there isn unrcurrent of ba ood between the perry forces and the forces of george w. bush. since this is "inside washington" we should not fail to mention that. >> in terms of the money, the president could rise up to $60 million. i wonder if at some point the american people get fed up? >> i think a certain point, diminishing returns. it will be a referendum on obama, unless a nutis nominated on the republican side -- >> of which there are many to choose from. >> that was said ironically -- to i have to explain the jokes here? if the debt reduction talks succeed, it will deideologize the election. obama will can see on entitlements, republicans will can see on -- will concede on entitlemnts, repubcans will on taxes. it wl be about the state economy and stewardship, and as to which it is romney's -- and a storage shed is romney's strong point. >> the president is on twitter this week, on youtube and facebook, has got to energize the use of votes -- youth vote. is it going to be enough? >> he still has to hold onto hs base, and his base is very unhappy at this point when th