it's technology that makes the world work. ♪ >>> coming up, my interview with tim pawlenty, and the "n is wrong on terrorism, iran, wrong on the muslim brother mood. wrong on hezbollah. being wrong on that many national security items is an enormously dangerous thing. >> it is my sincere hope that at some point in the near future, this president will construct a foreign policy. any foreign policy. >> mr. president, stop apologizing for our country. >> that was former minnesota governor tim pawlenty and some of the other republicans weighing a white house bid. lashing out at the obama administration's foreign policy at the annual conservative political action conference. as the conference was ending, i spoke to governor pawlenty. i asked him, did he have confidence about free elections in egypt? >> we sure hope so. we have to see if the trust and confidence that people have in them holds true. >> what should the united states military, the defense secretary be saying to the egyptian military right now? >> the first step that we need is to make sure that the rules are clear, and fair, a

governor tim pawlenty and former texas congressman ron paul. we'll hear first from mr. romney. >> david keen has been a special friend to us all these years. as we say thank you to him we look forward to many things we can do and expect. and our friend. next month mitt and i will have been married for 42 years. [applause] you know him for a lot of things. he has done as a businessman, an olympics leader, and a governor. but the most important things he has done have been as a husband and a father. when the children were young, mitt would call home from a business trip on the road and he would often hear a very tired and exasperated young mother. overwhelmed by our rambunctious five boys. his consoling words were always the same. and your job is more important than mine. my work is temporary. you're building a family that's forever. [applause] later in life, we faced another challenge when i was diagnosed with m.s. as we stood together, fearing what diagnosis we would hear from the doctor, mitt simply said this. we can handle anything as long as

mike huckabee at 21% and tim pawlenty at 3%. still so unclear what the republicans are doing? >> because the republican party in several decades have not had no clear front runner. today i think there are three slots. we'll see how it develops and see who ends up running. i think newt gingrich has a got, mitt romney has a slot and there's an establishment alternative to romney's slot. i don't think the speech has changed much. we have to see some establishment figure step forward to try to take that mantle away from mitt romney and those three slots will be joined by a lot of other people trying to claw their way into the possibility of nomination. >> dee dee myers, what's the dynamic here? i think this week was when senator obama announced. there was so much settled across the land, the democrats could really get themselves organized at the end of the bush administration. not so this time. >> among democrats? >> among republicans i mean, but the comparison to democrats. >> right. for, i don't know, a couple of generations the r

tim pawlenty's "courage to stand" 24 reagans. sarah palin's "america by heart," 33 reagans. only to be narrowly beaten by herself, palin's "going rogue" has 34 reagan references. this isn't even counting a book from newt ginrich exclusively about ronald reagan. so who is the person on the planet who might be closest to ronald wilson reagan? >> i'm not sure anyone can succeed in being ronald reagan. >> john berman, abc news, new york. >>> coming up, how advertisers are getting in your head and know what you like even if you don't. ♪ [ smack! ] [ smack! smack! smack! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium rich tums goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. ♪ tum ta tum tum tums imagine a day when we can eat what we want and sleep soundly through the night. prevacid®24hr prevents the acid that causes frequent heartburn all day, all night. >>> tomorrow, millions will tune in to see the big game and the other big attraction, the ads. this year, a 30-second commercial spot costs about $3 million. advertisers are now researchi

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tim pawlenty and michelle bachman, had 4%. two people who didn't take part, sarah palin received 3% and arkansas governor, mike huckabee got 3%. >>> recycling will be easier in one of san francisco's greenest spaces. a new report says that san francisco's recreation and parks department plans on launching a new recycling project at golden gate park this spring. the project will reportedly include 22 recycling cans placed at pour plar spots. if this program is a success it could expand to cover all of golden gate park and perhaps other city parks, as well. >>> people in redwood city are dealing with dirty streets as they deal with a new garbage company. new garbage pickup days coincide with street sweeping in some operators. that means operators have to drive around the garbage bins preventing them from thoroughly cleaning the streets. they're working on the problem and hope to have a solution by the summer. >>> this weekend the streets of san francisco are getting some extra attention. it is part of the street smarts program r

mitt romney, tim pawlenty, newt gingrich. what do you bring to the race that the others don't? >> i think what i bring is the perspective of being here in the front lines of washington, d.c. where all of the decisions have been made over the past four years, that have radically changed our country. and for many americans, they believe we're not going down the right track right now. i want to take that information out into these different early primary states. and to listen to people. i've been privileged to be part of the tea party movement. this has been the verve and the vibrancy we've seen of people getting engaged again. i want to take that perspective out to listen to people when i'm going out to the early primary states. >> what's the trip wire to get in on the race? if sarah palin decides not to run, are you in? >> i'm not there yet. i've not made a decision whether or not i'm going to engage. we'll see. i really want to talk to the people that are in the early primary states and listen to them. >> let me ask you a question about the foreign policy. we've seen revolution

tim pawlenty, 24, sarah palin's "america by heart," 33, and in "going rogue" one more reference, 34 referencesis this something we'll see more of going forward? >> reporter: absolutely because ronald reagan redefined the party. he's become an icon of the party. and everybody wants to be a part of that. so you'll hear his name quite a bit as we go toward 2012. >> all right, david, thank you. >>> and now to someone who's redefined morning news. >> yes. >> an icon of this party. >> i'll take that. good morning, bianna and dan. good morning everyone. >>> an evacuation has been ordered in the northern ohio town of arcadia following a freight train derailment. several explosions were heard and a huge fireball could be seen for miles early this morning. it was carrying ethanol and derailed near a fertilizer storage facility which is highly combustible. residents within a two-mile radius of the accident have been evacuated. no injuries have been reported so far. >>> and new york state senator charles schumer says the nation's airport plane tracking system is in need of modernizati modernization. this

whether it is him or chris cristie, tim pawlenty, theying saying hang in there. i got 19,000 e-mails. the overwhelming majority saying stay the right course, you are doing the right thing. >> chris: governor walker thank you so much for joining us today. we very much appreciate it and we will stay on top of the story. >>> up next, the fight over government spending here in washington. the house approved huge cuts saturday morning. we will ask two key senators what happens next. curtis: welcome back to geico gecko: caller steve, go right ahead. steve: yeah, um, i just got a free rate quote on geico.com, saved a ton, and it only took me 5 minutes and 12 seconds! steve: i was wondering, is that some sort of record? gecko: that's a good question. let's have a look. curtis: mmmm, not quite. someone's got you beat by 8 seconds. gecko: still, i mean, that's... that's quite fast! steve: well, what if i told you i only used one hand? anncr: geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. hey what's going on? doing the shipping. man, it would be a lot easier

former minnesota governor tim pawlenty spoke of his blue- collar upbringing. >> so at a young age, i saw up close the face of loss, the face of hardship, the face of losing a job, and i saw in the mirror something else-- the face of a very uncertain future. i know many americans are feeling that way today. i know that feeling; i've lived it. >> woodruff: and while two of the most talked about 2012 possibilities-- sarah palin and mike huckabee-- skipped the event, there was one surprise appearance. billionaire real estate developer and television personality donald trump said he, too, was thinking of running. >> and i can tell you this-- if i run and if i win, this country will be respected again. this country will be respected again, i can tell you that. >> woodruff: last november's republican victories have been a shot in the arm for conservatives, and they've brought that new energy here. but it's not yet channeled toward a particular candidate. unlike most recent g.o.p. nomination battles, not only is there not a clear front-runner, the field seems wide open. paul towhey of plymou

that with pretty much of every one of the possible republican candidates with the exception of tim pawlentyuse he has no serious negative. you have thoughtful republicans starting to support him. the ideal candidate is a midwesterner and that's true for both parties. that's where the battleground states are. with thune dropping out pawlenty becomes more important in the field. this vir taurl dicaprio cal to the problem hillary clinton had going into that primary field where she had to disown or own that vote in support of the iraq war. this is much more serious. what romney did on health care is a much more difficult thing to overcome in the primaries. i don't think key. >> that's not the only issue. i agree with richard. what's happening in wisconsin will have very big implications for the primaries on both sides. in particular this case because the other 800 pound gorilla is fiscal responsibility. this will play into republican governors. >> are republicans running circles around democrats and the president on the issue of fiscal responsibility from the states to cutting in washington? is

republican tim pawlenty.ost chris wallace welcomes the budget committee chairman, paul ryan, and haley barbour. talking to the former u.s. ambassador to the united nations and ed walker, former ambassador to egypt. also the white house budget director. finally at 4:00 p.m., "face the nation." bob schieffer and talks to john mccain of arizona and mohamed elbaradei. those of the five network talk shows are as a public service by the networks and c-span. those begin at noon with "meet the press," "this week," "this sunday," "stated the union," and then "face the nation." you can listen to them on 90.1 fm in d.c., xm 132, or online at c-spanradio.org. >> voting discrimination in the south and the kennedy administration's strategy to overcome that. also come and look at the beliefs of our founding fathers and the role of christianity in establishing our nation. also, the all-japanese combat battalion. american history tv on c-span3, all weekend every weekend. you can have the schedule email that to you. >> i think

list are three or four individuals who are likely to run for president including newt gingrich, tim pawlenti, minn. congresswoman michelle bachmann, and mitch daniels, the current governor of indiana. guest: these are individuals will been organizing and getting ready for an actual presidential campaign or some of them have been more of a tease. mitch daniels, this does not show a groundswell of support but it shows they have a launching pad there is a little bit of support for them and will have a ways to go if they want to get out rate -- name recognition. host: a cover story from the national review -- the front page story of the miami herald is -- he has no intent to run. guest: that is an interesting story. i have not heard the begging in washington from the conservative side of washington. i have heard some folks saying wooded -- wouldn't it be interesting if --. he has been fairly solid about not running. the bush fenty is a very real factor out there. -- the bush petite is a very real factor out there. -- a the bushfatigue is a very real factor i can't imagine that the boy fatigue ha

tim pawlenty. he is proof positive that our conservative principles work.e can cut spending, cut taxes, we can balance our budget with innovations in education and healthare. he is a great midwestern art with a sunny disposition. he is a happy warrior. it is my great privilege to introduce to you the best governor of minnesota has ever had and one of the greatest governors of ts country, governor tim pawlenty. [applause] >> thank you. i appreciate it. thank you very much. i want to thank john duffy, a rising star in the conservative movement in our country. [applause] i know this crowd, and i want to ask you one big favorite with your lumberjack background -- when you come to stay in washington, d.c., bring that big budget ax and swing it hard, baby. [applause] i want to give a special cell al to my minnesota college republicans. where are they? [applause] these guys drove over 20 hours in a bus. thank you for coming. pplause] are you fired up and ready to take this country back? [applause] that is great. we really need you. do you know why? president obama

i got to tell you this -- talk about all of the great things about governor tim pawlenty, it makes meg our brett favre. then again, we did okay, didn't we? right? [applause] >> listen, governor pawlenty is proof positive that our conservative principals work. that we can cut spending, cut taxes, we can balance our budget all the while championing innovations in education and in health care. he is is great midwesterner. he's a happy lawyer who's right on the principals. it's my privilege to introduce to you the best governor that minnesota has ever had and one the great governors of this country. governor tim pawlenty. ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> thanks a lot. i appreciate it. thank you very much. [cheers and applause] >> i want to thank sean duffy, a rising star in the conservative movement in our country. [cheers and applause] >> and sean, i know this crowd and i want to ask you one big favor. with your lumberjack background, when you come and stay in washington, d.c., bring that big budget ax and swing it hard, baby. [cheers and applause] >> thanks a lot,

former minnesota governor and possible presidential candidate tim pawlenty spoke and used it to criticize president obama. >> wisconsin does not need a lecture from somebody who has never balanced a budget in his life. >> more than 2000 people were at this weekend's tea party meeting. >>> new information on a story we first brought you yesterday on mornings on 2. public health officials now say travelers and workers at four u.s. airports may have been exposed to measles. a passenger who flew from london to washington dulles airport back on february 20th later confirmed to have the infectious disease. two days later she flew on a southwest flight from baltimore to denver and then onto albuquerque, new mexico. authorities had been trying to notify the travelers who sat close to the infected passenger on those flights. >>> and there is a fundraiser today for the family of a 2- year-old girl killed while walking in a runner park crosswalk with her mother. cali murray was hit and skilled december 1st near sunrise park. her mother was seriously hurt. we visited with the mother last week as she

from ex-minnesota governor tim pawlenty. >> mr. president, stop apologizing for our country. >> reporter: from former massachusetts governor mitt romney. >> i refuse to believe that america is just another place on the map with a flag. i believe that america is an exceptional nation. >> reporter: from former house speaker newt gingrich. >> this is an administration which doesn't even have the courage to tell us the truth about who wants to kill us. >> reporter: from real estate mogul turned reality tv star donald trump. >> that the united states has become a whipping post for the rest of the world. if i run, and if i win, this country will be respected again. >> reporter: this was a theme that was rarely heard last year when republicans won big victories centered on the unhappiness with the economy. and it's an open question whether it will strike a chord with voters who may not share this view of the president. jeff greenfield, cbs news, washington. >>> friday was the last day on the job for white house press secretary robert gibb

tim pawlenty, new gingrich, haley barbour, you know, they have all offered to come to new hampshire and shuffled my driveway. [laughter] and mitt romney has been very nice, too. he invited me to a reading from the paperback release of his book, no apology, the case for american greatness. it is a sequel to his other book. i apologize, i was governor of massachusetts. [laughter] my husband joe and i get invited to a lot of these events as you can imagine, and for those of you that don't know him, he piloted combat missions in the war in iraq and he is my hero. he has been so supportive and he's had to put up so much as you can imagine with his wife running for the senate. people here in washington keep coming up to joe and congratulating him on his victory. and he put his arm around me and says i couldn't have done it without this little lady right here. [laughter] in all seriousness, i have been reminded more than a few times but i don't exactly look like a senator from central casting. for example, a couple of weeks ago i was sitting at my desk in the chamber waiting for boats and a do

tim pawlenty is in tallahassee speaking to lawmakers. rudy guiliani is speaking at a business seminar in california. our independent line, good morning. caller: if the president and the congress want to cut the deficits, why doesn't he just thought the war? why don't they just stop giving foreign aid to the middle east? why not bring the troops home and guard our borders? why not eliminate the income tax and half 10% across-the- board? host: should defense spending be on the table? guest: everything should be on the table. we are not living in peaceful times. we are threatened domestically and internationally. we need to address that whether we like it or not. the safety of our citizens is the no. 1 role of government. the secretary offered some reductions. republicans need to look at it as well. there should be nothing off of the table as long as there is enough there to keep us safe. host: raymond is on our line for a democrat. caller: i have a couple of things. number one, i want to talk about the budget and reducing the deficit. what

tim pawlenty, new gingrich, haley barbour, you know, they have all offered to come to new hampshire and shuffled my driveway. [laughter] and mitt romney has been very nice, too. he invited me to a reading from the paperback release of his book, no apology, the case for american greatness. it is a sequel to his other book. i apologize, i was governor of massachusetts. [laughter] my husband joe and i get invited to a lot of these events as you can imagine, and for those of you that don't know him, he piloted combat missions in the war in iraq and he is my hero. he has been so supportive and he's had to put up so much as you can imagine with his wife running for the senate. people here in washington keep coming up to joe and congratulating him on his victory. and he put his arm around me and says i couldn't have done it without this little lady right here. [laughter] in all seriousness, i have been reminded more than a few times but i don't exactly look like a senator from central casting. for example, a couple of weeks ago i was sitting at my desk in the chamber waiting for boats and a do

tim pawlenty, new gingrich, haley barbour, you know, they have all offered to come to new hampshire and shuffled my driveway. [laughter] and mitt romney has been very nice, too. he invited me to a reading from the paperback release of his book, no apology, the case for american greatness. it is a sequel to his other book. i apologize, i was governor of massachusetts. [laughter] my husband joe and i get invited to a lot of these events as you can imagine, and for those of you that don't know him, he piloted combat missions in the war in iraq and he is my hero. he has been so supportive and he's had to put up so much as you can imagine with his wife running for the senate. people here in washington keep coming up to joe and congratulating him on his victory. and he put his arm around me and says i couldn't have done it without this little lady right here. [laughter] in all seriousness, i have been reminded more than a few times but i don't exactly look like a senator from central casting. for example, a couple of weeks ago i was sitting at my desk in the chamber waiting for boats and a do

tim pawlenty the subject of this piece in "the new york times". as tea party patriots meet in phoenix this weekend -- paraphrasing the governor -- the candidate for governor in new york, "the government is too damn big." tea party candidates meeting in phoenix, choosing the site because of the state that has been boycotted because of its crackdown on illegal immigration. it has this idea -- a potus m eeting with jon stewart on "washington journal". pete from columbia, south carolina. caller: nick gingrich was the real architect behind the balanced budget amendment. everyone talks about clinton. he passed nafta, our jobs went to mexico. he gave china free trade status in 1998. and he repealed glass-stiegel. and those big banks that have now failed. and we have to build about. i do not understand that -- how he is the man to go to after creating those problems. newt would be a great guy to talk to and to get this budget down so our dollar does not keep going down and we do not have to borrow money from china. i do not know how simple that could be,

tim pawlenty ask what planted the president is from.to potential rivals for the president? >> i think the president, though he did not talk about it a lot, what governor mitt romney did on health care was one of the decisions that was just alluded to that was a tough decision, but it was a series of the right decisions. we will see the two words health care come out of his mouth in the next two years. >> do you want to just ask for this whole thing? -- fast forward this whole thing? >> the chicago elections, do you know how the president plans to vote? >> the last time i checked, first lady had voted and the president had yet to. i think the last time i checked was yesterday. i think she has voted some time in between. i don't know whether the president has voted, but i will check on that as soon as i get out of here. >> on your departure, how would you assess the president's relationship with the press corps at this point? >> somebody is going to pay me a lot of money to give that assessment and i look forward to sharing that in april.

results of the straw poll, we're looking back at some of the speeches made this week, including from tim pawlentyul, and it mitt romney. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> thank you. i appreciate it. thank you very much. i want to >> thanks a lot, i appreciate it. sean, i know this crowd. i want to ask you one big favor, bring the budget ax and swing it hard, baby. iet ax and swing it hard, baby. [applause] i want to give a special cell al to my minnesota college republicans. where are they? [applause] these guys drove over 20 hours in a bus. thank you for coming. [applause] are you fired up and ready to take this country back? [applause] that is great. we really need you. do you know why? president obama has succeeded in doing the impossible. he has proven that somebody can deserve a nobel prize less than al gore. [laughter] now, i am not one who questions the president's per certificate or the existence of his birth certificate, but if you listen to his policies, do you not at least wonder what planet he is from? [

in washington today, and it features a who's-who of presidential contenders, including governor tim pawlenty. good morning. >> good morning to you, meredith. >> you have made it clear that you're seriously considering running. you've said you'll make up your mind between now and maybe march, april. but at this point, what would keep you from running? >> my wife. >> she has an interest. is she saying don't do it? >> i'm just teasing. it comes down to what are the needs of the country and what do i bring to that? secondly, it is a deeply personal decision. my wife is fully supportive. i love her very much. it is a burden on a family. >> what would keep you from running? if she supports you and you know what you need to do -- >> we're just making sure we've got everything in line, get the ducks in a row. that's not an easy thing to do. there's a lot of work there. we've been working for conservative candidates and we'll finalize the decision in the last month or so. >> okay. here's the wrap of t. paw, as you friends call you. how are you going to emerge from behind those headline-grabbers? >> a

. >> now, former minnesota governor tim pawlenty, jobs, global competition and the importance of a highquality education. from the inaugural conference of the hispanic leadership network in florida, this is just under 25 minutes. >> as all of us have a chance to talk about the future leadership of our country and we think about names like the new governor of nevada, brian sandoval and we think about marco rubio and we think of suzanna martinez and nikki haley and bobby jindal let's make sure we always add to the list the great governor of puerto rico, a transformative leader for our country, lewis fortunio. [applause] >> down in florida, of course, a lot of people from my state go on vacation to florida and spend part of the year here in the winter. and we want to make sure we keep as many of them in minnesota but we're glad that we have that connection with minnesota and florida. but i want to share with you another vacation story. it's a true story of me and my family going to the wisconsin dells some years ago. i had two daughters that were quite young back then and now they are teen

list are three or four individuals who are likely to run for president including newt gingrich, tim pawlenti, minn. congresswoman michelle bachmann, and mitch daniels, the current governor of indiana. guest: these are individuals will been organizing and getting ready for an actual presidential campaign or some of them have been more of a tease. mitch daniels, this does not show a groundswell of support but it shows they have a launching pad there is a little bit of support for them and will have a ways to go if they want to get out rate -- name recognition. host: a cover story from the national review -- the front page story of the miami herald is -- he has no intent to run. guest: that is an interesting story. i have not heard the begging in washington from the conservative side of washington. i have heard some folks saying wooded -- wouldn't it be interesting if --. he has been fairly solid about not running. the bush fenty is a very real factor out there. -- the bush petite is a very real factor out there. -- a the bushfatigue is a very real factor i can't imagine that the boy fatigue ha