defend individual cuts. we expected that the republican, the new majority would call for spending cuts and some would call for more spending cuts. what do you think of the bidding war in the g.o.p.? what pressure does it put on the president in the state of the union speech to come off with proposal to cut spending and deficit hawk? i m not sure that the pressure comes from the proposal. it was a clear message what election was about. spending government and intrusiveness for government. obama got the message of the election. the fact that the appointment reflect repositioning in the lame duck session. it s clear he is moving to the center. he will go for cuts that are
welcome back to hardball. as part of the series dirty angry money we are looking at the influns of the super pacs and the influence on the electoral system and it stems from the supreme court decision citizens united. it said that elections could not be banned with contributions. and the opposition was from the state of montana. the supreme court upheld a law out there which is in defiance to the supreme court citizens united decision. the state of montana bars corporate spending in elections. well, governor brian swits z zer schweitzer and his lieutenant governor made a law to bancorp r corporate spending