writer, also washington post opinion writer, dana. thank you both for joining me tonight. the $10,000 bet. just when you think you ve seen every wacky thing that can happen in a republican debate. it was really astonishing. mitt romney has this reputation of being flawless in these debates and doing so well. there he is punching down at a guy who was last at about 10% in the iowa polls. there was no reason for this. it shows that he was rattled. it showed that he was not in control of himself or did not feel good about that. not as many fire as newt gingrich was. he has really had trouble getting past this. his rivals have hit him on. and people are understanding it. the mormon church is not the only one that preaches against the evils of gambling. in fact, most churches do and certainly, the evangelical church is included on the list
still having this december 27th debate? this is a news max debate. a very powerful group. they asked me to do it. and they want me to maybe, and it could happen this way, i have a lot of respect for newt. and if you look at the courage that some of these people have shown which is none, and look at what s happened to them. in all fairness, i like mitt romney. he is a really nice guy. you ll be interviewing him soon but his numbers have gone down very substantially said he said no. and a lot of people think it is because it showed a lack of decisiveness and a lack of courage in going over this debate. and you look at what that with newt. newt has gone up like a rocket ship. so you know, i respect that. we may just do a chat. newt and i may just do a chat. what do you mean by that? we may just talk about the world and about the economy and maybe it will be interesting to people. maybe it will be interesting to people? how many people? sounds like fox and friends is a little too e
lowering health care costs and you re never going to go bankrupt because you get sick or somebody in your family gets sick. making sure that we have reform the financial system so we never again have taxpayer funded bailouts and the system is more stable and secure. ending don t ask don t tell. decimating al qaeda, including bin laden being taken off the field. when it comes to the economy, we ve got a lot more work to do. and we re going to keep on at it. the president was asked about the republicans who are trying to take his job away from him. it doesn t really matter who the nominee is going to be. the core philosophy they re expressing is the same. and the contrast in visions between where i want to take the country and where they say they want to take the country is going to be stark. the american people will have a good choice and it will be a good debate. what do you make of the surge
writer, also washington post opinion writer, dana. thank you both for joining me tonight. the $10,000 bet. just when you think you ve seen every wacky thing that can happen in a republican debate. it was really astonishing. mitt romney has this reputation of being flawless in these debates and doing so well. there he is punching down at a guy who was last at about 10% in the iowa polls. there was no reason for this. it shows that he was rattled. it showed that he was not in control of himself or did not feel good about that. not as many fire as newt gingrich was. he has really had trouble getting past this. his rivals have hit him on. and people are understanding it. the moralon church is not the only one that preaches against the evils of gambling. in fact, most churches do and certainly, the evangelical
$10,000? $10,000 bet? i m not in the betting business. rick perry, a form i hadbly republican got that one debate answer right. both religiously and politically. the moment left mormons hoping that romney was joking. but joking about sin is not one of the richer veins of mormon comedy. the only real sin romney committed in that moment was political. the richest guy on the stage emphasizing that he could buy and sell everyone else on that stage, including the other rich guys on the stage, and thinking that should impress primary voters. the $10,000 bet will forever be enshrined in the presidential debate hall of shame. joining me now, political senior