surrounded by americana and things like this really do matter. people love them. she has contributed to the sense of what the iowa state fair has been for a long time. her works were really notable. she was the butter cow lady because the cow was so incredible. she went on to do things like in 2007 the bust of barack obama. she was a daring artist and she was a lovely lady and her work was beloved. we miss her and send condolences to her family. that s part of life in iowa today. a window to life in iowa. pun intended in pel louisiana today. reporter: nicely done. this morning on today , matt lauer asked michele bachmann to respond to amy cremor who told me that bachmann will be palinized by the media. ? i m asking you about what this leader of the tea party is worried about that you will be palinized. that s her word. what do you unz that to mean?
really a continuation of a stance that george w. bush took he tried to align the republican party strongly with the sort of most aggressively pro israeli elements in american politics and draw a line against democrats on that score. final point, most democrats still, most jewish americans still vote democratic. not like the election will turn on this. it s still interesting. it s early and interesting but to watch the republicans trying to carve out these differing nuances on foreign policy. thank you very much. great to see you. thank you. and breaking news from boston. mob boss james whitey bulger has just arrived at the courthouse where prosecutors are arguing that bulger should not be entitled to a taxpayer funded attorney. new details on bulger s life on the lam are emerging. the 81-year-old tells the fbi he returned to boston several times