welcome back. the economy was supposed to be the deciding issue in the presidential race in 2012. but now the focus seems to be suddenly on the so-called culture wars. social issues like contraception and religious freedom. so who has made this the focal point for 2012? the democrats or the republicans? here for a fair and balanced debate, fox news political analyst juan williams. good morning to you. good morning, steve. say hello to your buddy, co-host of the five andrea tantaros. hello, andrea. all right. let s take a look at some of the issues brought up in the last week or so, contraceptive coverage mandate, overturning of california s gay marriage ban. allowing more women in combat and an investigation into planned parenthood. andrea, this shouldn t surprise you because when you look at the economy, the president really can t run on his record so let s talk about cultural issues instead. that s right. they would love to talk about cultural and social issues leading
those are the outrageous reaches, when you give government power, they will wield that power. you have tosh careful about any administration giving them this kind of power and control. he s going at the government takeover s spect on this. i can t underestimate what a golden issue this is for rick santorum. if he was talking about this in his 2006 race, he still may be a sonar. it s a big issue for him. we saw in the speech last night it was one of his best speeches to date. he owns this issue. from a inkly it s lucky it s come up now. is it good for mitt romney? it s not. you look at the overturning of the gay marriage ban in california, when we re talking social issues, it s good territory for rick santorum and newt gingrich, but not for mitt
or simply the effort of the government to provide state-of-the-art health care. let s get to that one up front tonight. plus, you can hear the charges of hypocrisy. opted out when he saw how much money he can raise privately now, after denouncing super pacs, the obama campaign is embracing them. is mr. obama violating a principle? yes. will he get lots of money to fight of republican attacks? yes, again. and will he lose any votes because of it? probably no. also colorado, missouri, and minnesota hold contests tonight in the republican race for president. the big question tonight, can rick santorum pick off a state or two? maybe win two and give the romney campaign a new headache it doesn t need. and a big victory for supporters of gay marriage today. a federal appeals court, the ninth, in california has struck down the gay marriage ban in california known as prop 8. it s a narrow ruling and the case is likely to wind up in the supreme court. let me finish with the conflict bet
or simply the effort of the government to provide state of the art health care. let s get to that one up front tonight. plus you can hear the charges of hypocrisy. opted out when he saw how much money he can raise privately after denouncing super pacs, the obama campaign is embracing them. is he violating a principle? yes. will he get lots of money? yes. again. and will he lose any votes because of it? probably no. also colorado, missouri, and minnesota hold contests tonight in the republican race for president. the big question tonight, can rick santorum pick off a state or two? maybe win two and give the romney campaign a new headache it doesn t need. and a big victory for supporters of gay marriage. an appeals court in california has struck down the gay marriage ban in california known as prop 8. it s a narrow ruling and the case is likely to wind up in the
the rhetoric dialed down a few notches, then you would see it could be a 50-cent fall in oil prices almost immediately. so we just don t know. the summer blend peak which is the changeover, that s going to be march, megyn, that s when we re going to really kind of figure out where we re at, and we ll have a better indication of what we re looking at. but at in the point, i guess, better safe than sorry is what the economists are trying to tell the american economy. be ready just in case. of. megyn: wow, cheryl. thank you. you bet. megyn: fox news alert, we are now learning that the ninth circuit court of appeals has ruled california s voter-approved gay marriage ban is unconstitutional. the california voters passed what s known as proposition 8 back in 2008. now, that law outlawed same-sex marriage by amending the state s constitution to only recognize marriage as between a man and a woman. then in 2010 a u.s. district judge struck down that marriage ban, and the federal court of