they gave rust russell pierce t number two job state-wide. but again, the establishment message to their own voter tomorr tomorrow, arizona republicans should vote for mitt romney so says jan brewer, the politics in michigan's primary i think are even more fascinating. when you look from outside michigan, at what is going on in the state of michigan right now, there is a huge elephant in the room, right? there is an obvious huge deal, there is the return of the american auto industry written off as dead, before the obama administration decided to save it. the turn around, the boom in the auto in distrducstry is not jus in michigan it's huge for the country. >> two years after almost going bankrupt, record profits are being announced tonight for an iconic american brand. >> general motors stock up 9% after it posted its highest profits in history. >> general motors has reclaimed the title of world's largest automaker from toyota. >> for dave gray who works the new third shift in flint, michigan the record earnings not only mean job security bu

remember russell pierce? he became the first arizona legislator ever recalled from office, after he championed the super anti-immigrant arizona sb-1070 law or last year's prop 187. russell pierce got turfed out of office in a republican district, by republican voters, he got replaced by another republican who was not as anti-immigrant as he was. he got turfed out of office for how anti-immigrant he was. know what happened yesterday? the arizona republican party gave him the number two job in the state party. their voters are against it but the party is all for it. as the presidential contest heads to nevada, everybody knows fight about immigration has been part of the uncapitalized version of "this american life" and this set of american politics, right? but republican politics on immigration right now are so strange it's getting impossible to tell whether or not they are satire. joining us is lalo alcaraz, editor in chief of pocho.com, the first person to come up with self-deportation. mr. alcaraz, thank you

also known as russell pierce. your chamber of commerce.is why arizona get more of the russell pierce's. >> i'm not an arizonan. >> it starts in 1705. >> is it starts a hundred years ago. this is a centennial year for arizona. >> yes. >> when i was out west the thing i kept hearing from politicians and experts in colorado and new mexico you have to remember these states weren't in the union at the start of the 20th century. i have to remind my college students. giant holes in places like oklahoma and arizona in the country when you looked at the u.s. map. we didn't have the full continental united states. it's relevant if you're on the east coast and in d.c., baltimore, philadelphia corridor, there is an old party tradition. these states were colonies before they were states. if you're arizona you've only been a state for hundred years and new york a union in the state for more than twice your. party development is slow. i talked to david berman, you have to remember it's a candidate centered politics because they don't have a deep party ro

i think what we're starting to see, we've seen it with the recall election of russell pierce.ith the election of a new mayor, both are democrat, things are changing in arizona. and the public has begun to see that the few voices out there making the noises do not represent us. i think that the tide is turning. >> if there is a caricature, it's jan brewer. >> kirsten, now seeking the seat in the ninth congressional district. good luck with that, and thank you as always. >> thank you so much. >> maybe rush limbaugh had his finger up his nose in an effort to say we're number and make them simple intuitive, and available to all. distill all that data. make information instinctual visual. introducing trade architect, td ameritrade's empowering web-based trading platform. take control of your portfolio today. trade commission-free for 60 days, and we'll throw in up $600 when you open an account. is on the new news network. >>welcome to the war room. >>jennifer granholm joins current tv. she's a political trail-blazer. >>make your voice heard. >>detremined to find solutions. invest i

i think what we're starting to see, we've seen it with the recall election of russell pierce. the election of a new mayor, both are democrat, things are changing in arizona. and the public has begun to see that the few voices out there making the noises do not represent us. i think that the tide is turning. >> if there is a caricature, it's jan brewer. >> kirsten, now seeking the seat in the ninth congressional district. good luck with that, and thank you as always. >> thank you so much. >> maybe rush limbaugh had his finger up his nose in an effort to say we're number one. great game. chaos surrounding it ahead. is on the new news network. >>welcome to the war room. >>jennifer granholm joins current tv. she's a political trail-blazer. >>make your voice heard. >>detremined to find solutions. >>that partnership in order to invest in our country is critical. >>driven to find the truth. >>how did romney get his groove back? >>fearless, independent and above all, politically direct. >> the quarterback of the new england patriots took his second consecutive super bowl lost with spo

his district was disgusted by russell pierce but they are a republican-leaning district. the guy they put in it's slins s an average conservative. after that pretty stunning rebuke from the voters, how did the arizona gop respond? they gave russ sell pierce the number two job in the party state-wide. arizona republicans do not seem to be getting the message even when the message is delivered by their own voters. the establishment message tomorrow at the last minute that is arizona republicans should vote for mitt romney so says jan brewer. the politics in michigan are are more fascinating. when you look from outside michigan, at what is going on in the state of michigan right now, there is a huge elephant in the room, right? there is an obvious huge deal. there is the return of the american auto industry, which had been written off as dead, before the obama administration decided to save it. the turn around, the boom in the auto industry is not just a huge deal in michigan it's a huge deal for the country. >> two years after almost going bankrupt, record profits are being

back in november, russell pierce, the former president of the state senate in arizona, got i who pushedir anti-immigration law, was voted out of office via a recall. >> well, they have been down this road before. >> yeah. >> wisconsinites paying attention to what walker is doing, gallivanting all over the country, raising money and doing these, what you could say are seminars, clinics, on how to go after union. this will elevate him no doubt to jim demint of south carolina, he said he wishes he was president. they're grooming no doubt. john nichols, good to have you with us. thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> the susan g. komen foundation pulls funding for planned parenthood. was it political? terry o'neil of the national organization of women will join me for that discussion in detail. >>> up next, the president's auto loans saved the industry. but more needs to be done to save the auto industry jobs. leo gerard will join me to talk about that. in the big finish tonight, backlash after the susan g. komen foundation pulls grant money from planned parenthood. terry o'neil of the national

. >> ifill: russell pierce the author of 1070 the state's strict anti-immigration legislation won't endorse either. >> we never had a perfect candidate. you can never let the perfect be the enemy of the good. if you're looking for a perfect guy we'll never get there. >> schieffer:. >> ifill: governor jan brewer who famously confronted president obama at an arizona airport was still undecided as late as last week. >> it has been a very interesting spot shall campaign. ... a very interesting presidential campaign. somebody on top and somebody on the bottom and then vice versa. >> ifill: do you honestly believe any of these four candidates can beat barack obama in the fall? >> i did not say that. i believe they're all very talented. they could be a lot better president than obama. >> ifill: but yesterday on "meet the press" she threw her support to romney. >> i think that things will settle down. i think that after super tuesday we'll have our candidate. >> ifill: romney supporters like arizona state senator michelle reagan worry that extended infighting will hurt republicans in the long run.

back in november, russell pierce, the former president of the state senate in arizona, got i who pushedimmigration law, was voted out of office via a recall. >> well, they have been down this road before. >> yeah. >> wisconsinites paying attention to what walker is doing, gallivanting all over the country, raising money and doing these, what you could say are seminars, clinics, on how to go after union. this will elevate him no doubt to jim demint of south carolina, he said he wishes he was president. they're grooming no doubt. john nichols, good to have you with us. thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> the susan g. komen foundation pulls funding for planned parenthood. was it political? terry o'neil of the national organization of women will join me for that discussion in detail. the employee of the month isss... the new spark card from capital one. spark miles gives me the most rewards of any small business credit card. the spark card earns double miles... so we really had to up our game. with spark, the boss earns double miles on every purchase, every day. that's setting the bar pretty

but the best catalyst so far for the latino community has been russell pierce, the architect of the asically said the latinos, we're going to go -- it was also pete wilson. >> a good enemy can be a good motivator. >> convener, exactly. >> we didn't get to in my conversation with professor hill, the civic participation part. but if we lay on top of that graph that african-american and latino households were particularly hard hit, add to that your insight about voter registration policies, then we ought to be looking at, despite the long-term trends that are clearly on the side of latino voters being deciding voters in the electoral college and therefore, against gop, doesn't the current housing crisis and the displacement of latino families make it maybe a little safer for this kind of discourse in this particular election. >> i absolutely believe it does. but we have to have people talking about it. and that's not happening. there's another wrinkle i would just say to add to that. there's a report that came out this week about the percentage of populations that are suffering from a sev

state senator russell pierce was an author and lead sponsor of arizona's draconian anti-immigration law. he talked about little else. his constituents weren't pleased, though. so senator pierce because the first state legislator in arizona history, in the history of arizona, to be recalled from office. the biggest backer of mitt romney's immigration model is now unemployed. two, if you want to wreck your local economy, arizona law is a model for lost jobs and tax revenue. the purchasing power of latinos in arizona in 2009 was nearly $35 billion. that's right. billion dollars. one study estimated that undocumented immigrants alone paid $443 million in local taxes. another study estimates that arizona would lose nearly 150,000 jobs if all undocumented workers were removed from the state. three, arizona's law is a model for how to energize latino voters. in 2004, george w. bush when running for president received nearly 45% of the latino vote in arizona. that's pretty good. how did anti-immigrant january brewer do for governor in 2010 two years later? more than 70% of the latino voters vot

russell is the voice on the robocall. >> imagine being refused for having a tattoo or a piercing. that is the possibility it won iowa town. in and make a policy -- they may have a policy about displaying tattoos or piercings. it comes down to a rate of the people. -- it comes down to a people.the peopright of the >> there is a thin line between ps preserving the family friending feeling. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think it is appropriate to ban tattoos or piercings on a public park or schoopool? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. kate amara has more on washington about a done deal. >> house and senate negotiators have finalized a deal on the payroll tax cut. >> we do have an agreement and we're moving forward. >> it is good for the country. >> the measure will extend the payroll tax holiday through the end of the year and renewed long-term unemployment benefits. >> americans will now maintain their payroll tax cut. folks that lost their jobs will receive unemploymen