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There's nothing on this grain -- in the middle liberal progressive fears more than a Black America.
Was it better life getting smaller government.
I remain haunted by the experience that points -- campaign.
Where it seemed that every day President Obama would go out in every speech and he would say.
Boy we sure don't want to go back to the policies of the past that got us into this -- It was the left they got us into this mess that is the back looked around the world today -- are they popping.
They're not popping the former Soviet Union they're not -- Russia they're not even probably China they are copying -- America is extraordinary.
Because of who we are but because of what we do instead of looking to Washington and to government.
We will see the greatness.
Of our country's.
And we will see the true greatness of our country -- I'm a conservative because I believe and understand the real -- of the Marine Corps.
Not the peace corps we have a federally sponsored.
Jail right.
And don't get confused that's exactly what this is a federally sponsored jailbreak you've crossed the line.
What politics has been through politics as -- -- form of citizen.
Where everything -- Everything.
Mama bears an atrocity -- we're -- about 800 billion dollars of new taxes and the GO PO old.
Has grown stale.
And lost.
All think we need to name any -- Isn't done speaking I'll tell you what the criticism on the left.
Number one he drank too much water.
But he didn't offer any new ideas and there's the fallacy.
We don't need a new idea.
There is an idea the idea called America.
And it's still work.
Honey okay let's just speaking at this -- -- back former speaker of the house Newt Gingrich she joins us nice to see is there to do if you like tough talk death from your fellow Republicans.
Exists.
Tell you even.
Yeah that's great.
It's wonderful where a point in time.
Where we need to have a national debate.
About where we're going what lessons we need to learn.
And I'm glad it's so vigorous and so clear whether -- have 23.
Candidates.
On the presidential poll -- C -- which is terrific it tells you this is a wide open time for the Republican Party.
To have a healthy debate which the Democrats are incapable of having.
Well the former speaker of the have a not -- the current -- thus they should say is that the November election losses would not deterred his party from.
Preston from smaller government attorney health care -- -- the private sector the president would say.
He won and that they -- people's -- that's what's months.
-- about this.
President won the election for president.
The Republicans won the election for the house the Republicans won the election for governor thirty governorships 315 electoral votes.
The Democrats won the election to the US senate so you have a split country in which there is legitimate arguments from both sides.
And instead of all this posturing.
I wish we didn't get together and talk about new solutions.
New approaches breaking out of the old system I'd.
-- -- -- -- last week in titled.
Pioneers in the future -- prisoners of the past.
And I really think that's -- Washington is trapped in the past in both parties.
And I think that we need to break out of that pass and look at the great exciting things being done around America.
-- you should read and that in the last campaign talked about -- -- -- renovated amortized but.
Why why do you think the -- seemed to be so -- is -- deep that ideology commitment to -- ideology unwillingness to look for solutions or.
-- grudges or what is this.
I think this is a city whose culture is is to avoid thought.
I think this is a city where you know the I didn't.
This is city that that with the Kardashians.
Are the equivalent intellectuals.
And you get all of this junk and the newest card aesthetics could it elections according pointed a finger -- The whole city this is this insinuate you watch went out and have talk about a grand bargain there's no possible -- grand market this is silly.
But it gives the press something easy to write about a member of the fiscal cliff which I citizens I was actually more of the bunny slope.
The press couldn't have reporter with a straight face and a fiscal bunny slope -- in this great crisis and frankly.
The old guys about the powerful guys the guys -- sent -- love it because they're the only ones in the room it's exactly -- that's why would Rand Paul did was right.
Every member can be a leader if they quit worrying about their leadership.
And just go out and do they think is right we'll let what do you think of the present -- has made a couple trips up to Capitol Hill -- -- -- I've got -- said.
Mark Twain would have loved Barack Obama.
This is pure comedy.
This is a man who was so patently.
Obviously contemptuous.
Of the intelligence the American people.
He spends weeks beating up the Republicans and his poll numbers drop.
Has suddenly at all.
I love Republicans could we get together could come up and see you.
And -- him sure has some consultant who said to him bipartisanship.
Works better than confrontation.
So now comes up what does he do I'd.
I think the meeting today it was a fiasco.
He arrives it's essentially a press conference without the press.
Well one of the -- he found he met with the GOP -- one report says that.
That this senate Republicans told president Barack Obama to tone down his political attacks and pride democratic allies to support controversial case of Medicare if you want to compromise reducing deficits.
And provides to the the stability to federal benefit programs.
Okay.
What what what am I supposed to say that I know this is what happens this is like Lucy in the football how often does Barack Obama have to come up -- have Republicans say to them.
Would you please be kind longer than this meeting.
And now what she did come back from Israel he'll forget that he used to be trying to schmooze people -- go back to attacking people.
Timid Republicans will wring their hands courageous Republicans won't ignore him well one -- -- with us.
Interest is at a senate.
Democrat senator from -- Rockefeller.
Was apparently giving him a little bit of a hard time over the drone policy he wants to documents from the white from the did Department of Justice as -- as the legal justification for using the drones.
And at least according to Politico.
President Obama's response to was I'm no Dick -- I know Dick Cheney on drones.
What does that mean Dick Cheney gave about the -- -- information.
I hit romantic I think they've the Obama policy on this is about exactly -- bush was which -- I ain't telling you I'm the president and you're not.
Now I think anybody who cares what the constitution has to applaud what Rand Paul did.
God and and what senator Lee -- and senator rubio and and senator crews all of whom went out and said.
This is a serious question of the constitution united -- I guess that would have it would have been I think a little bigger of him to say it would aspects in Iraq -- no I'm not -- -- I don't have to land president.
Is steady serve here he reached back into the history and used -- you -- -- said Dick Cheney.
I don't try to micromanage or micro analyze -- Obama.
He is a left -- Chicago machine Democrats.
Who -- net to get them and Michael McCurry didn't just do it now and I just I don't want to say he is gonna combined.
The radicalism.
Of the university professor with the machine politics of the city Chicago and see if the worst of both worlds.
That's two years but really it's I think it's real we've we've seen enough so why are so if that is so.
But feel like that there are -- -- that's bad lies of the Republicans said.
Can't beat him.
They've vehement no way -- -- -- him in November but that's over I think what Republicans Republicans.
Don't need to be the anti Obama party Republicans need to be the party for America's future.
Republicans need to go out and organize the country so the country forces Democrats to vote with the Republicans and the Republicans have to say the senate and house Democrats look.
You want to go to the 2014 election of the president who opposes the American people.
That's your problem -- Russian people trust Republican Party we especially as there's certain people have -- -- ever going to trust anybody.
-- -- the Reagan trust but verify but people should say the puck to Bob politicians of both parties is.
We need a new generation solutions we need a new generation of ideas we are sick and tired of the same old.
You know bumper stickers masquerading as political thought.
And we want you to come up with how you gonna improve our lives and what -- gonna do to give us a better future.
What's gonna happen this budget fight between among the present the president and the senate and the house.
I have no idea but I assume nothing particularly good because I think they're they're trapped in a box it's impossible.
You cannot fix.
This particular set of problems inside the old order and you cannot fix it well -- score by the Congressional Budget Office it is him.
-- they can't do it in Europe.
The pain level required to solve -- is so -- it won't happen.
So you're -- put a model human percent of them don't -- don't gonna -- so imagine a situation and be very practical or pragmatic what could be done.
Well you you could start -- -- you could first of all the house -- to be having hearings in every single committee and subcommittee.
And an honor I think things when you told by the inspector general we've had sixty billion dollars in fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Now -- sixty billion dollars in fraud.
That begins to be a place is stressing about money when the president says we can't let students go -- the White House who has sent 250 million dollars to Egypt.
He -- -- -- -- set up certain kinds of fights yeah I think it has to be a series of salami slices -- you methodically.
Pick fights that the American people say.
How can anybody be on the other side and that's you mentioned the yet White House seven admitted the Republican Party has made that quite a showcase that the -- to the White House about in the past even Governor Perry I think from -- -- -- Problem.
You graced the set Fairfax even the Washington Post has editorialized that the president is just wrong -- minutes.
The -- why did that down half -- -- back down.
Stubborn as pride.
He won the -- -- this is your show I don't know buck.
He spent 930000.
Dollars any golf weekend in Florida you could have kept the White House open for two hours for a very long time.
For one -- Barack Obama golf trip.
And I don't think the president is gonna win this this is you know everything for Obama nothing for the American people that's a really weak political position -- going to Israel on Tuesday night what.
Can hear well he achieved.
Com.
Well I think it's there's a -- moment.
That the president and vice president will be in the tool holiest cities and Christians have made it for vice president enrollment invested through the -- moved the vice president and Rome.
The president I have soon as -- the Jerusalem at some point.
So here you are visiting the tomb holiest sites in christianity.
And I think it will be addition -- -- you -- not has any impact of either one of them.
The president will go -- indicate that he's very strong and Iran is -- -- business to do anything that he really wishes that the Palestinians and Israelis who could fighting.
And that he really hopes that someday we can have peace and he'd like to be courageous in Syria as long as it does involve doing anything.
And -- -- courageously -- for being courageous and -- people realize the level of courage he showed by being courageous.
-- -- Relevant.
Yeah SEC -- is the great arena.
Of the conservative moment I -- the people who first came to see back when they're 161718.
Years old this is the fortieth anniversary.
39 years ago Ronald Reagan -- the Republican Party was shattered.
Ronald Reagan stood up and said that.
We have to have full colors not pale pastels and he began a six year fight.
Over the future of the Republican Party and the future United States this year I think it's terrific to have people the talent you just saw.
Marco Rubio you -- -- You have Allen west you've you've got.
Rand Paul he got Rick Perry who I am told gave a great speech today.
All of a sudden you see a lot of really Smart people and I think they're 2500.
Young people.
Who have registered.
As -- Pakistan's.
They're all gonna go home fired up and excited and some of them of the future house and senate members and maybe even a future president and I went -- speech.
Saturday morning Sen Larry mr.
speaker I guess this is there a serious.
