it's not risky the way it was for senator musky back when there was a dispute. and i think it didn't turn out to be risky at all for hillary clinton. there was a question about whether if the girl cried it was a problem. but it's not risky for male politicians because they are sensitive new-age guys and we reached a new point in the c crying game. >> remember alan aldon they thought he was so sensitive? good to see you both. >> thanks, chris. >>> the speculation about the 2016 contenders began well before tuesday. but now a new public policy polling survey asked iowa democrats and republicans last weekend who they would like to see as their nominee. for the democrats, hillary clinton the overwhelmingly top pick. 58% followed by joe biden. 13% chose someone else. and andrew cuomo and elizabeth warren. the republicans top favorites mike huckabee, chris christie, marco rubio and paul ryan. jeb bush at 11%. guess who is going to iowa? marco rooubio will be there to speak at a birthday celebration r for terry branstad. from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest

. >> remember 1968, i believe it was ed muskie wept -- >> i don't remember 1968, tyler.say -- >> oh, will you stop that! really? >> i don't think we need more crying in washington. i think if anything, we could probably use a little more stiff upper lich ap and a little less water falling from the eyes. >> i think it is much more acceptable now for a man to cry, whether they're in political office or not, than it was when muskie -- >> i have to tell you, if you come out, hang out with my friends a little bit, you're not going to see a lot of crying. >> what are we going to see, john? >> i don't think that -- >> if you go over the fiscal cliff, you will. >> i just -- i don't think you're going to have a lot of boardroom ceos crying, investment bankers don't cry at their desk. politicians might think -- >> i've seen some investment bankers crying at their desks. i have. >> usually on the way out the door. >> or on the wrong side of a deal. >>> let's move over to bertha coombs for a "market flash." >> we're watching jcpenney, the worst performer in the s&p. turnarounds are

i spilled water all over ed muskie when he was angry at us for taking away his honoraria. i had many experiences there. it was a time when the senate, because of the great people in the senate and the way it operated. it was a magnet for a lot of us coming to washington. wandering the halls, and i did not know them all in the 1970's were madeleine albright, stephen breyer, susan collins, lamar alexander. many of the leaders. and in the media today, chris matthews, george will. many of these people got their training in the senate. we were not part of the greatest generation. we have the next best thing. we were trained by them. host: our next call for ira shapiro comes from barry. you have to turn down your set. we are getting feedback. caller: i just turned it down. this is why they had more democrats back then, because of the tea party. they made our government stagnant. they are upset about capitalism. that is what built our country. we send them a strong message. as americans, we need to back up the present by getting more involved with the senate. e-mail in your searc

through the -- there was the john connolly wing nut before he became a republican, there was mcgovern, musky, so i think the -- it there's going to be the equivalent of that now. >> rose: john harris, do you have any sense of what the president -- has he thought about how he wants to ghovrn the second term or is he simply thinking about having an opportunity to govern in the second half. >> it's an opportunity. and the way to look at the mandate is if he wins reelection, the republican mandate to stop him he hopes has been eliminated. probably what he wants to do is take up the unfinished agenda from 2011. that is get back the fiscal cliff, force both sides-- his theory is-- to deal with the so-called grand bargain on fiscal issues. and if that's right-- and i do think mark's analysis is right-- the two central figureso watch on the republican side are paul ryan. i think he is going to have a voice equal to if not superior to john boehner on this issue of can house republicans come along and mitch mcconnell who made it clear his overriding goal was to stop reelection. but if he fails in doin

he worked for the residents campaigns of gene mccarthy, ed muskie, george mcgovern, walter mondale. in fact, almost everybody he ever backed for the presidency ended up losing. and they didn't even come close. but that didn't matter because he was a smart fella with great contacts in washington. so johnson did the study about whether to give up the charter. and the answer came back as in no way. for the shareholders, the government backing was just too valuable. it may fannie mae could borrow money very cheaply and make huge profits, and pay huge salaries to the happy few. all the while supporting the ideal of a nice house in a white picket fence for everybody. so fannie basically made a deal with the devil. it was going to keep its privileges, and is going to do whatever it have to do to defend those privileges in congress. and as fannie became more political, who would be better at running it in jim johnson? maxwell named johnson as the new ceo and in 1991, maxwell retired. anti-tacoma retirement package that equaled more than $20 million. well, even charles schumer who was normal

musky with fruity note, creamy vanilla, musk woods, juicy notes of star fruit, italian mandarin.e with it. >> absolutely. that's what it smells like. it smells nice. a warm, pretty smell. >> a warm, pretty smell. >> on top of it all, "american idol." you're going to be the tough judge. there's a new promo out by "american idol," showing you showing a little bit of tough love. >> really? when did that come out? >> in today's papers. and some contestant says, what did you think of my song? did you like it? and you say, no. >> i did? >> yes. >> well, it's -- i don't know. well, you know what? i wouldn't consider myself a tough judge. i would consider myself an honest judge. >> okay. >> that's all i'm doing. i said before, i want them to leave with the truth because i feel like the truth has always fueled me to get better. sometimes, you know, that really doesn't help if you're going to go back and perfect your craft. they're not coming there for everyone to say, you're great. they're coming there for us to tell them how we feel. and we represent the viewers at home. >> there had bee

i spilled water all over ed muskie when he was angry at us for taking away his honoraria. i had many experiences there. it was a time when the senate, because of the great people in the senate and the way it operated. it was a magnet for a lot of us coming to washington. wandering the halls, and i did not know them all in the 1970's were madeleine albright, stephen breyer, susan collins, lamar alexander. many of the leaders. and in the media today, chris matthews, george will. many of these people got their training in the senate. we were not part of the greatest generation. we have the next best thing. we were trained by them. host: our next call for ira shapiro comes from barry. you have to turn down your set. we are getting feedback. caller: i just turned it down. this is why they had more democrats back then, because of the tea party. they made our government stagnant. they are upset about capitalism. that is what built our country. we send them a strong message. as americans, we need to back up the present by getting more involved with the senate. e-mail in your searc

mainers sents people to the senate whether it's smith or musky, mitchell, collins, or snowe, and theyll come from partisan backgrounds, and yet, they feel it's critically important to move the process forward. that's the approach i'll take, and that's the approach i think will be successful. >> moderator: steve woods? woods: thank you. our most recent congress, the 111th included 688 total u.s. senate votes over a two-year period. if you're a republican that only cares about that, you should vote for charlie summers. he'll vote 100% of the time along party lines. if you're a democrat that cares more about party politics than the interest of maine or america, i guarantee you, dill votes 100% along party lines. such robotic representation is what's wrong with government. charlie and cynthia will not change. they can't. grover and harry will not allow it. it's we, the voters who have to change. we have to listen to our better angels, vote for the candidates at all levels, local, county, state, federal that serve our common good and not fall to the serious seductive voices of fear or walk

i think that is the key component mainers have sent people and whether it is ed muskie, bill cohen wereia's no and they come from partisan backgrounds, yet the field is critically important to move the process for work. that's the approach that i would take and that is the approach i think would be successful. >> moderator: steve? woods: the 111th included 638 u.s. senate votes over a two-year period. if you are a republican but only cares about that, you should vote for charlie summers. he will vote 100% of the time along party lines. if you are democrat who cares more lipari politics in the interest of me north america, i guarantee you, cynthia dill will vote 100% on the party lines. it's a representation that is wrong with government. charlie and cynthia won't change. they can't. it is weak the voters that must change. to quote abraham lincoln we must listen to our better angels and for the candidates tall levels, local, county, state, federal. that serve our common good and not fall to the fear, walk like sheep in the voting booth with only the letter d or are to guide us. to honor