taken from pat caddell. his analysis of that is sobering to say the least. >> host: mark steyn is the author of nine books, "broadway babies say goodnight" came out in 1997. "the face of the tiger" in 2002. "from head to toe," 2004. "america alone" in 2006. "mark steyn's passing parade" in '06. mark steyn tobacco songbook in 2008. a song for the season 2008 as well. "lights out" into the house nine and afte "after america" is mosy someone came out in 2011. 2002 "the face of the tiger," where did that title come from? >> guest: it comes from a run. there was an old lady from niger they went for a ride on the tiger, she -- how does ago? she returned from the ride something inside, and a smile on the face of the tiger. i think that's how it goes but it doesn't really work because niger doesn't rhyme with tiger. but at any rate that, and i had called the title peace in that on the essay of the death of daniel pearl. the smile on the face of the tiger, which i thought was, so people like daniel pearl, as you know

pat caddell says he is in political trouble today. >>guest: well, in everyone's sun sheen some rain must fall and president obama has had easy going the last few months with, he has mounted his own campaign with almost no open session, effective oppositioned and the self-destruction he is enjoying of the republican candidates. however, this is the problem i said at the beginning of the year. what about the unknown events of europe and iran, and the gasoline is affected, this becomes really serious matter. and i think the president has a real problem. the explanation yesterday i not was pretty lame. and i don't think that works very well. but, it only works well if the republicans continue not to have a narrative. >>neil: what is interesting, pat, and you are way up on this political stuff but one of the things that is fascinating i heard the president talk how republicans are using the gas situation to their political benefit. i remember a certain candidate doing the same thing. listen to this. >> since the gas lines the democrats and

and now, pat caddell and how republicans should deal with this. but they are not. >>guest: same problem i have said before. the lack of the republicans being able to mount a narrative with a big idea. be on jobs. they talk about jobs. they don't talk about growth. they have let the president, i have said unless you hold him, unless they hold his feet to the fire they will have a problem. this is a perfect issue. take gasoline prices. first of all, remember, we have been here before. so, the shock value has to rise the you get to $4, yes, we will start feeling it, and we have been at $3.50. but the republicans, notice how the democrats did it against bush? the republicans have not done that. let me tell you, but for, and i will say this, because, you know, it is like, i watched donald trump take on the issue of tying it to energy and keystone and the president not being competent and taking the money away from the sheiks in the middle east, he makes it a big issue. and these people do not. if they let the president keep setting the pace, these these poll service he

and i thought it was best put by democratic pollster pat caddell who said just after the election, the economy, as important as it was, was not the decisive factor in this election. it was health care. it's health care that killed them, talking about the 63 democratic house members who lost their election. the american people found this to be a crime against democracy. they want it repealed and the issue is going to go on and on. what the american people wanted most from health reform was to get their costs down. so could there possibly be a more this name law than the affordable care act? i think not. mr. obama repeatedly has said during his campaign that health costs for the average family would go down by $2500 a year by the end of this first term. but costs are rising faster than they have in a number of years. another kaiser family foundation survey found that premiums for the average family policy increase by $1300 last year alone. three times faster than the year before. and as many more mandates, from washington, those costs will continue to go higher and higher and consumed a

long-time democratic pollster and fox news contributor pat caddel saw this trend and nothing less thantoric. >> for 40 years no incumbent party has attempted to influence the nomination of their opponent. tonight for the first time in polling we can see the evidence that that concerted effort paid off. >> reporter: another famous effort of this kind was launched conservative radio show host rush limbaugh whose operation chaos was to designed to extend the 2008 democratic primary. jon: interesting stuff, james rosen in d.c.. jenna: new reports that rick santorum may be tweaking his campaign strategy ahead of super tuesday and there's a reason for that. it has to do with last night's concession speech after the michigan and arizona primaries. santorum had a message for a crucial voting bloc and that is women. santorum referencing one of the most important women in his life. take a listen. >> my mom is in a very, well, unusual person for her time. she is someone who did get a college education in the 1930s and was a nurse and got a graduate degree even as a nurse and worked full time and