question is brian darling columnist at human events and director of government studies at the heritage foundation brian welcome to the show thanks for having me on so that's the question why did all these new hampshirites go to the polls yesterday and vote against their best interests vote for giving wealthy people massive tax cuts. well i think that all of the candidates support tax cuts i mean you look at every republican they support tax cuts the president actually supported tax cuts when he signed the bush extended the bush tax on the side that well he didn't have that i don't support it but he could have vetoed it you claimed he was going to go no that's true but he could have pushed for his plan his middle class tax cuts and and have that stare down with congress he chose to roll over and sign the bill that extended tax credit is not to play the hostage game of the republicans in congress were playing with the middle class tax cut but you know going back to the question here yes you know president obama supports tax cuts but he also has come out clear and he's and it's going to be a campaign issu

both sides of the aisle and welcome my panel tonight brian darling columnist of human events and director of government studies at the heritage foundation and richard follower democratic strategist and advocacy director for young democrats of america welcome to both thanks for all the young the president is promoting insourcing. giving tax breaks to companies that bring their jobs back home this is actually something that passed congress when nancy pelosi was speaker of the house and got filibustered by republicans in the senate. brian let me start with you i don't get what's wrong with that well here's first of all this is going to be a campaign speech republicans are right it's going to be the president's occupy congress speech where you when exits finger at those evil members of congress republicans and democrats blames them for all of the problems that he's created for america to the extent that a president is trying to get his agenda forward and if you want to call it a campaign speech that's fine but hasn't every president on that you've been he had can get a little of both chambers of congress he had a sixty vote majority in his

and i have to discuss this week's biggest stories brian darling columnist of human events and director of government studies at the heritage foundation eric burns former president of media matters now strategic communications consultant and partner bullfight strategies and anthony hall publican strategist communications specialist commentator and author welcome to you all gentlemen let's get let's get this thing rolling number one rick santorum mitt romney actually mitt romney after the love affair in iowa with rick santorum romney has this twenty three point lead now in new hampshire according to the last hours it's age by minute and the romney campaign has backed off this claim that he created one hundred thousand jobs that that bubble has been burst in fact back in two thousand and one romney's bain capital went to the federal government to get a bailout to keep itself in business and you know this is starting to come out now and this is a guy was born a millionaire made millions laying people off got millions in a bail how in a bailout from the federal government and is currently renovating a twelve million dollar beach house in