time is running timeout catching in who has a substantial lead in iowa. for mitt romney he s been playing on his personal consistencies to offset some of his professional and issue inconsistencies, running on frequent rotation, he s been talking about married to the same woman 42 years, belongs to the same church and will not give in on certain things in his personal life in contrast to some of his political choices and positions. it s a less than subtle jab at newt gingerich and his marital history. steve, anytime you ve got the lead it puts a bull s eye on your back. who might join in on the newt bashing beyond romney? you might want to look at ron paul. he s not gotten the greatest amount of national media exposure but he s been getting a lot of attention and caught the eye of a lot of operatives in
guest: he is disingenuous in answers about the health care companies and drug firms did not pay his group $37 million because of his grasp of history. freddie mac did not pay him $30,000 an hour for their positively visit because of his grasp of history. and iowa voters will dissenator as they learn more of his act is whether the answers are reasonable and credible and for giveable. he has been disinscene white house in his answers but he is ultimately also romney like. he is admitting in the big website he set up to let us know why he is such a true conservative he is the alternate to romney that he really is taking back his support for tarp, and, he is sorry he said what he said on climate change, and a mandate for health care reform. those are major issues and they are called flip flops. at the there of newt bashing. bill, it isn t just that he made
outsider and he is the man to shake up the town. i think he has been disingenuous in his answers that the healthcare companies and drug furlongs did not pay his consortium because of grass roots history. freddie mac did not pay him $30,000 an hour for his visits because of grass roots activities. whether the answers are reasonable and forgivable. i think he has been disingenuous and parting his answers on this. he is romney light. he is admitting on the big website he set up to let us know why he is such a true conservative that he really is taking back support for tarp and really sorry he said what he said on climate change and a mandate for healthcare reform. those are major issues and those are called flip flops. chris: there is a lot of newt bashing on the panel today. bill, let me ask you about it