Martin Bashir | February 12, 2013
Top Lines: Stewart, Romney, Cheney, and the State of the Union
Jon Stewart talks Romney for Pope; Cheney gives us insight on foreign policy; Jimmy Fallon previews the State of the Union; Rove on Rubio’s “terrible assignment”; and Sens. Rand Paul vs. Marco Rubio for the conservative rebuttal in today’s “Top Lines”.
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>>> from pope romney and the return of the cheney to the axis of marco rubio and rand paul. here are today's "top lines." double trouble.
>> i'm hearing the name mitt romney floated around a lot. avenues mormon, john. he's evolved on this issue.
>> last year's presidential candidate. probably in the running for pope.
>> what would they know about appealing to a floundering organization dominated by old white men clinging to an arcane moral code who nus reluctantly ex brace change to stay relevant.
>> when we hire the president of the united states , he gets to live in the big house , makes all that money, he is getting paid to make difficult, difficult decisions.
>> there's a little more pressure on the president to have an effective state of the union .
>> boehner can be a pretty emotional guy. he's known to cry. this speech is no exception.
>> this is the window. if he's ever going to motivate congress to do it. jots jo .
>> this is a terrible assignment for anybody to look.
>> you don't look generally good in comparison to the president.
>> who picks rubio?
>> the big kahunas on the hill.
>> in rubio the republicans have probably one of their best communicators since ronald reagan .
>> i think tupac's lyrics were probably more insightful.
>> inheritor of the initial bachmann herman cain legacy will be united states senator rand paul.
>> i'm afraid president obama may have this kings complex. if i were president i would have relieved you of your post.
>> this throws a wrench in the works.
>> i see it as extra response. i don't see it as necessarily divisive.
>> which one do you pick?