bill: newt gingrich, you know, this is what is really weird about the political season. just two weeks ago everybody was saying he is the guy. he is the guy, mary katharine. he has got it. he is coming on. he led every poll. we followed this cycle every time and what s happening for santorum right now he is hitting his surge at exactly the right time. bill: what happened to newt gingrich. because he got attacked. he got attacked with a bunch of attack ads. bill: isn t that too easy though. not too easy. actually brought up stuff that happened in people s past that matters. they were reminded in full force. santorum has a couple of things that are problematic. stuff he said about earmarks that perry has hit him on. there will be much less time to take a whack at him before new hampshire and south carolina which works in his ad vantage, of course. some of these folks who say they could change their mind before tuesday. this thing is up in the air. but i think so perry could m
he has been here. he has been working in the vin vineyards. the problem is when you look at the numbers people say we don t think he is that smart, that knowledgeable about the facts. of course they come back to the oops moment, the poor debate performance. so here is a guy that s likeable. is he gorcht of a big state. he has the money which is what you were saying and he is really a great threat to romney along with gingrich because they have that national stature and the money to carry the campaign down south. which is a heart of the republic party. you know, ron paul, santorum, they don t have that capacity. i think that s why they re less a threat than romney. dark horse in the race, i think you are right. dark horse is rick perry. bill: ron paul seems to be able to raise money when he needs to raise money. he has a real fanatical following. santorum and, you know, it depends on where the money is going to flow into his campaign. it s not going to be easy for the senator. now,
forum. both of them might have use and money enough to move forward. mary katharine ham is discounting newt gingrich this evening. is that right? i think he rode his wave and it fell off precipitously. bill: i was surprise about the fall-off juan. yeah. bill: as i said people engaged in this process know newt gingrich. he has been around. everything he has done i figured if you are going to get on that gingrich train, you already know who the conductor is. and but all of a sudden, in a space of a week, the whole thing blows up. that has been the single most stunning thing to me this political season. i will give you the last word, juan. well, i have got to tell you. you know what? bill and o reilly and i agree. it s stunning to me. this is lamb shakespearian tragedy. the long knives have come out from his fellow republicans who worked with him in washington who said he is reckless. is he someone who is zany.
he has been here. he has been working in the vin vineyards. the problem is when you look at the numbers people say we don t think he is that smart, that knowledgeable about the facts. of course they come back to the oops moment, the poor debate performance. so here is a guy that s likeable. is he gorcht of a big state. he has the money which is what you were saying and he is really a great threat to romney along with gingrich because they have that national stature and the money to carry the campaign down south. which is a heart of the republic party. you know, ron paul, santorum, they don t have that capacity. i think that s why they re less a threat than romney. dark horse in the race, i think you are right. dark horse is rick perry. bill: ron paul seems to be able to raise money when he needs to raise money. he has a real fanatical following. santorum and, you know, it depends on where the money is going to flow into his campaign. it s not going to be easy for the senator. now,
bill: she put a perspective on it. everything she said is factually correct. bill: you can be factually correct and not give the people the importance of the situation. the situation is important. you want to talk about perspective, bill, all i m getting on television these days, whether it s network or cable is who is going to finish first. who is going to finish second. who is going to finish third? listen, i m no better than the next guy. i like cotton candy like everybody else. you know what? tomorrow night we are going to know who finished first, who finished second, who finished third. do we need this nonstop barrage of horse race coverage? we are living in very serious economic times. and if you just watch television, i don t want to sound like a school harm or marm or scold here, if you watch television you don t know anything about romney s 59 point economic plan and you know very little about newt gingrich s tax policy you know