was appointed by ronald reagan. and does this help the president, highlight the stakes involved in judicial appointments in this presidential election? well, it does, and there s a parallel here, i think, with the birth control issue which is that, look, i think it was actually a mistake for the president to engage in this at this point. there would be a time for him to get into the fray on this with the supreme court after they make their ruling. he could have put any number of surrogates out there at this point to frame the argument for conservative pundits if he wanted to do so. but the mistake that he made has opened up a bigger issue for republicans, and that is very, very fertile ground for democrats. van jones and richard wolffe, thank you both for joining me tonight. thank you. thanks. coming up, joy behar is here, and she has a few things to say about sarah palin. and joe scarborough is in the rewrite tonight telling us the truth about what republicans are privat
president, highlight the stakes involved in judicial appointments in this presidential election? well, it does, and there s a parallel here, i think, with the birth control issue which is that, look, i think it was actually a mistake for the president to engage in this at this point. there would be a time for him to get into the fray on this with the supreme court after they make their ruling. he could have put any number of surrogates out there at this point to frame the argument for conservative pundits if he wanted to do so. but the mistake that he made has opened up a bigger issue for republicans, and that is very, very fertile ground for democrats. van jones and richard wolffe, thank you both for joining me tonight. thank you. thanks. coming up, joy behar is here, and she has a few things to say about sarah palin. and joe scarborough is in the rewrite tonight telling us the truth about what republicans are privately saying about mitt romney. and next, the killer of
together, we re going to ensure that america s greatest days are still ahead. the battle of the gop. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. it s a big night for mitt romney. let s take a look at tonight s results romney way ahead in the lead. listen to a tough talking mitt romney. so tonight was a primary. but november is the general election. and we re going to face a defining decision as a people. our choice will not be about party or even personality. this election will be about principle. our economic freedom will be on the ballot. i m running for president because i have the experience and the vision to get us out of this mess. so mitt romney rolls in illinois. a crucial win for him. here to talk about it is cnn s top team. i think a pretty significant night for mitt romney. in the general context, are we nearing the tipping point? yes, i think it s a very present day for mitt romney. it s not over yet for all practical purposes. i think it s becoming a
that america s greatest days are still ahead. the battle of the gop. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. it s a big night for mitt romney. let s take a look at tonight s results. romney way ahead in the lead. listen to a tough talking mitt romney. so tonight was a primary. but november is the general election. and we re going to face a defining decision as a people. our choice will not be about party or even personality. this election will be about principle. our economic freedom will be on the ballot. i m running for president because i have the experience and the vision to get us out of this mess. so mitt romney rolls in illinois. a crucial win for him. here to talk about it is cnn s top team. i think a pretty significant night for mitt romney. in the general context, are we nearing the tipping point? yes, i think it s a very present day for mitt romney. it s not over yet for all practical purposes. i think it s becoming a two-man race. we ll see what ha
amendment? well, he is swla creative with his use of the constitution. i think you re being unfair that he would have the federal government mandate the missionary position but have states disallow a position. i stand corrected by you. in terms of sexual position, he s more of a federalist. when we go back to the birth control issue, he s taken issue clearly that the griswald should not apply in his book. terribly surprising he would take a different view on questions of porn as well. he s done this all along in terms of church questions going back to welfare reform and the faith based organizations. he is very much a big government conservative in terms of the power of government to tell people how they should behave. julian, in mr. santorum s defense, he keeps pointing out that he s authentic.