reality show. possibly. so republicans not too happy with the 2012 prospects. there is a washington times op-ed that readers will probably remember from 1992. president george h.w. bush had great poll numbers and a foreign policy victory. also the big democrats at the time shyed away from running. in your estimation when an unknown government governor from arkansas emerged, stormed on, so your estimation is obama s strength really narrowing the field that maybe a dark horse gop front runner is going to emerge? i think right now there is definitely an opening for that. you talked to republican party leaders or just your average voter in the early states and they are still holding out for that person. sarah palin wants to be that person. she wants to jump in and rally the tea party support. we ll see if she is able to do that but it s clear that a lot of whether it be your average voter or donors are still hoping for the other person, that maybe a governor from a red state or a c
great poll numbers and a foreign policy victory. also the big democrats at the time shyed away from running. in your estimation when an unknown government governor from arkansas emerged, stormed on, so your estimation is obama s strength really narrowing the field that maybe a dark horse gop front runner is going to emerge? i think right now there is definitely an opening for that. you talked to republican party leaders or just your average voter in the early states and they are still holding out for that person. sarah palin wants to be that person. she wants to jump in and rally the tea party support. we ll see if she is able to do that but it s clear that a lot of whether it be your average voter or donors are still hoping for the other person, that maybe a governor from a red state or a current governor from a red state. real quickly on the back end here to talk about this i want to jump into michele bachmann because we had at the top of the show the fact that she is going to ma
more come out. guest: i compare it in great britain to a game, you knock out one cell and another pops up. president obama, this was a great foreign policy victory, about his only foreign policy victory in my estimateing but he has tunnel vision, this global jihad, the radical movement, is so much bigger than al qaeda, he is focused on al qaeda, rightfully so but it is larger. you do not buy that it is paceful and democratic revolts we see in egypt and syria and yemen and tunisia, this is what is the future of getting your way across? guest: i don t think is. i see the biggest beneficiary in the democracy moments in the middle east, in each case, egypt is a great example, radical
> af fo thi elections, washington woul headed for more partiannd and instead, this has been a season of progress for the american people. reporter: there was a major foreign policy victory. when the senate ratified the s.t.a.r.t. nuclear disarmament treaty with russia despite charges the adminsratade toocess i think this treaty is good for our country. i think this treaty enhances our national security. reporter: also, the senate approved a package of health benefits and compensation for 9/11 first responders. under a bipartisan deal struck earlier the total cost of the bill was reduced from $6.2 billion to $4.2 billion. it passed unanimously. this is our small effort to stand behind them when they need us most. reporter: earlier, president obama received a hero s welcome. just before repealing the 17-year-old don t ask, don t tell policy allowing homosexuals to serve openly in the military. marine staff sergeant eric alba was the first american wounded in the iraq war. losin
brand new hour of america s newsroom, i m gregg jarrett in for bill hemmer. heather: i m heather childers in for martha, the house and senate off for the holidays as well and the president is looking ahead to the next congress. president barack obama: i guarantee you, as soon as the new congress is sworn in, we re going to have a conversation about how do we start balancing our budget, or at least, getting to a point that is sustainable when it comes to our deficit and our debt. gregg: steve centanni is live in washington with more. steve, this congress may go down in history, right? reporter: well, no matter what you think of what happened, a lot happened, the 111th congress called it quits but they made history as one of the most productive in many years. and just yesterday, alone, three major bills were either passed or signed. the nuclear arms reduction treaty with russia, was passed with a considerable amount of republican help, and, it is major foreign policy victory, for