unique in that sense. any predictions? i have no predictions on the new look but i think and i hope if he can put capital into this organization and continue this tradition of amazing journalism this could mean good things. i bet the look doesn t change. he needs the the washington post to seem as original as possible. the washington post needs him too. exactly. win/win. we hate to say it when it comes to finance because it s a kiss of death. the bottom line is media people are not good business people. all right? they don t have business backgrounds. it s been part of a legacy of this business here. you have people who know how to be journalist and they don t know p&l and how to grow a company. this is a marriage of a man who knows how to manage the money flow and know about journalism. i think we should give the graham family credit for selling to someone like him. they have done a good job. i think we will be watching
billionaire mayor of the country s largest city, new york s mayor, michael bloomberg, is is neutral in the presidential race so far, and one cannot ignore the influence of his endorsement. his picks often win. msnbc s richard lui joins us now. what everybody s talking about, who could get bloomberg, what would it mean. yeah. the biggest city, as you said, in the country. when michael bloomberg endorses he s more often right than wrong. 2010 s midterm election is a really good example. 52% of new jersey governor chris christie s picks won. sarah palin s 54%, and michael bloomberg, 69% of his picks in the w column. this year, the independent is stuck in the middle just like 2008 when he did not endorse a presidential candidate. but with his third term ending, the new york times saying he may not worry about negative repercussions from picking sides this year. his choice is not obvious, at least for now. romney and bloomberg share successful business backgrounds and wealth but do no
compare with voters who want more of the same, want something different, someone that understands the economy, they both have that in common. they both have business backgrounds, and newt gingrich after his congressional career and the fascinating thing with newt gingrich, he has been in washington for decades but doesn t have a lot of friends in washington. all the endorsements have been going, major endorsements have been going to mitt romney and in a way it could help him portray himself that s outsias the outs. and, mitt romney has run in many offices, to get to washington and newt gingrich has been in washington. jamie: that is an interesting distinction you made about the endorsements. i have to leave it there, bob, but i really appreciate your in sight this morning, the last point, very, very interesting. thank you. eric? eric: jamie, one of the first major snowfalls of the winter now covered the desert of arizona. the snowstorm hitting the eastern and northern part of the
confirmation battle ahead. what senator mcconnell and others are saying they have some leverage in these nomination hearing ahead to get some information they have been demanding about, okay, there s over seven initial signups, how many people have paid their premiums, how many are really covered. tell us more about his pick to lead this time. i know she is a centrist and went over with flying colors in the last job. 96-0 when she was nominated for the budget job. john mccain will have a vote, saying she is going to make a great health and human services secretary. why he and other republicans are saying that she has a business backgrounds, ran the bill gates foundation so she has tackled big, tough projects before. but you have republicans like ted cruz saying there s still a lot of challenges ahead and he thinks this is large live about politics and the mid-term elections. i think there will be plenty of time for the senate to assess