so huckabee explains the goal here. kill ducks. >> i think the main thing is that when the ducks are coming in, you have to be careful but they are very able to see faces and that spooks them. so movement to a minimum and conceal -- that's why we all wear cam mow and try to blend in. >> that is slick. >> reporter: translation, don't ruin the hunt, rookie. out in the blind settling in for the slaughter. >> there's a difference between an environmentalist and conversati conversationalist. i think you recognize the environment is for our use, our pleasure. >> reporter: the pleasure here is to get us some ducks and we talk and we learn something about mike huckabee. he's not legally an arkansan anymore. is arkansas still home then. >> technically florida is where my residence is, but we, of course, keep a house here and will. >> it started here in iowa. thank you. >> reporter: life has changed a lot for mike huckabee since he came out of nowhere, it seemed to win the iowa caucuses in 2008 on the strength of an easy-going pe

i give you mike huckabee. [laughter] [applause] >> i might also mention it is the honorary fraternity of elvis presley. where i come from, the three people speak of our jesus, elvis presley. i was almost the same. i have a phone call this morning, that lasted 20 minutes, and i was finally able to break loose and be with you. i wanted to correct one thing i was not third in the republican primary. i was second. i worked really hard to be second, not that it means a darn thing because when you come in second place, there is no prize, or 1/3, or fourth. i think all of you have a copy, at least i hope of the -- hoped to do, of the book "a simple government: twelve things we really need from washington (and a trillion that we don't!) turcotte i hope you have a chance to read it. -- (and a trillion that we don't!)." i hope you have a chance to read it. in many times, -- many ways i have been asked the question about 100 times its five when you run for president. no matter how many times as stated, there are a hundre

up, a conversation with one of the names being mentioned as a possible republican president, mike huckabee. the current debate about the size and scope of government in the book called "a simple government. and a conversation with creator george schlatter. it features highlights from the ground breaking comedy series. we are glad you joined us for mike huckabee and george schlatter coming up now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. >> nationwide is on your side >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- tavis: mike huckabee is the former governor of ark

chris: the white house thinks huckabee is the nominee. >> the white house is nervous about huckabee bute's making too much scratch to give that up. in florida. chris: you are even -- gloria. >> let's talk about the senate. you talked about the president and let's talk about the senate. john kyl retiring. in arizona. chris: why? >> talk about the scratch. i don't know. and obviously gabby giffords is somebody who had wanted that seat and still could perhaps run for it. if that doesn't occur, democratic leaders really would like janet napolitano. chris: a lot of udalls around. anne kornblut. >> the white house was -- the white house has to figure out what to do about china and some would like to see gary locke leave the commerce department and he speaks chinese. chris: so his background is chinese. >> yeah. he could do that job. not sure if he would do it. moved his name once but he's in the mix. chris: david david. -- david ignatius. >> c.i.a. officers are worried about the implications of the pack substance -- pakistanis holding someone with diplomatic credentials in jail in lahor when

we willle ask former governor mike huckabee. daniels and huckabee, only on "fox news sunday." >> the latest on the revolution in libya. and we will ask our sunday group could president obama do more to topple qadaffi? and our power players of the week. taking on the leaders in iran by making fun of them. all right now on "fox news sunday." >> chris: and hello again from fox news in washington. as states struggle with huge budget gaps and take on public workers our first guest has become the new it boy of american politics. mitch daniels of indiana is being celebrated for turning deficits in surpluses and adding jobs and some are saying he should be the republican nominee for president next year. governor daniels joins us now. welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> thank you, chris. >> chris: and what is going on there is you just had rotator cuff surgery and you will not be ready for spring training. >> ju are in thtrain. >> you are in the middle of a stand offy house democrats. they first said that they were fighting against the

romney, huckabee, palin, gingrich. >> you notice that sarah palin got 3% and mike huckabee got 2% because they weren't there. >> chris: you were there. >> but the straw poll was taken before i spoke. they shut down the straw poll on friday. i spoke saturday. and so i was in the position of palin and huckabee. i didn't for the purposes of the straw poll i didn't get to speak which is fine. they got to have rules and that is fine with me. i enjoyed getting to speak to that audience. an audience of a lot of young people some of whom came up to me and said gee, i tried to vote for you today but they told us we couldn't vote any more. >> chris: what about the frontrunners, palin, huckabee, romney, gingrich. what do you offer that they don't? >> they are all good friends of mine. i have a record as governor. i have a record of cutting spending. i talked yesterday not only about we ought to cut spending. i talked about how we have cut spending in mississippi and how if you did the same things in the federal government you would save tens of billions of dollars a year. i talked about how we would

next, a conversation with former arkansas governor mike huckabee. then talk about the sustainability of medicaid. at 11:00 p.m., winslow wheeler of the straus military reform project. >> secretary of state hillary clinton addresses the human rights council on the situation in libya. our live coverage from geneva begins at 6:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2. as the nation's governors meet here in washington, accused the c-span video library to learn more about the chief executives. watch their speeches and appearances, see in all boroughs of new governors, and your state of the state addresses all free online. search, watch, click, and share any time. former arkansas and governor and presidential candidate mike huckabee is the author of a new book entitled "a simple government." c-span had a chance to talk with them about his possible run in 2012, social and fiscal issues, and about growing up in hope, arkansas. this is 40 minutes. >> mike huckabee, the book is "a simple government." >> allen born it is to take complex problems in the country, and even the

this is 40 minutes. >> former arkansas governor mike huckabee. the book is called "a simple government." in researching the book, what did you learn? >> the complex problems we face as a country, and to back up with a macro lens and say what common-sense principle could apply here that would make sense? i wanted this book to be the kind of bookhat when a person read it, they did not have to have a phd in politil science or be an economist. the book was written so that a person could come home from work, read the book, and say i understand that. they may not agree with that, but i wanted them to understand it. to be written in a conversational way, thiss where i stand and what i believe. i am hoping it makes sense to people. >> y write that candidate obama said he would discover common ground. president obama is showing himself to be theost partisan president in my lifetime, hands down. >> he surprised me. i was anticipating that he would govern a lot like he campaigned, all about a new day in washington, a new kind of dynamic. essentially he said

. >> plus we go duck hunting with former arkansas governor huckabees as >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> san francisco is about to get a high tech police operation center to help fight crime. it will be one of only a few such state of the art facilities anywhere in the country. vick lee got an exclusive look at the operation called rick. >>reporter: when a peaceful demonstration suddenly turns ugly, police have to react quickly. but events happen so fast they may be getting mixed confusing information. there's gunfire in the middle of the night. high tech gunshot spotter picks it up. more shot are fired nearby. where's the gunman going? in both situation responding officers every second counts. >> we have a shooting or gang related shooting on a saturday night we can push pull the information where our night captain can use the facility. also to move resources so almost like a 24 hour war room. >>reporter: san francisco interim police chief says this war room will be able to coordinate police response to crimes as soon as t

former governor mike huckabee is live in our studio.will ask him if he plans on making a run for the high office in 2012. >> the big question. we know. also ahead this morning, bayne at just 20 years old and one day. he becomes the youngest driver to win the daytona 500 and, boy, he is getting a lot of attention for it and a lot of support from his heroes. some of the older drivers there. we will talk with him ahead on "the early show." this morgs of "the early show" sponsored by sears. can't wait for spring? then get to sears big presidents day event plus get a ten dollar award card when you spend fifty on apparel. friday through tuesday. at sears. time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze... my eyes water. but now zyrtec®, the fastest 24-hour allergy relief, comes in a liquid gel. zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. that's why there's lubriderm® daily moisture. it contains the same nutrients naturally found in healthy skin. skin absorbs it better and it lasts for 24 hours. later gator. lubriderm. your mois

. >>> former arkansas governor mike huckabee is also considering a run for 2011. huckabee says he cannot afford to jump into the presidential race any sooner than this summer. >>> why employees in a hospital say it could be home to one of the most violent criminals. >>> under staffed and dangerous, that's how a state hospital is being described. ktvu's jim vargas talks to employees who say conditions are putting both staff and patients at risk in tonight's special report. >> reporter: employees at napa state hospital say they have some of the most dangerous jobs in california. there were more than 1,200 ray tacks on patients and staff in 2009 which was the last year that full statistics are available -- 1,200 attacks. >> this hospital is out of control. >> reporter: people who work here say the problem starts with an old facility built as a hospital which since the mid- 1990 has been housing violent criminals who come from jails. and the lack of police inside the fence where both violent and nonviolent patients are housed. >> he came across the table with both fis

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i give you mike huckabee. [laughter] [applause] >> i might also mention it is the honorary fraternity of elvis presley. where i come from, the three people speak of our jesus, elvis presley. i was almost the same. i have a phone call this morning, that lasted 20 minutes, and i was finally able to break loose and be with you. i wanted to correct one thing i was not third in the republican primary. i was second. i worked really hard to be second, not that it means a darn thing because when you come in second place, there is no prize, or 1/3, or fourth. i think all of you have a copy, at least i hope of the -- hoped to do, of the book "a simple government: twelve things we really need from washington (and a trillion that we don't!) turcotte i hope you have a chance to read it. -- (and a trillion that we don't!)." i hope you have a chance to read it. in many times, -- many ways i have been asked the question about 100 times its five when you run for president. no matter how many times as stated, there are a hundre

pac you have most of the candidates or prospective candidates there huckabee won't be there pale and won't be there huntsman i think is not going to be there but hey today we had donald trump who apparently says that he might make a decision after june or in june you know even he's showing up so i think that there is a lot of work being done that constitutes laying a foundation for a presidential run it's just not calling it a presidential run also could it be because so many of these potential presidential candidates you mentioned if you go aren't there are stuck on t.v. you donald trump is you know hosting the apprentice every season you could say that pailin and huckabee they all have contracts with fox news and they want to ride them out as long as they can i mean i think that that's a consideration generally people want to ride it out like j.p. said they want to ride it out as long as possible without actually attracting the scrutiny of a presidential contender but also you know also you know getting paid yeah well in the money consideration in t.v. and their money in the money

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. >> two influential republicans, sarah palin, and mike huckabee skipped cpac this year. they have plenty of time to reach out to conservatives. after all no republican has officially launched a 2012 campaign. >> alan: well, it's that time of year again to get your wallet out for a good cause. ahead, a look at the gigantic shipment of girl scout cookies coming your way. and this gorgeous weather is about to be rowé"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"" >> all new -- oprah: our last meeting, you thought i cheated? >> roseanne barr returns to "the oprah show." oprah: fame, marriage, sex, and at home on her nut farm -- >> alan: get ready everybody because it is officially girl scout cookie season, and today nearly 80,000 boxes of cookies were delivered to the san francisco food banky the troops picked up their shipments. last year they sold 3.6 million boxes of cookies. this 'er organizers are hoping to reach even more people using their new girl scout cookie mobile app. >> we're excited to have a mobile phone app that's free to joan -- download. you can get information live to your phone. punch

and sarah palin got 3%, and former arkansas governor mike huckabee got 2%. major conservative figures gathered in washington to find their choice to replace president obama, and they pushed the republican party to act boldly to solve the country's problems. >> we need to restore american optimism and we need to restore america's hope for the future. >> alan: no republican has officially launched a campaign so far. >>> the obama administration will release its budget plan for 2012 on monday and it's expected to include a good deal of cuts and investment projects. one of the projects is high-speed rail, which directly benefits california. president obama wants $53 billion for high-speed rail over the next few years. california plans to build 800 miles of track for high-speed trains between san francisco and san jose, fresno, and bakersfield, l.a. and orange county. the stimulus already provided $8 billion in funding for high-speed rail but republicans are trying to revoke 2.5 billion of that. >>> san jose has posted information about the salaries and benefits

after that, c-span's conversation with former arkansas governor mike huckabee. then the nation's governors talk about what the nation should be doing on cybersecurity. tomorrow on "washington journal," terence samuel talks about the short-term spending. the latest on egypt, libya, egypt, and bahrain. and the president and ceo of the children miracle hospitals talks about the importance children hospital in the health care system. live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c- span. about whatted happens to society when it gets boring. >> clay shirky discusses the affects of the internet on the society. >> it is not the moment when a shiny tool shows up in the hands of a 15-year-old that it changes the world, but it is when you show your mother that you can make a video and uploaded to youtube. >> the british house of commons was not in sessions last week. the house returns this week and you can see prime minister's questions next sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern. tonight international reaction to the situation in libya. >> yesterday the united nations >> yesterday the united nation

stepped forward since and this is still undetermine what had the future will be with prop 8, but mike huckabee says that president obama is out of touch with what the public wants and says that this refusal would be his undoing though clearly, if people support gay marriage rights are celebrating. >> thank you and today's announcement certainly does bring the spotlight back to the couples who sued to overturn prop 8. that's a lesbian couple from berkeley and gay couple from pasadena. pete williams believes their attorneys were tipped off to today's announcement that caught many gay right's groups off guard. >> it looks like the lawyers for the two couples new it was coming because within an hour of the justice department's announcement about this, the lawyers for the two gay couples had already filed a request with the ninth circuit court of appeals saying you ought to lift the stay that prevents same sex couples from getting married. it sure seems like they knew this was going to happen. >> while the president's position does not impact it directly, they say today's announcement could influen

tavis: mike huckabee, the author of a new book called "a simple government. 12 things we really need from washington. all the best to you. up next, george schlatter. stay with us. tavis: george schlatter is an award winning producer that created one of the most influential comedy programs of all time. "laugh in." it helped foster the careers of great actors like a lily tomlin and goldie hawn. you can catch highlights of the groundbreaking series. >> we are perfectly compatible. my psychiatrist contracts his psychiatrist and they work it out. [laughter] >> is all and how you look at it. what you call right, i call group therapy. [laughter] >> i prefer older men, they can show you a few new wrinkles. [laughter] [applause] tavis: 4 generation that did not see it to but has seen the all the things that it brought that we'd have to watch today, it was all about what? >> it was about having a good time in getting something said. while we were saying something important, next to that, we would do something silly. tavis: how do you combine commentary and comedy and make it work? >> if you ma

newt gingrich finished fifth, sarah palin got 3%, and mike huckabee got 2% of the vote. major conservative figures gathered at the annual conference in washington, dc to refine their choice to run against president obama. hally barber was extremely critical of president obama, saying his economic policies have been hostile to job creation. >> after his policies contributed to unemployment rates stuck at 9-plus% for almost two years, suddenly president obama and the democrats are paying lip service to job creation. except this time they call their spending invevmentz rather than stimulus. >> alan: barber is considering a run for president. so far no republican has officially launched a 2012 campaign. >> the obama administration says it will release its budget plan for 2012 on monday. it's expected to include both cuts and investment projects. one of those projects is a high-speed rail which directly benefits california. president obama wants 53 billion for high speed rachel california plans to build 800-miles of track between san francisco, san jose, bakersfield, l.a., an

. >> nor was mike huckabee but donald trump was. that tells you something about that nature of that. but romney is in some way the closest equivalent to what you're talking, a person who had run before, comes out of the establishment. but because of the health care issue because of questions about the way he ran in 2008 and what he really stands for and is he authentic, he's in no way the kind of frontrunner we've seen in the past or the sort of senior vice president as some republicans have described their process. >> some of that is because you have the bush administration that was discredited with an older vice president who was not in a position to run new a subsequent election. if you had a much younger and a more politically healthy vice president from the bush administration, you might have a different alignment of this field. but it also has to do with the reason than barack obama was able to come out from nowhere and run past hilly clinton. there's been a demock tiesing element with the use of the internet to raise money an

mike huckabee has taken on mitt romney. this is what he said.otential white house rival romney should offer an apology for health care overhaul he oversaw as massachusetts governor. it's not a killer but he has to say i hate it, i love it, i tried it, it didn't work. he goes on, he's got to figure out how to deal with it. it's the 800 pound elephant in the room. romney has stood by it but said it's something the state should work out. >> huckabee is right. you can down through the list and do that with pretty much of every one of the possible republican candidates with the exception of tim pawlenty who i think is the one who will start moving ahead because he has no serious negative. you have thoughtful republicans starting to support him. the ideal candidate is a midwesterner and that's true for both parties. that's where the battleground states are. with thune dropping out pawlenty becomes more important in the field. this vir taurl dicaprio cal to the problem hillary clinton had going into that primary field where she had to disown or own tha

. >>> and 2012, we're going to talk to former arkansas mike huckabee live.tually at the top of the abc news poll right now. he he's not decided whether he's going to run yet. >> he hasn't decided? >> no. >> okay. >>> how much do you spend on your child's birthday party? why more and more parents are breaking the bank on that special day. is it too much, too soon? that's ahead. >>> first, the latest on the americans held hostage by somali pirates. today is their third day in captivity. pirates currently hold 30 ships. almost 700 hostages. why did these four sailors chart a course through dangerous waters. jim acosta has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. the pilot has made radio contact with the pirates for the first time. it's one u.s. navy ship and several helicopters not letting the pirates or the americans out of their sights. the harrowing ambush at sea took place in dangerous waters nearly 300 miles off the somali coast. the pirates' target the yacht "quest." a u.s. navy warship is actively tracking them. shadowing their hijacked yacht as it nears s

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sarah palin got 3% and mike huckabee got 2%. >> the president will present his 3.5 trillon budget on wednesday saying will force government to live with in its means. >> it freezes yearly domestic spending for the next five- years even on programs i care deeply about which will reduce the defend fit by more than $400 billion over the next decade. >> the president said he is also proposing a freeze on federal government employee salaries. at the same tie he will push for programs designed to build up key areas including internet broad band and clean energy. >>> a new company means higher garage bills for some and dirty streets. turns out the new pick up days now coincide with street sweeping. that means operators have to now drive the street sweep ear round the trash bins preventing them from cleaning the streets properly. redwood city officials say they are working on the problem with the new company and hope to have a solution by this summer. if a time of falling budgets one san francisco city program is still going strong. 's show you how a community clean up project more than a de

the former arkansas governor mike huckabee will be at the national press club to talk about his new book. that is live at noon eastern. live coverage of the palestine center event it we mentioned a moment ago. at 4: 30 p.m. eastern, will join nasa tv for the launch of the space shuttle discovery which is the last launch for the space shuttle. in about 45 minutes, we'll talk with two matters about their cities. our guests are anthony fobbs, the mayor of charlotte, n.c., .nd mick hornet we will talk with the affordable housing center to discuss foreclosures and housing market. we will focus on how states are dealing with prison costs and ex-convict rehabilitation with mike thompson from the council of state governments

that ballot and kind of a less interesting one but still you know something to consider is mike huckabee i think the consensus is he can't raise enough money to really be viable and i think probably inside republicans know that interesting well we'll see of course the pack is coming up this weekend and we'll be looking forward to that straw poll to see who they choose david thanks so much for joining us thanks. now coming up in our next half hour a radio and t.v. host c.n.n.'s anderson cooper staged his attack while he was in egypt covering the protests find out more in our tool time when we come back and over this weekend many cars reflect on what would have been wrong. but as the fortieth president's legacy been inflated by the g.o.p. and the media that's. seven thirty am in the russian capital good to have you with us here on our t.v. your headlines wiki leaks founder julian assange fights his extradition from the u.k. to sweden with his defense team highlighting fears of u.s. reprisals over thousands of leaked diplomatic documents. russia's most wanted terrorist open tomorrow claims

huckabee compensate for the -- how do we compensate? i am very interested in your comments about how we change the dynamic. the incentives right now -- i do not see them lined up to tackle that. >> would you to like to take a shot at that? >> i should to some of the examples in terms of population health. i think we have shown the same sort of thing around both obesity and smoking. those of the two big issues, i think. acting as an employer and a provider, we have a big stake in that. it is also going to take both carrots and sticks to begin to have some impetus, some impact on population in terms of improving health. i do not think we will do one without the other. >> i did not think any one health care delivery system can tackle the entire state population. that first up is critical. we anticipate multiple markets. if they promote wellness, and they stop smoking, i think you take the steps. we will start in those populations. >> have a responsibility. >> if i could just add a comment. to do population health, you need ingredients. one

two people who didn't take part, sarah palin received 3% and arkansas governor, mike huckabee got 3%. >>> recycling will be easier in one of san francisco's greenest spaces. a new report says that san francisco's recreation and parks department plans on launching a new recycling project at golden gate park this spring. the project will reportedly include 22 recycling cans placed at pour plar spots. if this program is a success it could expand to cover all of golden gate park and perhaps other city parks, as well. >>> people in redwood city are dealing with dirty streets as they deal with a new garbage company. new garbage pickup days coincide with street sweeping in some operators. that means operators have to drive around the garbage bins preventing them from thoroughly cleaning the streets. they're working on the problem and hope to have a solution by the summer. >>> this weekend the streets of san francisco are getting some extra attention. it is part of the street smarts program run by the department of public works. every month clean team volunteers visit everyone of the city's 1

and at the end of the month we have governor huckabee's next book, a simple government which is coming out at the end of february. in march we have found a stay, larry schweitzer's next book. >> can you tell us about your latest book? >> sure. i looked at 10 issues that seem to be at the top of the news today. everything to government bailouts, together and to religion and i went back through this document of the founders. not what it said but what they have read and what they have done. .. >> gun ownership was meant to be an individual right, not just for personal defense, but so that the people collectively would be as well armed as the government in case they ever had to get rid of the government. >> tell us about your next project. >> it's a huge project. it's the patriot's history of the modern world from 1998 to the present. >> what led you to take on such an enormous task? >> it sorted stair-stepped up from smaller segments of american history, and then the patriot's history of the, and i thought, well, somebody needs to look at how a patriotic american would see things. so much

so if you have people, like, let's just say hypothetical sarah palin and mike huckabee don't run, then whose the cultural conservative in that group? i know senator san torah running there but rick perry who i noticed was on c-span, is he competing in that early on that can pull somebody else in. if certain big players don't end up running. host: in terms of announcements, governor clinton didn't announce until october of 191 and governor george w. bush didn't announce until june the year before the election in 2000. guest: but we might as well be talking about the dinosaur era. now the republican nominee will need to raise maybe $200 million between now and winning the nomination, the last primaries would be june of 2012. nobody's in yet. my guess is we'll start hearing candidates, people announcing march, april, may. so they'll be needing to raise, you know, just short of a million bucks a day from the day they announce their candidacy. so the luxury of holding back until the fall of this year, i don't think it's there. host: and with with regard to president obama, you wrote hang on

. >>> mike huckabee also considering a run. the republican won the iowa caucus in 2008 but lot of the nomination to mccain. he is currently on a book tour in iowa today and tomorrow. >> conservatives in maryland attacking a same sex marriage bill with warnings about what kids will learn in school. maryland senate passed the bill thursday aimed at influencing the vote in maryland's house of delegates. a delegate said democrats are trying to destroy traditional marriage. >> it'll be taught at some level to children attending public schools as has been ordered by the courts in various states. >> he is mailing a samel of educational materials he says will be used in the public schools which have been described as porn. the vote is set for tuesday. >>> in news of the world in france there are report that the foreign minister has resigned. she came under fire for going to vacation in tunsia during the up rising. she took free flights in a jet owned by a tunsian businessman. she is one of france's longest serving ministers. the this a

tonight, on "road to the white house, our conversation with mike huckabee. he is out with a new book. he is expected to announce in the spring or summer weathered he intends to seek the 2012 republican nomination. another one says that rachel woman.s ondow is one smart seattle. good morning. caller: i would like the president to spend time with the former president of brazil, lula. i just think he is very outstanding and ordinary guy who happened to make extraordinary things for his country. and obama himself actually expressed some interest in spending time with him when they met two years ago, i believe, he was scheduled for only half an hour, but obama insisted to spend time with him. he ended up spending more than two hours. i read some article in "the new york times." i hope obama learned from that person because he had some terms as a successful president. when he left office, he left the economy in good shape. so i believe obama would learn a lot from him. host: our roundtable will includes a the white house correspondent for washington times and the

former alaska governor sarah palin 3% and former arkansas huckabee just 2% of the vote.figures gathered in washington to find their choice to run against president obama. mississippi governor hayley barber was extremely critical of president obama saying his economic policies have been more hostile to job creation he says than any other administration. >> now after his policies have contributed to unemployment rates stuck at 9 plus percent for almost two years, suddenly president obama and the democrats are paying lip service to job creation. except this time they call their spending investments rather than stimulus. >> barber is considering a run for president. so far no republican has officially launched a 2012 campaign. tomorrow the obama administration will release its budget plan for 2012 and is expected to include both cuts and the so-called investment project. one of those projects, a high-speed rail which directly benefits california. president obama wants $53 billion for high-speed rail over the next few years. california plans to build 800 miles of track betwee

after that, a c-span conversation with former arkansas governor mike huckabee. and at 11:00 p.m., "q&a" with winslow wheeler. tomorrow, on "washington journal," representative from the national journal, terrence samuel. bobby ghosh, and john lauck. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> i am excited about what happens in society when it gets boring. discusseslay shirky where the future may take us. >> a shiny new tool shows up in the hands of a 15-year-old. it is where you can make a video and uploaded to youtube. >> sunday on "the communicators," on c-span2. >> the british house of commons was not in session last week. the house returns this week, and you can see "prime minister's questions" next week. tonight, reaction to the situation in libya. yes today the united nations security council from voted unanimously on sanctions

sarah palin got 3% and former arkansas governor mike huckabee took 2% of the vote.ajor conservative figures gathered in washington to find their choice to run against president obama. mississippi governor hayley barber was extremely critical of president obama saying his economic policies have been more hostile to job creation than any other administration. >> now, after his policies have contributed to unemployment rates stood at 9 plus percent for almost two years, suddenly president obama and the democrats are paying lip service to job creation, except this time they call their spending investments rather than stimulus. >> barber is considering a run for president but so far no republican has officially launched a 2012 campaign. tomorrow the obama administration will least their budget plan and expect projects, high speed rail that benefits california. president obama wants $53 billion for high-speed rail over the next three years. california plans to build 800 miles of track between san francisco, san jose, bakersfield, l.a. and orange county. the stimulus alrea

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> today, my copy promoting his -- mike huckabee promote his new book and talks about the gop presidential field taking shape. watch him on "road to the white house." >> i think our system of government is breaking down. the system of checks and balances are not operating properly. >> winslow wheeler has written two just published essays. >> congress has the power to go to war, the power of the purse, and the public to investigate. it first two powers to go to war and of the purse are meaningless if congress does not use the power to the best it is not doing that. prexy threst of the interview tonight on c-span's "q & a." >> we will take you live to the national governor's association meeting. today, we will begin with a panel talking about how states can afford medicaid. we will hear from douglas holds the can -- douglas holz eakin. while we wait, let's take a look at congressional redistricting. host: joining us from new york, the senior counsel at the brennan center. appreciate your time. guest: thank you so much for having me. h

should the nominee be someone like sarah palin or former arkansas governor mike huckabee it's quite possible obama will get significant corporate support. i think all of those are part of his calculations. >> ifill: the president said to the business people in the room today get in the game. come with me. what do you think he was saying that he thought he was saying to you. what did you hear him saying to you? >> well, i think we share a common goal. that is for this recovery to become a jobs recovery. so he's encouraging the business community that has been cautious, has been nervous, to start investing in america. >> ifill: sitting on a lot of cash. >> sitting on a lot of cash. that's right, that's right. but there are concerns there. there are concerns about hyper regulatory environment in some industries. that's very much an inhibitor. there are concerns about tax policy. whether or not washington is going to get its act together in terms of spending and the entitlement programs. all of those things make for a very cautious environment. plus these businesses a lot of them have been burne

. >> woodruff: and while two of the most talked about 2012 possibilities-- sarah palin and mike huckabee-- skipped the event, there was one surprise appearance. billionaire real estate developer and television personality donald trump said he, too, was thinking of running. >> and i can tell you this-- if i run and if i win, this country will be respected again. this country will be respected again, i can tell you that. >> woodruff: last november's republican victories have been a shot in the arm for conservatives, and they've brought that new energy here. but it's not yet channeled toward a particular candidate. unlike most recent g.o.p. nomination battles, not only is there not a clear front-runner, the field seems wide open. paul towhey of plymouth meeting, pennsylvania, told us he was leaving his options open. >> i haven't signed on anybody, nor have i eliminated anybody. i really want to have the chance to listen to them all, or hear as many as i can, and then make an informed decision. >> woodruff: tiffany anderson of kingsport, tennessee, said she wasn't in a hurry to decide, eithe