actually governor christie from new jersey. i think he s on everybody s list. after that, i think you ve got to pay attention. i don t think there is any other one other. nobody has defined that space so effectively in 2013 that you have to say this is the one or these are the two people. there are a handful of people that you have to pay attention to. i think ted cruz will be interesting. he is interesting and will be interesting. i think that the party will coalesce pretty early around christie type person on maybe in the associated with the establishment. i also think that the right will probably crystallize again up around one or two whether it is cruz or scott walker or whoever. i have a lot of interest in people. my big four are governor christie, jeb bush, paul ryan and mike huck aby. factoring in half of them or
0 cnn s beijing bureau chief is worth a read. you can find it all on the reliable sources blog on cnn.com. thanks for watching this week. i d love to hear what you thought of today s show on facebook and twitter. i hope you all have a merry christmas and we ll see you right back here live next week sunday at 11:00 a.m. state of the union with candy crowley begins right now. dozens of americans trapped inside an increasingly unstable south sudan. and imbalance at the nsa, security versus privacy. today a panel the president appointed tells him to rein in the national security agency. whatever benefits the configuration of this program may have may be outweighed by the concerns that people have on this potential abuse. and if that s the case, there may be another way of skinning the cat. we talked to democrat joe manchin about that, the future for obamacare harry reid s senate leadership. and double down and breakout talk to us about washington politics and look into their crysta
obama, bill clinton, caroline kennedy and martin o malley all took part. but the two former president bushs, john boehner, eric cantor, jeb bush, john mccain, mike huckaby, they are all among those invited but declined to attend. there were obvious disclaimers. there are health reasons why george h.w. bush could not make the trip to washington, d.c. george w. bush just did have heart surgery, although i think i saw him at the smu football game last night. there are also apparently some dispute over how much notice some of the no-shows got from organizers. while we can quibble over they got one, two or three weeks notice, what we do know is this milestone event, the 50th anniversary of the march on washington, was not one that republicans marked on their own calendars and made it a priority to commemorate. after all, they didn t have to be invited to speak to just show up and pay their respects. let s not pretend this is surprising because part of the story of the civil rights movement,
call it niagra falls. senator dole, mr. kent would put the american economy in a barrel and send it over the falls. i can see my wife. and i think she s thinking i wish you would go out into the private sector. i m going to try to help you do that. with all due respect in your plan barack obama s offered a clear plan. your plan is a white flag of surrender. happening now, countdown to tonight s vice presidential debate. we re covering it like no other network. first, a cnn exclusive. paul ryan tells us about his preparations to go head-to-head with vice president joe biden. standby. also behind the scenes photos and new details from vice president biden s practice sessions. and new polls from the swing states are coming in. they show why tonight s debate is more crucial than ever for both men at the top of the ticket. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we re down to only 26 days until the presidential election. and right now joe biden and paul rya
call it niagra falls. senator dole, mr. kent would put the american economy in a barrel and send it over the falls. i can see my wife. and i think she s thinking i wish you would go out into the private sector. i m going to try to help you do that. with all due respect in your plan barack obama s offered a clear plan. your plan is a white flag of surrender. happening now, countdown to tonight s vice presidential debate. we re covering it like no other network. first, a cnn exclusive. paul ryan tells us about his preparations to go head-to-head with vice president joe biden. standby. also behind the scenes photos and new details from vice president biden s practice sessions. and new polls from the swing states are coming in. they show why tonight s debate is more crucial than ever for both men at the top of the ticket. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we re down to only 26 days until the presidential election. and right now joe biden and paul rya