we need the keystone pipeline. will it create construction jobs? you bet. we ought to do it. but it ought not to be bargained for as part of the payroll tax deduction. i agree. it s about energy security. when you have iran threatening to plug the straight, and the price of oil staying where it is no matter demand. you need to do this. there s a game being played on keystone, some are saying it s within the power of congress to negotiate commerce with foreign countries. now we are getting into these constitutional debates. is that a, you know, is that a winning platform for them to launch an attack on the white house with? i don t think that is a platform anyone will particularly understand in terms of the broad public debate. so i do think the question goes to the one the governor raised. the pipeline, moving it quickly.
the smarter republican also called the democratic party a plantation black elected officials overseer. stop it. no, really. stop it. the problems facing this country and the world for that matter demand that elected officials present real solutions to common an shis nations and show a skittish world that the united states hasn t gn off the deep end. west and perry aren t helping with that one bit. matt? great points, as always, jonath jonathan. tell me, a little time to talk. a lot of time, looking at the clock. i love to talk to you, jonathan capehart. it rick perry playing to his base when he s sort of throwing these things out and violating capehart s rules or making a mistake and this is first week errors on the national theater, or is it both? what s your take? i think it s both. look, the tea party, the tea party is base is fueling the energy behind the republican party. they ve spent the last two years