say okay, help me out here, give me some suggestions, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. and i don't awful lot everything and do all that stuff. and then about, depend on the time, but there comes a time when i don't talk to anybody else. i have no more conversation with anybody. >> host: except your wife's. >> guest: except my wife. knowledge is everything. i don't want anybody on our staff to say hey, is he going to ask a question about, fill-in the blank. >> host: do you ever get called by a campaign? >> guest: no, no, no. not like that, no. but think how helpful that would be if campaign to find out ahead of time what the questions were going to be, or even a hint of one or two questions, anything like that. so i want to make sure, in the case, i want to make sure that that is impossible. because if i don't say anything to anybody about what might come anybody. no, about what my questions are going to be, there's no way for anybody to find out. and as you say my wife, what i do is, what i have done is wait literally to the very last day and then go through them with k

issues that jay mentioned for instance if you go out and get countries like ghana, saudi arabia, et cetera, to make capital investment in order to be able to produce more oil and bring it to the market, basically could cut iran out of the oil market for a much longer period of time so the iraans eier have to come to the table right now, tomorrow to stop the ghana or the saudi arabias to make this investment, otherwise down the road it would be much more difficult so the iranians have decided that if they came to the table right now, third not going to get as much, without being aggressive they may be able to deter the european american action. >> rose: there is this dilemma it seems to me in terms of consequence. if, in fact, it is often said there is some military strike, that it would unite the iranians out of a sense of nationalism. is it possible that there will be some kind of uniting of the iranian populace, both reform and conservative, whether e government or the ayatollah and those forces around response to economic sanctions which are hurt the people, not just the governnt? >> ch

we took our finger off of it it is falling apart and having trouble with pakistan, afghanistan, et cetera, so there is a fluid regiol situation as well and we shouldn't look at just the iranersus israelor iran versus the united states as if this doesn't matter. i mean, the ability of the arab governments to support the united states is greatly contingent on how some of these things will play out, and iran and syria and then i think the iranians are also watching this carefully. i think a big mistake we might make is to try to sort of disassociate what is happening in the broader middle east with how do we handle iran, they then we may have some unexpected outcome. >> charlie, i would say in answer to the question that you posed, an and that vali was talg about, the iraans have in the part of the revolution guards, what many people think is the most effective covert action arm in the world. it is very well deployed, it operates through surrogates like hezbollah, it is deeply embedded now in iraq. it is in a position to cause trouble in the eastern province of saudi arabia, where the oil re

m calling him a serial hypocrite, et cetera, et cetera. he replied in kind. i want you to take a listen to what he had to say. >> i think as a protest, he's a very reasonable candidate. as a potential president, a person who thinks the united states was responsible for 9/11, a person who believes -- who wrote in his newsletter that the world trade center bombing in '93 might have been a cia plot, he said it doesn't matter if the iranians have a nuclear weapon. look at ron paul's systemic avoid dance of reality and you look at his news letters and his ads, his ads are about as accurate as his newsletters. >> congressman paul, you have denounced these newsletters that he's talking about. but again, the idea that your views are outside the main, about 9/11 and so many other things. your reaction. >> well, that's a gross distortion and you could spend a long time trying to dispute what he's saying but it's gross distortion. the bigger question is why are the rallies going so well for him? why are the crowds getting bigger and bigger? why is it that 70% of the ame

his views on foreign policy, et cetera, et cetera. wanted you to respond again to that, but i want you to listen. you've been very tough on newt gingrich, calling him a serial hypocrite, et cetera, et cetera. and he replied in kind. i want you to take a listen to what he had to say. >> i think as a protest, he's a very reasonable candidate. as a potential president, a person who thinks the united states was responsible for 9/11, a person who believes -- who wrote in his newsletter that the world trade center bombing in '93 might have been a cia plot, a person who believes it doesn't matter if the iranians have a nuclear weapon, i'd rather just say you look at ron paul's total record of systemic avoidance of reality, and you look at his newsletters, and then you look at his ads. his ads are about as accurate as his newsletters. >> reporter: so, congressman paul, you have denounced these newsletters that he's talking about. but, again, the idea that your views are outside the mainstream about 9/11 and so many other things. your reaction

, et cetera. that system is already in place. the germans believe it needs to go even further than the current system. this is acrowsing controversy in the european -- this is acrows -- this is causing controversy in the european union. >> the country people want to watch, of course, is portugal. that combined with the fiscal path is likely to be discussed. >> european leaders are making progress. they feel step-by-step they are moving forward. there is less of a sense of immediate crisis of doom and gloom that accompanied the last crisis here. you mentioned portugal. there is also ireland to worry about. spain as well. the big problem is this. the model european unions hoped would work a couple years ago when the greek crisis reared its head would be coupled with the cutbacks they believed as we emerged from the 2007-2008 recession, they believed that would get us out of trouble. that growth is not coming back. so the question is, how to square the circle. the economies look as if they are drifti

from -- bleachers, et cetera from the snow. as we look at the week ahead, weekend and the week ahead, if you are tailgating, friend's house, pub, things look fine sunday. next week, milder, we need a couple of days in the 50s next week. it's a wild winter. we get the winter blasts. that will probably be the most significant icy conditions on the roads so far this season. just realize tonight in to the morning, be careful. >> who has the advantage in new england if it's snowier there? >> i had a theory on houston that, that would be against them. i think baltimore, they are both northern teams. got it. all right. obviously as wyatt everhart said, winter is hit across the country with the west socked first and snow expected in the midwest. we won't be spared either. scott goldberg explains. >> reporter: in seat altransformer explodes on the horizon. a quarter of a million customers begin without power in western washington state with ice falling on top of snow. warmer temperatures are on the way. in oo the flood waters are fallin

in fact, when you look at unearned income, the capital gains dividends, et cetera, a new polling says that 52% of americans say that should be taxed the same as other wages so not at the incredibly low rate of 15%. 36% after all the republican propaganda from fox news and right wing talk show hosts. >> a second talking point they saloer taxes lead to more jobs. there's somebody who knows about job creation, bill gates created tons of jobs. let's ask is it true that lower taxes lead to more jobs. >> when something is a profitable activity, you're going to engage in it. yes, there are tax rates that are so high that people may work less, but that's, you have to get up into 50% to 60% range before that's the case. >> not at all true. he said look, if you're going to make money you're going to make money. you're not going to sit around and worry what the tax rate is. maybe if it's 50% or 60%. but not if we raise it to 20 or 25%, then i'll sit on my ass. >> as the economy improves and i end the wars, you're going to have to raise taxes. certainly whatever form it takes, i'm not an expert o

why are the unions supporting this group, et cetera, et cetera. until the last minute and the money will come in. burton's group has talked about $100 million as a target. that's not huge, but that's not small either. >> $100 million, yeah, it doesn't sound like a small sum of money. >> what's worth mentioning is that last year, president obama and the dnc raised $222 million. in the fourth quarter alone, they raised $68 million. interesting comparison, bush and cheney reached $239 million in 2003, at a similar point in his presidency. >> but those are small donations. that's another thing that the white house is touting -- >> 98% were for $250 or less. does that make it better? >> ask buddy roemer. he is only taking checks of less than $100. >> well, i think when you talk about money in politics -- >> it does make it better for the president. i think it says that this is what he really ran on in 2008, how he can mobilize people, get people involved. small donations, even if they're coming from wealthy people, suggests that people are getting more

. >> i heard the concerns that this would lead to greater crime, et cetera. i don't believe that is true. >> in a compromise, the council members agreed to limit the number of cut vacation sites in all wards. -- cultivation sites in all wards. still, those in ward 5 will continue to fight. >> we want none. >> and what happens next now, neighborhood advisory commissioners will hold meetings in the area where marijuana is expected to be grown and sold. they will go to the health committee and the couple. if algosis planned, some believe that medical marijuana will be available by the end of the year and -- of if all goes well, some believe that medical marijuana will be available by the end of the year. >> a special election schedule for -- scheduled for may 15th. candidates must be signatures from 500 registered voters in ward 5 before the 15th of february. >>> we're learning details about the man named james gar vin amount criminal complaint was filed this morning and he's been charged with failing to report the felony crimes. the larges allege he knew about

, et cetera and while i still believe all of that to be true, i will issue one challenge.ny of you name a time when a missing african american man or woman got natalee holloway caylee anthony type media attention? just name one and i'll shut up. it is something to think about and maybe you can even write about, it mailbag at wusa9.com. that is our report for this evening. i'll be right back tonight at 11:00 along with anita brikman, mutt topper will be here watching -- plus topper will be here watching this storm system and we'll have live cut-ins throughout the night. remember it's severe weather alert action. don't forget. log on any time you like to www.wusa9.com. we'll see you a bit later. have a great evening. bye bye. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> the modern-day "titanic." terrifying new video. >> water rushing downstairs. filling the cabin. passengers in panic. as the ship begins to sink. >> it's really just out of a hollywood movie. but the real human tragedy. >> the very latest on the disaster. thos

to do that it is retirement, work hours, competitiveness, et cetera. think it is fair for them to say it is a government issue. i think it is fair for the government to say the ecb needs to provide liquidity for italian sovereign debt. they have a lot of issues to work out and need to be done almost together and soon. i think the longer you wait the higher the risk if something goes wrong that you can't control. >> what is your view on what they have done so far in terms of the lending facility. >> the last thing they did three or four weeks ago, where they expanded the amount of clout to be used and if you have the clout you can borrow three years at low rates. i think it is -- it removed a lot of issues about liquidity at the banks. that issue was taken off the table by one move. the banks have been asked to raise capital and to do that they may have to sell assets and do certain things but one of the big ones was removed. >> let me get your take on the stress test. jpmorgan chase submitted its plan to the federal reserve. how does thank you do they

. >> i know all the religions have their particular beliefs et cetera, but baptizing a dead guy is just cuckoo for cocoa puffs. jews have said stop baptizing jews that died. >> in 1995, the mormon church said we will no longer baptize dead jews. the fact that there is a religion that has to say that is incredible. >> i'm with the father-in-law. once i'm dead, i'm dead, go ahead all of you baptize me, the mormon, catholics, whoever you want go for it. >> it's not going to do very much. >> but it is kooky. >> it's going to follow mitt romney. >> i have a question that reporters should ask did mitt romney personally baptize his dead father-in-law? >> somebody has to be there. >> he's some kind of bishop voodoo thing in the mormon church. >> the tither in chief. >> i would love to say the question asked at the debates. imagine gingrich, you liberal. michael, thank you man. michael's going to be back to talk about the sudden fame his son has gotten, which is amazing. >> newt's sugar daddy how much money will he make if newt gingrich wins? [ jody ] four course feast. man it's great. the guest

i will note that when you talked barbara about religious balance on the court, et cetera, et cetera, the present court has six catholics and three jews. the protestants are totally gone. sorry, boyden. it is a new and different court from the days of president bush. what i would like to focus on is president bush's person personal fiphilosophy of gov erns. able to understand his domestic policy. as the romans said yesterday at the dinner, the president's foreign policies initiatives were so extraordinary successful, that sometimes his domestic issues in people's minds were put on the back burner. we heard this this morning. there were very important accomplishments consistent with his philosophy, which was as both said this morning, limited, yet caring government, free markets, fiscal restraints and community responsibility. if you take a look at a few of those, the clean air act boyde instrument until that, and that included, i don't know if they spelled this out. that included emissions trading caps to reduce the cost of compliance. for sulfur dioxide emissions and they reduced the

i budget about $250 a month because we change orbrakes, et cetera, et cetera.nd we do a lot of city driving, which is stop and go. i actually have one employee, so i am interested in how this is going to develop with do i license every single employee or do i license the business as a whole and how do we go from there? >> it would be a business license for the business and each watcher would have to have his or her other permit but not their own license if they are working for you. >> thank you. >> next speaker. come on up. >> hi. my name is chris a-t-l. i am an independent contractor. mostly i want to talk about the dog limit. i first want to say that i am all in favor of the legislation of us being regulated. i think that is a good idea. most people i have talked to think it is a good idea but the limit we really have to consider. i believe this legislation is being put in place to do good. i think what we have to be careful about, though, is running people out of business who are good dog walkers, and who love their jobs, and who want to continue their jobs.

never needing really, sorry, a man to help her and et cetera, et cetera. and we do want gender equality. my question is this. why then in her later years did she need this young man to be -- in the kindered souls, why did she need this young man with her constantly, everywhere? what happened? >> well, i guess agree with your premise. they are not together constantly. mrs. roosevelt wanted people around her all the time. she loved people. she wanted to know what they thought, what they felt, what their hopes were. what their fears were. she would say that if we close ourself off and we only listen to ourself, that's the number one day for the country to spin downward. eleanor roosevelt had an infinite heart and she -- we all have friends. we all have people that we want with us. and i would not characterize eleanor roosevelt as an independent woman who did not want men around her. she was an independent woman who wanted strong, articulate, thoughtful, patriotic, caring sparring partners. whether they were male, whether they were female. i am not an expert o

i think increasingly online they're continuing to potentially elbow google, e-bay, et cetera. >> susie: i have to jump in. i'm sorry. we'll have to leave it there. real quickly. any disclosures to make? do you own the stock? >> no, i do not. >> susie: thanks for being with us, ken. we appreciate your thoughts. >> thank you. appreciate it. >> susie: i've been speaking with ken sena-- good night to you-- director of research at evercore partners. >> tom: before we saw the results from amazon today, we saw a big retreat in consumer confidence this month. january's reading gave back some of the big gains it posted in december, falling to 61.1, down ember's reading near 65. the conference board's lynn franco says the major headwind consumers were facing in 2011 is likely to continue this year. >> jobs are key, and they're going to continue to be key. and until we have several months of strong sustainable growth that really convinces consumers that the recovery is underway, we're going to continue to see these lackluster levels. >> tom: stocks stumbled on that drop in consumer confidence. th

. >>> it will not be in montgomery, prince george's, fairfax, alexander re, a et cetera, et cetera, et. i wonder if they'll have time to look at it. what's up down there? >> reporter: we're doing a little streaking in this sportscast. i hope it's okay with you. the capitals, streaking. trying to make it four wins in a row. the terps doing the same. the wizards streaking also, only in the other direction. >>> the caps have their slow period in december and now in january we're going to crank it up. could that be it? >> reporter: i like that. they're trying to keep this going into the new year. like stella, they're looking to get their groove back. they've won three games in a row. it is their second longest win streak in the season. their longest winning streak since dale hunter took over as head coach. mike green is finally back. the all-star defenseman missed 23 games. they need this guy and finally, mike green going to be back on the ice. he was plagued by injuries all season long. has not played since november 11th because of a strained groin. he also missed time with a sprained ank

2009 shows that people behind the wheel with drugs in their system, methamphetamine, marijuana, et cetera, are a significant problem. we know that you have dres, and we know that that's a two-week program. to pull a deputy off the street for two weeks of training is a cost. is a huge cost in many ways. and we've worked hard to try and make sure that not only is the department of transportation continuing to fund the dre program, but also there's a basic eight-hour program on getting deputies and law enforcement first line -- front line personnel more aware of what drug driving actually looks like. the arrive program. so rather than have to pull somebody off the street and send them to a training course and have them sit in the classroom, we put money into developing this course, this eight-hour course online. and my belief is that the more people that -- front line that are more aware of the drug driving and the more knowledgeable they are, not only will we see more of this, but we'll see cases that can be made, rather than cases that are sometimes reduced when, in fact, they are just as

pretty specific about what you're looking for and send it out to all of your friends, contacts, et ceterayou'll find something. this is something you won't find smunl in the industry because the industry doesn't really exist in that way, but you may find someone with those skills. >> and it will take time. so be ready for that. >> thanks so much for the advice. very, very helpful. and if any of you have a question for our experts, go to our web site openforum.com/yourbusiness. there just hit the "ask the show" link to submit a question for our panel. again, the web site is openforum.com/yourbusiness or you can e-mail us your questions and kmenlts, yourbusiness@msnbc.com. >>> do you wish working from anywhere anytime was a little bit easier? check out our web site of the week. webex.com is an online meeting platform that combines desktop sharing with video. everyone sees the same thing while you talk. the evs is available on your mobile device so you can take your web meetings on the road. web meeting doesn't require a membership but to host a prescription is required. >>> next week, he's

it didn't give us is strong executive, et cetera, et cetera. but let's not forget that every time you have a winner, you shouldn't throw away what came in second. because sometimes what came in second it was in some ways superior what came in first. the article confederation, after all, is inadequate as it really was, succeeded in winning the revolutionary war. also, the same summer as the constitution, 1787, the congress under the articles of confederation passed the northwest ordinance which created the five great states of the upper middle west. ohio, indiana, illinois, michigan and wisconsin. five states that composed an area bigger than all of france. hugely important part of our country. it's always, ever since. that charter, that law passed by that supposedly inadequate congress did two things that neither -- neither of which the constitution did. one, it said there will be public education. two, there will be no slavery. in other words, we had banned slavery in just huge part of the united states before we even wrote the constitution. a