marriage. so, that issue is key. that is really going to strike at the constitutionality if same-sex marriage the supreme court going to uphold the ability of the state to decide one way or the other and whether people can have that constitutional right. how they rule on prop 8 is key and don t forget the defense marriage act. that is not at stake. they ll rule on one section of it that deals with the benefits. does the federal government have the right to deny benefits to couples who are legally married in a certain state, even though that state has said they can legally wed. can the federal government deny benefits to them? that was edie wincer who brought that case. striking at the social fabric here and striking a that crux of this issue and just minutes away from hearing about it, carol. you can t ignore the possibility that maybe the supreme court will rule on the
now infamous 47% remarks where he doesn t care about them because they don t care about him, but last night he was a striking a very much different tone. he offered up the answer he probably would have given, who knows, had the president mentioned that 47% during wednesday s debate. let s watch him. well, clearly in a campaign with hundreds, if not thousands, of speeches and question and answer sessions, now and then you re going to say something that doesn t come out right. in this case i said something that s just completely wrong, and i absolutely believe, however, that my life has shown that i care about 100%, and that s been demonstrated throughout my life, and this whole campaign is about the 100%. when i become president, it will be about helping the 100%. it was a highly analytical thing he said at the fund-raiser it boca raton. he said the 47% of the people are takers. they get benefits from the government, social security or they get disabled benefits or whatever and they
immediately they come out and say it only covers people who have had continuous coverage who have been paying into their health insurance since they ve been very young and not ill. same thing happened last time. he said it covers pre-existing conditions and a staffer came out and said it doesn t. why does he keep saying something he knows his staffer will correct later. he wins the battle before the 70 million people. i know the game he s playing. plays to the biggest crowd with what he wants to say. why are you acts like you re to surprised? it is dishonest. it s not dishonest. it isn t? his 34r57b, which is sill evolving let s go to the big one. initially romney defended his now infamous 47% remarks where he doesn t care about them because they don t care about him but last night he was a striking a very much different tone. he offered up the answer he probably would have given, who knows, had the president mentioned that 47% during wednesday s debate.
mexico, we have to be concerned for our neighbors. and we have to have a real i think as a national security issue, if mexico became a failed state, it would immediately overnight become our number one national security concern. i want to follow up. talking speaking of mexico, republicans now find themselves down 30, 40, maybe even 50 points in some polls when you re polling hispanics. you were attacked during the primary campaign for striking a i wouldn t even say a moderate tone, a conservative to moderate tone on immigration reform. rick perry was practically run out of the race when he talked about not punishing the children of illegal immigrants in this country. how does the republican party get a candidate out of a primary process when he or she is running for president in a
he believes will bring the economy back. opposite number here s. here speaker boehner and majority leader eric cantor striking a very nice tone, if will you, against the president. they ve been very tough on him in the past. listen to the opposition here. the republicans. we know that republicans and democrat, not going to agree on everything. but i do think that the people of my district and this country expect the fact that we re not going to let those differences get in the way of coming together for common sense solutions. i ve encouraged my colleagues to come tonight and to listen to the president. he is the president of the united states, and i believe that all members ought to be here. well, what s behind this change of tone? according to politico, one gop leadership aide put it quite blunt p bluntly. the guy is already sinking. we don t need to throw him an