sninlly nolan finley what about the michigan primary. is it an independent primary? it is closed just to republicans? >> it's semi closed. anybody can vote but they got to declare themselves a member of the party. barack obama is on the ballot on the democratic side and there are a few other issues on the ballot that don't relate to the presidential campaign but you will have to go in and declare yourself either a republican or a democrat. that want dissuades to a certain extent the mischief making. we expect some democrats to go in, take a big gulp declare themselves a republican and try to make some mischief in this primary. >> nolan finley we'll check in with you again before the primary on february the 28th. the editorial page editor of the detroit news and his work is available online at detroitnews.com. thank you for being with us. this is washington today heard coast to coast on xm channel 119. we're streamed on the web at c-span.org and in the washington-baltimore area you're listening on 91.1 on your dial. the associated press putting out the family name may

host: nolan finley? guest: it's all true.t's what i was talking about earlier, the extra-legal nature of this bankruptcy. mitt romney was right when he said the whole process was structured to benefit -- to the benefit of obama supporters. the u.a.w. came out pretty much scott free in this bankruptcy process. they were elevated above the security bondholders in violation or what would seem to be in violation of bankruptcy law and what do you see happening now? you have bob king, u.a.w. president pledging to organize and train 1,000,000 of -- 100,000 occupy activists to diploy this spring and summer on behalf of barack obama and the act of class warfare. the shareholders were wiped out. you had dealerships shut by the government and a c.e.o. dismissed by the white house. it was extraordinary and the fact that we're sitting here today and the auto industry is thriving again should not be justification for the trampling of the law that occurred during this process and there should be more scrutiny given to it and i think mitt ro

>> nolan finley? guest: it's all true. that's what i was talking about earlier. the extralegal nature of this bankruptcy. mitt romney is right when he said this whole process was structured to benefit -- to the benefit of obama supporters. the u.a.w. came out pretty much scott free in this bankruptcy process. they were elevated above the secure bondholders, in violation, or what would seem to be in violation of bankruptcy law and what do you see happening now? you have bob king, u.a.w. president, pledging to organize and train 100,000 of these occupy activists to deploy this spring and summer on behalf of barack obama and his mess abbling of class warfare. shareholders were wiped out. you had a c.e.o. dismissed by the white house. it was extraordinary what went on here. and the fact that we're sitting here today and the auto industry is thriving again should not be justification for the trampling of the law that occurred during this process. and there should be more scrutiny given to it. i think mitt romney is correct in raising those issues. host: d.j. is follow

our guests on "washington journal" include nolan finley. at 8:30, will speak with virginia republican governor bob mcdonnell who is participating in this weekend's meetings. he recently changed his position on a bill in his state requiring

. >> sunday morning, our guests include detroit news editorial editor nolan finley. he will discuss his paper's endorsement of mitt romney. in 2008, they endorsed john mccain. at 8:30, we will speak with governor bob mcdonnell who is participating in this weekend's winter meeting at the nga. he recently changed his position regarding -- requiring women to get an ultrasound before having an abortion. democratic pollster celina lake on the history of women voters and how women are trending in 2012. "washington journal" live sunday at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this particular phone only rings in a serious crisis. it is in the hands of a man who has proven themselves responsible. vote for president johnson. >> bush and dukakis on crime. bush supports the death penalty. dukakis a lot of first-degree murder is to have weekend passes. one was willie horton. >> if the accusations that john kerry made against the veterans who served in vietnam was a devastating. >> randomly shot at civilians. >> we can point to an outrage as commercial or two, but on average, at negativ

nolan finley who is our guest this past weekend on "washington journal" has a piece today. in the final days, still a horse race. and it says that last night's poll went south for romney, putting former pennsylvania senator rick santorum back in the lead by two points. 37-35. mitchell says romney is losing support in every category. his analyst is -- analysis santorum has managed to convince voters he is a fiscal and social conservative making him the whole package the minds of republicans on romney's position on social issue. and here from the "detroit free press" website, santorum campaign asks for democrats to vote for him and asking democrats to show up in the open primary today in michigan. democrats and independents and vote for him. in the robo call, this is what is being said. that -- the their -- their tir said romney supported the bailout but opposed the g.m. and chrysler -- host: we see evidence that's actually happening. romney leads 43 to 38 but santorum's up 47 to 10 with democratic voters and even though will there's are 8%, that's enough to put him over the

this morning on washington journal, our guests include detroit news editorial page editor nolan finley. in 2008, the detroit news in 2008, the detroit news

our other guest includes nolan finley. we will also speak with democratic pollster celinda lake about the history of women voters. watch "washington journal" beginning at 7:00 eastern on c- span. >> one of the trickiest things about writing this book was thinking through the way rights were straddled aspirational ideal and a more practical and formal mandate. >> richard thompson defines human rights. tonight at 10:00. also this weekend, at 7:00, and a story and looks at the african-americans who served in congress. -- historian looks at the african-americans who served in congress. booktv every weekend on c-span to. >> this particular only telephone it only brings in a serious crisis. vote for president johnson on november 3. >> bush supports the death penalty for first-degree murderers. dukakis opposes the death penalty and allow first-degree murderers to of weekend passes from prison. >> the accusations that john kerry made against the veterans deserved against -- served in vietnam was devastating. >> we can all point to

we will give it to another group with the philosophy >> tomorrow, nolan finley. also, virginia gov. bob mcdonnell at the national governors' association meeting. and a pollster on the history of women voters and how they are trending in 2012. that is tomorrow on "washington journal." coming up today at 3:00 p.m. eastern, back to live coverage of the annual nga meeting. that is at 3:00 p.m. eastern. nga coverage continues tomorrow beginning at 9:30 a.m. eastern with a discussion on education and eliminating childhood hunger. homeland security and the role of the national guard at 2:30 p.m. eastern. the obama administration thursday outlined a privacy bill of rights at an event attended by members of congress and the private sector. the white house said the proposal would give people more control over how their personal information is used on the internet. the commerce secretary announced the start of a public-private partnership to find consensus on the rules. [applause] >> good afternoon, everyone. i want to thank you all for coming. we have a distinguished line of speakers. we are