that his position was safe. just 11 days after he left as white house communications director. take a look. there are people inside the administration that think it is their job to save america from this president. okay, that is not their job. their job is to inject this president into america and so that he can explain his views properly and we can drain the swamp. i love the president. the president himself is always going to be the president. i think he s got some of the best political instincts in the world and perhaps in history. he s done a phenomenal job for the american people. he s the most competitive person i ve ever met. i ve seen him at madison square garden with a top coat on, in the keys and hitting foul shots. he sinks three-foot putts. thank you. back with the panel is nicky
is responding. we ll take you live to afghanistan. also, no holds bard in south carolina. the candidates unleashing brutal attacks trying to stop mitt romney from steam rolling straight to the nomination. will it work? newt gingrich who said, i m not going to go negative. here s what he said. this is going to be armageddon. they will come in here with everything they ve got, every surrogate, every ad, every negative attack. wait, wait, what happened to the i m not going to go negative? that s ridiculous. i will not go negative until now when i go negative. we ll talk about that. plus, the story of a florida gator quarterback who is not named tim tebow that everybody loves. starting point begins right now. welcome barx, everybody. here inside tick talk diner in new york, lower part of midtown. the delicacy here is this dish. loet me move my coffee out of the way. this is a diner delicacy everywhere. giant waffle covered in fruit and then smothered in whipped cream, a