today. here in south carolina, a handful of republican presidential candidates took part in a forum organized by the conservative and tea party power broker senator jim demint. what are the programs at the federal level that we need to get out of the federal government? well, that s a difficult question because that s a long list. i d rather you give me the list of one of the things we should keep. president obama was also on the road this labor day in detroit for what the white house billed as an official policy event. thank you, everybody. thank you. thank you. thank you. but those chants of four more years and the appearance with major players from organized labor left doubt the focus was on the troubled economic climate that puts the president s re-election hopes in serious jeopardy. now is not the time for the people you sent to washington to worry about their jobs. now is the time for them to worry about your jobs. action in new hampshire too, where the fo
financial reform, senate republicans showing a united front as democrats try to begin debate on new rules for wall street and financial institutions. the gop, blocking debate on the measure in a vote last night, 57-41. democrats need 60 votes to move forward. let s talk with republican senator jim demonth of south carolina, member of the senate banking committee and joins us live from capitol hill. senator, good to see you. good morning. gregg: i m sure you saw the washington post poll that came out, two-thirds of americans want stricter federal regulations of banks, financial institution us and wall street firms. by blocking the bill with your vote last night, does your party, the republican party, risk alienating voters? 100 percent of republicans want reform. we want to fix the things that caused this financial melt yowp. unfortunately, the bill that s been thrown at us, and they re attempting to cram down our throats, doesn t fix the things that