The problem right now is we can’t get them to the damn table to at least sit down and begin to discuss their differences -- you know, we all know what the pieces are here for a potential agreement," Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said last Friday at the 2011 Saban Forum.

"And yet 50% of Americans don't even pay an income tax. So in that respect they're not participating. But he doesn't consider that. He's heading off for a multi-day vacation in luxurious Hawaii while the rest of America is looking at making sacrifices in order to make ends meet. So, you know, again, just example after example of his words not match

Rudy Giuliani: "Then you look at Mitt, having been governor, moderate governor, and then all of a sudden, six or seven key positions get changed within four months. I think that has the burden of explaining that and he has the burden of creating credibility with that 60%, 70% that he wasn't brought over yet about that. What they want to know is if

Charles Krauthammer on President Obama putting the Keystone pipeline on hold and his relationship with the Canadians. "Obama has a talent for alienating and injuring friends, allies; Canada, Israel, the British. And appeasing enemies. And I think it's a pattern that something that Republicans ought to seize, explain and run on," Krauthammer said

“Mr. President. We need a leader who will lead us to the moment…who will help define what the challenges of meeting the moment means… and then not to be cautious and safe and sit back and wait for someone else to do the hard work, but to get out of your chair and start doing the hard work yourself to make America a greater place," Gov. Chris

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) charged that Republicans are "turning the clock back to the days of Jim Crow" by passing voter identification (voter ID) laws across the country. "Having been born and raised in Texas, this certainly looks like a poll tax to me, which those of us remember as a way to prevent African Americans from voting," Rep. Lee said o

Mitt Romney at the Republican Jewish Coalition candidate forum: "I am convinced that this is where President Obama's "fundamental change" is leading America. And it informs aspects of his foreign policy. Internationally, President Obama has adopted an appeasement strategy. Appeasement betrays a lack of faith in America, in American strength, and in

Valerie Jarrett appeared on FOX News this afternoon to push President Obama's message that it is now "make or break" time for the American people. FOX News host Jenna Lee asked Jarrett if it is "presidential" of Obama to "call out" Republicans on a national stage and then except them to compromise with him. "Absolutely it is presidential," Jarre

Elizabeth Warren, candidate for U.S. Senate from Massachusetts, and her opponents running to be the nominee for the Democratic party flubbed a question every Red Sox fan would know. The question? "In what years in this century did the Red Sox win the World Series?" The correct answer would be 2004 and 2007. Martha Coakley, the Democrat w

“There will be an executive order about two hours after the inaugural address. We will send the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, as of that day. f he will accept it, I will ask John Bolton to be Secretary of State.”

On CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront, Rep. Peter King (R-NY) described Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich as "too erratic" and too "self-centered" to be president. "He'd be a terrible nominee," King told Erin Burnett, adding "people don't change at 68."

On "Hardball" tonight columnist Howard Fineman compared Newt Gingrich to a terrorist. "I've always said and I wrote in this piece that Newt's main appeal and his main skill is a guy who knows exactly where to put the explosive device to blow up the bridge," he said.

"You have to take her at her word, she didn't want to run the first time, then she did," former President Bill Clinton said about his wife Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on "The View" today. "She's tired, she needs some time off," he said. "I don't know what the future holds," Clinton said about Hillary Clinton's political aspirations. "S

"I'm surprised that Mitt Romney said no. He was very nice. He called me yesterday and he said he's very busy, he's so busy. And I was a little bit surprised at that," Donald Trump told MSNBC this morning. "I think he's a very nice guy, actually. I've known him for a while and I've gotten to know him pretty well lately and frankly I was surprised

During the question and answer portion of a town hall meeting in West New York, Gov Chris Christie is asked if town hall questions are planted in the audience. (Video by Mike Roy/The Star-Ledger)

MICHAEL MOORE, ON CNN: Well, "The Washington post" three weeks ago had this investigation and they said that President Obama has now raised more money from Wall Street and the banks for this election cycle than all -- than all eight Republicans combined. I don't want to say that, because if that's the truth, that Wall Street already has their man a

"I would say that this speech wasn't an election speech," White House press secretary said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" today. "It was a speech that framed the debates we've been having and the debates we will likely have next year that go right to some of the policies the president is pushing Congress to act on right now including the extension an

Daily Show: If the Republican candidates in the debate Donald Trump will be moderating don't satisfy him, he'll jump in himself. (04:07)

Brit Hume explains New Hampshire's history of voting against the candidate who is the frontrunner or winner of the Iowa caucus.

"I think people understand that I'm a man of steadiness and constancy," Romney says in a new campaign ad. "I don't think you're going to find somebody who has more of those attributes than I do. I've been married to the same woman for 25 -- excuse me, I'll get in trouble, for 42 years. I've been in the same church my entire life. I worked at one

"I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm a Christian, but you don't need to be in the pew every Sunday to know there's something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can't openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school," Texas Gov. Rick Perry says in a new ad. "As president, I'll end Obama's war on religion. And

A new Web video from Jon Huntsman's campaign shows Mitt Romney criticizing flip-floppers and highlights his shifts and hesitation to take stances on several issues.

RCP Executive Editor Tom Bevan discusses the 2012 election and the eBook, "Election 2012: The Battle Begins," he wrote with RCP Washington Editor Carl M. Cannon on BBC's "Up All Night."Click

The panel debates how the race will play out between Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney.

Lawrence O'Donnell, Howard Fineman and Karen Finney discuss the GOP race. O'Donnell calls Newt Gingrich the Democrats' dream candidate to run against.

With the Iowa caucus four weeks away, O'Reilly looks at the latest polling numbers from the state and explains what the GOP must do to win in 2012.

Dana Milbank and Steve Schmidt discuss the Gingrich surge in the GOP primary.