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-- with me on the set we have to move green former president of the women's media center and of course -- Fox News contributor you can follow her on Twitter -- JDH.
And you can't digest them through out to my Twitter page as well and just between Nokia and -- are -- -- -- on the same page.
And also joining us live from the Miami bureau is.
Ahead cause Wally and I get that right ahead.
He did know it good I'm so glad to have a Twitter handle.
-- -- Okay well oh well maybe you'll get it -- handled by the end of the show we'll see what happens but Ed thanks so much for joining us.
We'll talk about a couple of things we are -- also want to mention that there's a lot of action going on on Capitol Hill we're going to be talking.
To William La Jeunesse is monitoring the entire fast and furious situation.
-- -- he's done an incredible job following the story from beginning -- to where we are right now we're gonna check in with him in just a minute.
Get our political panel's thoughts on that as well but first let's talk about some other things going on in politics of course.
What were following what you know.
It depends -- what network you're watching what newspaper you read.
That the people talking about the Obama and Clinton drama about fireworks about things that are going on with these two listening to the Obama.
Campaign's attacks on Mitt Romney's career -- Bill Clinton as you may or may not know.
Has been dissatisfied with the message in particular.
That it -- mr.
Romney's record as head of the private equity firm rather than laying out clear policy differences between the candidates.
The former President Bill Clinton has been backtracking from those recent comments -- she seemed to indicate support for extending the bush era tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans so.
There's a lot of -- -- about you know his thoughts.
-- now want to go let's start with that you in Miami at your thoughts on on all of this.
Well I mean this comes on the heels of Cory Booker.
Also speaking off script.
With respect to a bomb -- administration's attacks on Romney's business record and and here here's the point.
Unlike Cory Booker it's going to be difficult for the Obama administration to intimidate -- Bill Clinton.
And -- think he should take -- president as word Mitt Romney has a sterling business record.
And this line of attack is not really well thought out.
You know you know I was looking out what mark.
Saying quote yes the Obama campaign may or may not be happy with everything Clinton -- -- that only makes Clinton's endorsement is more credible.
Exactly what I ate a sense I agree with that and it is yes had you should take President Clinton at his word.
And he has said very clearly that governor Romney's economic vision for this country will take us backwards and does not support governor Romney's -- At the end of the day I think what has happened here as much as people want this play out like a talent available to him Clinton Campaign at camp and -- Obama campaign folks.
There's new ones when President Clinton speaks -- so much -- wants to what his message is.
But we don't live in the media environment that really allows for an act and so.
That's why I think we've seen the need for these clarifications but he's -- he's been.
Point blank very specific.
The governor Romney will take us backwards and does not provide the type of solutions that -- companies looking.
-- I can hear you laughing over there Miami.
Well it is little funny I mean you know that the Obama campaign came out and say don't let the President Clinton did know is talking about because he was all of 65 years old I.
Boy it adds hey it's a campaign to scramble there on the wrong side.
Of the politics of this issue and frankly you know given the election results of the Wisconsin recall and the bad job numbers last Friday.
They're on the wrong side of the policy.
Yes you brought up Wisconsin and out is going to be something we're gonna bounce to next so we'll get into that.
Right now organized labor looking at some of today's news organized labor reeling from blows to government workers in Wisconsin and California.
Elections at grappling with the prospect of diminished political clout with your members and public sector unions.
That a form the core of the movement's power in recent years and now we're hearing that even some democratic pockets.
Of the country voters are signaling they are comfortable with saving benefits and bargaining power from government worker unions.
All of this of course after what we saw with governor Scott Walker's victory and Wisconsin after that recall election what do you think about that.
I -- yet is yes you read that that's.
I mean look I do think it's a big blow to organized labor there was -- that they put a lot of chips on the table to attack Governor Walker and they lost.
But but really what it comes down to is I think the unions tried to -- -- and in this economic environment.
-- tax Payer is who matters Scott Walker.
Was the adult in the room he stood up and fought for the tax Payer.
This is it that we're seeing a common theme there's some there's some indications even in places like California.
Where Democrats are saying wait a second where in favor of additional contributions from union members put their own pensions.
And in those kinds of messaging says look enough already.
We cannot afford it and we've got to have some fiscal sanity.
And it doesn't matter what they -- Republican or Democrat everybody can see the fiscal train wreck about to occur if something different.
Doesn't occur.
And him what do you think about how this all played out this way because it was just high drama at the beginning of the week it was high drama and I think there are many democratic.
Operatives who have been unwilling to say hey we lost and we lost by a significant margin I think that is absolutely clear.
But you also can't take this loss and then say this means that President Obama is going to lose Wisconsin -- this means this is the end of unions.
There there are a lot of factors at play here first the unions in Wisconsin -- -- get the candidate they wanted to go up against Scott Walker I can't remember who their candidate was but.
Tom Barrett wasn't there original.
-- -- -- packet that unions were outspent.
Eight to one in Wisconsin vice governor Scott Walker's campaign.
And his corporate.
Backers from eight to one that.
Basically is the definition of a campaign -- not democracy I think it boils down to.
That the voters in Wisconsin wouldn't necessarily saying that they supports the union busting.
And the -- that Governor -- did but they just work behind the recalling of this is governor of based specifically on a posse.
Position but at the end of the day yes we lost.
But if he tries to -- again but Governor Walker won't be able to do have the support of the senate because Democrats picked up those two senate seats.
And we that is going to make the difference hopefully it's not gonna make the difference we've seen and congress at the federal level because that means you know we act gridlocked and nothing can get done.
But -- is not going to be able to just you know walked over policies the way he did with the unions.
Ed I wanna give -- -- to rebut that real quick and let you know that we've got out -- -- and us waiting for us but go ahead and and they okay.
Quick and and and I totally agree that -- unions lost and so did the Obama administration is -- of the democratic backers of of the opposition not in Wisconsin but but look there's -- theme here.
Scott Walker stepped up fiscal fiscal conservative.
Policies.
Deficit cutting controlled spending.
Mean these are things that are occurring not just in Wisconsin -- occurring in Indiana under Mitch Daniels and -- New Jersey under Chris Christie.
And all three of those gentlemen really have stepped up and been responsible.
Public servants as opposed to playing the politics okay were.
