laura laura ingram. i'm totally looking forward to it. so we're all above board and no suspicion of ambush because i want this to happen in the interest of full disclosure, governor mcdonnell, since we never had you a guest, here is what i have been saying on television, here are things that might come up in our interview. >> thanks to bob mcdonnell's overt order in this case, you can be asked what your sexual orientation is in a job interview in virginia and your answer can legally be the reason you don't get the job. grad school thesis condemned cohabitators. >> putting out the proclamation on confederate history month. bob mcdonnell made this proclamation about importance of virginia seafood in the same week that he called for oil drilling off the coast of virginia to begin as early as next year. bob mcdonnell of virginia great milktoast hope. just say no to foreign indicators bob mcdonnell. you can too credit for balanced budget and stop talking smack or refuse to take the credit for it because you don't like how you didn't earn it. w

so laura ingram, thank you. bob mcdonnell, even though i think he called me lil' rachel there, i'm totally looking forward to it. so we're all above board and no suspicion of ambush because i want this to happen in the interest of full disclosure, governor mcdonnell, since we have never before have the privilege of having you as a guest on our show, here is what i have been saying on television, here are things that might come up in our interview. >> thanks to bob mcdonnell's overt order in this case, you can be asked what your sexual orientation is in a job interview in virginia and your answer can legally be the reason you don't get the job. grad school thesis condemned cohabitators. homosexuals or fornicators and said public policy should be directed against those people. bob mcdonnell, putting out the proclamation on confederate history month. it makes no mention of the fact that slavery had something to do with the cause. bob mcdonnell made this proclamation about importance of virginia seafood in the same

. >> bret: he said on the radio show, laura ingram radio show he was going to team up with santorum in new hampshire. i don't know if santorum will sign on as the junior partner of the team, charles. >> it's old newt. this is newt, the unreliable, the unstable, the man who has trouble containing himself. two nights ago in iowa, he gives not a concession speech where he lavishes all kind of praise on santorum. he tacks, of course, ron paul and romney. yesterday on the laura ingram show he says he wants to be a parter in with santorum in taking down romney. then one day later, he simply can't restrain himself. he says yeah, i'll be a partner. but i will be, i will not be in any way subordinate. he will be my junior partner. santorum, this is the guy that got twice the vote -- >> bret: he was talking about a junior partner back when he was speaker and santorum was under him. >> yes, and had he stopped there, it would have been historical statement. he would have been speaking again as he always has as a historian. however, in eight seconds he goes on and attacks santorum, or de denegrades

. >> he told our friend laura ingram on the radio he could envision a combination between him and rick santorum. that really doesn't make any sense. what newt gingrich needs to do is to be where rick santorum is. the hold that position in the race. to be the leader of the non-romney candidates. makes no sense to join santorum and attack romney. it appears to me that newt gingrich's judgment about the political situation is clouded by road rage against romney. i'm not sure it will get him far. >> bret: john mccain's endorsement of romney today. john mccain has had success in new hampshire numerous times. what about that, as mitt romney is still trying to get conservatives to sign on to his campaign. and john mccain is often not considered on the top of the list of leading conservatives. >> no, he is not. john mccain has been a maverick. in a party dominated by conservatives. but he does have cache in new hampshire. he does have a following in the republican party of some size. for the purpose of new hampshire, i suspect mccain even dorsement may be useful if the endorsements ever are, a

do you have any sort of thought or reflection on his statement to laura ingram? >> no, i haven't talked to newt since the last debate. i'm going to go out and talk about what i'm going to do to get economy going and what i'll do to reduce the federal deficit and strengthen the family to strengthen our economy. what i'll do to make sure that we have a strong presence around the world to make sure we are safe and secure in the country. those are the issues i talk about on campaign. i'm not looking to structure any deals with anybody. it have run a campaign that's very positive. when i contrasted myself i try to do so respectfully. it will contrast myself with other candidates in the race but i will do it in a way that people of new hampshire and people of south carolina going forward would like to see me do it, which is respectfully but directly. >> greta: you know, that is, that is sort of strategy didn't do so well for speaker gingrich. he surged ahead in iowa, suddenly the strategy about being mr. good guy, mr. nice guy, everybody lambasted him with negative ads

now, top story tonight reaction from washington laura ingram, who is a conservative american. are you are you surprised ann coulter and tom delay are going after gingrich? >> gingrich ruffled a lot of grerjs for a lot of reasons here in washington. remember he was the boogie man of the left. they thought he was a pretty effective spokesman for conservatives. i looked at the cover of the "weekly standard" from 1995 there was a cover of gingrich with him with some kind of gun, a permanent offense. basically he was face in the mid-90s of conservatism. he's the character of the left but embraced by the right. you look at the club for girls web site. they say he was a follower, defender of the free yernt prize principles but then, he kind of wanders off, right,? supporting tax credits for bio fuels and hydrogen cars and stuff like that. there are things like that this he does that kind of makes you wonder if it gets into office is he going to start pushing through a cap and trade program? >> there are tax credits for alta tiff energy i think is a good thing for the nation. >> right

. >> with the race steadily tightening, they're making sure south carolinians know, he went on laura ingram's show and endorsed mitt romney. >> there's only one place to go right now, and that's mitt romney. >> problem is, that was in 2008. santorum calls it another case of dirty pool in a state famous for that. >> massachusetts moderate mitt romney, he can't be trusted. >> ron paul is not a moderate republican. >> ads filled with half truths and innuendos are filling the air wave and internet. santorum's wife was attacked in a flyer about a relationship with a doctor before she met santorum. it says, did you know rick santorum's wife karen had a six-year affair with an abortionist. in 2008, fake christmas cards, supposingly from his wife and mitt romney, appeared reminding people of the mormon faith. they drew a parallel between obama's campaign and jesse jackson. and in 2000, as george w. bush battled john mccain, an anonymous rumor arose that mccain's adopted daughter was from an affair with a black woman. not true. why did things get so raw in the state? it's simple. those candid

. >> bret: it's muted there but on the radio show, laura ingram show he said today that romney is peddling lies out there. it's pointed on trail. >> sit pointed. he is feeling that. i was out for him for a few days over the weekend. i thought he had an interesting eremark. everyone in south carolina loved and respected strom thurmond. look around, everything is named after him and it's earmarks. trying to make it not as scary of a thing that there were earmarks. one hand it's sign of senator santorum's potential rise. the other hand is just, the romney allies are trying to squash him like a bug if he happens to emerge. voting for felons the harsh thing in there. >> bret: same to other panelists now. about the conservatives and the meeting in texas. is there a sense moving any needles here? >> i haven't seen it in south carolina. that is because the vote is divided between perry and gingrich and santorum. you will see conservatives doing what huntsman did. look at scoreboard and the bank statement and said forget it. this is the guy. time to rally around the guy. i am not in love with him b

today, laura ingram on the radio program called on rick perry to go ahead and drop out. he said he would continue on through florida no matter what happens. the surprise to me is that perry cannot get any traction. we'll talk later today about the xl pipeline. >> eric: do it now. great transition. >> dana: great! >> eric: greg, you have been on this for a long time. >> greg: following this for seven years. >> eric: he told us he was taking the state department advice and killing the xl pipeline project. i threw this on the white board quickly. talk about what is going on with obama and the xl pipeline. 20,000 jobs minimum. high send 130,000 jobs. this could create. 500,000 barrels per day coming in from canada, canadian oil. under obama, gasoline is up 86% from the day he took office. this one here, tens of billions of dollars in state revenues. revenues to all the states affected if the pipeline goes through. this is what obama is worried about. sage brush lizard, delta smelt and caribou. really? >> greg: i want to be on obama's side here. this is fantastic news. i can'

. >> with the race steadily tightening, they're making sure south carolinians know, he went on laura ingram's show and endorsed mitt romney. >> there's only one place to go right now, and that's mitt romney. >> problem is, that was in 2008. santorum calls it another case of dirty pool in a state famous for that. >> massachusetts moderate mitt romney, he can't be trusted. >> ron paul is not a moderate republican. >> ads filled with half truths and innuendos are filling the air wave and internet. santorum's wife was attacked in a flyer about a relationship with a doctor before she met santorum. it says, did you know rick santorum's wife karen had a six-year affair with an abortionist. in 2008, fake christmas cards, supposingly from his wife and mitt romney, appeared reminding people of the mormon faith. they drew a parallel between obama's campaign and jesse jackson. and in 2000, as george w. bush battled john mccain, an anonymous rumor arose that mccain's adopted daughter was from an affair with a black woman. not true. why did things get so raw in the state? it's simple. those candid

>>reporter: rex santorum answered questions from laura ingram about his sweater vest. this is the one that set things off. >> the internet lights up with what is this with the sweater vest. as a facebook page and a twitter account. with tweet such as these. he told the new york times that he buys and most of his sweater vest at the discount or joseph a. banks. >>reporter:bad.--relief to thiss date tabloid. with it in her jacket, sweater vest, or among jeans, these are the most titillating and fashioned will cause some bipartisan. bomb--outside and get a live look. and we come back we will have the latest in the iowa caucus. >> darya: . morning we will have the latest on the election but for the quick look at weather. >>erica: this is a clear star to the morning you can see that from our roof camera in downtown san francisco. i will have your forecast coming up. >> darya: now to the i will call this, the when it was mit romney. he and rick santorum, both collected 25 percent of the vote. we are live in iowa this morning with a recap of all the excitement and. >>reporter

laura ingram and ericson want rick perry to drop out and console i date to the anti-romney vote. here is perry earlier. >> the idea we will do anything else other than try to impact this election and that is why we got in it. we didn't get in it because it was our purpose in life to be the president of the united states, we did it because it was our purpose to serve this country and that is what we have been called for and will continue doing. >> bill, what about this, anybody going to drop out and coalesce behind one conservative? >> probably not, because they've got their super pacs and money. ed, i got to tell you for newt gingrich, who hasn't beat santorum yet in two primaries, to suggest that he ought to drop out so everybody can get behind newt, remember madeleine albright called it cahones, he's showing them. >>> they may announce tomorrow a different ending to the iowa caucus, tyler jones at this point it doesn't matter, does it, whether mitt romney won by eight votes or might lose by 12 on a recount, what does that do to south carolina, if anything? >> nothing. i don't t

. >> and perry was put on the defense by conservative radio host laura ingram. >> since 2000, you have received more than $7 million from private firms. you guys aren't vultures? >> romney's ron for president. >> and you're running for president too and you have benefitted from these terms. >> and i don't have a problem with that. >> meanwhile with the super pac hammering away at romney, romney tried to turn the story to his critics and the media. >> are you attacking bain or just asking questions? >> i'm asking questions. i'm shocked at how defense they are. >> mr. speaker, do you think mitt romney could have saved those jobs? is there anything he could have done to save those jobs? >> you don't know, do you? >> newt was on the defensive again in florida where he raised money last night and he's campaigning in miami and orlando today. >> the overreaction of people to questioning a presidential candidate's record as though i was now engaged in a assault on free enterprise is one of the most absurd things i have ever seechb seen. he gets to ask about it, and we're supposed to trust him.

let me ask you, earlier today, you told laura ingram that you were -- that you could see in some way, you aline with rick santorum. smain to me what you said and if what you meant? >> no. no. i meant we are both conservatives. we are old friends. we have known each other a long time. if you compare us with iran, we are both deeply worried about an iranian nuclear weapon. ron paul doesn't think it matters. in that sense, rick and i, who both have a national security background, are much more concerned about the danger of losing an american city than is congressman paul. so we are aligned there. as compared to mitt romney, a moderate, we are more conservative n. that sense, you have seen this in things we have seen about each other on the debates and have you seen it in the things we both said last night... there is a natural split in this party nwhich have you people who worry about the safety of america, versus people who don't care about it. and there are people who want a conservative change in washington, versus people who want to go along to get along. -- >> greta: are you saying

this is mitt romney speaking today on the conservative radio host -- radio show hosted by laura ingram. >> isn't it a hard argument to say you're saying he inherited the recession, took a bunch of steps to turn the economy around and now we're seeing more jobs, but vote against him anyway? isn't that a hard argument to make, is that a stark enough contrast? >> have you got a better one, laura, this happens to be the truth. >> if mitt romney does get to be the republican nominee for president this year, do you want to know what the ads in the general election will sound like? >> inherited this recession, took a bunch of steps to turn the economy around and now we're seeing more jobs, but vote against him anyway isn't that a hard argument to make? >> have you got a better one, laura, this happens to be the truth. >> this is a ready-made campaign ad. mitt romney agrees president obama is turning the economy around and things are getting better. so vote for mitt romney despite that? what happened to the core justification for why mitt romney is running for president? it and his campaign ap

he told laura ingram on her radio show earlier today that newt gingrich may win some states here or there. and it made it sound as if they're ready to take this thing -- to take this thing the distance possibly, john. >> fascinating shift over the last few days. jim acosta live with the romney campaign in south carolina. jim, thank you on this important night. >>> ron paul was an impact player in iowa, made an impact in new hampshire. in south carolina he spent the day on what his campaign called a whistle stop tour of the state. but without the train. in warrenville, south carolina this afternoon, congressman paul took a direct shot at mitt romney's campaign donors. >> there's a leader right now, supposed leader in this campaign. he gets -- his this top toledo nors are banks, including goldman sachs. [ audience boos ] >> now, our campaign has the top thr top three donors. army, air force, navy. >> let's turn overseas to a deadly day in afghanistan. about midnight six u.s. marines died when their helicopter crashed. then an afghan soldier turned his gun on a group of french troops, killin

thursday with laura ingram he was on the defensive. >> none of your guys are vultures? only romney's? >> look, romney's running for president and his record sbsh. >> yeah, you're running for president, too, and you have benefitted. >> reporter: and the field might be getting bigger. >> clearly my fellow south carolanics. snrvegs stephen colbert showed him leading new hampshire's third place finisher, jon hunts dn ma'am si am forming a committee to lay the groundwork for my possible candidacy for the president of the united states of south carolina. i'm doing it! [ cheers and applause ] >> drop 'em, jimmy! whoo! >> reporter: during his deliberations stephen colbert said my heart always leads me to me, but the website for the secretary of state in south carolina says primary write-ins are not allowed. and i'd like to add my voice to the chorus wishing "today" a happy anniversary. >> let's bring david gregory in. moderator of "meet the press." good morning. >> good morning, matt. >> it seems there is conflict and confusion. some of the candidates aren't sure of the record