. >> ruth marcus from the "washington post" is here for our daily fix. can we get serious, ruth. >> our daily fix of mommy wars. >> you know, you're a mother. i am not, but -- >> we can still be friends. >> we can still be friends. >> how weird is that. >> this has touched a nerve with a lot of people. but first of all, what was i think lost in the conversation is what hilary rosen was trying to say inartfully but trying to say. >> definitely inartfully and i tried to sort of be her interpreter on something that i posted early yesterday morning. you can find it at washingtonpost.com. >> indeed. >> and look, the mommy wars are like one of these sectarian conflicts or trash fires by the new jersey turnpike that never go out and they'll flare up at a moment's notice. what she was trying to say was that the romney campaign which put, is using her as their emissary to women. >> she's their bulletproof shield. >> that's fine. she seems incredibly likable and has a terrific life story but in many ways her life story is not the life story of many women. >> hilary

ruth marcus, columnist writer and class of '84. a membership of every ceo whose company is a sponsor of the master golf tournament until this year when one of the ceos happens to be a woman. coming up next. attack on women that perhaps the majority of the population woke up? >> idaho is not known as approaching act i.v. you had hundreds of women show up, thousands signed petitions. they made their voices heard. what happens is that now, the legislators are running scared. very similar laws have passed quietly in other states for the past 10 years, really in the past two years have intensified. pennsylvania a similar law was shelved, idaho this proved to be political poison. women are paying attention and having their voices heard. >> thanks for coming in. >> the aclu considers a demand that to get a job you have to let an employer open your private mail, the senate wants to make it illegal to hand over a password to your facebook account. >> s the home of the most august golf tournament in the world. the masters. but since opening

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"the washington post's" ruth marcus and national journalist, beth reinhardt. what the white house wants to do. clarence page, a lot of republicans were upset that the president was partisan. >> i'm shocked, shocked that republicans represent the president. >> the president turned out to be partisan. running for re-election. i think he really -- he obviously wasn't as clear as he wanted to be in is had first statement. he kept walking back a little bit later on. >> overall? >> well, i think the president himself wanted to make the statement that the supreme court just did what conservatives criticize supreme courts for doing. it didn't come out quite that clearly. conservatives criticized him for criticizing the court. i think president obama is laying the ground work for a decision that could go against him and this way, he can respond, whichever way it goes. >> it seemed like it was the entire speech, including the q and a portion, seemed to be as if the president is trying to run against an entire eideology. basically, the republican party has moved to the r

we've got analysis on the so-called mommy wars from white house correspondent norah o'donnell and ruth marcus of the "washington post," and finally, perspective on the murder charges filed this week in the trayvon martin case. we'll hear from mark strassmann, the reporter who first brought the story to national attention, and we'll broaden the discussion with georgetown university professor michael eric dyson, author and "time" magazine columnist, and cbs news legal consultant jack ford. this is "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer. >> schieffer: and good morning, again. but it was a bad night across the middle of the country. over 120 tornadoes it tore through the midwest. the death count stands at five this morning, but will likely go higher. our dean reynolds is joining us from wichita, kansas. dean, bring us up to speed. >> reporter: well, the cleanup crews, bob, are out in the wichita area, which was spared major damage, although there was some damage to mcconnell air force base, and some trailer parks in the are

ruth marcus is not a romney supporter.oaded on the president yesterday for doing this as well. you know what? it's unnecessary, willie. it's unnecessary. again -- and i saw this, this is way out of line, but i mean way off. i remember going down and i watched the barringson's. i went to peru and watched the judicial proceedings for that case. when i came back, everybody asked me what i thought. i said thank god for america's judiciary. they drive us crazy. they irritate us, but man, they are the great equalizer in this system. >> it was most striking to me to hear the president use that group as criticism. >> you want them to be unelected. >> you don't want them answering to voters or ideologies or anything else. that was strange. i wonder how much of it is him bracing for the law to be struck down to say bush v. gore, citizens united, now this. this is an activist, conservative court taking down the things we hold dear as progressives and democrats. >> jon meacham, let's focus on what willie said. that was the most astoun

ruth marcus, we read her regularly.ich are fresh off the barrel about issues that unite women who work outside the home, inside the home only. >> exactly. the mommy wars, just as you said, are a little bit of a diversion and also a little bit of a myth. because working women also juggle a lot of the same things that stay-at-home moms do, and people move back and forth. we're not in one basket or the other for all time. but there are issues that do separate women from men, issues like pay equity, issues like violence against women, issues like funding for childcare and issues -- not as much contraception as the democrats might hope, but women are more supportive of activists -- >> both side. i keep saying to the people, do you think it's only women who care about contraception? haven't you been around? >> men and women are split equally on abortion rights, but mitt romney the other day was talking about gun rights at the nra convention. guess what, you know who is much more supportive of reinstructions on guns, women vot

ruth marcus, you wrote a provocative column in "the washington post" about his first take on the score. the way 4 was suggesting it was inappropriate for a group to challenge the health care law. your point? >> and, andrea, you picked out the word that most rattled or concerned me in the president's rose garden remarks yesterday, which is going after unelected judges, practically he said legislating from the bench, he didn't use those word but was sounded much like the conservative critique of the liberal you dish year i thought take two of the remarks, today's version was much more nuanced, temperate and much more tempers and a better way for a president in the delicate position to take on but not look like he's as senator mcconnell accused him of doing in a statement earlier today, trying to intimidate or bully the supreme court. so i thought today's remarks were perfectly appropriate and legitimate. >> now you're a lawyer -- >> yesterday a little bit color in you're a keen observer of the court. i'm not a lawyer. >> pretty keen. >> i know that there was some distress among other mem

ruth marcus in the "washington post" today says notes to candidate as in romney, women aren't a foreign country. you don't need an interpreter to talk to them. even if you're not fluent in their language, they might appreciate if you gave it a try. what do you make of that? >> i don't know. i feel like i need an interpreter a lot of times especially when i come on the show. i do want to defend him like to some degree what michael said, too. these calls, you get all kinds of questions. should he be ready? probably so. he's going to need to be ready, yes, absolutely. those calls are long and that pause in there i'm sure will get replayed and demagogued on many networks. not this one, of course. but other shows will probably replay that clip and make him look a little foolish. there's a gap out there. it's obvious. i'm sure he'll begin to make that up in many ways. ann romney is a great way to do that. she's very likable, a very sweet woman. every time we're back is taken she's very nice at the debates and open and honest with us and always engages all of us. she's -- when is you use the t

. >> i think it was ruth marcus saying in the "washington post" women are not from the another planetcan actually speak to them directly. they won't bite. i'm paraphrasing wildly. but a suggestion to romney. you don't need to go through ann romney. coming up, they are behind nearly a thousand pieces of state legislation each year but blue chip companies jump as coca-cola and kraft have recently cut tise. we'll unveil the mysterious group next on "now." [ kate ] many women may not be properly absorbing the calcium they take because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement that can be taken with or without food. that's why my doctor recommends citracal maximum. it's all about absorption. challenge that. olay smooth finish facial hair removal duo. first a gentle balm then the removal cream. effective together with less irritation and as gentle as a feather. olay hair removal duo. >>> the maker of skittles is joining six other major companies in cutting ties with the american legislative exchange council. since the trayvon martin sh

host: there is a piece in "the washington post" today by ruth marcus. host: how'd you attract women and people who care about families? guest: i take issue with that. has everyy's wife right to be an adviser to him. this is not about war and it should not be about war on women or about the war on middle class. an who tweeting was wrong on the facts. they have gone after a planned parenthood. it has hurt the republicans. guest: you played a clip with the governor -- i am not here to defend governor romney. governor romney was talking about the importance of the economy and women and his concern for them in the workplace. i take issue with the assessment on this. he clearly is talking about this. rommney is annann asset that should be used -- ann romney. a family of a politician wants to be engaged, and is fine. -- that is fine. to say they want you to have the family out there -- i would rather have a family member talk about personal attributes that we may not know rather than some wants to, d.c., circuit that is talking about talking points. host: you