or 88. >> eric: he looks great. >> dana: a great american. >> eric: i'll go next. you know how we love dogs at the table? my wife logs dog as well. she works with the animal shelter in new jersey. look at the pictures. she went out and arranged -- they're wearing "the five" hats. the shelter had 90 dogs. new jersey animal coalition. next picture. theiams corporation, sent them a year's supply of dog food. literally thousands of pounds of dog food. you have no idea how this will help the dogs who are there because of they take them in from -- >> greg: it's bachelor stew as well. >> eric: thank you, guys. >> kimberly: good job, adrian. >> bob: i hope one of the dog is better than the best in show dog. now listen we had valentine's day on tuesday. a number of colleagues said poor bob, send him a valentine's day card or best wishes. on a serious note i got hundreds from you. very nice. it always started off with "i'm a conservative, bob, and i don't agree with a single thing you say, but happy valentine's day." but i was touched. >> eric: wait until the bachelor stew.

>> eric: yes. >> greg: i want to speculate on that. >> eric: this is important. under george bush when gas prices were headed higher, look at how the main stream media spun it. listen. >> people are blaming oil companies for the prices but what could be ominous sign for republicans, number of people we spoke to blame president bush. >> the bush administration under pressure to curb rising gas prices. >> political pressure is rising about as fast as the price of gas. so the president gives a major energy speech today. >> spiking gas prices from coast to coast to create a new political pain for administration already falling in the polls. >> dana: it was relentless and it was every day. the reasonable answer that bob just gave about international convergence and supply and demand issues, basically, no democrat in 2007 and 2008 was saying that. it was all this is bush's fault. these are his friends in the oil industry. i dealt with that every day. they went after what is he going to do about it? what is he going to do? institute a wind pal profits tax, as if that wo

>> eric: okay, so -- ahh. >> kimberly: terrible. >> eric: good boy after that. here is the thing, if you know anything about dogs, if you don't know the dog don't stick your face in the dog's face. >> kimberly: that is a serious situation. it doesn't bode well for rescuing the dog. >> andrea: bob does it to me sometimes in the morning. it's true. i say good morning, bob. barkkkk! >> kimberly: it's you. >> bob: we all had our high school yearbook pictures except for wuss over here who didn't put his in. i want to start a trend. i'll show you my baby picture. i hope everybody else puts yours on. >> kimberly: is that a joke? is that really you? >> bob: get a closeup of that. >> kimberly: look at the knees. >> bob: inwant everybody else to bring baby pictures in. eric, i want to start with you. bring yours in. >> andrea: is that a diaper, bob? >> bob: it was a thong. >> kimberly: it was baby new year. >> bob: that bison good stuff. this is not bad. pretty good. >> kimberly: "american idol." >> andrea: your turn. >> kimberly: it's too late. i'll just eat bacon bits

eric does. >> eric: can i weigh in? as a practicing conservative and practicing catholic. >> kimberly: i'm a practicing catholic. >> eric: sarah palin invigorated the crowd. if you watch the speech, people were standing, clapping, cheering, it took an hour for her to go through the podium down through the thing to sign autographs. she is what it's all about. when he is says i'm not sure that mitt romney is conservative, i agree with her. >> bob: how much of -- [ overtalk ] >> eric: 100 times more than you give her credit for. how is that? >> bob: i'll start at two. so that means 200%? >> dana: one reason he is did at the cpac speech, he is didn't talk about romney. he is talked about obama. that is what the crowd wanted. she is very good knowing who the audience is. >> bob: she is. that audience reflects, that cpac audience is a small percentage of the american electorate. >> eric: you and i disagree on that. it reflects the house turning over from the democrats to republican. >> kimberly: i want to ask about the negati

>> bob: you are on, eric. >> eric: i know. we spend $700 billion a year. we use 20 million-barrels of oil per day. he is going to solve it with algae? >> kimberly: i have algae i can sell. >> bob: you are the gas man. if we're so worried about gas, why do american refineries ship gas overseas? >> eric: they don't ship gas. >> bob: they ship a lot. >> eric: import and export gas. >> bob: we do export gas. >> greg: i'm bored already. >> bob: you get bored on everything. >> eric: you talk about how he said give me another term and i'll grit it done. he did it with the energy speech. i couldn't do it in one term i need another. >> dana: let's go to carter, because that's when the energy -- every president said we have a longer term problem. we need to do something. i thought today was a huge missed opportunity for president. wait, is this the energy speech? where is seriousness? where is the jacket? who is he talking to? who is cheering him on? is this a campaign event? what am i watching? what is going on? the fact checks on the speech will be fascinating to

. >> eric: dana? >> dana: i'm nervous. >> eric: adorable. bob? [ laughter ] >> andrea: that is perfect. perfect. >> eric: good boy. how about greg? >> dana: cute! tilt of the head. >> eric: and, you know, me. >> bob: what is that? >> eric: german shepherd. >> bob: let me ask you a question. fundamental question. who picks up the dog crap? >> dana: it's unclear where they go to the bathroom. i don't know if they just hold it or what? that was a great question. i was too embarrassed to ask. >> bob: i wondered if they went around with a pooper. i'm not a big dog lover, as you probably know, particularly when they leave dog's crap on the sidewalk. >> dana: i pick up my dog's. >> bob: i know. >> greg: there is a dealer out there. >> andrea: i imagine that is similar to working in washington, d.c. >> dana: henry is your favorites couldn't go because he celebrated valentine's day. we have a picture. he is 14. he couldn't go. but we actually, we spent time doing research on the best dog for you. >> greg: fantastic. >> dana: we found that some people shou

get hold of eric and get it. an earth shattering story we had to cover today. equally story we have to cover today the republican campaign, had three events today. caucus in colorado, caucus in minnesota, and what they call a brewty primary in missouri. i keep thinking about newt gingrich. g in -- >> greg: in a bathing suit. >> dana: he would look good in a crown. >> bob: some polls show that rick santorum could win the state. that would be major upset to happen. in missouri it's also possible santorum could win. only place mitt romney feels comfortable today is in colorado, where he will spin the night. he only spends the night in places he wins. it will be a big day in an exciting, exciting race for the republican nomination for president. don't you think? >> eric: i don't think. but it's interesting, the nonbinding primary. a good indication of how it works. nonbinding primary is a caucus later in the season, which will delegate delegates. >> greg: i have a question for you. minnesota, can you set this for me?

>> eric: good point. going after the obamacare, making sure that catholics -- catholic employers provide sterilization. it dawned on me what if they were trying to derail the big romney train that won florida handily andness handily. how are you going to break up this train? how are we going to break the right up? they did. >> andrea: they want a fight. >> eric: right side -- >> andrea: they want this fight. i think they miscalculated this issue, but they, if the democrats could talk about social issues from now, gays, gods and guns until november, they want this. >> bob: somebody on the grassy knoll in dallas, too. it's not a crazy theory but it's hard for me to imagine you make it all fit. maybe, who knows? let me ask you this. this is an important question. pulse of the nation. greg -- wait, let me ask the question. are you now interested at all in presidential politics? >> greg: did we make a bet on this? that's what he was going to ask me if i care. you never read any of my stories, i actually read t

>> eric: it hurts. especially over the summer when obama care is going to come up in the supreme court. they need to focus in on what obama and sebelius want to do. the religious freedom thing will come and go. but you're telling insurance they have to provide a product. it might violate the commerce cause. if i'm on the right, or the g.o.p. nominee, i would - would --overtal -- [ overtalk ] >> eric: you still don't mandate. >> bob: of course you do. why should you not mandate -- >> eric: name one other thing that is mandated by the government? >> bob: what do you mean? >> eric: ther is nothing in the world -- >> dana: you make someone give to someone for free. why are you willing to subsidize the 1%? all women get this for free? why should women earning in the 1% get free contraception. aside from my strong concern about the religious liberty point, why should the federal taxpayer subsidize all women? >> bob: insurance companies provides this. >> dana: who pays for it? this is why obamacare falls apart

>> eric: i won't repeat it. but i'll repeat, saying here is how we are going to -- this is how we came up with. the strategy. sebelius tried to sell it. it's my job to tell you nothing has changed. i'm catholic. i go to catholic church. nothing has changed. they're still requiring catholic churchs, hospitals, universities, to provide the service. now the catholic church isn't going to have to pay the $20 a month. they'll make the insurance company pay. guess what happens when you are the insurance company? what do you mean i have to pay for this? >> dana: raise premiums. >> eric: bingo. >> kimberly: it goes right back. pip pong across the table. clever, pretty crafty because he is moving. it you have to keep your eyes on the hands as they're shifting around. but still the core issue here why did this administration do this? why did they choose to put politics over religion? he was advised not to do it. >> eric: if that is your job to sell it, you didn't do a good job. >> bob: what has changed is come november th

. >> eric: wait. time-out. >> bob: get your facts straight. >> eric: you want to know what the facts are? i love you like a brother. we get in a fight out there, i'll defend until i'm buried in the ground. but you are completely wrong about this. you wait -- the ua, got $4 $4.5 billion in direct stock ownership of g.m. when g.m. bond holders and shareholders were wiped out. they were the first in line to receive money. not the uaw. >> bob: to suggest the retirees did not take a hit when their benefits are cut is just not rue. >> eric: they were bailed out. in a regular company, if the company gets bankrupt they get zero. they took a little haircut. not completely blown out of water like bond holders and shareholders. >> andrea: not in obama's america. he's greedy and wants their vote and rewards them with money. >> dana: look at other auto makers and decision where to make their cars. there are more companies making cars in america. they're choosing not to do it in michigan. in tennessee or other plac

eric, he's got it. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> eric: welcome back to "the five." if you are a regular fiver you know how i feel about president obama's socialist agenda. he shredded the constitution with obamacare. he shredded the constitution with the auto bail-out. and now, the man with the silver tongue plans to trample the very essence of the free market. take a listen. >> under the terms of this settlement, america's biggest banks, banks that were rescued by taxpayer dollars will be required to right these wrongs. these banks will put billions of dollars toward relief for families across the nation. they will provide refinancing, for borrowers that are stuck in high interest rate mortgages. they will reduce loans for families who owe more on their homes than they are worth. >> eric: i got your back, america. let me show you how the simple $25 billion heist sets the stage for a full blown takeover of the economic system. i'll put it in bob and i for obvious reasons in time. here is what we have. the mortgage crisis. crisis of america. $5 trillion problem. righ

eric? >> eric: fascinating and there has been controversy in nevada over the romney votes there. and, a surprise in maine, last night. and mitt romney pulls it out in maine and also at cpac where he has been criticized at not being enough of a conservative. how did he do? >> reporter: 39% support in maine, remember and 38% at cpac and san storm, 31 -- santorum, 31% and followed by newt gingrich and paul, for weeks conservatives have been trying to rally around someone besides mitt romney but at the conservative political action conference, the pick of the straw poll was mitt romney, but minutes ago, rick santorum suggested perhaps the romney campaign gave their ticket, a bunch of tickets, bought tickets for their supporters and filled the rooms so their supporters could go in and vote for romney and is suggesting this morning perhaps mitt romney is not the conservative, true choice for president. >> eric: he thinks it will be a two-man race between himself and mitt romney. great, three week

you have watch. >> eric: they should. hopefully they will, because number one it will probably drop fuel prices, oil prices, gasoline prices. number two, create jobs. two areas where are all obama's achilles heel. left leg the jobs and right leg being gas prices. that would be great. hopefully he doesn't take credit for xl pipeline. the right pushed him. >> bob: he will make the announcement and said eric bolling got on him so hard i finally decided to go along with it. on gas price thing, you're an expert, i understand that. but what is going on in iran over which we have very little control and syria we should talk about more frankly is causing this the price of gas to go up. >> eric: no, no. why would it? >> bob: in iran -- >> eric: doesn't make the natural gas prices go up. we use natural gas for energy here. we have crude oil, too. >> andrea: the president has been openly hostile to fossil fuels. his tax plan released goes after the oil companies. if you foster oil companies and try to take away tax breaks it's passe

eric? >> eric: i like except about your piece except for the part saying they are paid by donors and federal workforce investment act. >> kimberly: there is a catch. >> greg: but they said, according to the article i read, all of the stuff, paying for kids to go to school were from donations. >> eric: if it's all private money, knock yourself out. pay them to go. pay them for grades. even better. would have about this? pay the teachers for higher test score. not a bad idea. >> kimberly: sometimes that happens and then there are scandals with the test scores and fabrications. all of the above. >> bob: you know, you have to look at the cost of having the kids out of school and on the streets, not only the immediate cost, but sometimes crime and others. but long-term. if they get through school and they get at least high school i quiv lensy or diploma, there is a chance they can find work. other than that, they have non. generally a cost to society in crime or government payments or something

eric? >> eric: thank you so much, dominic. ♪ ♪ >> jamie: we are at a critical crossroad in race for the white house. pressure mounting for romney to win next week's primary in his home state of michigan. today, the top three of the four candidates made rounds on the sunday morning talk show to discuss their strategy moving forward. national correspondent steve centanni monitoring it all live in washington. good morning. >> good morning, jamie. a big day of campaigning, mostly on tv on the sunday morning talk shows with newt gingrich pointing to mitt romney's challenge in winning his home state of michigan. listen. >> if any of the three of us lose the home state, santorum loses pennsylvania, i love georgia or romney loses michigan, you have a badly weakened candidacy. i was home campaigning the last two days, precisely saying to my friends back home, georgia matters. you cannot take it for granted. >> gingrich said under president obama there is going to be less american oil production

i'm eric thomas. we've been talking about community leaders about topics affecting our african-american community. religious leaders in richmond last year started a program designed to help kids in school and establishing relationships with mentors. vic lee filed this story last january. >> almost a quarter of students in the west contra costa unified school district drop out. >> 98% matched with mentors do not drop out. >> this was ambiguities at baptist church to recruit mentors. it's part of a larger program to stem the cycle of violence in the city. tonight's kickoff by church leaders, adults and youth groups were meant to coincide with events around martin luther king day. jason hill memorized the speech. >> i have a dream that my four children will live in a nation will not be judged by the color of their skin but their character. >> there were testimonials from mentors and those who benefited. >> biggest part we can have and we can share with the youth is to genuinely, genuinely give them our h