care. we voted in the senate but we can t win. the thing is the democrats are going to have to old up this is their baby. they re afraid people are going to be scared to death and alarmd. i think they re dlag it for political purposes but i really think it needs to be delays for even. what i like about mike lee s plan is he ll fund the rest of it except for obama care. it s up to the democrats. do they want to shut it down? i guess they can. that s their choice. do you think they have the courage to do that? frankly, probably not. i ll do that. aisle stand with mike lee and say they shouldn t be funded and we ll force us to come forward and say why it s great plan. why are they delaying it?
care. we voted in the senate but we can t win. the thing is the democrats are going to have to old up this is their baby. they re afraid people are going to be scared to death and alarmd. i think they re dlag it for political purposes but i really think it needs to be delays for even. what i like about mike lee s plan is he ll fund the rest of it except for obama care. it s up to the democrats. do they want to shut it down? i guess they can. that s their choice. do you think they have the courage to do that? frankly, probably not. i ll do that. aisle stand with mike lee and say they shouldn t be funded and we ll force us to come forward and say why it s great plan. why are they delaying it?
overwhelming support from our community once again. what do you think of rick perry suggesting that the president has had a policy of appeasement and mitt romney saying it was mistaken. what about the republicans going after the president on this issue while he is trying to negotiate a delicate question here at the united nations? both rick perry and mitt romney s criticism and commentary about the president s policy on israel have been widely and roundly criticized. they clearly do not understand the politics that exist between in the middle east and they don t understand how important it is that america on both sides of the aisle stand but it s absolutely imperative because we do agree on both sides of the aisle on our support for israel that we stand together and not undermine the peace process and undermine israel s strength in
gloom of tragedy will stay these republicans from the swift completion of their appointed rounds to destroy what president obama has achieved. what obama has joined together, let republicans tear asunder. that s our top story tonight. all of this comes at a time when president obama is looking more like a national leader. a big one. his approval rating is up and he s crushing all republican rivals in a brand new poll especially one former governor from alaska. our strategists will get at that and what it means for the fights ahead tonight. plus, tom delay, remember him? used to be one of the most feared players in politics, now fighting a conviction on money laundering. he says he s the victim of a politically driven court. tom delay is here to smash the case against him. also, some are talking of getting rid of that island of congress during the state of the union. you know, the one that separates democrats from republicans down the middle. will the aisle stand or fall? finally
earmarks. it s like a tragic love story in washington. politicians say they can t live with them, but when it actually comes time to write a bill, they can t live without them. only a matter of weeks after senate republicans united to pass a ban on pork barrel spending, many senators on both sides of the aisle stand to gain tens of thousands of dollars for pet projects back home. it is part of a huge spending bill. the bill includes, are you ready for this? 6,600 earmarks with a total price tag of $8 billion for taxpayers. no one seems more conflicted over their relationship with earmarks than senate minority leader mitch mcconnell.