mosque being funded? nancy pelosi to suggest there is going to been b an investigation of these people, is absolutely outrageous, disgraceful, and the speaker was really out of line on this. bret: house speaker nancy pelosi weighing in for the first time on the mosque controversy. she later thought to clarify her first public comments, saying that she thinks the funding for actual mosque project should be looked in to as well. now we have the president weighing in, saying he has no regrets about his statements after being asked in ohio. and this just in this afternoon, former vermont governor and former presidential candidate howard dean weighed in as well. telling wabc radio, this is something we ought to be able to work out with people in good faith. will i think another i think another site would be a better idea. i would look to do that with the cooperation of people who are trying to build the mosque. saying another site may be better. so what about all of this and the p
bill: personal story segment tonight, many pundits including me believe that president obama will be hurt by his position in the mosque controversy. that didn t happen today. in the was muffin daily tracking poll among voters, the president s job approval rating actually up a point from yesterday, standing at 44%. 55% of americans disapprove of the way the president is handling the job. joining us now from washington democratic consultant alicia menendez in for alan colmes tonight. here in the studio fox news analyst monica crowley. i begin with you, monica. i was surprised. i thought that like mayor bloomberg in new york who got pounded on this issue, that president obama would take a hit in the poll today, maybe it will show up tomorrow or later on in the week as people catch up with the itch maybe people aren t holding against him. bloomberg slipped 14 pointed in the lacouple of weeks as he took such a strong standing supporting the mosque. you will see day-to-day
world. bill: very important. sometimes they will say things particularly about the israeli palestinianian conflict that we wouldn t say. bill: i agree. but we still have to work with them. bill: we have to cut them a little slack, listen, for the greater good. i agree. if they are not on our side then no one is on our side. bill: we can t make any inroads in there. you are absolutely correct. i understand the big picture here. i will tell you, this that mosque down there, not going to get built. you know why, mr. gerson? tell me. bill: there is not one construction crew in new jersey, connecticut going to lift a hammer down there. nobody. they re not going to get built. appreciate your time. next on the rundown karl rove on whether republicans should make the mosque deal and the issue in the november election. later, dennis miller as you might expect some pithy comments about the whole mosque controversy upcoming. stopping. it s not that hard.
but he was the guy in power and it happened under him. i think it s a huge loss for the prosecution. bret: the mosque controversy in new york is testing party unity and sparking speculation about possible compromise. panel tackles that big topic next. in the break, check out the show note section of the home page at foxnews.com/specialreport. for the latest on the iss with capital one s venre card, weget doublemiles on every purchase. echo! so we eaed a trip to the grand canyon twice as fast. uh-oh. we get double mis every time we use r card. i ll te these. no matter what we re buying. plus the damages. and since double miles add up quick, we can bring thehole gang. it s hard to beat double miles. no we ride them! [ me announcer ] introducing the venture card from capital one, with le miles on evy purchase every day. go to capitalone.com. what s in your wallet? oh, that s the spot!
bill: personal story segment tonight, many pundits including me believe that president obama will be hurt by his position in the mosque controversy. that didn t happen today. in the was muffin daily tracking poll among voters, the president s job approval rating actually up a point from yesterday, standing at 44%. 55% of americans disapprove of the way the president is handling the job. joining us now from washington democratic consultant alicia menendez in for alan colmes tonight. here in the studio fox news analyst monica crowley. i begin with you, monica. i was surprised. i thought that like mayor bloomberg in new york who got pounded on this issue, that president obama would take a hit in the poll today, maybe it will show up tomorrow or later on in the week as people catch up with the itch maybe people aren t holding against him. bloomberg slipped 14 pointed in the lacouple of weeks as he took such a strong standing supporting the mosque. you will see day-to-day situations in