forward. that s not to say they can t win additional contests. gingrich can win some primaries on march 6th in the south and the border states. but, can he make it that far? bill: can he make it that far because he he doesn t have any money, right? can he make it that far because he says is he going to stay in until the end. as long as his friend, mr. allegedson continues to send him money to the super pac. maybe he can stay. in maybe he can win some more primaries. bill, there is now an 80% to 90% probability that romney is going to be the republic nominee. bill: where does that come from 80% to 90%. where did you get that. from past performance. historical performance. bill: do you agree with that? i think mitt romney is better set up to win, you know. newt gingrich didn t make the ballot in his home state of virginia. have you got this damn that s that s dam about to burst in florida. big knock on mitt romney is he
there is anything to this idea. let s suppose something came out about mitt romney s finances that made us all understand why he didn t release any more tax returns and he did. all of a sudden there is big cure if you feel about that anything can happen in politics. dangerous to make a straight line projection. a lot will depend, bill how much money gingrichens backers are willing to put up if he loses badly in flerld tomorrow. bill: the indications are not much because did he come into florida with momentum as you pointed out and romney has outspent him 4 to 1. and even though he has got the big gambling guy kicking a lot of money in there for him, one of the reasons that newt gingrich isn t doing as well in florida as some thought he might is because he can t make the buys. he can t buy the ads. he can t counter what the romney people are saying about him. and he knows it gingrich knows it and he is teed off. you can see it in his demeanor. you can see that in that interview he he
crisis still lower than what they were before the recession. bill: are you saying that the stimulus money, almost a trillion taxpayer dollars didn t do anything to help the economy? it may have provided something of a cushion but a very mild cushion. was it worth the expenditure. flat out, no. we don t have anything to show for it except a trillion in extra debt. what do you say ben stein? well, there has never been a federal stimulus program that has brought this country out of a mild or even severe or any kind of economic catastrophe ever in peace time. world war ii. mammoth spending in world war ii did it but there has never been a recovery based upon stimulus ever in peace time. this stimulus did provide jobs for teachers, firefighters, police who are great people and they deserve to have jobs, maybe they almost certainly shouldn t have been laid off. built a few bridges, paved quite a few miles of road. it s a very expensive way to stimulate the economy. wound up cos
[ slap! ] [ slap! slap! slap! slap! ] ow, ow! [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium rich tums goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. tum ta tum tum tums bill: hume zone segment tent. senior analyst. i love that. you know? i had to get it in my contract to be called that they wanted to call me the senior moment political analyst but i was able to ward that off. bill: there was the aarp analyst. all kinds of stuff going on with you. all of it fits, i m afraid. bill: romney, we have got the polling guys up behind you. the initial votes in florida have already been cast. that sends a strong message that is he going to have a good day tomorrow. you heard my talking points and my interview with rick
there is anything to this idea. let s suppose something came out about mitt romney s finances that made us all understand why he didn t release any more tax returns and he did. all of a sudden there is big cure if you feel about that anything can happen in politics. dangerous to make a straight line projection. a lot will depend, bill how much money gingrichens backers are willing to put up if he loses badly in flerld tomorrow. bill: the indications are not much because did he come into florida with momentum as you pointed out and romney has outspent him 4 to 1. and even though he has got the big gambling guy kicking a lot of money in there for him, one of the reasons that newt gingrich isn t doing as well in florida as some thought he might is because he can t make the buys. he can t buy the ads. he can t counter what the romney people are saying about him. and he knows it gingrich knows it and he is teed off. you can see it in his demeanor. you can see that in that interview he he