raised taxes, they re proud to put their records on the ballots. it s democrats who are not going to be the right side of voters, republicans and independents who are going to vote like republicans this year who don t want to run in an environment where fiscal issues really matter. this election is going to be very simple. are you willing to take on the public sector unions and bust them up and deal with their pension problems? are you willing to make tough decisions and cut government spending or do you not want to make those tough decisions and raise taxes? more often than not, our guys are going to be on the right side of that issue. that s one of the things i want to get to. i got to give you time to come back. here s the problem nick s going to have this year. first of all, nick s going to want to talk about unemployment in the states. the chair of the governor association says he has a 5% unemployment rate. two candidateses that nick is going to support this year, bobber lick
square car bombing attempt and because of a new government statistic you might find hard to believe. do you think someone on the government s terrorist watch list should be able to buy firearms. now the statistic, over the past six years, 91% of such purchases were approved by the government. there were a lot of them. 1,119. the key element of any smart counterterrorism strategy is to make it harder for terrorists to strike. that s why air passengers walk through metal detecters. that s why our police randomly check bags in the subway. that s why our police patrol sensitive locations. it s common sense to give the fbi the authority to keep terror suspects from buying guns and explosives. should gun laws be changed? what else are we learning about the suspects, his motive for the attack and his claim to have received training in pakistan. with us, mike rogers, former fbi agent, democratic congresswoman, donna edwards and jeanne meserve. jean, let s begin with you on the la