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Congress. And the republican ruckus over karl roves conservative counterstrategy is reaching a bit of a fever pitch. But is the core of this fight really about the messengers or the message itself . Good morning from washington and happy valentines day. Its thursday, february 14th, 2013. This is the daily rundown. Im chuck todd. Lets get right to my first reads of the morning. It may be valentines day, but not a lot of love for chuck hagel. Next week a nato meeting of defense ministers is scheduled in brussels. But given the way chuck hagels nomination is going, its possible the u. S. May not have a new defense secretary there or leon panetta may be forced to go there steed. Yesterday, the senate began the odd procedural dance that is required for cloture, the process for ending senate debate. Nomination, department of defense, Charles Timothy hagel of nebraska, to be secretary of defense. Mr. President , i sent a cloture motion to the desk and ask the clerk to report. This is the firs
Neil if republicans can get the stop spending message out, tonight. We think we found the guy who can. Get ready. Things are about to get loud. Neil welcome i am neil cavuto, it is probably a under statement to say that republicans have a pr problem, viewed as gang who cant shoot straight or come up with a clear response to a president they say is running rough shod, they keep asking the same questions, why do you keep caving on taxes . Why do you do nothing about spending . How is it, a party that lost its bid for the white house, acts like all of a sudden it lost the house . You didnt. Stop behaving like you did. After all, voters returned arent to body that sets all spending issues, why the heck are republicans on defense on spending issues . What happened to their backbone . More to the point, what happened to their soul . Tonight, meet the folks who have been brought in to perform a exorcism on the right. They are michelle field, and alan west, you know their faces, get ready for
Neil if republicans can get the stop spending message out, tonight. We think we found the guy who can. Get ready. Things are about to get loud. Neil welcome i am neil cavuto, it is probably a under statement to say that republicans have a pr problem, viewed as gang who cant shoot straight or come up with a clear response to a president they say is running rough shod, they keep asking the same questions, why do you keep caving on taxes . Why do you do nothing about spending . How is it, a party that lost its bid for the white house, acts like all of a sudden it lost the house . You didnt. Stop behaving like you did. After all, voters returned arent to body that sets all spending issues, why the heck are republicans on defense on spending issues . What happened to their backbone . More to the point, what happened to their soul . Tonight, meet the folks who have been brought in to perform a exorcism on the right. They are michelle field, and alan west, you know their faces, get ready for
Concentrated 23re ed fresh, ame will buy what theyre selling. If the gop is sending mixed messages on imbrace, another schism is brewing on fiscal policy. While Republican Leadership is taking a hard line threatening to let the sequesters take effect, Florida Republican tom rooney said i think any alternative is better than allowing the sequester to take effect. I dont know whats happened with some people in our conference recently. If you could say would you recall holler at the pentagon or increase taxes, i would assume the latter to make sure that we didnt lose our capability to maintain our super power status. As conservatives celebrate what would have been Ronald Reagans 102nd birthday, a reminder that even the beginner raised taxes 11 times during his presidency in compromise with democrats. Given that, finding Common Ground both inside and outside the party might not be such a bad look. John meacham, i will give you the first question. Welcome to the program. Were so happy to ha