margaret colson and megan mcardle debate common core and renaming the redskins. we begin the program with the chairman of the faith and freedom coalition, ralph reed. thank you for being with us. your conference is this weekend. almost all of the major republican hopefuls will be there. how do you think that most of this crowd views that? is there a favorite at this stage? >> i think our folks that are really the faith-based, grassroots of the party. my sense is that they are the primary electorate writ large. this is kind of all jumbled up. they like ted cruz but they like mike huckabee, they like rick santorum. i think rand paul has got some jazz. i think they will kick the tires and look at the more established front-running type candidates. chris christie will be here this weekend. he will make i believe his first national appearance before a social conservative audience of this type. >> are they accepting of him? >> i think he will get a fair hearing. i think he will make the fair case. >> why didn't you invite any elected democrats? >> well, i think unfortu

megan mcardle and margaret carlson in a moment.irst, a foreign-policy reporter is with us with lots of news. let's take up iraq. the president sending in 300 advisors but says we will not send any ground troops. we will leave open whether we will take any other military action. are we getting dragged back into a rack -- into a rock? >> i don't think so. what he said is that he is kept open the possibility saying that we observed the right of u.s. national interests. if we are under threat, to take unilateral action. that would probably be targeted airstrikes. but at this point, in saying that they will send up to 300 advisors and embed them with the security forces in iraq, he is trying to get more information about where the militants are, trying to help plug up a failure. >> once you send advisors in, at least two more coming in. but they also say that maliki is a disaster. he is a disaster and we want to replace maliki. who replaces him and what kind of sectarian collision could you could youan coalition put in there? >> there a

obama's big week and margaret carlson and megan mcardle debate guns. we begin the program with the house democratic leader nancy pelosi of california. thank you for being with us. the president accepted the resignation of eric shinseki who you have highly praised and said the problems run much deeper than that. do you have any sense of who you would like to see replace him? >> someone who would get confirmed very quickly. that would be very important. before going on to what is next, i want to say how much i do admire secretary shinseki. he is a great patriotic american. as they say in the military and on the battlefield, we leave no soldier behind and when they come home, that is a pledge that the secretary kept as a general and as a secretary. >> when you say someone who would be quickly confirmed, is there any name that comes up in mind or any type? >> management. it would be useful to have someone who has an understanding of what the challenges are. some of the challenges relate to the delivery of health care and that is one piece of it. the other

megan mcardle and margaret carlson in a moment. let's take up iraq.he president sending in 300 advisors but says we will not send any ground troops. we will leave open whether we will take any other military action. >> what he said is that he is kept open the possibility saying that we observed the right of u.s. national interests. if we are under threat, to take unilateral action. that would probably be targeted airstrikes. they will have the advisors and embed them with the iraqi security forces. he is trying to get more information about where the militants are, trying to help plug up a failure. it advisors in, at least two more coming in. iut they also say that malak is a disaster. who replaces him and what kind of sectarian collision could you put in there? >> there are a lot of state department trying to keep what they call the constitutional process on track. member, and already had elections back in april. they had fairly high turnout and they were supposed to choose a new parliament. by the time that parliament was chosen, then they will be 3

obama's big week and margaret carlson and megan mcardle debate guns.n the program with the house democratic leader nancy pelosi of california. thank you for being with us. the president accepted the resignation of eric shinseki who you have highly praised and said

margaret colson and megan mcardle debate common core and renaming the redskins.program with the chairman of the faith and freedom coalition, ralph reed. thank you for being with us. your conference is this weekend. mo

obama's big week and margaret carlson and megan mcardle debate guns.e begin the program with the house democratic leader nancy pelosi of california. thank you for being with us. the president accepted the resignation of eric shinseki who

margaret colson and megan mcardle debate common core and renaming the redskins.begin the program with the chairman of the faith and freedom coalition, ralph reed. thank you for being with us. your conference is this weekend. almost all oth