blaine? >> i had sympathy for whoever was there because i knew they had given their all and just felt sorry for the agents that -- we operated as a team, and the fact that he was dead, we failed and i think that is the way everybody felt. >> well, then let me ask this. if you had to do it all over again, what would you have done differently? >> well, if you took everything into consideration, i wouldn't do much differently but you know, riding in open car and even with a bubble top that we had, that wasn't armored, that was strictly plexiglas so that wouldn't have helped much either. what i would do differently, i don't know, i probably couldn't do anything differently. >> in the book, i called it a confidence factor. with president eisenhower, he did not have a narcissistic bone in his body, he rode in a closed top car, he didn't really have an urge to go out and shake hands with people and of course, this was his last term in office. so we had probably a 95% confidence factor. with presiden

gerald blaine wrote a book about it called for "the keedy detail." >> gerald blaine, offering of the "kennedy detail,"what did you write this book all these years later on that day? >> we wanted to set the record straight. after the assassination it made such a powerful impact on us that we did not even talk about the assassination to the other. -- together. it was only at a reunion in dallas this last year that we had a chance to sit down and communicate about it from the emotional aspect. we all have our responsibilities of writing reports and so forth, but emotionally, we never got it out. >> plant hill, when did you first talked about it? >> i had a meeting with 60 minutes in 1965. i did not going to duck that that time. i did another interview with 60 minutes in 1991 or so and national geographic, but i have never gone into detail until i agreed to help jerry wright this book. >> were due to start? >> i started when i retired a little over 5.5 years ago. i went into the private sector in 1964 and kept very busy during that time. i want to go see the movie jfk and it was so absur

i spoke with blaine and clint hill just a few feet from john kennedy's grave.but has rarely spoken about that day. you had a tough time there, in those years after the assassination, after your resignation. can you talk about what you went through? >> you know, i had nightmares and it seemed like every time i turned around, there was something that reminded me of what had happened. so i just clammed up and went into my basement with some alcohol and some cigarettes and stayed there for a few years. >> reporter: clint hill was the first secret service agent to get to kennedy's car in dallas. he broke into a sprint after the initial shot was fired. he says if he could re-live those moments, if he could jump on the back maybe two second earlier -- >> without a question, i'd be taking a bullet for the president, be dead. >> it would be -- you think that would be a happier ending if you weren't here to talk to us? >> it would be a happier ending for the country and for everybody. >> reporter: how do you feel about that? that's a tough thing to live with for a number

gerald blaine and clint hill carry themselves in that upright tradition.have that bond that only secret service agents know and still have vivid memories of that clear crisp day in november nearly half a century ago. >> we couldn't help but we felt like we failed. we all had the same mission, and it was a terrible feeling. >> blaine gives riveting new accounts of that period in his just released book the kennedy detail. he reveals how less than 24 hours after john kennedy's assassination, he almost caused another unspeakable tragedy. blaine stood guard outside lynn don john -- lyndon johnson's house in the early morning darkness. exhausted on edge he heard approaching foot steps and readied his sub machine gun. >> i put it to my shoulder and steadied my feet and around the house, i recognized right away it was president johnson by his profile. >> johnson had just come out to get some air. >> how close did you come to shooting him? >> my finger was on the trigger. it -- i -- i had nightmares about this for months afterwards. >> reporter: johnson, he says, t

i spoke with blaine and clint hill.ine's book but has rarely spoken about that day. >> you had a tough time in the years after the assassination after your resignation. can you talk about what you went through? >> i had nightmares and seemed like every time i turned around, there was something that reminded me of what had happened. and so i just clammed up and went in my basement with some alcohol and some cigarettes and stayed there for a few years. >> reporter: clint hill was the first secret service agent to get to kennedy's car in dallas. he broke into a sprint after the initial shot was fired. he says if he could relive those moments, jump on the back maybe two seconds earlier. >> without a question, i'd be taking a bullet for the president, be dead. >> reporter: you think that would be a happier ending if you weren't here to talk to us? >> it would be for the country and for everybody. >> reporter: how do you feel about that? that's a tough thing to live with for a number of years. >> well, it's just one of those

the inside of what really happened from a secret service agent's experience, that's gerrold blaine andl. thank you, gentlemen, for coming on our program. >> thank you, chris. >>> when we return let me finish tonight when it is time to end this don't ask, don't tell. just get rid of it. you're watching "hardball" on msnbc. ♪ [ growls ] ♪ ♪ [ polar bear grunting ] [ growls ] [ male announcer ] introducing the 100% electric nissan leaf. innovation for the planet. innovation for all. [ male announcer ] introducing the 100% electric nissan leaf. everyone has someone to go heart healthy for. who's your someone? campbell's healthy request can help. low cholesterol, zero grams trans fat, and a healthy level of sodium. it's amazing what soup can do. had a tree that bore the most rare and magical fruit, which provided for their every financial need. [ thunder rumbling ] [ thunder crashing ] and then, in one blinding blink of an eye, their tree had given its last. but with their raymond james financial advisor, they had prepared for even the unthinkable. ♪ and they danced. see what a raymond jame

agents who work forward the kennedy family share their stories in "the kennedy detail" by jerrold blainent clint kennedy's detail that day and appears in this iconic photo as he climbs onto the car. he also quote the book's forward. welcome to both of you. agent, thanks so much for your service to our country. this is a story that i'm always been fascinated with, with so many americans, because who does not remember that day? who was alive that day? let me go to clint hill and share these questions, both of you, gentlemen, as i put them to you. is there something that you've had, enabled to put in the book that would be new to the person who cared so much about president kennedy and cared about what happened to him that day, clint hill? >> well, i think what's new in the book is that the agents decided to reveal what they knew and what actually happened. not theory, but fact, as to the activities that day beginning from ft. worth over to dallas and continuing throughout the day. everything that happen today is relatively new from the agent's point of view. what you've heard before is oth

gerald blaine and clint hill still carry themselves in that upright tradition.agents know. and still have vivid memories of that clear, crisp day in november nearly half a century ago. >> we couldn't help it. we felt like we failed. we all had the same mission, and it was a terrible feeling. >> reporter: blaine gives riveting, new accounts of that period in his just-released book "the kennedy detail." he reveals how less than 24 hours after john kennedy's assassination he almost caused another unspeakable tragedy. blaine stood guard outside lyndon johnson's house in the early morning darkness. exhausted, on edge, he heard approaching footsteps and readied his sunshibmarine gun. >> put is -- put it to my shoulder and realized president the johnson by his profile. >> reporter: johnson had just come out to get some air. how you close did you come to shooting him? >> my finger was on the trigger. i had nightmares about this for months afterwards. >> reporter: johnson, he says, turned white, said nothing, and went back in the house. i spoke with blaine and clinton hi

and zenyatta -- >> mike: blaine wins by a nose over zenyatta.inish her career with a 19-1 record. >>> well, unfortunately for the world of golf, the giants world series put the schwab cup on the back burner. the leader entering the day, john cook. this worked out nice. 67 today. 13-under. story of the day was michael allen. here with a tee shot on the 206-yard par-3 11th. sticks it to within a few feet. sets up birdie. allen was in the zone today. on 18. birdie putt. for a tournament record 10-under 61. it's 14-0 for the tumor. -- for the tournament. >>> we apologize to oregon fans. they switched to another game. we have nothing to do with that. >> alan: that's it for us at save $523! 16 minutes could save you 16%! come on... isn't it time an auto insurer gave it to you straight? that's why you should talk to state farm. but not yet. first, talk to any one of the 40 million drivers who already have state farm. 40 million. yeah, that's more than geico and progressive combined. by a lot. 40 million drivers. more savings. and discounts up to 40%. w

i spoke with blaine and clint hill just a few feet from john kennedy's grave. after the assassination, after your resignation. can you talk about what you went through? >> i had nightmares, and it seemed like every time i turned around, there was something that reminded me of what had happened. so i just clammed up and went in my basement with some alcohol and some cigarettes and stayed there for a few years. >> reporter: clint hill was the first secret service agent to get to kennedy's car in dallas. he broke into a sprint after the initial shot was fired. he says if he could relive those moments, if he could jump on the back maybe two seconds

. >> they reveal the situation could have gotten worse. 24 hours after the shooting, blaine was standing guard outside lyndon johnson's house overnight when they heard someone approach and he grabbed his machine gun. >> i put it to my shoulder and steady it. >> how close did you come to shooting him? >> my finger was on the trigger. i had nightmares about this for months afterwards. >> it was too much to bear. it has taken them decades to come to terms with the sense of responsibility. the agency was a jumping on the back, and he wished he was just a bit faster. >> you think that would have been a happier ending? >> for the country and for everyone. >> the two men are sharing their story in a new book and documentary and they discuss the president's desire for them to give him more space on that day. both men do believe the harvey oswald was acting alone. back to you. >>> coming up on abc7 news at 6:00, north korea gives american scientists a look at a nuclear complex to put them one step closer to building a weapon. >> opened fire at a condominium complex. but police refused to take act

blaine denied perfection for the mare. >> so close on that race. >> absolutely. >> thank you. >> comingp tonight at ten, the orange and black seeing green. the giants winning the series generating plenty of excitement for fans and a financial windfall. putting a dollar figure on that coming up tonight at ten. >> relieve that over and over. >> yes. so much fun. we continue at ktvu.com. i'm heather holmes. >> i'm ken wayne. for all of us here, thank you for joining us. the next news cast at ten. good night. >> goodnight.

then in the stretch came within a nose of the leader, blaine. >> zenyatta, zenyatta, zenyatta! >> but finished second ending her career at 19-1. george lewis, nbc news, los angeles. >>> and that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today," then right back here tomorrow evening. good night. captions by vitac www.vitac.com >>> good evening, i'm diane

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instead, it is the 5:1 shot blaine taking home the $2.7 million prize. >>> sharks shut out in three straight road games but luckily for them they are home for the next five games. >> patrick marleau and a steal. he scores. >> on the wing boyle. heatley scores. >> in front. heatley scores. >> what a play. >> back around for him. they score. >> heatley comes back with patrick marleau. in front. they score. it is 5-1. [ cheers and applause >> thank you, randy hawn. 32 saves. sharks beat the lightning 5-1. still to come, age is really just a number. a member setting a course record at harding park and an update on the future of the giants world series mvp. more sports is next. and, whether your side won or lost, the yelling season is through. it's time to get over it and get on with it. i went into medicine to help people live longer, healthier lives. but that's so hard right now. more than half of all personal bankruptcies are triggered by a medical problem, and that's got to stop. right here, right now, there is a historic opportunity to do just that... to make health care better for millions

. >> blain reveals that feeling and reveals how less than 24 hours after the assassination, he almost house exhausted on edge. he heard approaching footsteps and lowered his gun. >> steadied my feet and around the house i recognized right away it was president johnson by his profile. >> johnson had just come out to get air. >> how close did you come to shooting him? >> my finger was on the trigger. i had nightmares about this for months afterwards. >> johnson, he says, turned white. said nothing and went back in the house. i spoke with blain and clint hill just a few feet from kennedy's grave. >> you had a tough time there in those years after the asa assassination after your resignati resignation. >> i suffered from nightmares. seemed like every time i turned around there was something that reminded me of what had happened. so i clammed up and went in my basement with alcohol and

clint hill and jerry blaine are saying how they felt about not being able to protect the president. >> we felt like we failed. we all had the same mission t was a terrible feeling. >> now, agent clint hill was the first to get to president kennedy's car in dallas. he said he had nightmares for years after the assassination, wishing he was able to do his duty and take his bullet for the president. >>> former first lady, barbara bush is known for speaking her opinion and she did just that when asked her opinion of same by larry king. >> what's your read on same? i sat next to her once. i think she's beautiful. i think she's very happy in alaska. i hope she will stay there. [ laughter ] >> sarah palin recently said she's considering run for president in 2010 -- 2012. >>> a new survey shows one- third of all americans plan to take part in holiday shopping the day after thanksgiving. many say they will be crossing the final items off their g ift- giving list those days -- that day. another survey shows two-thirds of the all u.s. shoppers report not making an online purchase over the intern

. >> and blain and his mother are doing fine. >> and there's a new k-9 candidate and they're doing goodbarking away at a precinct today. and one dog had a real nose for the job. meet momo, the contracted police chihuahua. she passed the test under 5 minutes. >>> all right! >>> well, the thanksgiving holiday week is here and will the weather cooperate heading to grandma's house? we have the forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> and it was so warm this afternoon, i had the sunroof open for a wile. i felt the cool breeze, it was really nice. >>> it was a magnificent monday. a warm glow moved -- a warm flow moved in and we'll look at the temperatures now. it's still mild for this time of the year. and we haven't had too many of these days left. 62degrees now and the winds shifted to the north. dew points at 62 degrees and the humidity at 64%. and 65 this afternoon. and 65, 54 is the average high, this morning, 47 and fog and drizzle around here and 33 now is the average low on this date and the record, 76 in 1940 and a 15 degrees back in 1880, a long time ago. still, 64 in washington

blaine's new book. sunday night on q&a. >> "washington journal" continues. host: "the citizens handbook for influencing elected officials." the author is brad fitch, he is our guest this morning. how much influence does an average constituent have with members of congress? guest: they have a lot more influence than they realize. one of the myths is that special interest really control washington. in reality, most of the decisions members of congress make about most of the issues were actually made as a result of the influence of citizens. they could be citizens coming in as part as fly0ins or lobby days, people will go to town hall meetings or one citizen or individual who writes a thoughtful letter that captors demand -- attention of a member of congress. host: you read about the real influence of lobbyists. you said the popular trail of lobbyists' influence is largely inaccurate. you go on to say that lobbyists, often a former congressional staffers and members of congress, the trade on their previous relationships to gain access to those in power but once

hill broke the forward in his blaine's book. >> you had a tough time after your resignation, can you about what you winter. >> i had nightmares, it seemed like every time i turned around, so i just clan the option when it to my basement with alcohol and cigarettes and stay there for a few years. >> clinton was the first to get to kennedy's car in dallas. he broke into a spring after the shot was fired, he says if he could relive those moments of he could of jump on the back just a couple seconds earlier. >> of course i would of been taken a bullet for the president and i would be dead. >> he think that what a been a happier ending if you were here to talk to us? >> it would've been a happier ending for the country. >> how you feel about that, that is a tough thing to live with for all these years? >> you have a certain responsibility needed to fulfill our responsibility, you coptics up to the best you can. >> hill says he almost goes through periods where he cannot talk about the assassination. he brushed notes id off in pieces people call him a hero, heroes do extraordinarily things

great context and perspective that exclusive video you just showed was taken by a 17-year-old named blaine regor. it was taken on a beach in orange county. the video he took eleven months remains unexplained. i want to put them side-by-side, the video taken from the traffic helicopter two nights ago along with the video taken by blaine. you see kcbs on the left and rigor's on the right. those still unexplained. a lot of experts have weighed in saying they believe both of these are contrails from a jet airplane. now i want to show you this, from a military test off the coast of kaui. the one on the right is a ballistic missile fired by the u.s. military off the coast of hawaii. those two, you can see why so many people thought what happened off the coast of california a couple nights ago and what might have happened eleven months ago was in fact a missile test. experts are knocking that down. for the sake of argument let's just say okay that it was a contrail from a jet airline. in southern california it is dotted with military basis, some -- bases, some of the best military radar in the wo

jerry blaine is the author.erved on jacqueline kennedy's detail and is former director of the secret service. it is an honor to see you. this is a day burned in the memory of all of us who were alive in those days. first of all, to you, jerry, what are you reporting in the book that you think people would learn something knew about the assassination and what happened in dallas and after dallas. >> the primary motive was to set the record straight. it seems like history has been run away with on the part of what i call a cottage industry, of conspiracy theory. when the conspiracies reached the point where they were accusing our fellow agents of being part of a conspiracy or shotting the president, shotting -- shooting the president, with he decided there are not that many of us left and those that are left are getting elderly and we felt it was time to speak out now. >> clint hill, you were there in that famous picture. you were climbing in the video and in the film as well. you were climbing on to the back of th

we have, of course, roger blaine. brian johnson. carl mcadams. lisa armstrong.ybody. [ cheers and applause ] all right, guys, before you vote, i want to give you a quick briefing on the candidates. so, listen up. hey, you guys listening? [ light laughter ] all right. good. gary, get up -- gary, get off her. lisa, get over here. thank you. all right, ready? now, i'm sure you've heard paladino's pledge to reduce state spending by 20% in his first year. while cuomo says he will consolidate state governments and bring back more jobs to new york. you guys get all that? you're just psyched to vote. let's just do this. let's do this. release the puppies. let's see who they want to go for. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ like carl paladino. looks like carl paladino. the puppies have voted. ♪ the puppies have voted there. the puppies, we have the results. the puppies have predicted that carl paladino will be the next governor of new york by a score of 3-2. [ scattered cheers ] very hungry puppies. thanks again to our little puppies. come here, let me show gary, everyone wants

. >> hi, my name is blaine and your book talks about you were given every kind of educational opportunityby your parents and you had a very busy childhood where you would wake up at 4:30:00 a.m. so was there ever a time where you just didn't want to get up in the morning that early? and if so, what was the motivation, that extraordinary motivation to get out of bed and do all of that? was that your parents or was it yourself or what it become your internal motivation? >> connie said we had no choice. we are pretty good at you were the one that wanted to take skating lessons. i think i was pretty self-motivated when he came to skating. unfortunately it was really bad at it. i am 5 feet 8 inches and i had five for tenants lakes. when i picked up a tennis racquet several years later i said why did you not put a tennis racket in my hand and said his skates on your feet. he said you were the one who wanted to skate. i didn't want to get up at 4:30 in the morning to take you. i was motivated because of something i did learn from that. it is hard for me and i think they learned more from overcom

this weekend we'll talk with gerald blain an kenthill. whose job it was to protect the president on that day. the conconspiracyy theories. and mr. blain's new book, sunday night on c-span's quay. -- q an a. >> now, john bolton discusses the different types of government throughout the world and the threats they pose for representative republics and free market economies. he spoke at a conference hosted by new criterion magazine. this is about 40 minutes. >> i likto welcome new to the main events. a lot also like to mention -- i would also like to mention that versions of these talks will be published in the "new criterion" february. if anyone has let his subscription lapse, now's the time prescribed. there'll also be anudio pipe cast available on our web site. it is an honor as well as a pleasure to introduce ambassador john bolton. your programs give you a fair outline of some of his many acmplishments in his long career of public service. his important work of the state department, at the department of justice, and at their paris the fi

joining us right now is the author of "the kennedy detail" and former secret service agent jerry blaineo is also a former secret service agent. welcome to both of you. it was -- jerry, it was the trust that they had in you that made you go forward with this project. your job was to keep the first lady safe, right? >> that's correct. >> yeah, clint, that was your job. when we see that famous film after the shots go off, is it you that hops in the car? >> that's correct. >> what did you do? >> saw the president grab his throat, lurch left. i knew something was wrong. i ran to the car. the driver accelerated, i slipped. when i gained my footing, got up on the air. about that time, mrs. kennedy started up on the rear of the trunk. she was trying to retrieve something that came off the president's head. she didn't know i was there. i helped her get back in the back seat and the president fell to his left into her lap. >> did you know when you looked at the president he was not going to survive? >> yes, i was quite sure it was a fatal wound. >> what was the first lady like? >> she was in shoc

joining us now, jerry blaine, author of "the kennedy detail."rd. gentlemen, thank you very much for being with us this morning. >> my pleasure. >> i'd like to start with you, clint. there's no one alive who doesn't remember where they were, if they were alive, on november 22, 1963. reading the book yesterday brought so much back and there's so much new in the book. does it ever go away for you? >> no. it never goes away. i still have problems thinking about it, and remembering the things that i saw and what happened that day. >> hmm. >> we live in the moment. >> so talk about why you thought it was important to write this book. >> well, jerry wrote the book, and simp lay malter of trying to get the record straight. there's so much information out there that's false. all the agents that are still living thought it would be important to contribute to the book and have jerry put it together. >> right. so jerry, what has the media gotten wrong? what have the historians gotten wrong through the years about the assassination? >> that's what we felt, w

horse racing super star zenyatta lost in a photo finish to blaine at the breeder's cup classic in louisvillethe six-year-old mare was trying to finish her career with 20 straight wins. after surviving 69 days below ground, running 26 miles may not seem like much of a challenge. for chilean miner edison pena spent the last few days taking in the sights before competing in today's new york city marathon. though he's never run more than ten miles at a time. this just in. as of tomorrow, queen elizabeth will have a face book page. the 84-year-old monarch is already on twitter, and started a video channel on u- tube three years ago. maybe she can be your friend. cool air is covering much of the country with temperatures topping out in the 40s in the northeast. the west coast will be dealing with some november rain. the next few days should be mostly dryer and mostly warmer than today. enjoy it while you can. >> i can't help noticing your hat. >> my hat? i don't understand what's wrong with it. >> osgood: ahead we talk the talk with talk show legend dick cavett.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> osgood: do y

. >> i spoke with him just a few feet from the grave, hill wrote the foreword to blaine's boat.book.>> you had a tough time afterward as a nation can you talk about? >> it seemed every time i turned around something reminded me of what happened. i wanted to my basement some alcohol. i stayed there for two years. >> he was the first secret station to get to kennedy's car he broke into a sprint up to the shot was fired. he says if he could relive those moments if he could jump on the back maybe two seconds earlier. >> without question i would take a bullet for the president. >> you think that would be a happier ending of your and your doctor is? if you were not here to talk to us? >> it would be for the country. it's one of those things you deal with. you take a certain responsibility, we felt the responsibility, yet to accept it, live with it the best account. >> he still goes there. for his firm was unable to talk about the assassination he brushes it off for people column hero. here's our people who do extraordinary things " unfortunately i was not able to ". >> we will take another

republicans won 60 seats, a lot of them who were lost are the moderate blue dogs and they will come blaineska is debuting this weekend and we will play a little clip, because we have a trailer. >> that whole misperception about being a diva cracks me up. that is stuck to my lip. i would describe myself and my family as normal average-everyday americans. if you plan on visiting her, she can visit you for like 20 minutes. willow, come here. no boys. go upstairs. willow. willow. i think that my kids will always call alaska home. the opportunities that we have, the epic landscape. oh, my gosh. look at this. i would rather be out here being free. this is what life is all about. and on a really clear day, you can see russia from here. >> is this a smart vehicle for someone who is thinking about becoming a president of the snudz. >> you know, you watch that trailer, wolf, and you say, if alaska is so great, why would you run for office to come to washington, d.c. and that is question one, but of course, this is good for her. it is not really a reality show, but more like a travel log with sarah p

blaine's new book tonight on c-span's and a. >> now a group of republican governors offer their advice to some of their newly-elected counterparts. among them governors haley barber of mississippi, bobby jindal of louisiana, chris kersy of new jersey and tim paw lenity of minnesota. they spoke at a recent governor's association meeting in san diego. this will be about a hour. >> governor tim pawlenty of minnesota, governor mitch daniels of indiana, governor bobby jindal from louisiana, governor chris christie of new jersey, and governor bob mcdonald from virginia. in the midst of them is somebody that probably doesn't need any introduction to you i will. and bill is probably one of known as a great communicator, especially on our side of the aisle. he has been an author, a communicator, hosts his own television show, was secretary of education under ronald reagan, and we're thrilled that bill has taken the time to be here with us. would you welcome our moderator, dr. bill bennett. >> thank you. [applause] >> are you kidding? you're thrilled that i'm here with this lineup? i'll spare yo

blaine's a new book, sunday night on "q&a". >> now, an interview which jane goodall on her life's worknted several awards to people whose work she admired over the years. held at george washington university here in washington last month, this is an hour and a half. >> it is a pleasure to welcome you to the historic auditorium for the jane goodall global leadership awards. it is a particular pleasure as well as an honor to have dr. goodall on our campus as we celebrate her extraordinary career. her early an ongoing work on primate behavior has captured the imagination of millions. she has expanded her efforts to include promoting conservation and empowering youth to strive for a better world. it is also a pleasure to congratulate the recipient of this year's global leadership awards. individually and collectively, they embody perk values, embraces her vision, and advance our commitment to sustainability and flourishing of all life on the planet we share. here at george washington we engage the world from this nation's capital, and one of the ways we do so is by convening discussions of

blaine's new book, tonight on "q&a". with polling data from eight arab countries, james zogby questions arabs about the war on terror. he discusses his findings with our reporter for usa today and "the new york times." >> what would be your first lecture to this didn't sit your teaching this class? >> it has to be addressed at the most fundamental levels. the military increasingly is becoming defensive in its attitude towards the civilian world. understandon't we each other? guest: we have what i call military metaphysics. after the second world war, the military and civilian world had a great relation with each other. they understood what was going on in the military. now we have an all volunteer force. the military doesn't really understand why it does what -- what it does. host: you write in your book that the military in the u.s., and i want to say civilians, the military and civilians are more and more like partners in a bad marriage, stuck together in a house they develop so long ago they don't even remember why. w

blaine's new book, sunday night on "q&a". nowt idaho's former republican senator and former democratic congressman of kansas discuss how democrats and republicans can work together in congress. this was part of a conference hosted by the bipartisan policy center in new orleans. from tulane university, it is about 45 minutes. >> good afternoon, everybody. welcome back for one of our more interesting session show. we will talk a little bit about a new project at the bipartisan policy center. rather than having an animal lamentation about the frustrations of our system, we thought it was important to talk about the ways we can start to make a meaningful difference. the conference is titled beyond the ballot in making washington work. we have talked about the need for real leadership. we want to talk about a little bit about the structural democracy. there are a lot of ways that you can engage in this conversation. there are many organizations that focused on the metaphysics of campaign finance reform, mandatory voting and other

blaine's no few on c-spans "q & a." >> now testimony with researchers and home care worker.ear about the status of the social security program and other retirement benefits including pension plans of -- plans. this runs just under an hour and 30 minutes. >> committee on health education, labor, and pensions will please come to order. i want to welcome everyone to the hearing on retirement security. what's happening to retirement in america today and in the future? this is an issue that is of critical importance to every american family. a recent survey found that 92% of adults age 44 to 75 believe there's a retirement crisis in america. are they right? is there a retirement crisis? let's consider the following statistics. that we'll hear more about here at this hearing today. over a quarter of workers do not have any meaningful retirement savings at all. none. one out of five. nearly half of the oldest baby boomers who will turn 65 next year are at risk of not having retirement sources to pay for expenditures, food, fuel, housing, clothing, that type of thing, and uninsured

accelerated depreciation, and so i convinced a law firm that was very popular in selling these things, blaine and edson, if you're up to montgomery county, there's edison lane that is named after that, but they gave me a free entry to a course in syndication and i started learning how tax expenditures, these tax laws really dominated the programs. and once i learned that, then -- not that i could change them immediately, although they were changed dramatically in 19 pate 6, but at least you can have an -- 1986, but at least you can have an impact on them. i say that now because that was 20 years ago, and -- 30 years ago and we've come a long way on tax expenditures. thank goodness. with respect to transparency, we really have gone so far that now these proposals that i mentioned before, now they are explicitting targeting tax expenditures, which really, really need to be done. i would mention another one broad view of transparency and that is in in domenici rivlin, they talk about a payroll tax holiday for a year. thank goodness, because with preexpect to the social security trust fund, don't

blaine's new book. sunday night on "q&a". >> good afternoon, everybody. welcome back for one of our more interesting session show. we will talk a little bit about a new project at the bipartisan policy center. the conference is titled beyond the ballot in making washington work. we have talked about the need for real leadership. we want to talk about a little bit about the structural democracy. there are a lot of ways that you can engage in this conversation. there are many organizations that focused on the metaphysics of campaign finance reform, mandatory voting and other issues that i think a very fascinating. but we think they're not practically realistic. we try to focus on some very discreet issues. some people may call them small balls, but it is my view that not only do we have opportunities to make real difference, but in the world of gridlock that i think we existence, little things can really matter. not only do they matter in the substance of their own experience, but they give the congress, the country, a sense that we can get things done. it

blaine's new book. >> the c-span network provides coverage of politics, public affairs, nonfiction booksto you on television, radio, online, and on social media networking sites. find our content any time through c-span video library. we take c-span on the road with our digital bus local content video. it is washington your way, the c-span networks, now available in over 100 million homes. created by cable and provided as a public service. >> can politics be civil? democratic strategist donna brazil and what the crowley tried to enter that question this afternoon. in a panel discussion, here is a look. >> you look at the course of the united states and what we have experienced and how far we have come in a very short or brief amount of time. i think it is due in large part to what we tend to the monitor today, which is the train wreck of ideas. -- what we tend to bemoan here today, which is the train wreck of ideas. the clash of great ideas from the rate, from the left, regardless of what point did you your coming from, drove the united states to the point of preeminence in the world in

and so i convinced a law firm that was very popular in selling these things, blaine and edson.moithg montgomery county there is edson lane that is named after that. i started learning how tax expenditures, these tax laws, really dominated the program. and although they were changed dramatically in 1986, but at least you can have an impact on it. i say that now because that was 20 years ago. 30 years ago. we have come a long way on tax expenditures. thank goodness, with respect to transparency, we really have gone so far that now these proposals that i have mentioned before, now they are explicitly targeting tax expenditures, which really, really need to be done. i would mention another broad view of transparency, that is -- they talk about a payroll tax holiday for a year. thank goodness, because with respect to the social security trust fund don't have any trust in it. by that, i mean it is not a trust fund in the same sense that private individuals, you and i might classify a trust fund, well, at least they are being transparent and saying ok, you guys won't have to pay fica