national race is really perilous. you cannot even go from house races to statewide races, otherwise we d have senator sharron angle, senator christine o donnell. the truth is that these protest votes are not the same as a vote for president, not the same as a vote for senator. voters have been very careful about saying i m willing to take on new faces. these tea party folks at the house district level, register my protest, slap democrats and maybe the president in the face here. but when it comes to statewide and, therefore, national elections, it s a very different picture, a very different assessment and those polls seem to underscore that too. so it s not a great day for democrats, but to jump in and say that means republicans are a shoo-in next year is delusional as well. well, celeste, i remember when the upstate congressional race happened and a democrat won on the social security issue. republicans said it doesn t mean nothing, one special election, one congressional. now all
we re standing here with cops and firefighters whose jobs are threatened because states an communities are cutting back. this bill will keep cops on the beat and firefighters on call. so let s pass this bill so that these men and women with continue protecting our neighborhoods like they do every single day. i m standing with construction workers. we ve got roads that need work all over the country. our highways are backed up with traffic. our airports are clogged. and there are millions of unemployed construction workers who can rebuild them so let s pass this bill so road crews and diggers and pavers and workers, they can all head back to the job site. there s plenty of work to do. this job this jobs bill will help them do it. let s put them back to work. let s pass this bill, rebuilding america. and there are schools throughout the country that desperately need renovating. we cannot got an amen over there. we can t expect our kids to do their best in places that are li
fascinating in the republican primary. that is the social security issue. very feisty. used very strong language on that. the romney campaign is saying he sunk himself because he is in effect created himself against social security. many conservatives agree with rick perry on social security. we re going to see that issue the fulcrum of debates over the next few weeks. many thanks as always. following an attack on the israeli embassy on cairo, the israeli ambassador to egypt has returned home. a mob torn down cement barriers and threw documents out of windows. at least three people were killed and 1,000 injured. was the latest on this? reporter: good morning, alex. egypt just declared a state of emergency with those riots overnight. at least three people dead. more than 1,000 injured. three of those killed one of those three kimmed we believe may have suffered a heart
stepped up security in new york and washington, d.c., as authorities investigate a possible al qaeda terror plot tied to the anniversary. desperate hours aboard air force one, circling over america, trying to find a safe place for president bush to land on 9/11. my interview with the pilot of air force one, he flew that critical mission. president obama s new jobs plan, certain to be a hot topic when the republican hopefuls gather here in tampa. for monday night s presidential debate co-hosted by cnn and the tea party express. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. checkpoint searches and an urgent scramble for intelligence. america, once again, faces a terror threat. this time, authorities say they have credible and specific information about a possible al qaeda plot tied to the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. the key focus, washington and new york. our national correspondent susa
he did not take anything. he fired back and he was quick. after all he last been campaigning for four years. neil: maybe this crowded field or the emergence now of a genuine threat to the nomination emerges and it helps him. yeah. i think perry has to watch out. he has the media hammering him on that social security issue. neil: the ponzi scheme comment. how damaging is that going to be when debates move to florida? florida is not going to stanford that. even texas. never not going they go to these no income tax states like texas, florida. neil: people of all ages done they know it is a ponzi scheme. when you see your check and working neil: i understand that would it hurt the candidate who just calls it what it is