or just regular ticked off people that hang out at the state fair that happen to be liberals? i think they were as on duty as someone who shows up in a giant chicken costume at an event. there are very few people in america who have never run for statewide office who are pretty much unknown, put them on a national ticket, and have a high degree of confidence. they re not going to make mistakes. ryan could go on your show, david gregory s show, and the people in boston would say, no problem this guy can do it. he is incredibly experienced. he s been around this for a long time. i think he buys mitt romney on the inside game, something important, reporters, national political reporters like this guy. they know him. they like him. they have a connection to him even if they don t necessarily share his ideology, and that helps romney, i think, going forward. he s way behind in how the press views the republican ticket. that is so help him catch up. that s true. i accept that com
even if they don t necessarily share his ideology, and that helps romney, i think, going forward. he s way behind in how the press views the republican ticket. that is so help him catch up. that s true. i accept that completely from your reporting but, i tell you, it can show romney ain t that guy. and if ryan starts trashing the top of the ticket, that would be a problem. i have no expectation that will happen. thank you very much. it might be bottom heavy. anyway, thank you, mark halperin, for that assessment, and howard fineman, as always, sir. this is the rare instance both are thrilled with the vice presidential choice. don t you believe it. both sides say, yay, this is great. both sides can t wait to run on the ryan budget issue. reboundians for it. democrats against it. also, what s in that budget? is it a courageous attempt to cut the deficit or simply a dismembering of the social safety net masquerading as deficit cutting with all the savings going right to the r
helps romney, i think, going forward. he s way behind in how the press views the republican ticket. that is so help him catch up. that s true. i accept that completely from your reporting but, i tell you, it can show romney ain t that guy. he ain t a guy you can talk to. and if ryan starts trashing the top of the ticket, that would be a problem. i have no expectation that will happen. thank you very much. it might be bottom heavy. anyway, thank you, mark halperin, for that assessment, and howard fineman, as always, sir. coming up miss is the rare instance both are thrilled with the vice presidential choice. don t you believe it. both sides say, yay, this is great. both sides can t wait to run on the ryan budget issue. republicans for it. democrats against it. the side that s right will probably celebrate in november. here it goes. also, what s in that budget? is it a courageous attempt to cut the deficit or simply a dismembering of the social safety net masquerading a
i believe that any doctor who performs an abortion should be criminally charged for doing so. i would say any type of sexual activity has absolutely no place in the military. and there are people who were gay and aren t anymore. a new poll of michigan gop primary voters also has the former senator from pennsylvania leading in the state where romney grew up and where his father was governor. if rick santorum beats mitt romney in michigan, we re looking at a wholly different race. now he s going to get the full force of the mitt romney attacks. desperate people do desperate things. the romney campaign better be careful. if you go negative and it backfires on you, it s over. a defeat there would not just be embarrassing, it would be a, quote, mortal blow to romney s campaign. rick santorum is real and romney ain t. who are you willing to stake the future of this country on winning? that is mitt romney. mitt romney. mitt romney. mitt romney. mitt romney. if you don t run
this time, mitt has reason to be worried. for the first time now, president obama s campaign team has to consider the possibility that santorum could be the gop nominee facing him. would a race against a candidate who questions women, not just at the warfront but also in the workplace be an easy target for team obama? plus, the brilliant andrew sullivan writes for newsweek that the birth control fight could end up as a big winner for president obama. he says the further the right wing, the farther is identified on birth control, the better it is for the president. andrew sullivan joins us tonight. when house republicans caved on allowing an extension of the payroll tax cut, it was an admission that once again, this was a loser issue for the rs. finally why rick santorum is real and romney ain t. we begin with how serious a threat is rick santorum is to mitt romney. steve schmidt was with the