mr. roemer has received single-digit support from republican voters, often 1%, sometimes less than that. n early and outspoken supporter of the occupy wall street movement. he's visited occupy sites in new york and in washington, d.c., asking people he met there for their support. and that makes him essentially the only republican presidential contender who's even trying to talk to constituencies outside the label -- excuse me, the republican base. or to people to whom they'd like to sell their books and dvds, which is another way to approach campaigning. yesterday mr. roemer announced his pick for a vice presidential running mate. and although the announcement came from an ambitiously cross-partisan place, mr. roemer's pick was frankly a politician who is sure to win almost nobody's heart. connecticut senator joe lieberman. a former democrat who has now decided not to run again for his own senate seat, let alone for anything else. quoting mr. roemer, "i'm asking independent-minded voters to imagine what we could accomplish with this ticket. americans are justifiably frustrated with their

viewer who watched our interview with republican presidential candidate and former governor buddy roemer mr sash three one three said on you too the only republican i'd vote for and he's not even on the radar really if this guy was supported properly he'd blow all other candidates out of the water and i think it was we are really at the nail on the head whether you agree with buddy roemer policies or not he deserves a spot on the main stage a chance a debate like everybody else and yet here we see a perfect example of how the media elevates people like herman cain while candidates like buddy roemer gary johnson had no love or attention from that and the thing is if you look at the republican candidates that are highlighted by the media they carry some pretty extreme positions which are now considered republican orthodoxy we've shown you clips on how attitudes towards immigration reform who moved very sharply to the right even the g.o.p. darling that ronald reagan would be extreme for today's republican party now my belief is that if buddy roemer were allowed to communicate and share his bel

finally christie roemer says mr. president, actually there isn't any plan for citigroup. obama says, there had better be. what do you mean there is no plan? all of a sudden roemer feels emanuel's gaze on her. the meeting breaks up, and emanuel and summers huddled. emanuel is livid. he says i can't believe she said that without tim geithner being here to defend himself. forget about the material issues. summers reports to roemer minutes after. christie, rahm was livid that you would save that without tim to defend himself. jesus, rahm she's right. there isn't a plan. i asked the president about this. it wasn't an easy moment in our interview at the end of the process. i said, you are agitated. i by a notch or agitated would be the exact word i would use. what did you say to tim? i don't remember exactly. the bureaucracy wasn't moving as fast as i wanted. it is a term of art i suppose. this stuff is just hard, wrong. it was hard. harder than i could have imagined to come up with solutions. i talked to geithner too. he is in the book. you can read it yourself, to a page is. h