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Five -- -- amount of absorb redemptions congressional correspondent for Fox News.
Mike Emanuel to monitor mandrel.
Good morning I'm and I confess I'm looking a little wrinkled at this hour but fortunately this is over the phone.
Parents and -- -- still -- annual Germans.
I think that I certainly am it's a little early this.
I'm excellence are excellent.
You know it's ninety days out from the election and so things are good and feisty politically and and joining -- Olympics life is good.
Wonder -- -- Harry Reid been designated I was an attack dog for.
The president or to detect -- upon himself.
So that it is yet the Republicans they think that this was absolutely coming from the Obama campaign or from the White House directly but watching -- call please press briefing the past couple days have been very uncomfortable.
Because you know he's -- -- being asked you know you -- okay what these tactics I mean this is like saying.
You note.
It's not like saying Bernie and Warner knows something personal by your finances I'm and that is like saying the guy at the -- affiliate knows something about your personal business.
It is you know doesn't pass the smell test and so.
An unnamed source on the senate floor saying -- you know that Romney have to pay taxes in ten years and so.
You know it eat it makes you think the next time the president takes questions one -- the first questions he's gonna take his.
-- -- cool with Harry Reid making this allegation -- these tactics okay.
What does -- is -- about a Ron resented pay taxes.
He has he says I was with him in Las Vegas on Friday traveled with him from -- to Las Vegas in.
He said I pay taxes -- pay a lot of taxes in this is all distraction because.
The Obama campaign and Harry Reid can't talk about jobs and the economy -- Friday of course of the data that.
Jobs report came out in terms of unemployment ticking up to eight point 3% and so.
You know he said that those guys can't talk about that stuff and so they're trying to change the subject -- distract the American people by.
Talking about -- taxes.
-- approach of probably a nice guy.
But all -- But he's been present inferred -- and I have fears and -- -- -- megas not his fault of the -- style for a he has -- now -- understand a lot of frivolous country if we're not even telling his own citizens.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- There's a -- cameramen who gives a bank deadly mid body real I want somebody in -- -- -- knows how to do yourself you don't.
Well it just makes you wonder how to get people in in middle America you know who.
Who have been looking for a job for a year two years.
Are wondering when jobs are gonna come back to their town like it.
Do they care about Mitt Romney's finances -- order or they care about where the next job's going to be and so.
As you mentioned there -- a lot of factors that go into.
You know the job situation in America but you know if you're talking about if you need a job and he's -- talking about jobs then you know that would certainly get your interest.
-- -- -- -- for governor of and he bought took to add to downside puts and out but love -- -- there's a thing in my final idiotic.
-- ironic or.
-- -- -- -- But couldn't -- in order to try to save General Motors and some of these other outlets that's exactly what can present administration.
And a country had a general.
Read -- greatly downsize.
General Motors -- tens of thousands of people closes plants.
In -- descendant.
Yeah at a record territory and it and a senate Henis Joseph may be in trouble and -- of me in front of others to -- troubles.
No no question about it I mean hit you know you have to make up choices when -- -- facing a massive bankruptcy like that you know how do you make it.
Survivable how do you you know make -- sustainable and so there were a lot of tough choices made about the auto industry and and that happens when -- -- -- -- in trouble.
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It is extremely entertaining I look forward to a very much.
Direction.
Because -- -- let's look at dot com blogs -- -- there to run -- minimalist of people.
But they have to -- -- know my list.
Of -- vote potential vice president should candidates.
Remember Ron -- and it's not a literature launched.
A wonder drug but there's speculation now think -- and some other folks.
Borrow partially just similar to -- think -- -- -- wanted to.
To in my wanna -- General David Petraeus generally about a.
That idea was floated yesterday and Jay Carney was asked about it I think -- essentially said the you know he's doing a great job leading the CIA and so.
It would seem a little unusual to have picked him and then all of a sudden he'd have to resign from serving on the president's team but you know I guess stranger things have happened.
My guess is you know and -- -- -- -- because they've done a really good job of keeping a lid on it is.
You know the final four in terms -- rubio.
Rob Portman from Ohio -- Marco Rubio from Florida.
Paul Ryan from Wisconsin and Tim Pawlenty from Minnesota are probably the final four in.
You -- people I know have suggested that Chris Christie the governor of the great state of New Jersey is back in the mix and so.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- That is not Marla Marla she's come -- -- -- -- -- court look at portrait sir the sentiment wasserman orders for July we're delighted to all that well -- I definitely was -- but Michael Phelps you know just it's incredible and in last night the wife and I were up late watch in.
Be gymnastics because they've been.
You know it was fantastic watching alliteration and on the -- -- -- was unbelievable and and I've enjoyed women's soccer -- -- idea.
Put a lot of soccer growing up in the US -- going for the gold and so I've I've enjoyed that as well.
The British soccer bill.
-- -- -- -- -- -- Beach volleyball a little disappointing because the what is little cold.
Not enough soccer bother -- -- Monday -- a serious note on on the you know smaller balls -- the -- rested gonna play the other for the gold yeah this is driven.
There really remarkable and -- -- anybody try to play on -- Volleyball just you know that there -- great athletes -- and really phenomenal.
Lawyers must -- immigrants -- thank you very large bank.
