>> there's a double standard with sarah palin and joe biden. i mean, it's something that i think if you look at recently, how some of the things that joe biden said that has caused the administration some problems, that would have been a valid thing to cover during the campaign, that he has the propensity of gaffes, it was sort of laughed off and not taken seriously. if sarah palin said something that wasn't very smart or correct, it was front page news. >> and you have pointed out in the past, jane, that female columnists like maureen dowd were particularly tough on sarah palin. >> well, it's true and sally had a column, i found odd, a bit of a misnomar and the column is all on news week and washington post.com. and how when her water broke and should have been home with the children and i have to say i don't think this is ideology, i think it's sexism. i didn't see anybody saying that the obama's kept-- that president obama kept the kids up too late. i've seen people questioning michelle obama's hand bag and probably soon her parenting skills

bill: what is the beef against biden? >> you know when biden is lying?n he acts like he is certain that he knows about something. >> when he says look, the bottom line -- >> the bottom line here is -- >> you know he has no idea what he is talking about. this guy has vaccinated himself through all these minor gaffes to the point now where he can reveal where he is hiding the terrorists and people go that's joe! >> hey, joe, what are you doing? >> but they have a new great hideaway for him. big, empty space with thick walls. it's inside pelosi's head. biden hurts himself so frequently, they are going to put one of those plastic lamp shades that your dog gets after you have him neutered so he can't get at himself. this guy is a gaffe a second, for god's sakes. bill: i love that interview biden. do you think he will ever do an interview with me? >> i don't even know if biden -- put it this way. i don't even know if biden is the vice president. i think biden so believes his own crap that we all tend to believe it. i think this is a story he's telling a strang

david: vice president biden at it again, folks. second most powerful man in the country saying america needs to spend money it doesn't are to avoid bankruptcy just days after president obama admitted we are broke. can creating more debt keep bankruptcy away? welcome to "forbes on fox." we go in focus with the man himself, steve forbes, elizabeth mcdonald neil weinberg and john rutledge. and the rest of the crew. isn't this the strategy that led g.m. in bankruptcy? >> that is a good solution if you are an alcoholic take another drink. i think he is trying out for comedy central and he will get it. in terms of the fiscal plan if you don't have the money you can't spend it. you either borrow it, create it or tax it all of which will hurt the economy. >> joe biden and a group of senior citizens is a recipe for a garbled message. it is investment. that is the point. the only way out of the situation is to grow out. g.d.p. growth is the only way. there is no tax to pay for this and no spending cut to take care of it. to grow you have to

the biden's plan to spend the rest of monday and tuesday in their home in delaware. joe biden will return home tuesday evening, according to the white house. >>> the indian government is preparing to investigate the collapse of a metro rail bridge in new delhi. the accident happened early yesterday. a sixth person has died according to authorities. >>> michael jackson's family convinced his deign was not an accident. two british tabloids are quoting lotoya as saying slebles her brother was -- she believes her brother was killed as part of a conspiracy to get his fortune. she says he was worth more than a $1 billion and believes that made him a tempting target. she also tells the tabloids she knows who is responsible. >>> and joe jackson says also little doubt. >> i believe it's foul play. >> police are awaiting the toxicology report to determine if the sudden death should be considered a homicide. investigators removed powerful pin painkillers and sedative from his home and records from doctors who treated michael jackson are being ordered. there will be a special "f

. >> vice president joe biden says the administration is on track in battling the recession. in an opinion piece written for today's "new york times," biden says, quoting here, clearly, we're closer to recovery today than we were in january. the recovery act has been critical to that progress. the vice president goes on to write that critics are wrong to suggest the $787 billion stimulus package is going to pet programs. he says the largest amount, more than a third, is in tax cuts. but some of what the vice president saided in an interview with the "wall street journal" is raising eyebrows. biden was asked about russia, and this is what he said, "they have a shrinking population base. they have a withering economy. they have a banking sector and structure that is not likely to be able to withstand the next 15 years. they're in a situation where the world is changing before them and they're clinging to something in the past that is not sustainable." interfax and "the new york times" reports an adviser to russia's president says, biden's comments were perplexing, since relatio

biden assured ukraine's president that america supports his efforts to join the uo, and that the united states efforts with russia won't come at the ukraine's expense. >> the united states supports ukraine's sovereignty and independence and to make its own choices, including what alliances they choose to belong. >> vice president biden said a stronger relationship between the u.s. and russia would benefit the former soviet republics like the ukraine. >>> secretary of state clinton is in thailand this morning. she'll meet with thai officials today and travel to a seaside resort for a southeast asian security conference. topping the agenda at that conference are human rights abuses in myanmar and north korea's nuclear program. >>> california's hot dry weather has touched off an early season of brush fires. several blazes erupted yesterday, including one that threatened 150 expensive homes in san bernardino.

>> biden had a non-alcoholic beer. a buckler, so maybe they didn't want him to drink and -- >> send that the non-alcoholic version of heineken? >> we thought he was going to ask for a red stripe, which is a jamaican beer, yet he asked for a sam adams light, there was a lot of talk they should have an american beer from boston. i also was watching the body language. it was interesting, we know joe biden for being very lo quashs. >> he apparently doesn't drink, mark. >> it was done by crowley and professor gates. crowley started, but gates was being very animated, in professor mode. those of us who know him can just imagine what that was like. >> don't you think from the visual, gene, that the sergeant has his game face on? >> he certainly seemed to start that way. >> i'm looking at the guy. there's a crease of a smile. >> yeah, look at professor gates. he also doesn't -- you know, he has his classroom game face on as well. it's interesting, having biden there, of course, balances the picture in a different way. you've g

vice-president joe biden promises continued u.s. georgia's president sekt is fairly while russia is a deep concern over georgian efforts to rearm. north korea's official media describe u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton as unintelligent at also restated the six party talks were dead. he was once a bodyguard and wrestler and most recently the mayor of serbia. now bulgaria's -- mayor of serpia. he formally presents his new cabinet. european union just issued its latest report on corruption and bulgaria saying the justice system still fails to meet european standards. the report now from the capital. ♪ >> he is bulgaria's most popular politician, mayor of the capital sofia for the last few years, he is also the product minister. he is a man with a colorful past. now he is promising to tackle crime and corruption which bedeviled the poorest country in the european union. bulgarians have grown depressingly used to stores of corruption, sometimes in high places. and last year the interior minister, deputy interior minister, had a tax

well, vice president joe biden. what am i going to say next? he has said something that some say maybe he shouldn't have said. some candid comments about russia. now the white house scrambling to do a bit of damage control this morning. we'll have more on the story and exactly what he said coming up. >>> plus, she is packing up. we've seen the -- not necessarily moving on. alaskan governor sarah palin leaving state's top seat as governor, but most likely remain in the spotlight. >> how do you think she should remain in the spotlight? do you even think she should? what should sarah palin do next? you can talk us on twitter, facebook, on our blog, and cnn.com/newsroom. but first, the vice president talking and saying that the administration is on track in battling the recession. this is what he said in an opinion piece written in today's "new york times." he says "clearly we are closer to recovery today than we were in january. the recovery act has been critical to that progress." the vice president goes on to write that critics are wrong to sugg

vice president joe biden says this. so is je bidioeoe biden gettinga bit nutty here?t he meant to say was --" you are saying that people think he is kind of a joke? >> i would not say he is a joke, but you know what you get when you get joe biden. he is extremely intelligent. he has a command of world issues. you put a microphone in front of him, and once he starts talking, is off to the races. neil: if you are barack obama, are you rethinking this guy? weigh in on. >> we and everyone else misread the economy. my memory is not as good as justice roberts'. çstand up, chuck, let them see you. god love you. what am i talking about? neil: that guy in a wheelchair. nancy pelosi, making things tough in the house, and what is barack obama to do? >> i think on the one hand, biden sometimes does not help, but he has experience with russia and georgia. neil: why would he say these things that he knew would have to get a response or clarification, as they did, by the secretary of state? he might be right, but -- >> it was fairly accurate, from what i understand. neil: "uncle jo

joe biden says it is too early to tell. fox 5 news. >>> and vice president joe biden is also speaking out about north korea. he says to just ignore them. referring to the rocket launches. the vice president says they're part of an attention-seeking behavior and he refuses to pay them that attention. the launch was in defiance of u.n regulations. >>> and today, in honduras the president tried to get back to his country. the plane couldn't land because the military had stioned vehicles on the runway. the pilot circled the airport, but decided it was dangerous. instead they flew elsewhere. >>> and back here at home, the political bomb shell that has all of washington talking. alaska governor sarah palin is calling it quits. she made the stunning announcement on friday. but the question everybody is asking, is this looking at a situation where there could be a bid for the office? more on the story. >> reporter: some considered alaska governor sarah palin to be the g.o.p. front runner in the 2012 presidential election. now she i

joe biden would have said, juan. joe biden is the voice of reason? is that what you are telling me, juan? >> joe biden is a good experienced politician. but your point is, look, you can't just go out there on your own and. bill: right, have you got to have somebody in there. >> continuously ad-lib. >> have you got to have joe biden. >> think what you are doing. that's what worries me right now. he had a bad week. let's hope he can start to walk it back. bill: he needs to hire george mitchell or somebody to sit there. that's what he need to do. mary katharine, juan. thanks very much. next on the rundown, fire lou dobbs that's what some organizations are demanding cnn do but why? later sarah palin firing at the press as she leaves office. what was -- was that a smart thing to do bill: impact segment tonight, a call for cnn commentators lou dobbs to be fired. all has to do with lou dobbs allowing conversation on his program that alleges president obama is not a u.s. citizen. that theory has been around for a while. the factor investigated found out its

vice president biden said recently, the u.s. would not stand in the way of an israeli attack on iran. how significant was that? >> well, it seems to have been a serious misstatement. because the chairman of the joint chiefs had said just the opposite. the secretary of defense had said the opposite. the secretary of state had said the opposite. and i think the problem is -- what the vice president may have been saying is that the united states can't block an israeli attack on iran. it can only discourage it. but we've sent mixed signals and given the sort of impetus israel has to attack. that can be very dangerous. >> and there was a report >> and there was a report recently in the "london times" that the director of the massoud had met with saudi officials and that the saudi his granted permission to use their airspace for any attack on iraq. do you think that's really likely? >> to put bluntly i wouldn't regard anything in "the london times" as being as anything as an irresponsible tabloid journal. this is not the newspaper of

plus, did vice-president biden just do it again? is the president going to take him to the woodshed? what does it mean for you? steve moore is here. and stepping down and now firing back. governor palin's surprising everyone, announcing she is out. -- governor palin surprising everyone. >> those you are inspired by our ideals, and they will not deride them. i will support other cc to serve in or out of office. i do not care what party they are in or any party at all inside of alaska or out of alaska, but i will not do it from the governor's desk. i've never believed that i or anyone else needs a title to do this, to make -- more freedom to progress, all the way around, so that alaska made progress. i will not seek reelection as governor be and i thought about, well, some governors have as lame ducks -- i will not seek reelection as governor. i thought about the funds some governors have as lame ducks -- the fun they have. they hit the road and drawing a paycheck, and they, of -- and drawing a paycheck, and draw a paycheck, and they

joe biden would have said, juan. joe biden is the voice of reason? is that what you are telling me, juan? >> joe biden is a good experienced politician. but your point is, look, you can't just go out there on your own and. bill: right, have you got to have somebody in there. >> continuously ad-lib. >> have you got to have joe biden. >> think what you are doing. that's what worries me right now. he had a bad week. let's hope he can start to walk it back. bill: he needs to hire george mitchell or somebody to sit there. that's what he need to do. mary katharine, juan. thanks very much. next on the rundown, fire lou dobbs that's what some organizations are demanding cnn do but why? later sarah palin firing at the press as she leaves office. what was -- was that a smart thing to do ♪ ♪ once you've dealt with the things that come between you... don't let erectile dysfunction get in the way. ♪ viva ♪ viagra! viagra...america's most prescribed ed treatment... can help you enjoy a more satisfying sexual experience. to learn more, spend some quality time with

it turned out a poignant ceremony that would make this a fourth of july to remember for biden. david kerley is in baghdad tonight. >> i thought it was going to be dirt and palm trees. >> reporter: they are u.s. soldiers. but not citizens, yet. >> my whole life growing up, i thought that i was already a citizen. >> in a sense it's our independence we can finally do what it is we are here to do. we can fight for our country. we can vote for it, also. >> i will support and defend the constitution and the laws of the united states of america. >> reporter: under a massive chandelier in one of saddam hussein's most opulent palaces, more than 230 service members, from 59 countries, became u.s. citizens. >> congratulations. >> reporter: and as if it wasn't enough to take the oath, on this day, the fouh of july. >> damn, i'm proud to be an american. it's a wonderful thing. >> reporter: the vice president was there, as their witness. >> you've struggled for us. you've bled for us. your brothers and sisters have died for us. even before you took the oath you were americans. >> jesus moran

that is the way joe biden is.tha: it did not work when they put that on the cover of the magazine. i do not think it will work now either. >> about that story, when i interviewed him for the article, he was resistant because i was a correspondent for abc news at the time. he said i never covered him. i never covered him because i could never get a sound bite to air, or one that made any sense. he asked why i never covered him. that is what i said. i said, i think you are a wind bag. he laughed. he said that i may be right about that could be agreed to do the interview. we have gotten along ever since. -- he said that i may be right about that. martha: that is a good story. thank you very much. trace: there is talk of a such a stimulus. stu varney, we have spent a 10% of the street they are talking about around two. -- we have spent 10% of this. they are talking about round two. >> where's the money coming from? what about the deficit? we have never been there before. the idea that we will borrow more money is bein

foreign policy and a russian dep mattic aide called biden's comments perplexing. robert gibbs says both the president and vice president believe better relations with russia is in both country's interests and hillary clinton emphasized that the administration uses russia -- views russia as a great power. nancy pelosi says she does not care that she is one of the most despiseed political figures in the country. the latest fox news poll shows her favorability rating at 29% and 47% unfavorable, a 16-point increase there from march of 2007. a recent public strategies politico poll revealed only 24% of americans trust the california democrat, a term that struck a chord with pelosi. quote, i don't know about trust. i think i'm trusted. i certainly want to be trusted. i'm not particularly concerned if i'm liked. " a republican spokesman says, quote, nancy pelosi is not only vastly unpopular with the american public but her kedbility is waning withinner this own party. as democratic leaders playdown the talk of a second stimulus package, republicans are attacking the effe

>> well, it means -- what should joe biden say? i should have calibrated my remarks somewhat differently. >> we have heard those words this week. >> somehow we heard those words somewhere else. >> j.b. isoe biden is a valued inside the administration. the president relies on him for foreign council especially, because that is his area of great strength. but once again i think he's gotten off message and spoken out in ways that were very awkward, if not diplomatically difficult for the president. and in contrast to what he said earlier about we misread the early signals on the economy, i don't think that hurt much to tell the truth. it was an insight that was important to get out there. this one, while true, is very difficult. it is damaging to international relations because the united states wants -- needs russia to help us with iran, to help us with north korea, on energy issues, on nuclear proliferation. there's a whole series of things. while it's true russia is a weakened country, it's been important for the obama administrati

we are used to joe biden speaking his mind. after all, that's one reason president obama picked him. but as biden wraps up a trip overseas his candor is making headlines. the vice president abandons the niceties and says things about the russian government no one else in the obama administration is saying, at least not publicly. they have a shaking population base, he says. they have a withering economy. they have a banking sector and structure not likely to withstand the next 15 years. they are in a situation where the world is changing before them and they're clinging to something in the past that is unsustainable. "the new york times" reports the chief foreign policy advisors to russian's president as saying, quote, if some members of obama's team and government do not like this atmosphere, why don't they say so. if they disagree with the course of their president, we need to know this. just moments ago white house spokesman issued a statement saying working foggy for the prosperity for american and russian people is the foc

vice president joe biden is known for speaking his mind. in an interview with the with the "wall street journal" the vice president talks in no uncertain terms. speaking of russia, a withering economy -- joining me to talk more about the fallout is the washington correspondent for "time" magazine. that's for being with us. >> thanks for having me on. >> explain why it's so important, why russia is such an important player on the stage and why it matters. >> reporter: future gas and oil. relations haven't been exactly rosey in recent years. if you remember back in the beginning of the administration, hillary clinton hit the reset button and said we're going to reset relations with russia. there was a big push in the obama administration to get on better terms with russia to ease a lot of tensions that happened under the bush administration. obviously these comments aren't exactly in the mold of what has been, obama's stated policy. >> the vice president seemed to suggest we had the upper hand, i guess you would say, we're in a better bargain

sean: i want you comment on the comment joe biden said.e going to go bankrupt as a nation, and he's saying that basically we're going to have to spend money to keep from going bankrupt. wait a minute. >> i can't understand that. >> i don't know what that means. >> in is one of those times, that's just the governor being the governor. that's just joe being joe. sean: a week ago he said we misread the economy and everybody guessed wrong. >> do you love the president's face when they ask him about comments from the vice president? >> i'm going to let him stand on those comments. sean: all right. well zogby is pointing out that support for health care is collapsing, 50% of health care say they don't want it, and rasmussen says 80% of americans realize that this is a tax increase for the middle class, so i think that's what you're saying, that's where the big problem comes in. >> it's both in terms of wage earners. we're talking a 35 to 45% increase if you're in the top tax bracket, but also the loss of jobs, so maybe you're the business owner,

sean: joe biden says hey, we got it all wrock on the -- wrong on the economy.hey promised the american people if the stimulus was passed unemployment wnt wouldn't go above 8%. now it's above 9.5%. after the stimulus, after quadrupling the deficit, now they're talking about a second stimulus and the door's open? how does this country sustain that in? >> i lost a little bit of what you were talking about there but many of us republicans who were for a stimulus package and look -- look, my wife thought we shouldn't have had a package at all. i thought we needed to do something but many, many, many republicans are on record from the start, this is not the right way to go. spending money on social policies, should have been a whole lot more on infrastructure. giving money to state government? would have made a lot more sense if think -- they'd give the states discretion on how to spend the money where it's needed in those states. mississippi is different from minnesota or montana. i don't know how they're going to end up but the idea that another version of the stim

biden has said questionable things. i question hezz judgment. i would never call him crazy. i've never heard anyone call him crazy. sean: i might consider it. no, it's a joke! so how does this play out? i think if anyone underestimates her they do so to their own peril. >> correct. sean: i think it's really not going to matter what washington thinks, what these pundits that get thrills up their leg when obama speaks, it's not going to matter what they think. if it's ok for every other politician to leave their gob -- job to run for another, i think there's a backlash of sympathy that develops. >> but she also wanted to avoid any kind of allegations of impropriety, that she was cheating the people of alaska by not giving her full 100% to it. now she says she can focus on the issues that are important, lower taxes, energy independence. sean: you think this is a good move? >> i'm not going to say it's a good move, amazing. i don't think it's a fatal move and don't underestimate this woman. >> there's probably a dozen reasons why this could work out well. sean: all right. coming

the obama/biden administration. we did a thorough review of what our objectives and policies were and should be in afghanistan. we set in motion, a policy which is now only beginning to unfold. all of the troops we agreed to increase are not all in place at this point. we also believe, as general jones accurately said, that ultimately the success or failure in iraq will rest not on the military outcome. but on a both economic and political outctc internay.y. getting better governance in place. and economic development in that country. >> but do americans have a right to expect that if we don't see continued progress in the next6 that we should think about cutting back and pulling out? >> i think americans have a right to expect success. >> at any cost? >> no. success. and if they conclude that, whatever the policy that's beieg undertaken, by any administration, is not succeeding, they have a right to say, look. cease and desist. but i don't think that's where we're going, george. >> there were some reports that the

joe biden, with a little slip of the tongue. he also understands the power of aipac better than anyone. anybody who has served in congress as long as joe biden knows this. this is a crude way of going after anything. he would have to overfly parts of iraq. saudi arabia will do a wink and and nod. they have 11 air-to-air refueling tankers. what the chairman of the joint chiefs, mike mullen and others, and i'm sure the president feels the same way, that iran has asymmetrical abilities up and down the gulf. you can have oil at $300 almost overnight. take bahrain, two-thirds of the population is shia, and they are under a ruling family. >> let's clarify these terms. and their position as oil exporters. it is not just that they export 1.5 -- two 0.5 million broke -- barrels, but the nation's waterways. >> they had a major naval base in there, they can hurt her u.s. and our friends interest up and down the gulf. that doesn't even begin to mention hamas. >> seven or $8 a gallon for gasoline. that would be a catastrophe. >> that would p

in a developing story we first told but last night, biden told the "wall street journal" in very blunt terms that russia faces big problems in the future. he says their economy is "withering." in his words they're clinging to something in the past that's not sustainable. the white house has issued a statement pledging cooperation with russia and today secretary of state hillary clinton was asked if the obama administration is sending mixed signals on russia. >> no, i don't. as i just said, the vice president was the first person to call for resetting our relationship with russia and that's what we're in the process of doing. obviously it's going to take time and effort but the president's summit in moscow a few weeks ago was a great start and the president said, look, we want a strong, peaceful and prosperous russia and we're going to work with russia and we're going to have areas of agreement and areas of disagreement as we do with any other country. >> for more insight on where joe biden was coming from and what secretary clinton was trying to say with her comments, candy crowley is

vice president biden saying these jobs are here.ake a listen. >> we're gooding to go bankrupt as a nation. so when i say that people look at me and say, what are you talking about, joe? you're telling me we've got to go spend money to keep from going bankrupt? the answer is, yes, i'm telling you. clayton: the government actually doesn't make money. steve: he's saying we've got to spend the money to stimulate the economy. of course, this on charges by eric cantor whose congressional district is where joe biden was speaking from yesterday. joe was at a community college in the richmond area. mr. cantor had said the day before, look, the stimulus thing is not working. that $787 billion, only a drop in the bucket has been actually spent thus far and where are the jobs? we heard yesterday, once again, hundreds of thousands of people have lost their jobs. clayton: higher jobless numbers this month. ainsley: biden saying the recovery package solved the credit freeze and saved jobs of public ploys. clayton: he's saying it opened up credit s

sean: you've got baseball cards, chris dodd, joe biden -- >> of course. sean: are you selling these? >> we will. sean: and bubble gum with them? >> not net -- yet. but collective. those are the dirty dozen. i have joked he i could actually have an entire 52-yard -- 52-card playing set and two jokers. guess which ones? sean: you said early in the cook the administration is teeming with long-lasting favor seekers and a lucrative bridge enbetween. as a read the book the one thing that kept resonating in my mind is this is chicago politics. explain. >> this is the chicago way. i think what i have done is i hope helped shatter the myths of hope and change and the new politics in washington by scouring every nook and cranny of this administration and showing how within a very short plan is of six months they have betrayed every principle and promise they made by installing these influence peddlers and power brokers and very wealthy people who have traded on their government service to serve not the public interest but the special interests. sean: and he promise

willie, joe biden. >> let's talk joe biden. do you know when you go to las vegas, you're playing blackjack, you have to bet big to win big, right? >> exactly right. >> it turns out the blackjack philosophy applies to our nation's economy. listen to joe biden speaking in front of the aarp yesterday. >> the president and i know the status quo is simply not acceptable. it's totally unacceptable and completely unsustainable. even if we wanted to keep this the way we have, we can't do it financially. we're going to go bankrupt as a nation. now, people when i say that look at me and say, what are you talking about? you're saying we have to spend the money or we'll go bankrupt? the answer is yes. i'm telling you. >> exactly right. >> go ahead. >> he's a noted economist. >> briefly explain. >> the stimulus package, we have to keep spending this money to put people back to work because it's all about jobs, jobs, jobs. the more federal stimulus money that we spend, the faster we spend it, perhaps the more public works project will get go

biden was asked about russia. he said, they have a shrinking population base. they have a withering economy. they have a banking sector and structure that is not likely to be able to withstand the next 15 years. they're in a situation where the world is changing before them and clinging to something in the past that is not sustainable. "the new york times" reports an adviser to russia's president said biden's comments were perplexing to relations between russia and u.s. have improved since president obama took office. he says, quote, if some members of obama's team and government don't like this atmosphere, why don't they say so? >>> the melbourne international film festival has become the target of hackers with an agenda. the australian festival is screening "the ten conditions of love." it profiles an exile member of the uighurs. hackers are hacking into the website. demand they apologize to the chinese people for showing that film. the attack was tracked to shanghai. the online attacks appear to be part of a campaign to suppress the film. >>> a wisconsin man

. >> susie: vice president biden announces a deal with the nation's hospitals to cut $155- billion in health care costs over the next decade. coming up, what the effort means for health care reform. >> jeff: it's google vs. microsoft. as the web search giant develops a computer operating system. and the software giant goes after the web search market. >> susie: another nasty quarter for alcoa, as the aluminum giant kicks off earnings season. the metals maker says it's facing the most serious downturn in the history of the aluminum industry. >> susie: tonight's "street critique" guest says he's not sure there ever were any economic green shoots. he's paul larson, equities strategist at morningstar. i'm susie gharib. this is "nightly business report" for wednesday, july 8. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> susie: good evening, everyone. more funding today for president obama's ambitious healthcare reform plan. the nation's hospitals agreed to give up $155 billion in medi

. >>> vice president joe biden said the obama administration misread how bad the economy was when it created the stimulus package. >> did the economic package we put in place including the recovery act, is it the right package given the circumstances we are in. we believe it is the right package given the circumstances are we're in. we misread how bad the economy was. but we are 120 days into the recovery package.pú >> biden says it is premature to guess whether the country will need a second stimulus package. >>> it is an idea that went from the street outside their college bookstore to the marketplace. these three entrepreneurs are trying to do some good besides make money. stephanie elam has today's money & main street. >> we said, wow. there is value in those books and you have to get them and efficiently get them up on the internet. >> reporter: building and maintaining a successful small business in this environment is a challenge. one these three entrepreneurs know all too well. when they were in school the bookstore wouldn't buy back their used textbooks so they sold them on

joe biden, a gaffe after gaf -- triple the coverage and joe biden got.ed the floor with joe biden. it was only in the media that joe biden won over her. it was said that palin did not have the qualifications to serve as vice president. look at qualifications of the man running for president. they focused on the the mother of her own baby, the clothes she wore. trace: the satellite trucks could not have filled anchorage anymore. it was unbelievable, the media presence up there. yet come on the other side, nothing. -- yet, on the of the side, nothing. >> i take issue with what kate said. the idea that sarah palin won over joe biden is ludicrous. if you look at the polling after the campaign, one of the biggest decisive factors of why people did not vote for mccain was because of sarah palin. she was the biggest negative draw on that campaign. trace: maybe the gop should look for the most brilliant mind. >> she has common sense. what she says resonates with americans who are working hard to put their kids through school and to buy groceries. they see the fe

over the weekend biden said the u.s. would not stand in the way if israel attacks iran's nuclear facilities. some say that signals a change in the u.s. poll circumstance drawing a harder line against iran. the white house is quick to point out the statement and its opinion maintains what they always said, israel has the right to defend itself. the vice president also said the u.s. remaining willing to negotiate with iran in spite of the recent violence that erupted in the wake of the contested elections. the re-election of president mahmoud ahmadinejad. in may, prime minister netanyahu met with president obama and said israel would wait it out for the rest of this year to see if iran was willing to talk. when asked if this was the right approach, vice president biden didn't say. whether or not the u.s. agrees with that position, but did say, "israel can determine for itself. it's a sovereign nation. what's in their interest and what they decide to do relative to iran and anyone else." so here is the question. vice presid