although, i think s.e., that this is how business works and we can't pretend otherwise. >> that's how washington should work. >> the second point i want to make is we pick presidents by what they've done or what they can do, when they're non-incumbents. with obama, the campaign was all about what he can do. it wasn't that he ran a business or was a war hero. it's that he had special attributes, that he could bring this country together, and that he was a unique individual. and i think he sold that case pretty well. with mitt romney, it looks to me they're doing much more of a record on what he has done. so that is going to inevitably -- there was a quote in "the new york times" where his people said, we don't want to get into the hundred deals that bain did. this is what it looks like now with dribs and drabs. they'll have to go in, obama gave a couple speeches aboutç race and other big issues in america. romney's still got to give his bain capital speech and explain what he did. and i'm all ears, because

s.e., what do you make of that?esident is thin skinned? >> i've met governor brewer several times. she has not been one to, to mince words about the president. she's been very outspoken about her displeasure with the president when it comes to addressing the issues of import to arizona. >> or scorpions for breakfast, her book. >> right. which i read and interviewed her about. she's very outspoken and vocal. that said, i don't like it when hockey players decide not to go to the white house, and i don't like it when sitting governors greet the president with a wagging finger. i don't think it's respectful. you can disagree and you can have valid policy complaints, but there's still an office there to respect. >> there is not a close call. this was inappropriate. she is there on the tarmac as a state official welcoming the president of the united states. there are many other political venues if she wants to make political points. what she is doing is inappropriately invoking the power that she wields as a state officia

town, it will be likely 60's.e mid- is still warm. it is cooling off into the 40's. of rain is monday. it is a slight chance out of town. what do you have on the commute? >>> a pretty good right. we look good in and out of the district. have no problems report as as interstate 95. we've got you covered with the pictures where people go live began in virginia were things are moving nicely. on the pace an eye of traffic. we will show you maryland next. problems across the potomac river. back and sides. quite thank you. news morning. f ettangtime friend james says she is back home with their family. she has been diagnosed with leukemia. also suffering from dementia. >>> ethnic canon is not living kidney failure from keeping him looking good. shows him a barber giving a haircut inside his room.al transferred to a in l.a.. he became ill. he thinks fans for their concerns. >> could do here. missed nation's capital the mark slid men's health magazine. >> the magazine described it as averagehere the more degrees in a thermometer. washington, d.c. came in fourth. list of look

candidates are lining up ahead of the vote with what important setting out his vision for the country s.e. eyes a return to the top job with just under fifty days before the march presidential election and major campaign is still simmering in the candidate's headquarters mr putin decided to unleash his powers of persuasion on the electorate and nonpublic speaker for change he's decided to be more scholarly picking up the pen for the first in a series of articles lining his vision for the future of russia what he's calling economy built. the reputation way for all that it's well like standing welcoming political dialogue in the strengthening of civil society in russia putin however said people should concentrate on just what candidates are promising to do rather than the theater of personalities we need extended dialogue about priorities about long term choices national perspective and development this article is an invitation to such dialogue it's important to say that prime minister has never denied the possibility of establishing such a dialogue and i just recall from his revenues and t

and huntsman, my friend s.e. cup and i have had long debates about john huntsman.e said like my son who serves in the navy, i don't -- >> both of his sons. he said both of my sons serve in the navy and do not ask their leader. >> right. exactly. but here's what i want to say about that. there are many reasons that conservatives can have problems with huntsman. on the economic front, he's one of the most conservative candidates out there. >> really? >> he has since walked back on cap and trade. can you dislike he is condescending. but one thing you shouldn't begrudge the man is that he worked for barack obama. that is not the line of attack conservatives should be using. >> let me get mo in here. it is really infective strategy to rail on someone for being a political insider, you know, for suggesting they have a lot of experience in the beltway? has that worked in past elections? that is really a tact people like to take in this particular campaign. >> i think in this political environment it sure does. when you look at just about any poll and people's approval rat

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. >> michaeling, david, s.e., thanks to all of you. while the republicans are ratcheting up attacks, the economy is showing more signs of a recovery. legendary newsman dan rather on what that could mean for the campaign coming up next. >>> rick perry didn't get a lot of air time during this weekend's debates but he got just enough to get in a major headline and give him credit, good joke. saturday he told americans he would send troops back into iraq even though polls show three out of four americans favor the withdrawal. sunday he gave everybody a laugh playing off of his old oops moment from last month. >> let me answer the question that you asked earlier. what are the three areas that you would make some reductions if people would feel pain and i would tell you it would be those bureaucrats at the department of commerce and energy and education that we're going to do away with. [ applause ] [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with real fruit plus veggie nutrition new v8 v-fusion smoothie. could've had a v8.

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to talk more about the state of the union and bring in our company, daily news conservative column s.e. cup and msnbc news contributor karen hunter. good morning to both of you. >> gooed mornin ee eed -- good . >> president didn't mention mitt romney but listen to this. >> we don't bedrudge financial success in this country, we admire it. when americans talk about folks like me paying my fair share of tacks, it's not because they envy the rich. it's because they understand that when i get a tax break i don't need and the country0lonú afford, it either adds to the deficit or somebody else has to make up the difference. >> somebody else has to make up the difference. do you get the sense that he might have been talking about someone in particular? >> no, i think he was answering a larger question, which was about this whole class warfare issue that the republicans seem to have laid out, and i think he answered it very well. it is true. you know, when we talk about warren buffett, and we saw his secretary in the audience last night, not paying the same tax rate, there's a fundamental pro

today from "the nation," msnbc contributor ari melber, "new york daily news" columnist,s columnist, s.ee in the new "time" magazine. this new political beast came about after a 2010 supreme court decision. super pacs can blanket the air waves without candidates so much as lifting a finger. >> newt will take on radical judges and fight against abortion. don't let the liberal republican establishment pick our candidate. newt gingrich. winning our future is responsible for the content of this message. >> newt gingrich's attacks are called foolish, out of bounds, and disgusting. newt attacks because he has more baggage thanç the airlines. >> that is what the voters of south carolina have to look forward to in the next ten days. the voters of florida. >> and all of us covering this. >> michael, i want to throw this to you first since you do have the article out. in terms of the rise of the super pacs, what do you think are the long-term implications for the electoral process

here on set, steve of salon.com, s.e. is a columnist with the new york "daily news." eight hours away and these are the closing arguments. >> i don't think i'm going to win. whatever i do tomorrow night will be a victory.

he discusses his theory with political and cultural commentator s.e. cupp. >> host: first it's a pleasure to sit down and talk to you author to author about your latest book the reactionary mind. i have to admit the subtitle conservatism from edmund burke to sarah palin certainly intrigued me and someone who writes about conservatism from the inside she announced she would not seek the republican nomination for president. on the first page of the first chapter of your book perhaps turning the order of your subtitle around you start lot with edmund burke but with sarah palin. you see john mccain's choice of the running mate was a most and conservative decision in impetuous considered and prudent. now clearly mccain and palin lost in 2008 but your indictment against her seems to contradict or at least a quiet past the clearing the devotee which is that she's incredibly popular among the right-wing conservatives. so, what is -- was the decision really ill considered or was he tapping into something that had yet to be exposed or exploited? >> guest: i thin

s.e., and l. >>> the military team that staged a nighttime rescue operation included the navy elite teamgot out safely. the top secret world of special opps doesn't get much attention but president obama and pentagon have used it for several high-profile and successful missions. i want to talk to eric, who is a former navy s.e.a.l. and author of the book, "the heart and the fist," the education of a humanitarian, the making of a navy s.e.a.l. so, eric, congratulations on all of the work that you've done and it's top secret so a lot of it we don't actually know about. but how do you think this rescue mission went down in somalia? any time that the s.e.a.l.l.s are called in, to do a parachute mission, that is even more risky. in 1983 we lost a couple of guys. it's executed by the best commando force and we're really proud with how it all turned out. >> what do you think those guys were going through, do you suppose, in hunting down those kidnappers and trying to find the hostages? >> i think they knew going in that they were part of an incredible team. one of the things that makes them so