and that's what obamacare does. it started from the premise that the way to make the health sector more equitable, covering more people, and more efficient and, therefore, bend the cost curve bend the cost curve was that the federal government really managing every aspect of resource allocations, the benefit package, premiums, how to insurance -- which insurance covers are loud in the marketplace and which art. it really put the government in charge of all of that. our recommendation comes from exactly the opposite, 180-degree perspective which is the way to improve our health system and put the patient at the center of everything, the consumer at the center of everything and the way to do that is to give them control over the resources. that once you put them in charge of making some choices for themselves, the system will orient itself toward pleasing them much more than they do today. you get higher quality, more productivity, cost would be an issue because people would look for a value with their limited resourc

one is obamacare. one man is moving his whole company out of the country in arizona because of obamacare. the message everywhere around this country, from business leaders large and small, including manufacturing, is get the government off my back. as president i will. >> how about to help workers get ready for the new jobs in manufacturing. should the federal government help community colleges with vocational training programs and things like that. >> they've done numerous job training with mixed results. we need to bring manufacturing back to the united states. what we need to do is today the united states has the second highest corporate tax rate in the world. i'm a former federal tax lawyer. i've seen the devastation. we have to bring that tax rate down substantially so that we're among the lowest in the industrialized world. here's the other thing. every time the liberals get into office, they pass an omnibus bill on big spending projects. we need to pass the mother of repeal bills, but it's the r

i will repeal obamacare just as michelle. indicated and also on my first day in office if i'm lucky enough to have that office i will grant a waiver to all fifty states will buy macaire now there are some similarities and there are some big differences obamacare spends a trillion dollars if it were perfect and it's not perfect it's terrible we can't afford more federal spending secondly it raises five hundred billion dollars in taxes we did raise taxes in massachusetts third obamacare takes five hundred billion dollars out of medicare and funds obamacare we of course didn't do that ok so he still kept the focus on romney and romney care how did robbery how are people watching this debate i'm hearing the reaction saying. he held his ground is the base of the republican party so in that this is to see how got a romney talking about obama care over and over and over again and not have him lose ground jack well romney has the quick follow up quick witted he knows what to say maybe at least that's what the pundits are taking it be

third, obamacare takes $500 billion out of medicare and funds obamacare. we of course didn't do that. and finally, ours was a state plan, a state solution, and if people don't like it in our state, they can change it. that's the nature of why states are the right place for this type of responsibility. and that's why i introduced a plan to repeal obamacare and replace it with a state centric program. >> governor, you just heard the governor rebut your characterization obamneycare. >> first to sylvia, she has put her finger on one of the most important issues facing the country which is president obama stood before the nation in 2008 and said he promised to do health care reform, focused on cost containment, along with republican republicans. >> the question, governor, was why obamneycare? >> i'll get to that. >> 30 seconds, governor. >> another example of him breaking his promise and has to be held accountable. and in order to prosecute the case against president obama, you have to be able to show that you've got a better plan and a different plan. we took

sunday eyes about obamacare standing here with the governor right there it is president obama is the person who i quoted in saying he looked to massachusetts for designing his program he's the one who said it's a blueprint and that he merged the two programs and so using the term obamacare was a reflection of the president's comments that he designed obamacare on the massachusetts health care plan so i think he's doing the exact same thing that john edwards did when he refused to take on john kerry or john edwards and and ventura in the two thousand and eight bates and two thousand and four i guess or whatever. you know he was running for vice president i think who in this case there do people this so wide open he actually a miniscule especially has i mean he's the alternative to romney at this point romney implodes in my horse unless i don't get in the he's there so i don't see why you wouldn't be. running for president i just think you just want to take he could have imploded you know i mean romney so employers could question i don't know why i did it he was so boring and maybe he

>> what i want to do is make sure that we fully repeal obamacare. this will be one of the largest spending initiatives we will ever see in our country. also, it will take away choice from the american people. it will hurt senior citizens, because obama took away $500 billion, as you say, from medicare and will transfer it to younger people in obamacare. even worse, the congressional budget office is saying that we will lose 800,000 jobs with obamacare. when we're in a situation now where we have massive job loss, this is not what we want to do with obamacare. >> chris: i want to ask about the medicare part of it, because as you just said, it would take away almost $500 billion from medicare for a new entitlement. you voted for the paul ryan house budget, which would also take away almost half a trillion dollars from medicare. >> well, what we need to do is revise and change what we're doing in washington, d.c. we do need to have changes in the budget. we do need to have changes in spending. but the one thing we know about obamacare, it will be a bra

it's like a train on the tracks with no ending. >> talk about opting out of obamacare? why can't we opt out of the whole system? >> reporter: but the san francisco republican party chair says the candidate who can beat obama may be a governor not even on stage. >> it would be interesting to see rick perry or chris christie. >> reporter: she believes the key to winning is the economy. >> coming up with proposals that cut spending in washington and requiring cutting government regulations. >>> no short average candidates. [ indiscernible ] filed the paperwork to -- michele bachmann filed her papers. minnesota congressman had been indicating a formal announcement would be later this month but she threw her hat in the ring last night. coming up on "the early show," bob schieffer will host a special town hall meeting on the economy and the republican leaders starting at 7:00 here on cbs 5. >>> this morning, house democrats will meet behind closed doors and discuss the "sexting" scandal that involves congressman anthony weiner. he is resisting calls from his colleagues to qui

was a reflection of the president's comments that he designed obamacare on the massachusetts health care plan so i think he's doing the exact same thing that john edwards did when he refused to take on john kerry or john edwards and john kerry in the two thousand and eight bits and two thousand and four years or whatever. you know he was running for vice president i think who in this case that field is so wide open he actually a miniscule especially has i mean he's the alternative to romney at this point romney implodes in what course unless they don't get him he's there so i don't see why he wouldn't be running program. i just think he just wanted to take that he could have been photographed you know that he really saw employed it's a good question i don't know why i did that he was so boring and maybe he was it like to get in fights on stage and want to think it's because rob has got four hundred million bucks in his own back pocket he's the most well funded of all the other candidates he's almost certainly going to be the party's nominee unless he really screws a badly and so he'

the alternative is obamacare. secret, president's new health care law takes a half a trillion from medicare to spend on obamacare. how many times have you ever told your congressman at a town hall meeting or talked around the coffee table or at the greasy spoon restaurant and said i wish they would stop raiding social security. well, guess what? they just started that with medicare now. and what's worse, they put a new board of 15 unelected bureaucrats in charge of price controlling and rationing medicare to current seniors. so they raid it, they ration it, and then they don't even try to save it. we save the program, we end the raid, and we stop the rationing. we think that's the better way to go to save the system. [applause] fourth thing we do is grow the economy. now, here's the difference. washington doesn't create jobs. the private sector creates jobs, entrepreneurs create jobs, people create jobs. and when you have so much government, so much government activism, so much government regulating and so much go

but it didn't -- but to say that obamacare is going to throw 800,000 -- or imply that obamacare is going to throw 800,000 people who want to keep their jobs out of work just really isn't true. gwen: it ignores nuance. and this idea that the president knew full well. >> well, there's a little problem with that as dan's colleague, glen kesler, at the "washington post" helpfully pointed out. president obama signed health care reform in march of 2010. this c.b.o. report came out in august of 2010. so whether you can accuse the president -- it doesn't sound like you can accuse him of premeditated we're going to strangle and wring 800,000 jobs. and yes, there's uncertainty around health care. but really when you think about it, to try to project the impact of -- this really complex piece of legislation, over 10 years of the economy, that's really risky business. gwen: makes for a great applause line but doesn't necessarily square with the exact facts as we know them. let's take another look what the field's leader, mitt romney, had to say about the economy. >> what this president has done has

. >> obamney care was a reflex that he designed obamacare on the massachusetts healthcare lan zblan he attacked the plan? >> if i am elected president i are repeal on obamacare and on my first day in office i will grant a waiver to all 50 states for obamacare. >> the difference is one he'll likely to be explained as the campaign goes on. >> one candidate wasn't there was john huntsman, utah governor and briefly the ambassador to china. >> time right now, 4:35. we should know by the end of today if a federal judge will allow a decision to overturn the ban on gay marriage to stand. the judge says he will rule quickly on the issue after hearing two hours on the issue. opponents say judge vaughn walker should have removed himself from the case because he was in at same sex relationship and could benefit from the outcome. a lawyer who tried to block proposition 8, walker is being challenged because he is gay and we assume all federal judges will decide cases based on the law. >>> former bart police officer johannes mehserle is in northern california spending time with his family. he was rel

i quite like obamacare. just to declare my -- i come from a country where we have the national health service. >> it's terrible. >> actually, it works very well for most people. but let's not enter that debate because this is not in britain. but the point is i'm in favor of this. what i'm not in favor is of you for political reasons now trying to pretend that somehow it's massively different to president obama's. >> mooerz piers, you know i ran for office four years ago when our plan in massachusetts was considered by republicans to be net net potentially a plus. it wasn't a negative. i ran for office. at that time we already had romney kair in place. and at that time people asked me would you use your romneycare and have a federal program just like it? and i said absolutely not. we'd violate the constitution. and states have differences that you have to accommodate. >> but in terms of the ideology, are republicans who say that it's wrong to take those who can't afford the insurance, to mandate them into get

on a platform of repealing and replacing obamacare before the affordable care act and while they passed legislation the house representatives to repeal it far as i can tell the party has not introduced a single piece of legislation to replace it we found if i had to follow their employees but just get yourself arrested when you get sick. oh you know get a lot better for him to go to canada to get some health care but the reality is means no wind up the reality is no one in that whole two thousand and debate over obamacare said that someone like this man should not be taking care of everyone acknowledges that the five percent of population that is in desperate need of medical care and does not have insurance should be taken care of and also everyone agreed that we do need a health care system that is revamped as well and we're saying where's the plan and shovel plan there are a lot of ideas that are out there and the first all of our efforts right now are being dedicated to repealing it we've got to get rid of this thing first before you work on a substitute and there are a lot of ideas

>> whether people can carry guns in arizona whether drone warfareiolates t constitution, whether obamacare violates the commerce clause, those are not crises. what the constitution is fors to deal with conflict. there was no greater conflict in some ways in american hiory than the conflict in that room

when obama karr -- obamacare passed, we launched a nationwide petition to repeal every word of obamacareevery politician who voted for it. >> i would ask each of you to join us in that, come to ted cruzing forking for, sign the petition to repeal the obamacare, and ask five of your friends to do the same. so the first thing we need to do is stand for principle. the second thing we need to do is stand for liberty and the third thing we need to do is defend america. this is a president who routinely defends the interests of other nations, our enemies, and yet fails to stand for our own interests. i'll tell you, there's nothing i believe in more powerfully than american exceptionalism, and like many of you, my belief is not a simple academic belief i studied in history books. it comes from my family and personal story and life experience. my father is from cuba. he was born in cuba and grew up in cuba. and as a teenager, when he was 14 years old, my dad began fighting in the cuban revolution. ... so in 1957 my father arrived in austin texas. he was 18-years-old and he didn't speak a word of

according to the obama administration you can now get an individual opt out for obamacare i don't believe was realistic campaign gives just have to be broke and betting videos could have become a felony obama is going to stop you dangerous you to paris to jake deliberate joins me to check in with lou from his tour in europe the winner of the dance party at deejays video contest for cantwell is going to be in studio tonight as our terrorist dancers betty dickey and jason talley we've got fornicating chickens resistance to the t.s.a. and i'm not refer to them. feeling their resistance and a special appearance from none other than hitler i don't need something to distract you all polishing your dance shoes for tomorrow that's why there's adam versus the many. individuals can now opt out of obamacare don't like the government boss you around blowing you into spending your own private wealth you know say mandating that you purchase mediocre health insurance never fear you have an alternative now and if you feel so feel compelled to resist the mandate you always have the liberty of to sing to e

this is what obamacare has put in place. it's cut $500 billion out of medicare, and it's going to put a panel in place to limit the amount that can be spread around. $500 billion. that is an incredible amount of money. you know, i just want to elaborate on my comments. the board itself is just unbelievable. but let's face it right now, in america, physicians are closing their doors. physicians are dropping patients with medicare because they simply cannot afford to do business any longer. all of these things that we're facing right now, we talked about the s.g.r., we talked about how physicians are being paid. there is so much uncertainty in the health care world because, directly because of obamacare. hospitals are scrambling to find out and figure out and crunch the numbers on how they're going to be able to continue to provide care throughout the years moving forward. we must follow through on this legislation because it is going to affect every american. it doesn't matter how old you are. this is just a start. this is ju

again it's not that we were the house could do this but you haven't even really repealed obamacare yet you have to have the senate on board so that's not going to i don't let's make it you have to have the senate then you have to have the grandson of you have to. get my replaces it look at martin feldstein i think he has a very smart plan is called catastrophic insurance i think that's a pretty good plan but i think that we have to do one step at a time you have to repeal it and it has not yet been repealed could. well there's but there there is a proposal to repeal it that has been passed by congress by the house of representatives by the house of representatives paul ryan plan and and there has been no no of paul ryan plan isn't just to repeal the polarized i'm offering this if expensive reforms to certain elements of the health care for health care system so yes that's a that's the reply no i'm saying it's a step i'm saying they need to do more things that only hasn't any. place yet there are numerous we'll i'm going to rings on replacement at this point when this can't even possibl

. >> president obama said that he designed obamacare after romney care and basically made it obamneycare. >> jon: oh, no you didn't! two names together with care is like the brangelina of socialized medicine! oh, damn. it's on! >> your rival is standing right there. if it was obamneycare on fox news sunday, why is it not obamneycare standing here with the governor? >> president obama is the person i quoted in saying he looked to massachusetts for designing his program. he's the one who said it's a blueprint and that he merged the two programs and so using the term obamneycare was a reflection of the president's comment that he decided obamacare on the massachusetts health care plan. (laughter) >> jon: did i say obamneycare? i meant to say obapalin care. she's not here, right? obapalincare. that's what i meant to say. (cheers and applause) still, the night was a sure-fire success, at least according to the only metric that matters to cnn. >> seven candidates up on stage as they try to impress voters of new hampshire and the country. we've become, we are told, a trending topic on twitter.

america, will not rest until we repeal obamacare. [cheers and applause] take it to the bank, cash the check, it will be done. it will not stand. the american people will not stand. [cheers and applause] because know that you know that you know that you know the american people are with us on this issue. that's why the window of opportunity that we have in 2012 is so crucial. carol who was introducing me before has been working tirelessly in the minnesota legislature to prevent them from the early implementation of obamacare in our state. in all of your 50 states, e urge you faith and freedom activists to do the same. work in your state to prevent the early implementation of obamacare. this is the dirty deal that was done with obamacare. some of you may know this, some of you may not. when obamacare was given, and we were told to vote on this bill, you can do a search, and you will not find this fact. hidden in the bill, tucked away in the bill, supposedly in plain sight was 105 billion dollars of prefunding of obamacare to implement

. >> in the term obamney care was reflection of president's obamacare on massachusetts plan. >> if i'ment i will repeal obamacare and on my first day in office, i will grant a waiver to all 50 states for obamacare. >> the difference between romney's own universal health care plan is one that he will be likely have to explain as the campaign goes on. >> one candidate wasn't there was john huntsman, former utah governor and briefly ambassador to china. >> right now, san francisco arson investigators are looking into the cause of an early morning fire that damaged two western addition homes. eight people had to be evacuated. one of them won't be able to move back in. the fire begin around 1:00 this morning behind a home on golden gate avenue near scott street. flames burned a secondly home was at the rear. fire started in an outdoor area between the two houses. investigators are calling it suspicious, no one was injured. >>> investigators in san leandro are trying to determine the cause of an apartment fire that forced 14 people out of their homes. some of those neighbors were the victims

the alternative is obamacare. you have to remember dirty little secret, president's new health care law takes a half a trillion from medicare to spend on obamacare. how many times have you ever told your congressman at a town hall meeting or talked around the coffee table or at the greasy spoon restaurant and said i wish they would stop raiding social security. well, guess what? they just started that with medicare now. and what's worse, they put a new board of 15 unelected bureaucrats in charge of price controlling and rationing medicare to current seniors. so they raid it, they ration it, and then they don't even try to save it. we save the program, we end the raid, and we stop the rationing. we think that's the better way to go to save the system. [applause] fourth thing we do is grow the economy. now, here's the difference. washington doesn't create jobs. the private sector creates jobs, entrepreneurs create jobs, people create jobs. and when you have so much government, so much government activism, so much go

. >> in the term obamney care that he dined obamacare on the massachusetts healthcare plan. >> romneyhis part attacked the plan he supposedly inspired. >> if i'm elected president i will repeal obamacare. also on my first day in office, i will grant a waiver to all 50 states for obamacare. >> the difference between romney's healthcare plan and the president is one he'll likely be asked to explain again and again as the campaign goes on. >> one campaigned wasn't there was john huntsman. former utah governor >>> right now, san francisco arson investigators are looking into the cause of an early morning fire that damaged two western addition homes. eight people had to be evacuated an one is now looking for a place to stay. the fire began around 1:00 this morning behind a home on golden gate avenue on scott street. the flames burned a second home on elm street. the fire started in an outdoor area between the two homes. investigators are calling it suspicious. >> right now we are waiting for the arson squad to show up and rule out the areas they can start overhauling and determine the caus

what is the latest on the newhouse's majority to repeal obamacare? >> if you believe, as i do, but obamacare will deliver -- ruin the best health care delivery system in the world and then crept our nation, you would agree -- [applause] and the first week and we had our new majority, we passed a bill to repeal obamacare and send it to the senate, where they have never quite been able to get it on the floor and have a debate. since then, we have also eliminated a number of mandatory spending programs contained within obamacare, and have had dozens of hearings outlining and trying to understand is complete government takeover of our health-care system. our team will not rest until obamacare is repealed, all of it, top to bottom. [applause] >> thank you. how are the debt limit negotiations going? will republicans in congress be successful in forcing significant budget cuts, in your opinion, without defaulting on the u.s. debt? >> well, they could be going quicker. i told the president, this is the moment. this is the time. we know what the problems are.

. $550 million were taken out of medicare for obamacare. they keep hitting the social security trust fund all the time and taking money out of that. the money is there. there is no deficit. they keep taking from the trust funds. if there needs to be a law passed that you cannot take money from the trust fund to pay force or debts. that is our money. they keep taking money from expert. -- they keep taking money from it. guest: as of today we are spending more money on medicare benefits than we are taking in. the same thing on social security. 9-13 years from now, medicare is in trouble, a little longer than social security. the idea in washington that we will not do anything, we have 10,000 retirees every day and there's no plan in washington to take care of them. obamacare cuts $500 million out of medicare and it's going to do that through board of 16 people who will make those cuts in a non-transparent matter. we want to make serious reforms that will improve the system and alleged medicare survive for people 55 and under. if we do not thi

number two, you know, obamacare, i think it is appalling that calling it obamacare is disrespectful toresident. he is a great president. like you said, he inherited a lot of what is happening right now. i am retired military. i go to the va. while in the military, it was basically a socialized medical program. i in 61 years old. they take care of me and show me dignity and respect. you know, everybody is required to have automobile insurance. why not everybody have medical insurance? take the insurance companies and limit the amounts they can charge these people. if they are taxed, the immediately raised their rates. they make a profit. all of these ceo's and corporations make a profit, but it is not trickling down to small businesses and the people. guest: let me thank you for the service that you have provided our country. i would hope that all veterans do not believe that they are getting good medical treatment get in touch with your congressperson because we owe them, especially those who fought for our country. let me make it abundantly clear. a social security, medicaid, and medi

so i'm going to say one thing and do another so the obamacare incident he was also an abortion flip flop anyway the social conservatives out of the romney camp for now are let's see so would romney be best for amy kramer's tea party express oh no i like mandates out of them and they made it work out of the manager gordon. i mean i know you're going to really mean it oh absolutely i am but let me tell you what kind of man it's a life for it which is this and i want to come up with. beg your pardon i like mandates what mandates are freedom made you can have it both ways all right so what we're going to do about the iraq war national security and afghanistan don't run the race the question if you were president is a switch you need to go to congress to get authorization to take military action against iran's nuclear facilities. you sit down with your attorneys and tell you what you have to do but obviously the president of states has to do what's in the best interest of the united states to protect us against a potential threat the president did that as he was planning on moving into iraq a

we are talking obamacare not romney care. look, i know that we aren't sure what is going to happen when obamacare kicks in. what i do know there are enormous subsidies that will lead some employers, i talked to one from kentucky just the other day, they are preparing to dump their coverage because they can get rid of the problem. it makes life a lot simpler for them and the employees are going to have to be put into a government program. and remember, a lot of these government programs are going to be very narrowly focused. they won't have a lot of choices and ultimately i thought obamacare is going to be about more choices for consumers. if these employers dump their employees there will be fewer choices. jenna: it also said that 70% of the employees would stay with their insurers if their insurer says to them look your employer is not going to cover them any more we'll cover offer you this private coverage plan, most people would check that box and say i'm going to stay with the program i'm used to except i'll buy it direct

this economy is stalled, like a train on the tracks with no engine. >> talk about opting out of obamacare, why can't we opt out of the whole system? >> they all took their shots at the president. former house speaker newt gingrich, minnesota congresswoman michelle bachmann and former minnesota governor tim pawlenty taking part in the debate also. >>> now with more on the debate, joel brown reports from washington. >> is there one candidate standing out more against one or the other after the debate? >> reporter: yeah, if you talk about winners you can easily point to mitt romney. he went into last night as the gop front-runner and with no missteps he solidified that position. you also have to look at michelle bachmann as winner as well. she made some news declaring her candidacy on national television and perhaps stole some headlines this morning. and if you want to look at someone who maybe needed to show a little better was tim pawlenty. has been trying to establish himself as an alternative to mitt romney. he had a chance to really make a distinction last night on the healthcare questi

and that will begin with a complete repeal of obamacare. (cheers and applause) from my first day in office, my number-one job will be to see that america once again is number one in job creation. >> rose: mitt romney already has a strong fund-raising apparatus and campaign operation but he faces tough questions fr his party out the health care plan he passed as governor of massachusetts. meanwhile, sarah palin and rudy giuliani also made stops in the granite state today. neither have announced whether they will run. joining me now from washington, hunt, executive editor of bloomberg news and john harris, editor-in-chief of politico. i am pleased to have both of them here. how is mitt romney in 2012 differt from tt romney in 2008? >> he's goods that have been on the shelf a pretty long time. that can be an asset in republican politics, but so-called pry mow general tour theory in which republicans have looked to their nominee to somebody who's seen as it's his turn. often somebody who's run before and is seen as now ready. i think mitt romne

what's happening under president obama, you're seeing it in his obamacare, what he's done with medicarent payment advisory board, 15-member board that's going to go into place right before the implementation of obamacare in 2014 that's going to put price controls and controls on top-down controls on medicare. we've never had that before. we've never had an independent board created by the government to put price controls on medicare. you hear the democrats saying we're going to push grandma off a cliff because of what paul ryan suggested on medicare. grandma's already headed down because barack obama's put a price control plan in place and it's top-down. what ryan and i support is giving seniors the choice to participate in economic decisions and make those decisions about access to care, quality of care by themselves. >> i want to talk a little more about medicare in a minute, but i want to ask about your announcement and place in the field. last time you were up for re-election, you were handily defeated by 17 points in your run for the senate. how do you think you've changed professi

two weeks later, "the new york times" runs a story about the pharmaceutical company buying into obamacareause he promised to cap the liability of a billion dollars over 10 years. buried in the article was fascinating tidbits. in order to seal the deal the pharmaceutical companies had to chip in money, $150 million to pay for television advertising in favor of obamacare. and during the entire 2008 election cycle spent $236 million to see how that works? he get so he wants and television advertising everybody goes home happy except the taxpayers whose airwaves are used for backdoor propaganda efforts. unimagined the stopper is the executives who would stop this. leave aside the reliance on big government and focus on the fact there corporate officers supposed to be focused on turning revenue for the shareholders. the executives want to make a difference. listen to move dumpers dog from mtv networks here is his role on the chief executive of. >> >> those on the social right criticize mtv with the bad effect nine teen-agers and gets them into drugs but how do balance the need to be socially r

>> clearly, the biggest one has to be obamacare.e massachusetts health care program. and the individual mandate. not just the individual mandate, the idea of how do we reform the health care system? i believe that america was founded because this fundamental belief it believed in free people. that people if left to be free could solve their problems and using the market system and capitalism that we could create innovation and solve problems better at the local level. solve them by trusting people and institutions on big government. when governor romney in massachusetts went along with a government top down system to make sure everybody has insurance and what insurance they are going to get, i think it violated those fundamental principles. similar to what president obama did with obamacare. i understand the states can do this. i believe governor romney is right the federal government can't. still, the principle is the came -- is the same. it is a fundamental difference how i believe government should act. >> greta: 30 seconds left.

after the health care plan in massachusetts and merged those two things together to form obamacare or as i call it obamneycare. >> we are going to hear it a lot. i want to ask you, though, as i'm out here talking to people, i think people really want to hear from mitt romney. this is his neck of the woods with name recognition here. is it a curse? i don't know if that's the way to put it, as a curse to go in as the front-runner? >> they hate we say he's the front-runner because it seems like you have the most to lose. so, you know, everybody has to prove themselves at this debate. and the truth is anybody could come out a winner if they show something that people haven't seen. but because romney's name recognition is significant, because he has so much money, because he's done this before, he is the a little ahead of the rest. >> i'm so glad you are here because you are the best person to answer this. when you hear -- people talk about tim pawlenty and say he's bland. when people talk about mitt responsible knee say he's mechanical. they want them both to loosen up and be like guys an

folks, if there's any one thing that is killing job creation today, it is obamacare.'m telling you this as a physician and someone who insures my employees. this system is a disaster and i'm sure some of you are only now realizing that sometime in the future if you sell your home and make profit, you are going to have to pay 3.8% profit because of obamacare. also, we are going to be hiring 16,000 new i.r.s. agents. yes, with your tax money, we're going to go -- it's their purpose and their job to make sure and guarantee that you have the gold-plated obamacare kind of insurance. folks, the american people have rejected that. the rasmussen poll, which is the most accurate of any tell us that the vast majority of people don't want government-run health care or obamacare and i'm going to make a bold prediction that i don't think anyone has made yet. in 2012, we're going to hold onto the house of representatives. we are going to take back the united states senate -- [cheers and applause] >> and we are going to take the white house and have a brand new republican president,

our team will not rest until obamacare is repealed, all of it, top to bottom. [applause] >> thank you. how are the debt limit negotiations going? will republicans and congress be successful in forcing significant budget cuts, in your opinion, without defaulting on the u.s. debt? >> well, they could be going quicker. listen, i told the president, this is the moment, this is the time. we know what the problems are. i'm not going to kick the can down the road another year. and i've watched leaders that came before me look up at this problem and it was as if they were looking up at a mountain and they'd see how tall and steep it was and they'd decide, well, we'll kick the can down the road another year. well, guess what? we're out of room to kick the can down. not going to happen anymore. [applause] now, there's an arbitrary date that's been set, august 2, by the treasury department. we've already exceeded the debt limit, but they've got all these little tricks. i think they have an endless number of tricks. but i have told the president this. this is going to be n