complex countries. the former head of saudi intelligence, prince turkey al faisal, talks about the osama bin laden he knew and much more. finally, how this man became this man. the most wanted man in the world. an unbelievable story. first, here s my take. i was in germany this week, and the mood there is pretty grim. europe is facing its most severe challenge since 1945. if the greek crisis morphs into an italian crisis, italy being too large to bail out, the entire structure of post-world war ii europe could unravel. finally european leaders seem to recognize that their strategy of kicking the can down the road has not worked, and they will come up with some package. the result will not be a dramatic solution, that is not how europe works, but a series of steps that together will be more comprehensive than anything done before. but they will not address europe s core problem which is a lack of growth. the europeans, by which i mean the germans, are trying to find some
time it gets, it absolutely is the background noise on the ground in iowa among republican evangelicals and all states among republican evangelicals. there s no question about it. though mitt romney calls it out as bigoted and bill bennett denounced jeffress and jon huntsman demanded rick perry repudiate the reverend, that is the background noise and it s especially important in the bible belt. in iowa, yes, but also in the southern states. and that s one reason why when the haley barbour didn t run and governor huckabee, mike huckabee didn t run and so forth that rick perry s sitting over there in texas says i ve got an opportunity to get in this race because there s no way the southern bible belt republicans will vote for a mormon. that was part of his calculation from the beginning even if he and his aides didn t say it.
terms of its public presentation, in terms of television, how much more air time it gets, it absolutely is the background noise on the ground in iowa among republican evangelicals and all states among republican evangelicals. there s no question about it. though mitt romney calls it out as bigoted and bill bennett denounced jeffress and jon huntsman demanded rick perry repudiate the reverend, that is the background noise and it s especially important in the bible belt. in iowa, yes, but also in the southern states. and that s one reason why when the haley barbour didn t run and governor huckabee, mike huckabee didn t run and so forth that rick perry s sitting over there in texas says i ve got an opportunity to get in this race because there s no way the southern bible belt republicans will vote for a mormon.
good. the unemployment rate is still stuck at 9.1%. dan lothian is adding up the numbers. what do they mean for the president and for the american pe people? the economy is having a difficult time finding traction even as the 2012 campaign ramps up. republicans are blaming this on the president s quote failed policies, but this is all showing a sense of urgency for the president and members of congress that they need to do something now. on a beautiful fall day in the nation s capitol, nothing but blue skies and sunshine. but a dark cloud continues to linger over the nation s economy. the reason we re not seeing the hiring we want is because we re not seeing the economic growth we need. the latest numbers bare that out. unemployment remains at 9.1%, what a white house called unacceptably high. while employers added 103,000 jobs, the report was relative weak. it is far from good enough. white house aides say this underscores the need for quick action on the president
wizards like joe the plumber, but calling him the best economist of the last election cycle is just plain dumb psycho talk. coming up, michele bachmann and steve king just sunk to a new low. she s calling black farmers frauds. he s talking about president obama saying that he is urban. house majority whip jim clyburn responds on the racial comments next on the battleground. governor tim pawlenty is under fire for pardoning a child serial molester. we ll get rapid fire sponse that. plus, the reverend, mike huckabee s holiday book tour includes wishes for execution. joe lieberman sucked it up to uncle rupert and carlos gutierrez talk buildings the dream act. is it dead? [ cheering ] now the crowd is gone. and all that remains is the stink.