joining me now is scott paul, the executive director for the alliance for american manufacturing. you with us on tonight. i appreciate your time. >> thank you, ed. >> how do you view -- how do you view this story, the lack of accountability, the lack of transparency? here you have the chamber of commerce in the middle east today with the bahrain association bringing in a bunch of money. your response to all of this? >> well it seems really fishy to me that they would not reveal the sources, the chamber that is, of their donors. and there is a very real possibility that these campaign attack ads against democrats who oppose outsourcing are being financed by a lot of companies overseas that have attracted american investment, and also perhaps even state-run companies, so that's essentially foreign government controlled companies that are influencing american elections. look, i welcome foreign investment when it's creating jobs in the united states. i think that it can play a very pos role but i think that there's something very shady about using a lot of offshore resources to try to

of i think the same temperament paul three of us and amazingly scott will have family coming to visit him on his mission his brother mark is also an astronaut and will lead the last u.s. shuttle mission to the i assess to be the first twins in space we occasionally flown together and then maybe as a test pilot but before that. i think we you know i was working in dairy queen. for part of the last year. we really had that we work together this lonely launch platform in the wind blast to desert might seem like an odd place to pursue the most advanced of human endeavors but for the past fifty five years it's been doing just. this rock it looks on the outside much like the first launched all those years ago but after years of improvement and preparation this mission plans to push the final frontier. baikonur. well that brings us up to date here in our team member that you can always turn to our website which has our team dot com and right now we're checking out the business news farley. hello welcome to the business program with me charlayne was folly russian president dmitri medvedev is

i guess you'll have to answer that. >> scott reynolds as the next question for mr. paul. >> 10,000 miles away, about 100,000 america's finest are in a war in afghanistan. that is something that congress will have to deal with as well. i am wondering, should we have gone into that war, and what does victory look like? is it just getting out of there as long as there is no huge television -- taliban stronghold? >> this election has been primarily about financial issues. i tell people that the most important vote that i will ever take is whether or not to go to war. i will take that vote and treat it seriously. i will treat it as if my children or -- are going or i am going. i think that we should go to war reluctantly. when we go to war, we should go constitutionally. we have not declared war since world war ii. i think that as a mistake. as a consequence, many people like john kerry say that they voted for the use of force before they voted against use of force. mandy pandy, either you were for or against going to war. i do not think that our national security was threate

i guess you'll have to answer that. >> scott reynolds as the next question for mr. paul>> 10,000 miles away, about 100,000 america's finest are in a war in afghanistan. that is something that congress will havto deal with as well. i am wondering, should we have gone into that war, and what does victory look like? is it just getting out of there as long as there is no huge television -- taliban stronghold? >> this election has been primarily abt financial issues. i tell people that the most important vote that i will ever take is whether or not to go to war. i will take that vote and treat it seriously. i will treat it as if my children or -- are going or i am going. i think that we should go to war reluctantly. when weo to war, we should go constitutionally. have not declared war since world war ii. i think that as a mistake. as a consequence, many people like john kerry say that they voted for the use of force before they voted against use of force. mandy pandy, either you were for or against going to war. i do not think that our national security was threatened in iraq

i guess you'll have to answer that. >> scott reynolds as the next question for mr. paul0,000 miles away, about 100,000 america's finest are in a war in afghanistan. that is something that congress will have to deal with as well. i am wondering, should we have gone into that war, and what does victory look like? is it just getting out of there as long as there is no huge television -- taliban stronghold? >> this election has been primarily about financial issues. i tell people that the most important vote that i will ever take is whether or not to go to war. i will take that vote and treat it seriously. i will treat it as if my children or -- are going or i am going. i think that we should go to war reluctantly. when we go to war, we should go constitutionally. we have not declared war since world war ii. i think that as a mistake. as a consequence, many people like john kerry say that they voted for the use of force before they voted against use of force. mandy pandy, either you were for or against going to war. i do not think that our national security was threatened in

paul hodes. finally to alaska. joe miller leads with 43% right now. scott mcadams at 2%, just 18% of respondents volunteered murkowski's name. she's running as a write-in candidate. when poll sisters offered up her name, her total went up to 43%. the problem for murkowski is there will be no one in the voting booth yelling out the name mur c.o.w.kowski. we'll continue to check the scoreboard each night leading up to election day. now, my interview. this is going to be great. my interview with former prime minister of great britain united kingdom, tony blair, now the envoy in the middle east talks on behalf of the u.n., the eu, russia and us. we spent a lot of time talking about bill clinton. i began by asking him, what makes the former president, bill clinton, such a dominant politician even today. >> i think he is the master of the trade really. i think he's the single most ept and competent politician i've ever met. that's not because he's good at communicating and good at the art of politics. this is the thing i think people don't understand about him su

one by paul cane, the other by scott wilson. the forecast for the mid-terms, a congress in conflict. next is grace on the democrat's line from memphis. good morning. caller: thank you. i really don't believe this is a referendum on the pelosi and reid. i think it is a referendum on our thinking patterns. if you've got 540 talk radio station that talks continuously every day against what this administration has done and they can't see it, it's a referendum on our sanity, sir. thank you. host: thank you. joe from staten island, new york. republican line. big debate in your state tomorrow. are you going to watch it? host: definitely. host: i live in new york, which is mostly democratic. you know, what strikes me funny is all the money that obama has spent creating jobs, when he was running for office he was complaining about all the money bush spent. bush's hands were tied for two years. all right? and then he's there two years and this country is going in the toilet. he spent, what, well they say the numbers are $14 trillion. he s

scott, 7:00 p.m. eastern on cnn. in kentucky, debate between rand paul and jack conway going on.st week. remember this? >> you know, jack, you know how we tell when you are lying? it's when your lips are moving. >> when is it ever a good idea to tie up a woman and ask her to kneel before a god, your god, you call him aqua buddha. >> i will not shake hands with someone who attacks my religion and my christian beliefs. >> chief executive of national public radio is issuing an apology this morning, not to juan williams, who she fired but rather the way she handled his dismissal. howie, what do you make of this, why apologize, and do you this this an apology? >> it's a pretty tepid apology. vivian schiller is not backing off the decision of why she fired him but saying it was poorly handled. he was fired over a cell phone after ten years of service. the reason is npr is getting hammered not just from the right, but the liberals are not defending why he was kicked out of his job for the comments he made about muslims on fox news. >> i thought we were going to lift ton that. sorry abou

eastern time and then stick around because jon scott will host news watch at 2:30. great to see you, paul jenna: well, rick, "happening now" amid raised tensions between pakistan and the u.s., militants launching twin attacks on nato and american supply lines. the former pakistani president is forming a new political party. what does that mean for us? amy kellogg got a chance to speak with him, she's live with more on this story. >> reporter: the former pakistani president says he believes pakistanis have lost confidence in their government, its ability to grapple with terrorism, fight the rising economic problems and also its ability to deal with natural disasters, so musharraf wants to get back in politics. he was former president bush's staunch ally in the fight against terrorism, and that is something which cost him domestic political support. he stepped down in 2008 amidst threats of impeachment and has been in self-imposed exile in london ever since. he wants to go back and has formed a new political party to pave the way. >> there is a political crisis which is leading to a weak go

paul hodes. to alaska in what may be a truer test for senator lisa murkowski. joe miller leads with 43%. scott mcadams is at 28%. 18% of respondents volunteered murkowski's name. she's running as a write-in candidate. when pollsters offereder her name, her total dropped to 43%, mcadams was way behind at 14%. the problem for murkowski, there will be no one in the booth yelling out the name murkowski. we'll continue to check the "hardball" scoreboard on the big races each night leading up to election day. >>> now my interview with former minister, prime minister of great britain, united kingdom, tony blair, who's now the on va in the middle east talks on behalf of the u.n., eu, russia, and us. we spent a lot of time talking about bill clinton. i began by asking him what makes the former president, bill clinton, such a dominant politician even today. >> i think he is the master of the trade really. i mean, i think he's the single most extraordinary apt and confident politician i've ever met. and that's not because he's simply good at communicating, good at the art of politics. it's because he's a

paul and christine o'donnell are talking a big populous gain. o'donnell claims she's you. but reality she's far more likely to look out for herself in d.c. scott brown, for example. when he ran in massachusetts, he claimed to be a populous to represent the people. he started wheeling and dealing. in all fairness, compromise is needed to pass legislation. so the question is, what did he want? well, he wanted $11 billion tax break for the bankers. he negotiated to make sure that 11 billion of the $19 billion was taken from the united states taxpayers instead of the banks. guess who the top campaign donors are? yes, it turns out it's the banks. i didn't see that coming. there are a few in congress, bernie sanders, ron paul, al franken. the voting track records indicate they look out for their voters base on real principles, instead of campaign do nations. these people are few and far between because money has swallowed congress whole. everyone else convinced you need huge sums of money to run for re-election and the best way to get the money is to run for wall street. as senator durbin said about banking institutions and congress, he said frankly

paul still will stay afloat despite recent troubles. moved pennsylvania into toss-up status, pat toomey is getting closer as well. >> gregg: breaking news from scottwould be here all day to go through all race. look, you've created a congressional generic ballot. tell us about that? >> first, i would be happy to spend all day talking with you. >> gregg: i know you would. >> but, you vote for republican or democrat and they have a nine-point edge, and it's the exact same margin as we saw at the very beginning of 2010 just before scott brown stunned the nation with his victory in mass mass. big change took place during 2009 when president obama took office, the democrats had a 7-point lead on the generic ballot so it's a 16-point swing. >> julie: one thing that all americans have in common it's being very opinionated, especially with the election coming around. regarding votes on candidates that voted for the stimulus, they voted for health care and the auto bailout. how will those candidates fare if they, indeed, voted for those issues, americans have big issues with? >> look. 50% to 53% if somebody voted for those things, they should not be re-ele

scott mcadams at 23%. in florida another three-way contest. marco rubio leading charlie crist and kendrick meek. rub at 41%, cristt 26% and meek at 20%. and finally in kentucky, rand paulpaul at 48%, five-point spead over jack conway. so, those are some of the latest polls. let's talk, overall, about the landsca landscape. i'll do it with my round table ere, as i make my way over to them. joining me to break it all down, e.j. dionne of "the washington post," "new york times" david brooks, msnbc's rachel maddow, cnbc's rick santelli and harold ford jr. that was a mouthful. david brook, again, a snapshot of where we are, what's the big picture landscape of what's going on here? >> sort of two big pictures. if you ask generically on the national level, republicans are still doing quite well, huge leads among independents, a 59-31% lead. if you look at those numbers nationall republicans are still building momentum. in these individual races you're seeing a bit of a mixture, a lot of tightening. i'm a little dbious about that l.a. times poll that showed her so far down. if you average them, she's down like 2%. mostaces in opposite directions, pennsylvania got a lot more ti

scott rasmussen, great to have you on. >> as we mentioned earlier, kentucky has set the stage for one of the most heated senate races in the nation this fall. that contest pits republican rand paul. this weekend they chose fox news sunday as the exclusive forum to debate some of the top issues facing the candidates there and american voters during the midterm elections. mike tobin joins us live with a look at some of the debate highlights. >> just as quickly as it wrapped up the post debate zeroed in on a call by rand paul to raise the eligibility age for social security benefits. this as babyboomers are preparing to retire. >> you would raise the retirement age? >> there may have to be for younger people, younger people, longevity is out there. average life expect was 65. >> higher deductibles. >> not for those that currently on -- yes, you're going to have changes for younger people. >> reporter: paul was much more aggressive than jack conway, linking him to obama policies. conway spent a great deal of the debate defending his position. >> the stimulus, part of it went to tax cuts, no one talks of it. or keeping jobs police and firefighters and also to shovel ready projects. a

paul revolution, not coopted by the republicans or democrats. host: the house may gain a lone black republican. if election night goes his way, as many expect, tim scott from south carolina will be a figure washington has not seen in decades, a black republican in congress. that is in "the chicago tribune" this morning. democrat, what is the issue getting you to the polls. caller: what president obama is trying to do. to help everybody, not just blacks. all the negative ads, the negative talk. i feel they need to pray. host: from "the new york post" this morning, the joke is on obama. this is about the jon stewart appearance on "the daily show." he revived his signature is slogan from the campaign -- but it is not going to happen overnight. this is just a little bit from last night's appearance. >> i know a lot of folks feel frustrated about congress, how it operates, the bickering, the weird rules, the filibuster's, all of that stuff but the fact is there are a bunch of folks who, during the course of this year, took really tough votes that they knew were bad politics because they thought they were the right things to do. [applause] there are a whole

paul revolution, not coopted by the republicans or democrats. host: the house may gain a lone black republican. if election night goes his way, as many expect, tim scott from south carolina will be a figure washington has not seen in decades, a black republican in congress. that is in "the chicago tribune" this morning. democrat, what is the issue getting you to the polls. caller: what president obama is trying to do. to help everybody, not just blacks. all the negative ads, the negative talk. i feel they need to pray. host: from "the new york post" this morning, the joke is on obama. this is about the jon stewart appearance on "the daily show." he revived his signature is slogan from the campaign -- but it is not going to happen overnight. this is just a little bit from last night's appearance. >> i know a lot of folks feel frustrated about congress, how it operates, the bickering, the weird rules, the filibuster's, all of that stuff but the fact is there are a bunch of folks who, during the course of this year, took really tough votes that they knew were bad politics because they thought they were the right things to do. [applause] there are a whole