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CBS News’s Bob Schieffer on the expansion of “Face the Nation” and the battle brewing ahead of the 2012 election.
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-- -- -- for every morning Don Mario well -- congratulations.
And so because I understand now.
Let's face the nation has gone through all full hour and is not on April fool's joke that -- -- an apples on April 1.
Yes it does then I tell -- I've been trying to literally for twenty years to get this done and doubts.
So this year.
This this campaign and it's done so much I mean people you just can't get enough to bid and so our numbers are up then so the guys decided.
Late last year -- bosses.
Said you've been talking about trying to get ourselves -- do so we're gonna do it April 1 and say how it goes.
So long ago well thing is gonna make -- yeah.
It's going to be just like it is except there's just can be a little more up that we're not doing anything special no bells whistles or any of that stuff just.
Try to get the you know the number one newsmakers of whatever the story is that we cannot get -- -- there and so from -- -- couple questions sent.
So far god I mean this this Republican campaign dominated -- get problem -- -- You know people just love and they have more and more people are to -- every week so we're gonna keep -- the government.
What is a fertile delta long about a -- You know I'm not sure I'm not sure I know but -- -- lack of good fight Arab maybe -- like finding out about these candidates.
You know we talk about we don't focus much on the issues that you really don't -- -- You know it in a primary but you do find a lot at how about.
Each of these candidates about who they are how they react under pressure all that kind of thing I think it's by and -- just.
I think it's a good thing for the country I think -- -- for my business trip -- I -- -- -- of all.
All as some do.
That because all of the though vitriolic nature.
Of the rhetoric and his campaign that irreparable harm has been done through.
-- the nominee is going to be a player such an Enron thing.
Well it might.
I mean the polls are now beginning serious to suggest that there Wall Street Journal LaSalle with a poll world.
This morning that talks about that very thing that it does seem to have have.
-- not just Romney but.
All of them I what I.
I think is kind of interest seeing now on a match up.
Eight shows that Ron Paul would run just about these good against Barack Obama is Mitt Romney.
If he would run better apparently -- -- Rick santorum's.
Or that Gingrich -- found that that kind of after seeing -- I don't know.
How that happens or -- but just think it's kind of -- -- -- Barack Obama.
You know -- see unemployment comes down.
-- that's gonna help the president but he still got to figure out what to do about these gas prices that's that's.
I think he's -- -- -- While unemployment most of all over 80% of managed senators coming bids going to be undercurrent of sentiment and -- about -- Yeah but it is better to war.
In little changed a -- You know level -- All I have a different interests and all those some.
-- -- -- Anonymous so mommy love emission Ron Paul -- knots that have nothing to -- -- mother I agree whether or not we're chose not to we're approaching anything.
But on news cycle elect -- -- you know not sure -- it.
That you cannot help but like M and I'll tell you why Don.
I'm unlike you I mean I can.
Make your list is longer us -- our -- things that I don't agree with him on.
But he really believes what he's saying in these very consistent.
There's no going back or yesterday -- -- this -- you say that.
C.
I mean I'm convince it to although I think is wrong about half the time I think he really sincerely believes what he Europe.
Well what he says that outpaced the other thing that I don't like about it and we -- -- summation yesterday.
You ask -- a question and he will give you an answer it may not be the answer to your life horror that you agree we -- But -- answer the question and take you why he thinks forty banks and I think people -- -- -- it is.
Arnold -- firms -- ministers along with the lowest base a pleasure disagree -- Hall -- the pros and Obama.
Well I got -- -- or put it on that.
That's it would not do.
Not -- out what apt they could be more things that I would agree with Barack Obama about them then it would be that that would do that's certainly agree with so Ron Paul I mean.
I think -- -- Ron -- statements about foreign policy him and he basically wants to bring all the troops home and I think.
I think that's beyond.
That system on realistic.
Yeah I think the president have made mistake quite frankly when he.
Came out what that thing about telling her Catholic Church say about birth control pills for further employees have hospitals and in colleges I think.
That would say what every you think about that issues.
I think just from the stand -- practical politics.
That was that was not the right way to go in vice president tried to tell it that is it build lately witnesses so.
The US is chief of staff at the time but -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Not good as you have people like David king and and warning came -- Derek Trucks to have a -- else.
And out of got him that appeals to may have somebody -- more climate.
-- started on -- on nine and -- it's going to be hard paycheck so.
Well I AM in autumn I bloodstream yet Delbert McClinton over their bodies they had Brad Paisley in a lot of people that I really -- -- there I'd love those sort of I loved us.
We are well warnings and a dollar -- and all the Brothers you must love the Allman Brothers -- do that aside I do want an October Greyhound bus to record an LNR war is over.
There's some time but there's so far I keep looking I go to their mailbox everyday products I have -- integration yet but -- -- And -- all Einhorn you have -- he had.
It's overdone or Gingrich honestly -- -- -- yeah level.
Gingrich -- Ron Paul.
We're trying to get Mitt Romney but you know do you -- just will not to he just doesn't feel comfortable on -- Sunday shows an average very.
Hopeful that we -- getting last week but.
Aboriginal last -- questions sold out why don't we do we are fair question under England saying -- -- otherwise -- at what they say that I think it has to.
The -- -- question Bob Franklin and your damn business and the Pentagon outside a Smart guy by the way Mitt Romney if you're gonna have her mom.
Let's make it a friendly in comparison to less secure is why we're just not coming on -- Well calculated you come on and you could actually.
Well no because -- you to drug because troublesome.
So anyway our house are willing elsewhere them.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- I just had a birthday.
Yelp.
Seven by tax revenue prior years older now must say.
There was a break cartoon in The New Yorker the other day that would my wife managed to cut out there in the and placed -- -- birthday card.
And this is sold at certain Barney's -- -- the other old -- 75 is not to do anything.
-- Why you're all of you about it from a prolonged primary a lot of my favorite papal got a great -- -- bullish -- -- after -- on our you deserve it.
It'll -- is -- doesn't have -- thank -- for where I connect.
-- -- and it's always find their way you're right we've been friends for a long time and I hope fact that contain.
Well I've lived and admired but -- what should corruption order we're gonna cut Mitt Romney some slack go calls aren't.
