and confirmed by this republican senate. so we think we re making dramatic progress on that front. they can t have it both ways. they can t brag that they put in more judges than anybody else, and then say they re being obstructed. so they ought to figure out where they re at. a big debate on capitol hill, and regardless of what you think of the president, this is a legitimate feather in his cap in the sense that the conservative base is happy with this. and they have not at the pace the president would like, but they have met a lot of these confirmations, and he wants more before we get to november. and it s a lasting, you know, victory, not something as we ve seen over the last couple of years, a lot of what president obama did using executive orders, taking actions that regulatory actions that are easily or at least somewhat easily overturned. these are judges that are going to be in place for 10, 20, 30 or longer years and it has a real
jon: this is the act acquisitions room in fox news channel we bring in satellite feeds from all over the country and all over the world. look at remote 291. that is the u.s. national debt clock at 15 trillion and counting. congress apparently needs to raise that debt ceiling again or actually the president does. the senate on remote 278 is getting ready to vote on whether or not to do that. big debate on capitol hill about whether to give the president the authorization to do so. we ll be following that vote. it is expected in about 40 minutes. on remote 267 a live look at tampa. there is the first lady michelle obama. she is working with latino organizations to promote health and wellness in their communities. she is there amid that
floor and health care providers do not have to intervene if this bill is passed. it s just appalling. check out this tonight from anita perry, wife of governor rick perry. some perry aides blame shaky debate performances for the need of more sleep. mrs. perry suggested his slip in the polls is because of brutal attacks from other republicans that she suggests somehow resent his faith. of those republican critics, mrs. perry said, quote, they may feel like god called them, too. but i truly feel like we are here for that purpose. rising cain, the leap of herman cain to the top of the pack of the presidential race. new poll numbers out tonight, 27% of republican voter back cain. former massachusetts governor mitt romney is the choice of 23%. governor perry follows at 16%. congressman ron paul cracks double-digit support. some are quick to suggest cain is the latest beneficiary of an anyone but romney dynamic among the most conservative republicans. the never shy mr. cain say