don t know. one thing that we do know is that he likes to delegate. so a lot of these, that s why these cabinet picks are important. a lot of these cabinet picks are going to be delegated the job. and yes, maybe he ll continue doing this and be the campaigner in chief, but we just don t know. yeah, what i was going to say, some of the issues, too, if you look at some of the cabinet picks, some of the people we re talking about, if you look at the labor secretary, epa, and ag, it s almost like mike pence was elected president. and of course, if mike pence had run for president, he wouldn t have won, i don t think. i think donald trump won because he did have this populist message that wasn t an ideological message, right? so i think his to be careful about, on the one happened, he does need to defer to people who have experience in government, which seems to be what he s doing, but on the other hand, that s not who he was elected to be. he was elected to be someone who s not a down th
with that tea party hard line conservative base. ted cruz made a name by being that hard line conservative. he is the unflinching that doesn t move to bring democrats and republicans closer together. he led the fight that shutdown the government. that is one of his most famous moments and the filibuster of reading green eggs and ham on the senate floor. marco rubio has conservative ratings from the conservative groups that look at voting records and positions on abortion. he is not in favor of exceptions for that some candidates are in favor of. on the issue of immigration, he was one of the republican leaders in the discussion with the democrats with chuck schumer and harry reid to address comprehensive immigration
caucus. these are people who have been very much resistant of any kind of compromise. paul ryan is very much a compromise speaker of the house. he is not from the freedom caucus. is he not a down the line conservative. is he been pragmatic on things like immigration reform before. the thing that they re accepting him at this early juncture suggests they are declaring a little bit of a victory and accepting the political reality. he they re not going to accept it come november of 2016 when they re facing the voters. i will say one thing though, congressman paul ryan is a green bay packer fan, probably a shareholder, he can t be all bad. matt and aaron, stay with us. what happened on that night in 2012 when four americans were murdered? we will take to you benghazi next. plus, on the record s coverage of secretary clinton s benghazi testimony continues. st put on a breathe right strip which instantly opens your nose up to 38% more than cold medicine alone. shut your mouth and say goo
future, is it smarter to be a deal maker or hard line conservative? well, see, the problem is it s sort of both. he wants to run another republican primary. he needs to be seen as sticking to his principles. he really doesn t have an incentive to move off particularly the main line principle of not raising taxes. in a republican primary, that can be a big problem, which ironically is the same problem for john boehner. he wants to retain his speakership. if he makes a deal before january 3rd, that s a question for him, too. ryan has a double incentive. on the one hand, the new republican party, quote, unquote, you would think being a deal maker makes more sense but there s still a primary and the base of the republican party hasn t moved. congressman tom cole is a republican from oklahoma. good morning. good to be with you. we said this is a numbers game. here s one bottom line 90% of americans will see their bills go up if you don t reach a deal. are republicans willing to co
what does he need to say today? i m not a conservative republican but i imagine he s got to give them the red meat that they want. i think his position on immigration is little difficult for some cpac members but other positions are hard line conservative. he ll be well received because even though he may not be 100% on all of the issues, i think he s got the tone and the style that they are looking for and i think that will actually help him great deal as well. does he? is he still the conservative golden boy down there? i think he is. lock, that s exactly right. when rick perry is in a debate, he has to talk about things like immigration and the hpv vaccine issues that hurt him in a republican primary. when he gives a speech, he gets to talk about what he wants to talk about and he s great at that and jobs record for texas of one thing is phenomenal. that s the most important issue that voters care about. there s also this straw poll.