. >> you know, massachusetts is an old state. massachusetts has been a state since 1788. massachusetts is so old it's not even a state. it's a commonwealth. when the pilgrims landed in america they landed at plymouth rock in massachusetts. massachusetts has the world's oldest functioning written constitution. that's massachusetts. it's old. by the time we got around to forming a congress in this country and sending people to it, massachusetts had a delegation of ten members, eight in the house and two, of course, in the senate. and the 223 years that massachusetts has existed as a state, i mean commonwealth, massachusetts has sent 465 people to congress, i think. that's what i was able to figure out today. of those 465 people, a grand total of four of them have been women. that's it. four women in the entire history of massachusetts sent to congress. 461 men, 4 women. in the special election to replace democratic senator ted kennedy, democrats did choose a woman in 2010, martha coakley, as their nominee, but as you saw, and to the great momentary embarrassment of his daug

i grew up in massachusetts.e ago was when mitt romney fresh from the olympics challenged senator kennedy. he lost that election. he had won, he would have been in the united states senate. maybe he would have run for governor or president. didn't he at once try to be more of a politics. >> he tried at one time i know. the important part for 30 years, mitt romney's been creating jobs, creating wealth and signing the paychecks that go to the irs every year. rick perry has been cashing those paychecks, a government employee for 30 years. i think we have a lot of government employees in washington, d.c. we need more business people. the united states government is the most complex business entity that has ever existed in the history and we need somebody who can understand that. right now you have to go a long way down into leadership structure in washington to find people who understand business. >> you're a romney supporter. >> yes, sir. >> you're a republican. i want to ask you as honest as you can be, because the

but while he was the governor of massachusetts he didn't create very many jobs.

massachusetts is a tech-dependent economy. we created more jobs than our successor and we created more jobs than our predecessor. >> want to ask you one of the other areas where "the wall street journal" was critical and actually some other republicans have been critical of governor romney's plan has to do with the tough rhetoric on china. let me ask you this, i've seen a lot of presidential campaigns say they'll get tough with china and then they go into office and they say, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. we can't do that. whatever is advised. is this a pledge that governor romney is just fully -- fully invested in, that he is going to be, you know the first president that will promise they'll get tough on china? >> governor romney is an aggressive free trader and let's start with the fact that this administration has made no progre progress? >> is china going to be free trade? >> i don't want to lose sight of the fact that mitt romney will be aggressive in opening up new trade markets and he will sign for agreements and push for ac

the job creation in massachusetts and that legacy of health care in massachusetts even makes it worse today. >> i get the feeling rick perry has always been the superstar of politics. now he's got to get into notes. he's not quite as fluent. >> not good to have notes for rick perry. he should be waving his hat and riding in on his horse. i think romney rattled him a bit. i think in a strange sense perry has been good for romney who finally found himself at the economic maiden in this case. it em boldined romney. you can see perry say who are these people and why are they questioning me. >> it's like he's running "meet the press." he's the guy that says let's take a look at what you said. let's take a look at what you said a year ago on social security. let's take a look at what you said. this guy has to defend it against a fellow republican. >> rick perry was a good prospect, now it's like welcome to the majors. mitt romney wants to call him, hey meat. you haven't been around but you have to answer this and deal with bad news. he is a functioning governor. mitt romney is only responsi

a massachusetts feline with two heads makes the guinness book of a massachusetts feline with two heads makes the guinness book of world records. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with chilling testimony. for the third day emotions ran high in a los angeles courtroom where michael jackson's personal physician, dr. conrad murray, stands accused of involuntary manslaughter in the late pop star's death. yesterday jurors heard more details about the crucial moments surrounding jackson's death. nbc's stephanie stanton has more. >> reporter: after three days of emotional testimony, jackson family members left the courthouse surrounded by supportive fans. meanwhile, inside the courtroom, compelling testimony from a key witness for the prosecution. >> he was laying on his back -- >> reporter: security guard alberto alvarez recalled those critical minutes in jackson's bedroom, all while jackson's children watched. >> paris screamed out daddy. >> reporter: alvarez says he was asked to call 911. >> we have a gentleman here that

we had -- [applause] >> somebody is here from massachusetts. the people in new hampshire are concerned about border security. i'm surprised they let you in. me, too. but when i came into massachusetts, we were losing jobs every month. we had about a $3 billion budget shortfall. and we went to work to turn things around. we added jobs. we were able to have three years where out of the four years i was in office where our unemployment rate was below the national average. we balanced the budget every year. we put in place a $2 billion rainy day fund. so i know something about turnarounds and then i watch this president and see what he's done and he did just the opposite of what america needed. what he did was the one thing enterprise can't deal with, enterprises of all kind, big and small, can deal with bad news, what they can't deal with is uncertainty. and he pushed the heavy hand of government into the affairs of our people in such a way he created more and more uncertainty. so cap and trade would have made energy more expensive,nd businesses t

still in massachusetts and the reason he's in massachusetts is because they protect criminal illegalliens there. correct? >> basically it's a safe haven area for them because one, they're encouraged, they get the health care there if you're an illegal. >> bill: even if you're deported. that's a good reason to come back. >> i would go there. i guess that's why he left california to go to massachusetts. >> bill: he gets the romneycare, even if they're illegal aliens. >> and it is not an advocate of secure communities. okay? the governor there doesn't want to be -- >> bill: refuses to sign the federal secure communities program. i want to be fair to governor romney. when governor romney was in office, he ordered his state police to check everybody's stop for their citizenship. he wasn't giving them the money. it's this one giving them the money. >> also california, arizona. >> bill: but barak obama's uncle, never d.u.i illegal alien recently led out and now he's back working in the liquor store! >> what happened to felony after deportation? >> bill: i don't know. maybe the liquor store

the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: i thank the gentleman from south carolina, mr. scott, for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. iam. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i rise in strong opposition to this yet another closed rule. and even in stronger opposition to the underlying bill. the difference between the two parties could not be any clearer. while democrats continue to push for legislation that will create american jobs, republicans continue to attack american workers. after more than 250 days in the majority, house republicans have no jobs agenda. nothing. instead, they have brought forth job destroying legislation that could cost up to nearly two million jobs and they have voted to end medicare, cut social security, and slash medicaid. today sadly is no different. instead of bringing american jobs act to the floor, the republican leadership gives us h.r. 2587, the g.o.p., job outsources bill of rights. mr. speaker, it is no secret that my republican col

the job creation in massachusetts, in that legacy of health care in massachusetts, even makes it worse today. >> i get the feeling that rick perry, who's always been a superstar and the pizzazz of politics, you know, the show, the hat. now he has to give the notes. he's got notes turned out. he's not fluent. >> not good to have notes for rick perry because he should be, you know, waving his hat, and riding in on his horse. i think romney has rattled him a bit. and i think in a strange sense, rick perry has been good for mitt romney, who finally found himself as sort of the economic maven in this race. but it really has embaldened romney. you can see during the debate perry almost feeling like, who are these people? how dare they question me? >> my advisers never told me this was going to happen. >> he's getting more like he's running "meet the press." i mean, because romney has now become the guy who says, let's take a look at what you said here. let's take a look at what you said said a year ago on social security. and this guy's now got to defend it against a fellow republican. >> ri

if elizabeth warren can make that sale up in massachusetts then i think that will be a guide post. now, keep in mind, the primary is still a year away, lawrence. there's a lot to happen here. the fact that scott brown is really in such a weak position, in what after all is primarily a democratic state, shows that the democrats have a shot. now -- at surviving. now, look, the democrats heading into the senate races next year, you know, are facing the very real prospect of losing the senate. however, the one place where they have a really, really good shot at a take away, taking a way a republican seat is in massachusetts. this gives them hope they'll be able to do that. >> the warren surge, if he can call it that and if it continues, if we get to watch this, seems to have lessons in it. what is elizabeth warren known for? she is known for government regulation. she is the pro-regulation candidate. republicans are saying everything, you know, that's wrong in our economy is about regulation. it seems to me that if she is going to run strong in that state, which is capable of voting fo

only 4% uninsured in massachusetts.he problem with that is that if you're uninsured and you get in trouble, the taxpayer has to pick it up 'cause you go into the e.r., the emergency room, and they have to treat you. so that's number one. that looks good for romney and you're an honest guy and you would say that looks pretty good for romney. right? >> yep, that's one standard. >> bill: okay. that's one standard. the second standard is expense. the national average for families paying for health care, like i do, is $13,375 a year, the national average. massachusetts average, 14,268, only a $500 difference a year. so it seems to me that romney, that story is not as bad as we've heard. am i wrong? >> well, the cost of a family plan since romneycare was implemented has gone up 10% and the basis from which it started was higher than the national average. you also have to look at how much the state government is spending, how much medicaid has expanded, both the federal government's take and the state government's take. it's g

but it wasn't the right thing for massachusetts. beacon hill study out this last week said it cost 18,000 jobs in massachusetts alone. the total cost of romneycare was eight billion dollars. think about what that will mean across the country if obamacare goes into place if it cost 18,000 jobs, the same type of program, and he said it was right for massachusetts. it wasn't the right thing for massachusetts. it is a job killer. we need to repeal it, in its entirety. >> sean: for the record he supports repealing obamacare. i'll let you guys get into that tomorrow night. enough front of me, i principled it out, the issue keeps coming up. -- it is about you, your position, on social security, you used the term ponzi scheme. it goes deeper. if you read it in its full context and in the book here. you conclude this is going bankrupt. you walk through the history of social security. people wouldn't receive it until they are 62, at a time when most people are expected to die at 60. that was a surprise to me, i didn't know that the question i

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he says when you were massachusetts governor you were number 47. first, is that true?secondly, how is the united states economy different from the massachusetts economy so that you couldn't get the job growth there? >> my job record is pretty substantial over the years i've been in business 25 years, helped to create tens of thousands of jobs, i know how the economy works. i worked in the real economy creating real jobs. when i came into massachusetts, we were losing jobs every month. we were able to turn that around. balance the budget every year. our unemployment rate was below the national average for three of the four years i was governor. not all the states are the same. we can learn from one for. i'm proud of the fact we were able to get our state back on the right practice. -- right track. the unemployment rate when i left was lower than when i came into office. >> greta: i know there's a lot of playing with numbers. you can always do it with statistics we do it if in our own business regretably. are you saying your job creation as governor was equal to or about

he's popular in massachusetts, up for re-election. democrats are excited to have a big name like elizabeth warren join the race. >> kelly o'donnell with all things political tonight from the hill. kelly, thanks. >>> bp is coming in for scathing criticism over shortcuts and outright failures that resulted in last april's disastrous oil spill in the gulf of mexico that killed 11 rig workers, soiled miles of coastline and took almost three months just to get under control. this time, the blame comes in a 217-page report by a federal task force on the causes of the deepwater horizon spill. our chief environmental affairs correspondent anne thompson who covered the crisis in the gulf for five long months is here with us in studio with details. good evening. >> good evening. this report makes it clear there is plenty of blame to spread around. they blame everybody from the crew on the rig to bp decision-makers. the federal task force says the central cause of the blowout was a bad cement job and the report cites bp and halliburton for faili

host: call in massachusetts -- paula in massachusetts. caller: can you discuss the massachusetts health care? i think a lot of people in this state have benefited from it. i would like people to know more about it. guest: i can talk generally. it is one of the few examples we have of what happens when you require people to buy health insurance when you set up exchanges. my sense is that it has worked out well in terms of expanding coverage. there has been concern that it has not done enough to control the underlying health care costs. costs still remain high and people still remain priced out of the market and they could be at risk of racking up huge medical bills. there is a lot good about the law and the experience in massachusetts. some say it shows how difficult the problem is. host: dan from tennessee, a republican. you're on c-span. caller: a comment and maybe a couple of questions if i can stay on top here. in regard to health care, crammed down legislation is clearly a failure that -- what happens when special interests, lobbyists

his name was rezwan ferdaus, a 26-year-old student, um, in massachusetts.cked up at a framingham warehouse yesterday after a sting operation that lasted more than a year. according to the affidavit, ferdaus traveled to washington in may to take photographicker is -- surveillance pictures of the pentagon and capitol. he plan today fly these drones into the pentagon and capitol according to the affidavit. this f-86 remote-controlled toy plane can be bought online for less than $200, but some experts say they most likely would have exploded on takeoff, and authorities don't think the plan had much chance of succeeding. but, they say, they have enough taped material to show a vicious intent. ferdaus was 26 years old, he graduated from massachusetts northeastern university where he studied physics, so he had an engineering background that helped him transform cell phones into bomb detonators. he lived with his parents for 14 years, he was in a rock band, he played drums for a rock band called silk road. this picture is from his myspace be page. he was american,

. >>> gobernador romnneromney, massachusetts ocupa el lugar 47 en empleo durante su cargo, su experienciaia de perry y su estrategia ha sido co consecuente con especialista en compras. >>> no es bastante acertado, en mi estado me contenta ver el rÉcord dem massachusetts cuando entrÉ como gobernador estÁbamos en caÍda libre, con un presupuesto desbalance, yo armÉ un equipo y refr timos la perdida de trabajo y bajamos el desempleo a 7%, un rÉcord que el presidente quisiera ver, creamos mÁs empleos que lo que ha creado el presidente en todo el paÍs, las polÍticos que nos harÁn funcionar como naciÓn, las polÍtica s que han funcionado son estas, si yo estuviera en el gobierno lucharÍa por ser presidente, mi experiencia en el inicio de empresas ayudar empresas a crecer esto me da experiencia para crear un plan para reestructurar la base y crear una fundaciÓn para crear buenos empleos este paÍs tiene un futuro brillante el presidente no comprende como fun skwoing la economÍa yo si porque vivÍ ahi. >>> vamos a ser mÁs precisos, la compaÑÍa que usted ayudÓ a crear entre otras cosas compran compaÑÍ

precandidatos, entro a la comparaciÓn asegurando que en su estado, el pudo crear mÁs trabajos que en massachusettsa su reforma de salud de ser una de las causas principales de la destrucciÓn de empleos en el paÍs. >> los temas sociales tan que surgieron. entre ellos fue imposible eludir el tema de la inmigraciÓn. >> primero necesitamos asegurar la frontera y entonces podemos discutir la reforma migratoria, seÑalÓ el gobernador perry. no podemos hablar de amnistÍa, dijo roney, y dijo estar en contra de la ciudad santuario, los subsidios educativos y la contrataciÓn de indocumentados. >> la congresista dijo que el narcoterrorismo se ha apoderado de mÉxico. no construir una barra a lo largo de la frontera serÍa como ceder estados unidos a otras naciones. >> este presidente se tiene que ir porque no tiene una idea sobre cÓmo arreglar los problemas del paÍs. buscando unificar el mensaje republicano. y alejando el debate de los ataques divisorios. >> pausa, en instantes, las autoridades colombianas decomisan

quickly, it became clear that he and former massachusetts governor mitt romney were willing to slug it out. >> we created more jobs in the last three months in texas than he created in four yeast in massachusetts. >> it's is a great state. texas has zero income texas. governor perry doesn't believe that he created those things. if he tried to stay that, it would be like al gore saying he invented the internet. >> michael ducaucaus created jobs three times faster than you. >> george bush created jobs at a faster rate than you did. >> they did spar back and forth, but most of them directed their attention to president obama, criticizing his policies on energy and health care reform. >> we'll suspend until the disturbance is taken care of. >> want to tell you what you're looking at. this just happened up in washington, d.c. this was the first meeting of that super committee. the committee that's trying to cut the deficit. people were chanting "jobs, jobs, jobs" as they tried to meet for the first time in their effort to reduce the nation's debt. this is already going to be tough with a pa

and i think romney says that state by state, and this happened -- customized for massachusetts. >> it's way too huge. but the problem is you had four years ago john mccain in the same position that romney walks with all these things on immigration, on taxes, campaign finance reform. no republican could nominate him because he was too much of a rino, and he got it. >> republican in name only. >> way too cute, you've got governor perry supporting a very progressive and caressed position on immigration, where he paid -- allows the children of illegals to pay in state tuition. so he's got some liabilities in the private area. but romney is nomination, he could win. and at some point primary voters may compare perry and romney in terms of electriccability. and i think romney comes out ahead. i don't think perry did well in the debate. had leaks uncomfortable on stage. he has rehearsed lines that he can't even really get out. and he's got some positions that are just -- >> i think she's right on that. >> on the debate? >> perry did not have a good debate. secondly, her point about immigration

. >> i'm concerned about what he did with health care in massachusetts. i did say that his, one of the first things out of the gate would be to repeal obama care. that made me feel better. >> that was the clear point of view? >> weather i think he learned from his mistakes. it's going to be helpful going forward. >> we're looking for accountability. and he has said i made mistakes and willing to take responsibility for them. that is what we want in a president. >> this is the first time also he's explained that health care system and you know at least to me, he doesn't believe it's a national system. that is the one thing boy not go with him in. >> one thing i like about romney is answers now with this health care plan in massachusetts. it's a state privilege to provide those for your state. it's one of the reasons i've been opposed to this obama care thing from the start. mitt romney said i have a right to govern my state the way we feel best. >> in a debate rick perry said it was a state right. so he really kind of chopped the whole romney care thing in

two, massachusetts voters have not looked favorably on women candidates.ve heard that, massachusetts voters do not elect women statewide usually? >> they did not. and in races they could have won, should've won, including the race against scott brown. finally, she is a first-time candidate. and as skilled as she is at communicating on tv, being a candidate is a different thing. and going up against someone like scott brown. the thing the democrats have on their side is you do not want to run statewide in massachusetts as a republican on an election year. >> rick perry is the nominee. >> right. >> i'm telling you, that willie geist, that will get some democrats out in massachusetts. >> and, you know, when bill wells ran against john kerry for the senate in a presidential year, the gap between the top of the ticket was too big. and if obama wins massachusetts by 20, it's hard for scott brown to win that election. not impossible, but hard. >> he's proving to be more popular than a lot thought he would have been when he was elected. what does she go after him

washington reacciona un dias despues de que un residente de massachusetts fuera arrestado y acusado der un ataque al pentagono y el capitolio con aviones roboticos cargados de explosivos.. fernando pizarro nos amplia... este parque era el punto de partida de un plan terrorista de atacar el capitolio y el pentagono al otro lado del rio potomac. las autoridades federales siguen investigando luego del arresto el miercoles en massachusetts de rezwan ferdaus, ciudadano estadounidense de 26 anos, luego de que agentes encubiertos le llevaran a su residencia 24 libras del explosivo c-4, ademas de 6 ametralladoras y granadas. utilizando aviones a escala con motor como este, ferdaus habia contactado a 1 informante del fbi indicando que buscaba hacerle la guerra santa islamica a estados unidos. "el plan del sospechoso era simplemente hacer despegar los aviones a escala desde este parque al este del rio potomac y hacerlos volar hacia el capitolio y hacia el pentagono en virginia." jerry godwin fue piloto de helicopteros en irak y cree que el ataque era factible pero con danos limitados. ahora la f

it is part of what he put in place as the governor of massachusetts. it is time -- i think it's very important that we put someone as our nominee that does not blur the lines between president obama and the republican party. >> but now perry blurs that line with his own health care mandate problem. >> as a mom of three daughters, i believe that parents are the ones who should decide whether or not our young daughters should receive injections for sexually transmitted diseases. whether it's obama care or whether it's perry care, i oppose any governor for president who mandates a family's health care choices and in turn violates the rights of parents on these issues. >> joining me now, jonathan alter, an msnbc political analyst and the columnist for "the bloomberg view" and christine antoney, for "roll call." jonathan, the game is really on here. it's obviously a two-man race. michele bachmann is not really in it. she's obviously a factor. she's going to continue to cause problems for both of them. this is perry versus romney for the presidential nominat

the massachusetts plan was crafted for massachusetts, for the needs of 8% of the population that didn'tt did. obama care is a plan that catak over 100% of the people in the country and their health care and that's one of the reasons why people don't want it. so our plan was a model for other states to copy, some states have copied part of it others say no way, they'll do something else, it's their right. but it's no a plan to have a one size fits all approach, i said that from the beginning, continue to say it. it works pretty well in massachusetts but there's flaws in it, i'd like to see them changed. >> you remember the exchange at the debate with ron paul when i asked about the hypothetical 30-year-old who has a good job, healthy, makes a good living but decides he doesn't want to buy health insurance, he wants to do something else with that money but he gets into some sort of accident and needs life support for six months, costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. what do you do with -- who pays for that kind of care? you heard the exchange i had with ron paul. but what do you say? >>

but while they was governor of massachusetts, he didn't create very many jobs. >> reporter: now, perry's absence means the first time that all these candidates will be together is in wednesday night's presidential debate and, russ, i'm told so expect they will be pulling the gloves off as this campaign kicks into high gear. >> mitchell: taking a look at today's forum, did any of the candidates stand out in your mind? >> reporter: oh, yeah, mitt romney, he was on fire today. he have animated and engaged and he took on what some people say is his greatest liability, his controversial massachusetts health care law. he said that would be one of his best assets in a campaign against president obama. and he got a surprisingly good resfrepgs this conservative audience. this looks like, russ, a mitt romney who is ready to fight for this nomination and that will make this debate wednesday night-- in fact, this whole campaign going head to head with rick perry-- very compelling. >> mitchell: jan crawford in washington, thanks a lot. even with the summer driving season in the rear-view mirror, gas

i'm going to sue for all the plaque folks in the state of massachusetts. this is like in the 1760's. to be free. can you imagine? they said wait a minute, we're going to let you and three others be free but we're not going to free all black folks. but that's an idea of our -- how our people at the early yert point used the ideals of the constitution for their freedom. so let me get -- i'm going to stay on my time. stay on my time. i want you all to know shirley and i will have been married 44 years on monday of next week -- friday of next week, and she's the best part of my day. her birthday is monday so only al williams could get us to come up here on a friday or thursday and do this but we are really appreciative to do this. up need three things for a successful life. i'm going to give you some little jewels here. something to do, someone to love, and something to look forward to. think about it. that's it. you need three things for a successful life. something to do, someone to love, and something to look forward to mpltd and shirly fulfills all three a

look at massachusetts. residents there are seeing this type of growth.fallen there over the last year, and the state's workforce growth has coupled with an average annual income that's approaching roughly $60,000 a year. now take a look at indiana's numbers. some of their numbers are pretty heartening, as well. part of the reason republicans wanted governor mitch daniels in the 201 presidential race, because 32%, their workforce there, has seen expansion. average income is at $40,000. and then a big dip in unemployment. >>> and the top state for job growth? take a peek. it is michigan. the state's unemployment rate is above the national average but it's dipped nearly 2% over the last year. even with the high national unemployment we've seen some private sector job growth every month this year. rosemary from careerbuilder.com, vice president for human resources, is here to help us break down the facts for job seekers out there. good to see you this morning. this is such an important segment that we're very proud of here because we want to see america get

the massachusetts governor, the former governor of massachusetts, mitt romney, his lead challenger, number two. and then there's a break between the other candidates. if there is one other candidate who perhaps has the most to prove tonight, it is the minnesota congresswoman, michele bachmann. the tea party favorite herself, someone who rose in the polls after a cnn debate back in june, but she has struggled as of late, as she has stumbled in the polls, with mostly in part because of the entrance of governor perry. a 90-minute debate. wolf blitzer will moderate it inside. social security is a big issue, taxes is a big issue. it will be interesting to see if more national security issues come up, given the day we have this debate. just after the country paused to remember and reflect ten years since the september 11th, 2001, attacks. let's set the stage and stakes tonight with two people who are following this race closely and perhaps have a little different perspective of what the republican party needs in its leadership at this urgent moment for the party and for the country. our cnn poli

he did that so beautifully and he went to massachusetts as governor and did the same thing. a $3 billion deficit and left it four years later with a $2 billion rainy day fund without raising taxes and without borrowing. we need somebody that has had this kind of experience, that knows how to do turn around and has worked in the private sector and has worked in the government sector. it is not just knowing the answers. many of us know what the solutions are, it is how you get those things done. he has been in environs with a heavily democratic legislature where he is gone things done. i understand may be better than most how important it is mitt is the next president of the united states and how chloe's little badge that i wear now reminds me that it is worth the effort. it is worth it for me to be here, too, and talk to all of you and recognize that not only mitt going to be the next for the party because people will become more aware that we need someone of substance, experience, and has had a hard road but he is not just going to be the, he will also defeat barack obama. [

massachusetts health care is the most expensive in the nation. and it was before our bill and it was after. >> as you can see when mitt romney has to defend that health care to republican and conservative audiences, he has a hard time with it. one thing he is clearly made the decision to do, though, is own it. all right. republicans weren't exactly dismissing the president's job plan. that is until they heard he wanted new taxes to help pay for it. today it's house speaker john boehner's turn to lay out his party's prescription to get the economy back on track. kelly o'donnell is nbc news capitol hill correspondent. in the previews we've seen of boehner's speech, there certainly no talk of putting any money into the economy from the government. >> definitely not. i think when you talk about how the initial reaction to the president's plan as presented to congress, there was that sort of warmer tone. well, now things have sort of shifted, in part because the president's plan for paying for the programs in his set prove posals is about taxes. and j

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it is not just of the commonwealth of massachusetts, where he has been a change agent. he did the same thing at the winter olympics. they had budget problems and he turned that around and stage the most successful winter olympics or olympics of any kind held on u.s. soil. as a businessman who is invested in many of the same companies that were troubled, he turned those around as well. he demonstrated once a week and why he is the best candidate to lead during these very challenging times. -- he demonstrated once again why he is the best candidate to lead during these very challenging times. [inaudible] >> he had answers on federal reserve's and told like it is. on social security, i do not think people were closer to where rick perry was, to dismantle the program and give it to the states to run. that is not mitt romney's view. we continue to believe that the rubble in party will continue to nominate him believes -- the republican party will continue to nominate someone who will strengthen and save social security. >> democrats are worried that mitt romney will pick up

the job creation in massachusetts and that legacy of health care in massachusetts even makes it worse today. >> i get the feeling that rick perry, who's always been a superstar, so far the pizazz of politics, you know, the show, the hat. now he has to get into notes. he's got notes now, and he's not as quite as fluent. >> not good to have notes for rick perry, because he should be, you know, waving his hat and riding in on his horse. i think romney's rattled him a bit. and i think in a strange sense, rick perry has been good for mitt romney, who finally found himself as sort of the economic maven in this race. but it really has emboldened romney. and you could see during the debate, perry almost being like, who are these people? how dare they question me? >> my advisers never told me this was going to happen. >> he's getting more like he's running "meet the press." because romney has now become the guy who says, let's take a look -- like tim in the old days. let's take a look what you said a year ago on social security. like, let's take a look at what you said. and this guy's now got