letting it be known through aides if he doesn t make the top three or really like the top first or second, he ll have to perhaps down size his campaign and reassess his candidacy. and that historically is what happens when people fail to meet expectations in iowa straw poll. in addition to bachmann and pawlenty, the texas congressman, ron paul, is heavily favored to do well here and has a very, very strong presence, and if you count up the t-shirts and buses and ron paul buttons, he has almost a predominant presence here, he, by the way, a harsh critic of rick perry and in just a moment, rick santorum who came to the parking area escorted by a bagpiper earlier today and tried very hard to put together a lot of buzz. it s worth noting today, kelly that there is some animosity in iowa for what rick perry has done. announcing his candidacy on the day of the iowa straw poll, to many iowa republicans, is an affront to their first in the nation
with the military. and our gratitude is just huge. it will be interesting to see if they say who the members of that navy seal team are. we know who took down saddam hussein. we knew that in that operation. to me, this will be something for the military to be proud of. absolutely. i know every family member i spoke with has the same sentiments and they would love to hug and shake their hands. looking at some pictures from earlier in times square where, as you can see, that bagpiper and his friend are playing, you have heard the bagpipes at many, many funerals. it has always been a sad song until today and it is a it s a great point, steve. in fact, i rarely wear this uniform. i wear my suit usually when i come on. and today, i felt that in respect for my friends, the