stand on principle and do what i think is best for the united states. alisyn: donald trump says republicans failed on that mission. did they? congressman jason chaffetz is standing by live to respond. bill: going on a road trip for the white house. president obama, where he's going, it says a whole lot about the state of play for the u.s. economy and the future and 2012. alisyn: and, deadly violence in mexico reaching war zone status in some places. now, they want to tighten their reins on american gun shops near the border and the gun lobby is firing back.