surrounding the new jersey governor and a possible run for the white house. how many times does a guy have to say no before it sinks in? you folks are an incredible disappointment as an audience. the fact that that took to second question. shows you people are off your game. that is not american exceptionalism. jim acosta, hopeful supporters still only heard one thing, he didn t say no. any reason to believe that he s reconsidering now? yeah, the buzz is exceptional, kyra. yes, there is reason to think that he is reconsidering for a governor who is known for his new jersey brand of straight talk. chris christie never really came out and said last night whether or not he s running for president. unlike what he has done in the past. he sounded very much like a candidate in a speech at the reagan presidential library out in california. the new jersey governor accused the president of dividing the country in order to win re-election. he took a settled dig at rick perry when
might be an impediment financially if, say, the bush financial folks won t come around. it s certainly a story but i m not sure how many bush financial folks there are anymore. the rangers and pioneers have had second lives. some of them have more money. some of them have been hurt by the market so i don t think the financial issue from the bush world is as important. but there s definitely something there between governor perry and president bush, they have been competitive over the years. so i think that is part of his thinking. at the end of the day i m with what dan said, we have to see if he has the fire in the belly to do it. i want to quickly go to fund-raising reports. dan, i was shocked to see how much big money of all the money that was raised for mitt romney, 70%, i believe, maxed out contributions at $18 million but not surprised to see michele bachmann s money while much less, most of it under $200. right. you would expect that with michele bachmann. she has the abil
code for karl rove and company, that this really is a rove rivalry, an old texas rivalry more than anybody else. but that has been an impediment a little bit for perry and it might be an impediment financially if, say, the bush financial folks won t come around. it s certainly a story but i m not sure how many bush financial folks there are anymore. the rangers and pioneers have had second lives. some of them have more money. some of them have been hurt by the market so i don t think the financial issue from the bush world is as important. but there s definitely something there between governor perry and president bush, they have been competitive over the years. so i think that is part of his thinking. at the end of the day i m with what dan said, we have to see if he has the fire in the belly to do it. i want to quickly go to fund-raising reports. dan, i was shocked to see how much big money of all the money that was raised for mitt romney, 70%, i believe, maxed out contributions
insiders to get rich but, again, what about the american taxpayer and consumes? we re paying for that corruption and we are stuck with light bulbs we don t want. that is the worst of all worlds. neil: we have you on record here, scarfing up these old bulbs. guest: take me away. neil: thank you, dan, from washington. he was not as shovel ready as we expected. all right, so, what will get the shovels ready and moving again? the president receiving a number of recommendations from his new jobs council today. are they the right ideas in former verizon c.i.a. joining me. you have your doubts but it comes more to the core of what dan was saying, if the government with the best of intentions cannot do this? guest: here is my concern. to me it is very clear one of the issues we are facing that is really preventing businesses from hiring today is the