to make. and what we know is, up until this point, they have said what s been happening in the house is a sham process that has cut the president out. making it seem unlikely that he would want to engage in that process. but we don t yet know for sure until the president and his legal team make a decision. richard. so, kelly, ear to the ground. you always have. go, no go? do we know whether the president will say yes or no? any indications here? well, i think because the president has some options, which would include participation or not participation. we know one thing is wednesday he is due to be in europe to attend the 70th anniversary of the nato alliance. and have a couple of days on the world stage there. given that, they expect that the president couldn t be personally there. so could he send legal counsel? he could. but he certainly will have republicans on that committee wanting to do, you know, to represent his position. it seems unlikely that while this is in the house
palmetto state primary. john edwards did the same thing to john kerry in 2004. this time around, the real action again is on the republican side. our panel is back for more and here to be our fourth, to help us out, get ready is a reporter with his ear to the ground, andy shane of the state of course newspaper in columbia, south carolina. thank you for having me. let me start with an uncomfortable question for south carolina political reporters why does it feel like south carolina matters a little bit less this time? is it the field too crowded? lindsey graham? i feel as if there are fewer candidates showing up there as compared to four and eight years ago. i think a part of that is what comes up behind it, with s.e.c. primary march 1st and then the big proim marries march 15th, it s a national
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out of work, 6 months or longer. if you look back to the great depression, we have never been at this point, 3 years into the recovery, ever, sean. it makes me think that the president doesn t have his ear to the ground, when it comes to bbs businesses. wal-mart, worst performer in the dow. the chief financial officer came out. they said, guess what? our customer is having a harder and harder time, stretching the dollar to the next paycheck. consumers are hurting, businesses are acknowledging it. where s the president. i shop at k-mart, wal-mart, target. i go there, you know, i have been there a ton of times in my life. go there, still. take my kids. great place to shop. their prices are really reasonable. guto the super wal-mart, they have everything, including grocery, one-stop shopping. if people are struggling and the head of wal-mart is saying that, that means this has impacted every level of the economy,
out of work, 6 months or longer. if you look back to the great depression, we have never been at this point, 3 years into the recovery, ever, sean. it makes me think that the president doesn t have his ear to the ground, when it comes to bbs businesses. wal-mart, worst performer in the dow. the chief financial officer came out. they said, guess what? our customer is having a harder and harder time, stretching the dollar to the next paycheck. consumers are hurting, businesses are acknowledging it. where s the president. i shop at k-mart, wal-mart, target. i go there, you know, i have been there a ton of times in my life. go there, still. take my kids. great place to shop. their prices are really reasonable. guto the super wal-mart, they have everything, including grocery, one-stop shopping. if people are struggling and the head of wal-mart is saying that, that means this has impacted every level of the economy,