albert pujols was not there. apparently since he now plays in anaheim, neither was tony la russa. he retired after the cardinal s won the world series. in a sport where a high scoring game may be 3-2, 2-1, roger finley who plays for nottingham forest, missing a wide open goal against a rival team. the ball comes right to him, he manages to shank it over the cross bar in the team s 4-0 loss. no idea why we showed you that. coming up at the top of the hour on morning joe, south carolina gets interesting. romney confesses he pays only a 15% tax rate. newt gingrich orders rick santorum and rick perry to get in line behind his candidacy. we ll bat all that around with our morning joe crew in a few
today including nancy pelosi s assessment of the b-team republicans she says are running for president. plus, more fun with super pacs from stewart and colbert. that clip later in the show. first, let s get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. with the south carolina primary three days away, mitt romney is trying to hold on to his front-runner status in the state amid sharpening attacks over his wealth and tax records. after days of prodding, the former massachusetts governor who is worth an estimated $250 million, revealed he s paying a lower tax rate than most middle class americans. what is the effective rate i ve been playing? probably closer to the 15% rate than anything because my last ten years i ve my income comes overwhelmingly from investments made in the past ratherage th than ordinary inco. i get a little income from my book but i gave that all away. and then git speakers fees from time to time, but not very much. that 15% capital
that clip later in the show. first, let s get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. with the south carolina primary three days away, mitt romney is trying to hold on to his front-runner status in the state amid sharpening attacks over his wealth and tax records. after days of prodding, the former massachusetts governor who is worth an estimated $250 million, revealed he s paying a lower tax rate than most middle class americans. what is the effective rate i ve been playing? probably closer to the 15% rate than anything because my last ten years i ve my income comes overwhelmingly from investments made in the past ratherage th than ordinary inco. i get a little income from my book but i gave that all away. and then git speakers fees from time to time, but not very much. that 15% capital gains tax rate romney has been paying is less than half the top rate that the country s highest earners pay. many of them most famously billionaire warren buffet