mr. duncan? we've seen, now, three cycles in a row as mr. trumka mentioned earlier. that hasn't happened since 1946 -- 1946, '48 and '50. are we getting into an unusually volatile period of american politics? >> it is. some would refer back to the beginning of the last century with the changes in government. the people have given us a chance this time. we had change in 2008, and we're having a change in the direction, change in the ship this time. we get that. i had a chance last night to talk to leader boehner, talk about some of the programs that he's putting forward. this is a great opportunity for the republican party, and the conservative principles of this country. get back to the basics. don't spend more than you have. look at what the governors have done. and i think haley bash bear did a great job articulating that. we can cut pack on the size of government, we can create an environment that helps small businesses produce jobs in this country. those are the things that you're going to hear us talking about. health care reform you'll hear us talking about bec

mr. duncan's side of the aisle. lost hisob bennett' primary, and senator lisa rakowski lost her primary but she may have won anyway -- lisa murkowski lost a primary but she may have won anyway. but it is not clear if that is the reason they lost. what impact, mr. duncan, do you see those against tarp, i guess it is fair to call them the tea party said, what affect would have on the republican party going forward? >> it was a giant motivator on the republican side because it was ill-conceived and carried out. there were some good results but it was part of the government overreaching and big government and more deficit spending. annette synergize the lot of people in this country that have never been involved -- and that energized a lot of the people in this country that have never been involved. >> 20 of the 54 blue dogs loss last night. it this was all about ideology they should have won and they didn't. it is too complex and too simplistic to look at a race and say this -- it is far more complex. i think there is

mr. duncan? we've seen, now, three cycles in a row as mr. trumka mentioned earlier. that hasn't happened since 1946 -- 1946, '48 and '50. are we getting into an unusually volatile period of american politics? >> it is. some would refer back to the beginning of the last century with the changes in government. the people have given us a chance this time. we had change in 2008, and we're having a change in the direction, change in the ship this time. we get that. i had a chance last night to talk to leader boehner, talk about some of the programs that he's putting forward. this is a great opportunity for the republican party, and the conservative principles of this country. get back to the basics. don't spend more than you have. look at what the governors have done. and i think haley bash bear did a great job articulating that. we can cut pack on the size of government, we can create an environment that helps small businesses produce jobs in this country. those are the things that you're going to hear us talking about. health care reform you'll hear us talking about bec

mr. duncan, american crossroads is one of these new super passes they're calling them.you've been involved in races all over the country. talk about the effect you think these outside groups have had in favor -- >> first of all, we're using the labor union models as what we're going by, and the outside organizations that were set up in the 2004 and 2006, and i congratulate rich because he did turn out his people. and we're working on that. we were able to be involved primarily in eight senate races. we focused on senate races. we exceeded our budget. we did millions of dollars in television advertising, millions of pieces of mail, millions of phone calls. we're not as good as you are on the deployment yet, but we're working on that. we did some experiments this time. we think we made a difference. we were involved early on in nevada, we think we kept that race close there. we were able to target our efforts. we worked early on in arkansas. we worked in missouri. we worked in pennsylvania. we worked in colorado. we were involved all over the country. toward the end we di

mr. duncan, d.c. those against t.a.r.p. -- that tea party -- what impact will that have on the republican party going forward? >> it was ill-conceived and ill carried out. there were some good results but this was part of the government overreaching and big government and more deficit spending. that energize the lot of people in this country who had never been involved before. >> 21 of the 54 blue dogs loss last night. if this is all about etiology, the blue dots should have won and they did not. it is simplistic to say that this vote -- it is more complex than that. there is an anger because in this economy, people are hurting. more and more americans are hurting. 15 million people unemployed, a 11 million more underemployed. many having been in -- unemployed for more than six months. i can tell you, michael, that if you do not start the action and we did not start the action, it will be the fourth cycle that you will get tossed out. >> what you think about that? we have seen three cycles in a row wh

mr. duncan, president obama, what you're seeing is a very different discussion in america. people are talking about things like real accountability, things like real choice. you know, middle class families have lots of choice in public education. they often choose where they live based on the school they want. why should people who grew up in poverty not have choices? why should the unions oppose charter schools that give families real choice? in new york city i've got 40,000 people on a waiting list for charter schools. how can anybody in good conscience deny those people an option or a choice, something that they would insist on themselves? i have to say i think arnie duncan as secretary of education and president obama and race to the top have focused on the right issues on real accountability, on real choice, on using data to drive instruction. so i think the discussion has moved. i know lots of my colleagues now throughout the country are moving forward. just last month michelle rhe and i designed a so-called manifesto, front page of the "washington post" outlook secti

mr. duncan, the tea party has influence the republicans and ginned up this new populist mood. where do you see republicans going from here and how are they going to avoid what mr. trump that forecast as another cycle in which the bonds get kicked out chris a margin liberty and freedom movement in this country is help the republican party energize our volunteers and in the turnout yesterday. you will see these people coming with fresh ideas. you'll see them holding us accountable. it bodes well for the future of the country because we want more people and called in our government. we need to have more money in people -- and people involved in government. we think it will be assimilated within the party in the party will be much better off for the fact we had this movement. >> where does the democratic party go from here to mark you just lost more seats than any party since 1948. howdy regrouping get back into the five? >> he believes that there should be more money in politics. >> to catch up. >> i personally believe there is too much money in politics. there ought to be more po

mr. duncan from tennessee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee is recognized for as much time as he may consume. mr. duncan: thank you very much, mr. speaker, and first of all, i want to say thank you to my colleague from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern, for those very kind words and for his help on this because he has been very interested in this since my first appearance before the rules committee and i also want to thank chairman conyers and thank mr. poe and especially our colleague, zoe lofgren from california, who has helped on this as well and senator alexander in the other body and senator webb, former marine, who has taken a great interest in this legislation. all of this in this work see things -- we see things that we think would be impossible, that somehow work out and we see the opposite of that we see some things that appear to be easy or simple that turns into nightmares or serious problems. this is something that i think almost everyone on both sides of the aisle when they've heard

mr. duncan: mr. speaker, a nationwide revolt is developing over the body scanners at the airports and it should. hundreds of thousands of frequent fliers who fly each week are upset of getting these frequent dose of radiation. parents are upset having their children being forced to be radiated or being touched inappropriately by an unrelated adult. there is plenty of security at the airport but now we're going to spend up to $300 million to install 1,000 scanners. this is much more about money than it is about security. the former secretary of homeland security, michael chertoff, represents rapid scan, the company which is selling these scanners to his former department. far too many federal contracts are sweetheart insider deals. companies hire high ranking employees and then they get federal contracts. the american people should not have to choose between having full body radiation or a very embarrassing intrusive patdown every time they fly as if they were criminals. we need a little more balance

mr. obama, seen here nursing a glood upper lip, got 12 stitches. also at the game were arnie duncan and avery robinson, the president's nephew. no word yet on if he will be invited back. >> john, thank you. >>> the white house more concerned tonight. another release of those classified documents by wick key leeks. we're told this new batch including diplomatic cables that could embarrass the u.s. and governments around the world. the administration has been working the phones warning allis of what's coming. jon karl is in washington tonight, as well. jon, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, david. a senior u.s. official tells me today that this upcoming release of classified state department documents by wikileaks is, quote, outrageous and dangerous. u.s. embassies around the world have been put on alert. ininstructed to wash foreign governments that hundreds of thousands of supposedly confidential diplomatic communications are about to be made public. it's the latest from wikileaks, the website run by jewel yabuli. he released some 400,000 classified documents last month relat