is this just an indication of how bad the republican list is if he s on it? it s a litany to go through, newt would probably argue that you don t have to be a saint to run for president. however you do need to find a way to respond to all those issues whether it s go-pac, whether it s 22 bounced checks during the house scandal or some of the other things that have come up over time. i m sure he s responded to these things over and over again. it s just that when you put yourself out like he s doing, even though he hasn t said candidate, it raises the issue in the minds of a lot of people. and i have to say that mr. gingrich is very smart in what he s doing here. he s not saying he s a candidate. he s not saying it s a presidential committee. he s calling it exploratory. when you do that, you re outside of fcc regulation. you don t have to report donors and to some extent you lower the degree of scrutiny that you bring on to yourself. what s this about? i can t believe the american
run for president. however you do need to find a way to respond to all those issues whether it s go-pac, whether it s 22 bounced checks during the house scandal or some of the other things that have come up over time. i m sure he s responded to these things over and over again, if you put yourself like he has, even though he s not announced as a candidate mr. gingrich is very smart in what he s doing here, he s not saying he s a candidate he s calling it exploratory. you don t have to report donors and to some extent you lower the degree of scrutiny that you bring on to yourself. what s this about i can t believe this guy would ever elect this guy president with his rap sheet. he will be very good in the debates, he s a sharp cookie, for better or worse. he knows how to pull the knife out. he s very good at the negative. he s a great sort of assailant,
ungst among vote increase 2012, but says the president is, quote, highly likely to win the democratic nomination. julie. julie: thank you so much. gregg: incoming speaker john boehner ready to take a hatchet to washington spending, starting with the house of representatives itself. here is what he is saying in an interview set to air tomorrow on 60 minutes. i m going to cut my budget, my leadership budget 5%. i m going to cut all the leadership budgets by 5%. i m going to cut every committee s budget by 5%. and every member is going to see a 5% reduction in their allowance. all together, 25, $30 million likely would be one of the first votes to be cast. that s not a lot of money. i hate to say, that s not a lot of money. we ve got to start somewhere. gregg: can he do it? fair and balanced now. let s bring in martin frost, chairman of go pac.
with the dems in danger of losing majority in congress, several have gone on the attack and made it personal focusing on the past. try to sell you on the reputation but with this used car salesman, it s buyer beware. so will this be a mistake for democrats to ignore the issues? joining me now is the executive director of go pac and penny lee, former senior advisor to harry reid and democratic strategist. good morning to both of you. good morning. will it be a mistake for democrats not talking about what they voted for and attacking their opponents? they have hit the panic button. if they can t talk about the issues, they will scream with as much venom and ugliness as they can to try to scare voters to not voting for republicans. the problem is they can t defend the record that they failed to create jobs and failed to get this economy moving. that s why they re in big trouble. how would you respond to
if they close the enthusiasm gap. thank you. this week, every republican in the senate voted against defense measure to repeal don t ask, don t tell. can the g.o.p. win over the gay community? is it even trying? joining us is the former communication director for governor corzine. joining us is the go-pac chairman donatelli. welcome to you both. frank, does the g.o.p. think it has a legitimate interest going after the segment of voters? the overwhelming of our time is end the disastrous economic policy of the administration. i m in favor of reaching out to any group where there is a substantial number of voters that share that concern. there are a lot of gay americans who share that