i think both parties would like it to get done quick hadly. you're going to have presidents' day recess, other things you have to move off the docket. this is something they don't have a lot of time to do. it would be politically difficult for both parties if it became another drawn out debate. >> essentially we can call you every week for the next five weeks on this debate. >> if you would like to, i would be here. hopefully we'll have some interesting and new things to discuss although i can't make a promise i can't keep. >> meredith shiner, one of our rels here on washington today program. thanks as always for being with us into thanks for having me again. >> her work is available online at roll call.com. from the las vegas sun, the president part of a three-day five-state tour. he is in vegas tonight pushing out for what the sun is calling an all of the above energy strategy, highlighting a record that would boost domestic energy production he says has been copping unincreasing attack from republicans. the president using the visit to anno

. >> from the hospital, folks, hadly memorial hospital it is a large group, six marching bands and fromloons, dunbar, anacostia, friendship collegiate academy, groups from baltimore. >> aside from being entertaining what do you hope young people in particular get from this parade. >> well, you know, it is what i used to hear that young folks got before everybody that i talked to across the city, pulling this parade together remembers the martin luther king parade marching out here in the cold and snow they thought it was a great day to honor dr. king they missed this it is great for the community as well but, every little hiccup we have had this morning every pod disays it is dr. -- everybody says it is dr. king's birthday let's celebrate a great calming factor and this is just with a we are supposed to do today this would have been our 34th annual, martin luther king day parade and a great day to honor a man who did so much not just for this community but city nation and world. >> for a few years the parade was replaced by a peace march there have been controversy about moving it to ap

. >> santorum would have been, hadly won in 2006. he would have been there for 26 years. i fought the fight but learned some things on the outside. you'd think romney would be able to pivot that and take some advantage from it. >> when you question him the way that the other guys did the other night or yesterday morning, the fact -- the way santorum went after him and gingrich go after him. he gets a little peeved. >> the two things. first of all, he's overmanaged, overcoached and overnarratived. i mean, they've created this story around him for a specific purpose which was a 9% unemployment rate. we're going to not talk about mormonism. we're not going to talk about cultural values. nothing but jobs, jobs, jobs. >> the plan was to talk up mormonism? >> no, i'm saying not to. >> i'm just kidding. >> my point is they overdid it. they overmanage. you can be honest about things is all newt is saying. on the other hand, yes, mitt romney is a control freak who has got a control freak for a campaign where they deliberately for the fun of it to take notice of things. when they s