. >> i think betsy ross wrote that amendment. >> abigail adams had to sleep with him. >> betsy ross sewed it into the constitution. moynihan, you said you were originally on the side of the barker. you say it is okay to bark loudly in a crowded kennel? >> yes, of course. you call yourself a libertarian? >> no, i agree that he had every right to bark at the dog. i also wish that the police officer had accidentally let the dog out of the car. >> that's what i said. i don't know whose side i am really on, if i want him to be mauled. >> greg, you seem shocked he said something hackee. that was funny. moynihan, you said lopez is making people think they will vote for palin. since she said that, she is up 78 points. >> do you have those numbers? >> they are just in. >> are you sure it is on not a quinipack. >> by the way, lopez's new movie opens on friday. currently he has a zero percent rating at rotten tomatoes. >> which smurf is he? >> not funny smurf. >> unintel liegeable smurf. >>> as jack baker would say to you, great job, andy. go poop. coming up, what is it like to be hounded by old, ug

>> host: take us through this because women have been in all of the major war all the way from betsy ross making the american flag to jessica lynch as the first p.o.w. woman taken in iraq for example. so let's go back because as you know, one of the things i've been working on on all the military issues in the house of representatives for 15 years now my entire congress service on the armed service committee i have been really watching and seeing how the role of the woman is within the military rank. so, that's go back to something that's really important because you did something i believe was unique. you pushed the envelope and women being involved in combat in iraq so let's talk a little bit about first of all what combat means. because some people think women shouldn't be involved in combat. talk about that. >> guest: combat is an interesting thing because a lot of people think to be in combat means you have reached a certain level or have to be infantry in order to be in combat. stepping back from that if you look at the definition of combat, it is any offensive action against enemy

women have been in and have been participants really in all of our major wars all the way from betsy rossaking the american flag, if you will, to you, people know jessica lynch is the first p.o.w. woman taken in iraq, for example. let's go back to this whole issue because as you know one of the things i've been working on as the ranking woman on all the military issues in the house of representatives and 15 years now, my spire service in be congress, being on the armed services committee i've been really watching and seeing how the role of the woman is within the military ranks. so let's go back to something that's very important because you did something that i believe was very unique. you pushed the envelope in women being involved in combat in iraq. so let's talk a little bit about, um, first of all, what combat means. because, you know, some people think women shouldn't be involved in combat. talk to me a little bit about that. >> you know, combat is an interesting thing because, you know, a lot of marines think that to be in combat means you earn the combat action ribbon, or you've r