Newt on Face The Nation, Scheiffer asks about the Bain ads and all the criticism Newt is getting from the right. Newt responds no one was complaining when Romney dumped 3 1/2 million dollar negative campaign against him in Iowa. So. like whatever.....
Newt changes the subject and goes on to attack Romney’s record as governor. Scheiffer asks Newt about him calling Romney a liar. Newt responds that he is very direct.
Scheiffer asks Newt if he thinks he’s helping obama. Newt uses a playoff analogy that you want the best teams making it to the Superbowl for the best game possible. This electoral process is about vetting the best candidate to run against obama.
Now on to Santorum. Rick agrees we need a stark contrast to obama and ROmney does not do that. Romneycare WAS the basis for obamacare, whether Romney wants to admit it or not. It is an absolute disaster in MA. Santorum defines himself as the most conservative, especially on the healthcare govt mandate issue, of all the Rep. candidates running.
Establishment Rep.s talking about the inevitability of Romney....we’ve done this before. Time to change. America doesn’t need someone the establishment feels comfortable with that would only make samll cahanges, we need major change to get this country back on track.
asked about Ron Paul....Santorum compliments him on some of his positions but refers to him as the Dennis Kucenich (sp?) of the Republican party. lol....perfect description.
On Gingrich - Santorum says he respects him a lot, but brings up their record when they were in Congress Santorum claims he was the conservative point man in the Senate....Gingrich on the other hand had a conservative coup against him, three years into his speakership.
I have to say Rick Santorum did an excellent job in this interview. Gingrich wasn’t bad, but Rick was concise, clear, and made some great points with few words.
Jodi Kantor on Face the Nation, Scheiffer says he’s been reading the book and says he found it quite complimentary. Is Jodi surprised with the reaction from the whitehouse? She says, yes. The Whitehouse has been quite upset with her portrayal of Michelle.
Bob plays the comments of Michelle complaining about being portrayed as an angry black woman. Jodi says she portrayed Michelle as a very strong woman.....why Michelle took offense is beyond her.
Kantor talks about the inner circle that in the past has been portrayed as very united, when in fact it is NOT. Points to Gibbs who did not like Jarrettt and did not agree with her influence. Gibbs stopped taking her seriously after a while.
Kantor gives a warning that people should be aware of this going into 2012. People should consider obama’s management skills in handling his own staff (inner circel) when making their decision in 2012. Oooohhhh, go Jodi.