smart conservative, is saying michele bachmann will do 'tag team. she's going right after rick perry. >> she's got to attempt some kind of payback. rick perry stole whatever thunder -- >> i just cedric cross, coach of the won the holy cross/colgate game this weekend? i think it was holy cross. thank you, howard fineman, my good friend. he went to colgate, it's a hell of a school. thank you, chris cillizza for joining us. i read you all the time. you're right, bachmann had the worst week. coming up, have the neocons learned their lesson? we'll see. as sure as the turning of 9 earth, here comes dick cheney, the one member of the bush administration who ain't giving up. he was for attacking syria in 2007. but he was all alone. and even john mccain now says america isn't going to war in the middle east again. has the republican party moved on? are we hearing a lot about, you know, foreign adventurism has got to end. what a change in the clock. you're watching "hardball" only