he was thrown a few brick bats. you have to be sket call given the divisions within the new israeli government. just say we re wrong and there is enormous progress. what s interesting to me is how the israeli-arab situation, israeli-palestinian negotiations no longer holds the key to so much of what s going on in the middle east. it wouldn t affect what s going on in egypt, won t affect the syrian civil war. now to politics here in new york city. from a public relations point of view, it appears the wheels may be falling off of anthony weiner s bid for mayor of new york city. yesterday we learned the former congressman s campaign manager has decided to step down. meanwhile the daily news reports that the candidate spent over $45,000 in campaign cash on a private investigators to
he can t let john mccain pick secretary of state. crystal had an interesting article in the washington post in which he talked about what the choice of whether or not to fight on rice would say about obama s second term. if we could put that up. chris wrote what susan rice can tell us about obama s second term. white house insiders make clear that obama remains genuinely undecided on who to nominate for secretary of state, and understandably so given that how he picks could well set the philosophical tone for the next four years, whether he will be accommodating or whether he is going to use brick bats to deal with the republicans. what do you think? do you think the president wants to set a tone of conciliation for the second term or do you they he wants to stand and it fight? i do see a digging in of the heels over this, and it s unfortunate because i think that there could have been a much smarter debate over the secretary of state position. i mean, you could argue i think sus
romney will try to do just that and likely will do just that judging from her role on the campaign trail. a few moments ago she was up on the podium here at the tampa bay times forum and getting alay of the land, making sure that everything was in place, and getting set for where she ll deliver this big speech in prime-time. of course moved once already but they ll get that speech tonight. jon: she s had so many brick bats thrown her way, accused of never having had a job outside of the home. this is a woman who has raised five boys, no easy task and dealt with multiple sclerosis. she has a compelling story, her own story. she tells it well on the campaign trail. she identifies with people in small events. i think you ll see her try to paint a picture of mitt romney that has not been seen. now, how much mitt romney needs
democrat. then never too late to talk vp stakes in election 2012. with dana dash and jeff zeleny the new york times. i m candy crowley, and this is state of the union. a new cnn/orc poll shows president obama s job approval rating is over 50% for the first time since last june, but americans are worried about rising gas prices, and in an election year, when americans worry, politicians act. the president wants congress to end tax breaks for big oil. it s time they got by without more help from taxpayers, who are already having a tough enough time paying the bills and filling up their gas tank. it will never get by congressional republicans. joining me now from louisville, kentucky, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. thank you for joining us. senator, i want to talk to you about gas prices. i know that you have suggested that this seems like a weird political move for the president to be making, that you don t think it will be popular. and i want to show our
with house intelligence chairman mike rogers and ranking democrat. then never too late to talk vp stakes in election 2012. i m candy crowley, and this is state of the union. a new cnn orc poll shows president obama s job approval rating is over 50% for the first time since last june, but americans are worried about rising gas prices, and in an election year, when americans worry, politicians act. the president wants congress to end tax breaks for big oil. it s time they got by without more help from taxpayers, who are already having a tough enough time paying the bills and filling up their gas tank. it will never get by congressional republicans. joining me from louisville, kentucky, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. senator, i want to talk to you about gas prices. i know that you have suggested that this seems like a weird political move for the president to be making, that you don t think it will be popular. i want to show our viewers a recent cnn/orc poll,