a phase that doesn't serve the republican party well. >> do you like the combatants? >> there will never be a better contrast than wi

david cook is the richest man in new york city. they have put more. george soros is a penny pincher compared to these guys. here in washington, heritage town addition, her damage. coke brothers, scott walker. coke walks, and another one of their conferences in palm springs, they put together $100 million to defeat president obama. so far all the super pacs in the republican primaries have spent and and most people have never heard of them. >> bill press heard on xh sir husband. the late authorize of "the obama hate machine." >> tuesday on "washington journal," we'll examine the government's settlement with the nation's largest banks over charges of mortgage fraud. our guest is massachusetts attorney general martha coakley. and we'll discuss the proposed budget with kevin bridi, a member of the ways and american s "washington journal" is on every day. >>> with president obama releasing his $3.8 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2013, a number of his cabinet securities will be heading to capitol hill to testify about the kneely restaged. with treasury secretary tim geithner and on the defense department's 2013 budget. it called for 54, a 1% do crease from last year. that gets under w

. >> reporter: from the moment david was pardoned and walked away from the mississippi governor's mansion, randy walker hasn't stopped thinking about where the man who shot him might be. >> his image is forever burned in my head. >> reporter: he was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his estranged wife and shooting walker in the head. the image of the gun still haunts randy walker. >> you you see the end of that barrel, the end of take gun, it looked as big as a baseball bat. it looks huge standing there. can be a .22 and it looks like a .45. staring right down the barrel and you know there's not a damn thing you can do about it. >> reporter: caved gatlin appears willing to participate in the legal battle to decide if the records will be wiped clean by the pardons. sense gatlin and lee other killers who had worked as inmate trustees at the governor's mansion were released from custody, mississippi officials have tracked their whereabouts to offer comfort to those victims stung by the news of the pardons. joseph is live manage wyoming and his lawyer says he has no intentions of coming back. and d

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walker. [applause] now, the final word of the evening, the ronald reagan award. david king, would you please come up to give us the background for the award and then chairman, will you please announce the winner. >> thank you. there was constant people on the stage that make me proud to come from wisconsin. when i was a child, if you called me a cheesehead, you beat them up. this is our 38 the annual conservative political action conference. at 17, our speaker was ronald reagan. [applause] as conservatives, we look back on our past -- that first conference, the chairman was a friend of many of us. [applause] his executive director who worked to put the conference together was a good friend of mine not only in the american conservative union years, but before that in young americans for freedom. he is watching the show tonight at home. he is unable to travel. i think we have to remember all of these people that came before us. as we think of the ronald reagan award that we present here, everywhere you go they have their reagan award. -- a reagan award. this one came abo