cause guy. i am a cause guy. i cared deeply about this country and about the causes that make me that i think are at the core of this country. when i left the united states senate, i got involved in causes that i believe in i. went and worked at the ethics and public policy center and wrote and lectured all over this country and got involved with a health care company. why? i was afraid of what was going to happen and i was asked by a health care can be to be on their board of directors. i don t know whether you think board of directors are lobbyists. they re not. that s the private sector experience that i m sure mitt would approve of. i worked for a coal company. as i mentioned the other day my grandfather was a coal miner and when i left the senate one of the big issues on the table was cap and trade, global warming and wanted to stay involved in the fray and contacted a local coal company and said i want to join you in that fight and work
are corrupt. so that s number one. ron, i m a conservative. i m not a libertarian. i believe in some government. i believe that government has that as a senator from pennsylvania, that i had a responsibility to go out there and represent the interests of my state. and that s what i did to make sure that pennsylvania was able and formulas and other things to get its fair share of money back. i don t apologize for that any more than you did when you earmarked things and did things when you were a congressman in texas. as far as the money that i received, you know, i think i m known in this race, and i was known in washington, d.c. as a cause guy. i am a cause guy. i care deeply about this country and the causes that make me that i think are at the core of this country. and when i left the united states senate, i got involved in causes that i believe in. i went and worked at the ethics and public policy center and wrote on the coughs iran and wrote and lectured all over this country.
more than you did when you earmarked things and did things when you were a congressman in texas. as far as the money that i received, you know, i think i m known in this race, and i was known in washington, d.c. as a cause guy. i am a cause guy. i care deeply about this country and the causes that make me that i think are at the core of this country. and when i left the united states senate, i got involved in causes that i believe in. i went and worked at the ethics and public policy center and wrote on the coughs iran and wrote and lectured all over this country. i got involved with a health care company because i was afraid of what was going to happen and i was asked by a health care company to be on their board of directors. i don t know whether you think board of directors are lobbyists. they re not. that s the private sector experience that i m sure that mitt would approve of. you also i also worked for a coal company. as i mentioned the other day. my grandfather was a coal mi
i have decided to sand aside. and now, everything is different. what do we need to do as a country to get back on the right track? can anyone overtake mitt romney as he tries to close in and seal the nomination. can rick santorum build on his stunning iowa success? is time running out for these candidates to catch the front-runner? save their campaigns? we ve got some tough decisions to make. we are going to take america back. believe me, this moment sum going to continue. the voting has begun. the stakes couldn t be any higher. n tonight, we put them all to the test. so what s next in this campaign season filled with so many dramatic surprises? this is the abc news republican presidential debate. your voice. your vote. now joining us tonight from new hampshire s own wmur, political director josh mckelvin. good evening to all of you. welcome to st. anselm college and the first debate of 2012. those eight votes in iowa reminded us on tuesday, every vote count
at the abc news debate. and cnn will bring you an encore presentation of it and it starts right now. tonight, all eyes on new hampshire. after just eight votes in iowa, separated him on to new hampshire. game on. we will win this election. the game has changed. i have decided to stand aside. now, everything is different. what do we need to do as a country. can anyone overtake mitt romney as he tries to close in and seal the nomination? can rick santorum build on his success, is time running out for these candidates to catch the front-runner. save their campaigns. we have tough decisions to make. we will take america back. this is going to continue the voting has begun and stakes couldn t be higher, tonight we put them all to the test. live in manchester and st st. anselm college in partner sh ship, this is the abc republican debate. your voice, your vote. now reporting, diane sawyer, george stephanopoulos and wmur, political director josh mckelvin. g