deval patrick has worked on it.e're doing very well, especially compared to the rest of the country. for romney to try to sell himself as a guy who can turn the economy around, at least for those of us who watched him in action, is pretty sad. he didn't -- was a bad record, and as you pointed out, the reason the unemployment rate went down, a lot of people, young people, started leaving the state going elsewhere looking for work. >> he did ant interview with fortune magazine that run today in which he talked about infrastructure. i was struck by that because i have been living in massachusetts for a long time and i had the same impression about his record on infrastructure. he said he's going to look to build out the infrastructure nationally if he's elected president. do you fell like his infrastructure record in massachusetts is one of the things that is underreported, underlooked at in the presidential vetting process? >> it was terrible. you were there. it was kind of a joke. bridge projects that should have tak

. >> going one-on-one with massachusetts governor deval patrick, what he told me about the presidential horse race, partisan politics and his political future. >> relationship advice from someone who knows all about disfunctions, the judge on tv's divorce court. >> and who is judith in a suit and tie? i will tell you. it is monday, august 20th, and you're in" the cycle." >> we'll get to that in a moment. first we start with an unscheduled appearance by the president a little more than an hour ago. he addressed a range of topic from the campaign to afghanistan to congressman akin's legitimate rape comment and most significantly the president due a line in the sand on syria. >> we have been very clear to the assad regime and also other players on the ground that a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. that would change my calculus. we have communicated in no uncertain terms what every player in the region that that's a red line for us and that there would enormous consequences if we start seeing movement on the chemical weapo

, so immediately people have to cross borders of syria to make sure that those weapons storage deval patrick pots. >> depots are secure. >> you are not looking for a reason for ente intervention, ia crisis we have to react and the problem, i am wary of people looking at it as a reason, i hope people don't plan to push whoever they may be to make sure that those storage sites fall into -- the minute you cross the borders then no plan goes the way you plan it so the moment you cross the border with pill triit is anybody's guess what the outcome is, and going back, charlie, to your question about the strength of the regime i just want to maybe point out everybody sort of things, you know, what is happening to the opposition is definitely getting stronger but, you know, the regime has always been resilient and i think that we may be overstating the strength of the opposition, i mean, let's not jump to conclusions, he still has a lot of power, and i actually -- when you say how long does he have in power? my first question is, you know, how long does he have to govern greater syria? i mean going

deputy chief of staff and director of his peace corps communications director in default patent -- deval patrick and grover norquist. it's like groundhog day. every five years before the sit down in front of our class and grover and i are the only two conservatives that got out of harvard in 1978 and the rest of us, they just throw things at us so it's much more fun to be here at the nixon library been going back to harvard. i also had to to tell you to meet the present series was very good. for going to come back in november. that is than we are doing william henry harrison. it's a very short program. [laughter] you don't want to miss that one. william henry harrison, i'm such a presidential nerd. i visited his tomb. his tomb is in a small town along the ohio river in southeastern ohio and it has an eternal flame which may have been on for decades and no one has noticed. it has a two-car parking lot that really -- it really does. you have to go out of your way to visit the tomb of william henry harrison. he was a great american, he just didn't doubt last very long in the presidency. that will g

president clinton's chief of staff and director of the peace corps and communications director and deval patrick is the governor of massachusetts and grover norquist. it is like groundhog day. every five years the four of the sitting front of our class and we are the only conservatives to get out of harvard in 1978 and they throw things at us. it is more fun to be here at the nixon library. the meet the president ceres is very good. come back in november when we are doing william henry harrison. a very short program. you don't want to miss that one. william henry harrison. i am such a presidential nerd, visited his tomb along the ohio river in southeastern ohio and has any eternal flame that no one noticed and the two car parking lot. you really have to go out of your way to see the tomb of william henry harrison. a great american. just didn't last long in the presidency. and to you -- it is a remarkable place. i never met anyone who came here who did not think it was an extraordinary visit regardless of their politics. may have voted against nixon five times. only one other person in the histor

group just in time, by coincidence, for a may lawsuit before the election, that by coincidence the deval patrickinistration immediately settles, they don't fight it, he settles it and says by coincidence our solution's going to be to mail registration forms to 478,000 welfare recipients. what a coincidence for the democrats on the eve of a tight election. shannon: well, you mentioned, you know, the governor there did not challenge this. these suits are going on in a number of different states, but my understanding is this is costing roughly $275,000 of taxpayer money, they've also got to run tv and radio ads, and the secretary of state has to go out and do some public appearances where he explains the law in person to those who may be affected. do you think it'll sway folks at all? confusion for them about whether these voter registrations are connected to their benefits in any way? >> you mentioned the governor, the law firm that brought the lawsuit against the patrick administration, one of the partners is the governor's wife. so once again, oh, what a coincidence that the governor got a lawsu

tony coelho, governor patrick -- governor deval patrick, the chair of the 2008 platform committee, and we know that the governor is a leading voice for making the country better place to live, work, and raise a family. then there is congressman barney frank, who was unable to join us at this time, congressman frank will be able to join us later today. also seated with us are three individuals giving staff support throughout this weekend. you have heard from them, andrew in, and patrice taylore. patrice is the director of the dnc office a party affairs and delegate selection. also joining us is a very important person, and i will depend on our parliamentarians, mcfaddene, who will help us as we negotiate our way to this platform. the purpose of this hearing is to solicit testimony from individuals and organizations regarding the content of the party's 2012 national platform. each speaker will be given five minutes, and i will repeat that. each speaker will be given five minutes for a formal statement, and following those statements, there will be a period of questions that will come fro

tony coelho, governor patrick -- governor deval patrick, the chair of the 2008 platform committee, and we know that the governor is a leading voice for making the country better place to live, work, and raise a family. then there is congressman barney frank, who was unable to join us at this time, congressman frank will be able to join us later today. also seated with us are three individuals giving staff support throughout this weekend. you have heard from them, andrew in, and patrice taylore. patrice is the director of the dnc office a party affairs and delegate selection. also joining us is a very important person, and i will depend on our parliamentarians, mcfaddene, who will help us as we negotiate our way to this platform. the purpose of this hearing is to solicit testimony from individuals and organizations regarding the content of the party's 2012 national platform. each speaker will be given five minutes, and i will repeat that. each speaker will be given five minutes for a formal statement, and following those statements, there will be a period of questions that will come fro

massachusetts, the governor deval patrick completely against the program which was also renewed against objections of the minister a couple weeks ago. so i think that this is worth pointing out because i think this is where we are headed in california. these are states they're facing a 20 year renewal. now or just recently tasted and i think this is going to become a major issue in the state. the other thing i do want to -- can i talk a little bit about my experience in our experience looking at seismic safety? >> list what about california what they mean for the rest of the country. one with problems right now it isn't clear whether he will come back on line or come back on line at a lower capacity. the city of irvine said they want that to be not renewed and to be wound down is that possibly going to happen here near san diego, jim boyd? >> it may be economics that makes the decision. nobody knows what's wrong and the cost of repairing much from me be read a significant. or if it is repairable, you will never operate probably get a little what was predicted to operate. will it operate

deval patrick did this, and in maryland and other locations, democratic governors spoke up to protectthe freedom to marry loss in their states. they recognize the right thing to do for all of the citizens they represent. it is not just government. more than 200 mayors from juneau to denver, cincinnati to tallahassee, they have joined. in addition, 170 democratic members of congress, they are co-sponsors of the marriage act, a repeal of the so-called defense of marriage act. these leaders reflect how far voters of come in supporting the right to marry. just recently, at a may 2010 cnn poll show a full 50% of americans, including 7% of democrats, 60% and dependents -- 60% independents. it is becoming increasingly difficult both morally and politically to justify not supporting marriage for gay couples. political professionals agree. according to one poll one year ago, 84% of democratic operative said their party should embrace marriage, compared to last just two years ago, and i would imagine it is close to 100% today. as someone said, "it is going to happen. we might as well start to l