know that he is sincere in making sure this doesn t happen again. at the nato meet innings brussels you heard the president deliver those comments during that dedication of the 9/11 memorial there. he took the opportunity to really blast nato members for not paying their fair share. is the president doing the right thing or is he alienating nato allies by repeating and lecturing them in public? i think he handled that in an inappropriate way. we have a commitment from our nato allies that they must meet their 2% obligations. they have to have a plan to get to that 2%. we have supported that for a long time. and we re on the path to make sure that becomes a reality. the president i think would have been more effective if he handled that in a less public setting. it s quite clear that that s a responsibility. it s quite clear that s an important point for u.s. participation. that didn t have to be emphasized in a public setting that was dedicated to a more
but he can on gay marriage? he can on a litany of other he can on israel and palestine and not rice? okay, but what is this in particular? i mean, the president spoke about ringing bias from our lives. these are infinite conversations between plaques and whites that are very difficult to have in a big public setting. but i think when you start boiling it down, it is the question i thought he was asking which is what is the this? there is no federal program that can deal with this. so how does he lead and on what does he lead? there is no federal program on this. when he gave the state of the union address this past year, he talked about the idea that we have to do something about guns. he talked candidly about that. he talked about gabby giffords, about all of the victims. he said we simply want a vote. that was him saying i want this to happen. there was a vote. and it failed, right? so he s been pushing that issue on and on again. in terms of what he s done for the community, i
us in a conversation on this, but he can on gay marriage? he can on a litany of other he can on israel and palestine and not rice? okay, but what is this in particular? i mean, the president spoke about ringing bias from our lives. these are infinite conversations between plaques and whites that are very difficult to have in a big public setting. but i think when you start boiling it down, it is the question i thought he was asking which is what is the this? there is no federal program that can deal with this. so how does he lead and on what does he lead? there is no federal program on this. when he gave the state of the union address this past year, he talked about the idea that we have to do something about guns. he talked candidly about that. he talked about gabby giffords, about all of the victims. he said we simply want a vote. that was him saying i want this to happen. there was a vote. and it failed, right? so he s been pushing that issue on and on again. in terms of what
back to the community leaders, to business leaders, to celebrities and athletes. but the president can t absolve himself from it. and finally, number three, i don t know how the president argues he doesn t believe he can have a role in leading us in a moral conversation. this is not a political issue, this is a moral issue. he can t lead us in a conversation on this, but he can on gay marriage? and not race? but what is this in particular? the president spoke about ringing by us from our lives. these are intimate conversations between blacks and whites that are very difficult to have in a big public setting. but when you start boiling it down, i thought the question he was asking is, what is the this ? there s no federal program to deal with this. there is no federal program to lead on this. when he gave the state of the union address this past year, he talked about the idea that we have to do something about guns. and he talked candidly about that. he talked about gabby giffords
he was able to use his skills in a public setting. a public in other words, he was governor of massachusetts, and he s acting like don t blame me for being in the government. a public setting. it s very clear what s happening. cain s surging, perry s collapsing. cain s a conservative with some economic credentials. the conservative vote is being split, it s allowing romney, because chris christie didn t get in, to run away with the moderate republican vote. that s what s happening. and to run away with what chris christie brings to the table as well, with this announcement today, that that grassroots activism, that sort of tea party effect, i think romney, right now, is the tortoise that s looking at the finish line and feeling pretty good about it. i still think there s a problem in your party, and i think it s been addressed by mark, that in the end, the only way you win the republican nomination is rhetorically going to the right. you can t win as a centrist. how do you