the government s brief because they are trying to skov scalia on this. on the other hand, i see you wriggling in your chair. make the other side. you don t have to over turn these cases to hold for the plaintiffs. these cases are different. the difference in this case as britt suggested is the government is saying, we are going to compel you to participate in commerce in order to regulate you. it s not a case of growing wheat. it s a case of you must buy this certain product. if you must buy a certain product then we can regulate you. that s a different case. that s an extension of the plaintiff s argument. i think the right of federal power the extension beyond which the commerce clause has never been justified by the supreme court. i think it s a novel issue, a very grave issue. the federal government can compel individuals to
hello again from fox news in washington. we will talk with our guests in a moment. first the late news. former vice president dick cheney is recovering in the hospital after under going a heart transplant saturday. the 71-year-old who suffered five heart attacks was on the transplant list for almost 2 years. now the results from saturday s republican primary in news yaw. rick santorum came out on top with 39 percent mitt romney second place with 27 percent and gingrich and paul rounds out the field. louisiana shows 568 delegates halfway needed for the nomination. now let s turn to some of the issues that will define the general election between president obama and whoever the republican nominee is. joining us here in studio is president obama s senior advisor david plouffe. during the 2008 campaign, barack obama blamed president bush for the rise in gas prices on his watch. let s watch. you know how it is nearly 3. 3.70 a gallon for gas because it has gone down, two and