budget committee. democrat iic congressman chris n holl hollen. and then re-opening the search with david axelrod and ed gillespie on why his candidate gambled on a wonk who is wanting to overhaul medicare. and then risk/reward with jessica yellen. i m candy crowley, and this is state of the union. no surprise, president obama s campaign and other democrats are wasting no time attacking the new romney/ryan presidential ticket. descriptions we ve heard thrown around so far, wrong, harsh and extreme. joining me now, former new hampshire governor and romney campaign adviser john sununu. welcome, governor, and good morning to you. nice to be on, candy. happy sunday. so let me ask you, this is certainly comes as a surprise to the romney campaign. they certainly knew ahead of time how this would taken. how do they move against what clearly is going to be an attempt to say, this is a man who wants to fundamentally change medicare and social security and going back to his rec
wait till you hear his story. this is piers morgan tonight. you only have to hear melissa etheridge s voice once and you ll never forget her. also known for being outspoken on all kinds of issues close to her heart. welcome. nice to be here. you re a kind of fiery soulful character, aren t you, on and often stage? i m just trying to live this interesting life we all have in front of us. just making some choices. when you look at your extraordinary life professional and personal, how do you feel now about where you ve arrived, where you are right now? i think at this point, i m 51 now, i ve realized, oh, it s just a journey. you never get there. you never get it done. it s all about how you re doing it. that is so true. i mean, really. you re never actually going to arrive, are you? no. this train never gets to a station. it does not. there is no there there. for myself, i ve achieved some of those markers that you think, oh, the oscar, those things. e
exploding definite silts and crushing debt and the disaster that awaits us if we don t change course. he combines a profound sense of responsibility for what we owe the next generation with an unbounded optimism in america s future and understanding of all the wonderful things the american people can do. i worked closely with republicans as well as democrats to advance an agenda of economic growth and job creation. i m proud to stand with a man who understands what it takes to foster job creation in our economy. someone who knows from experience that if you have a small business, you did build that. after that rally, ryan and romney boarded their bus and headed to ashland, virginia, for an afternoon rally. as cnn s political reporter jim acosta arrives, he joins us by phone. what does the romney camp think he will bring to the ticket? reporter: i just got an e-mail from a senior romney advisor, fredricka, who e-mailed me some guidance as to what the thinking was for mit
dad suddenly passed away and he matured quickly in a setting like that with a family that surrounded him and a community that helped him regain his footing. he began with interest in public service not because of personal ambition, but because of his passion and faith for america and a beef that america needed individuals who would put the country first and who would put the issues of america ahead of the issues of their personal concerns and so he went to washington and for 14 years, he s been battling in washington as a leader and he s found some extraordinary capacity there which is one to be an intellectual leader in the pay. he s one of those that understands how government works and how it can be tamed and how we can restore to the people of america the rights and powers of the people and how states are the places where new ideas are developed and tested and grown. he understands the constitution and he s done something that very few people in washington learn how to do
nothing, old shoes and bags of coconut m and ms that have been donated to them. and end up paying for candy and useless nicknacks for the lives that make incredible sacrifices. i ve got to ask you about the money, though. that doesn t answer questions about the money that they are that s it? that s all you re going to say? that s drew trying to get answer from help hospitalized veterans. remember that name. you re going to hear more on that shortly. hhv s mission claims it s helping sick and injured war veterans. sounds good and reputable, right? the men behind the so-called charity have been helping themselves to excessive salaries and lavish lifestyles while using accounting gimmicks to trick the public into giving more money. drew griffin in is california. reporter: they are handing out craft kits by hospitals, trying to challenge the mind and help pass the time while vets recover. but now they are seeking to make their own recovery. the civil penalties of $4 milli