>> so, john, let's talk about
this don young story that -- for
those that don't know.
don young has been in congress
forever and sometimes he would
come up and yell at you on the
floor well, because it was
tuesday.
he's just a gruff guy.
also, a fun guy to be with
sometimes.
but you had a very close call
with him on the house floor.
tes us about it.
>> well back in the early '90s,
i was a big critic of ear marks.
in every spending bill, highway
bill, had all of these ear marks
in there.
and i thought the whole practice
of ear marking was
irresponsible.
i didn't like it.
i didn't do it.
so i was on the floor of the
house criticizing some bill that
was probably a highway bill, a
transportation bill on the
floor, criticizing the ear marks
that were in there and finished
my little speech and was walking
towards the back of the chamber
and next thing you know, this
big gruff guy pushed me up
against the back wall of the