midst. but it s interesting you bring this up because there are two groups who i can think of who in recent years that many americans have complained do not have enough moderates. one is muslims and one is the republicans. and i think now maybe the muslims have more moderates than the republicans. you know, when you float terms like tyranny as they do or treason, remember in the health care debate, republican congressmen were hoisting that banner that said don t tread on me which had only applied to enemies of america. not political opponents. you create an atmosphere. yes, you do. governor perry in in texas threatening secession over over the tax hike that obama wanted, over a 3% tax hike on the richest 1%? that s reason to throw down the
and i think now maybe the muslims have more moderates than the republicans. you know, when you float terms like tyranny as they do or treason, remember in the health care debate, republican congressmen were hoisting that banner that said don t tread on me which had only applied to enemies of america. not political opponents. you create an atmosphere. yes, you do. governor perry in in texas threatening secession over over the tax hike that obama wanted, over a 3% tax hike on the richest 1%? that s reason to throw down the s card? these people are hysterical. hysterical is really the only word i can think of for it. you know, these conservatives, they want to be known as tough guys. they re girls. school girls who get hysterical about things. health care made them hysterical.
i m not prejudging. i m judging. and i m judging that somebody like that is a terrorist in our midst. but it s interesting you bring this up because there are two groups who i can think of who in recent years that many americans have complained do not have enough moderates. one is muslims and one is the republicans. and i think now maybe the muslims have more moderates than the republicans. you know, when you float terms like tyranny as they do or treason, remember in the health care debate, republican congressmen were hoisting that banner that said don t tread on me which had only applied to enemies of america. not political opponents. you create an atmosphere. yes, you do. governor perry in in texas threatening secession over over the tax hike that obama
but second or third. then bachmann, using the momentum from iowa, finishes second to romney in new hampshire. at that point, perry who will probably win south carolina, becomes a regional southern candidate, not unlike mike huckabee. sean: i think he s going to thread the needle and try to appeal to both groups and draw from all sighs, that would be my guess. he could fall between two chairs is the problem. sean: a lot has happened. we had the debate thursday night. straw poll saturday. pawlenty out. perry in. if you had to assess putting all these new developments together, who stands where at this moment? well, again i always see this in terms of semifinals. the right wing semifinal in the centrists semifinal. in the right wing, bachmann clearly did very well. she is moving out from the
but second or third. then bachmann, using the momentum from iowa, finishes second to romney in new hampshire. at that point, perry who will probably win south carolina, becomes a regional southern candidate, not unlike mike huckabee. sean: i think he s going to thread the needle and try to appeal to both groups and draw from all sighs, that would be my guess. he could fall between two chairs is the problem. sean: a lot has happened. we had the debate thursday night. straw poll saturday. pawlenty out. perry in. if you had to assess putting all these new developments together, who stands where at this moment? well, again i always see this in terms of semifinals. the right wing semifinal in the centrists semifinal. in the right wing, bachmann clearly did very well.