bob dole and bob baker were leading the united states senate. those men put party aside. we had to make tough decisions. and each had to give a lot. but at the end of the day we saved social security and showed that we could govern. now what we see is the people are more interested in party. more interested in scoring points, and i think we need to get back to finding what collin powell called the next generation. >> why is that so difficult? why is compromise so much more difficult in today's environment? >> it's more about a struggle for power of both the party. and i believe that we need to get back to remembering that we're there to serve the nation. the oath that we take is to the constitution of the united states of america. one nation under god indivisi e indivisible. we don't take an oath to a politics cat party. sure, we sign up for a political platform, but that's advisory and optional. the constitution is not. >> we're talking the maryland senator barbara mick muls ki. spend a moment to reflect on the individuals that have influenced you or shaped your agenda.

i had a guy working for me once bob baker who you knew and he said we don't communicate as well as we used to because in the old days, the pilot, the lead mechanic, the flight attendance would meet at the bottom of the stairs. and the mechanic would say is everything okay and the flight attendant are you ready to go and the pilot and flight attendant walk up the stairs and the mechanic would trake the tears away and communication was perfect. now it's much more complicated, much more factors brought into play. and the agent behind the counterbearcounterbears the bruy don't tell the agent the truth and the ig does as best they could. >> they treat the on front people -- they don't tell them. >> rose: i always know that somebody is making the decision. and they have no idea. >> they don't know. >> rose: and what's been the impact on the airline industry of all the apps now that will tell you more than you could ever find out before. >> you could always find out. the airline industry charlie has for years and years -- >> the only business in the world where you can find out what every th

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last night i attended a moment, a century of service ceremony, 100 years combined honoring bob dole and howard bakerrved as ronald reagan's last white house chief of staff. it was a bipartisan tribute for two amazing political leaders for their enormous contributions to compromise and civil discourse in congress, outside of congress. vice president joe biden led the celebration. >> i can say without fear of contradiction by the press, by any one who has served with you, by historians and i presume to speak for every man or woman you ever served with, that it was a great honor and a genuine privilege to serve with each of you, to learn from each of you. i know you wished i had learned more, bob, but to learn from each of you. and quite frankly, just simply to know you both. ♪ i'm michael bazinet, president of creative digital imaging of bangor, maine. we have customers all over the united states. we rely on the postal service for everything that we do. the eastern maine processing facility is vital to our operation and our success. if we lose this processing facility we could lose clientele because o

back to the phones, bob in baker, louisiana, on the line for republicans. good morning, bob. caller: good morning. how are you this morning? host: your thoughts about the impact of online activism. caller: well, i was watching hannity last night on the hannity show. and it is a shame, in all of these supposed reporters need to pologize to the paoeeople in te united states for not vetting obama last time. but he's going to be vetted this time. host: did you think that online -- caller: there will be a lot of things come out that nobody wants to hear, i guess. host: do you think the online activity will have to -- will be part of the vetting of president obama but the other candidates running for president? caller: well, yes. i mean, you tphknow, the truth needs to come out. all of these reports -- and you especially, c-span -- has never, never asked obama any questions. nobody has ever asked him any questions. but there's a lot of questions that need to be answered, and one of them is on his birth certificate it says that his father is not a citizen. he is a citizen of kenya.

was going to run again and did and won the nomination but there were others out there, howard baker and bob dole. all of these names were bigger names >> it also would happen... says something about the relationship. you are the one who said to him it's time to get out. >> well, that's true and he will acknowledge that. >> rose: he does. >> rose: and without that he would not have been chosen vice president and... >> we don't know whether he would but i'm not sure he would have been. the reagan people romanced jerry ford. >> rose: that was a serious thing. why didn't it happen in the end? >> well, i wasn't party to that. i was a bush person. >> i understand that but you know the people who are participanted >> i think it didn't happen because ronald reagan said, hey, wait a minute, this doesn't makh president ford about it actually and saying you know mr. president we never understood that and i said i personally never understood what would we call you? we would call you hello mr. president vice president or mr. vice president president? how would we address you? he chuckled. >> rose: did f

reagan days, vice president joe biden spoke at an event last night to honor former senators bob dole and howard bakereech, biden recalled a day back in 1987 when president ray ga askeagan asked opinion who he should nominate to the supreme court. >> the president, god love him, called me down. i sat there in the chair i now sit in as vice president. president reagan, one of the most charming guys, pulled out these cards and he said, "joe, you tell me what you think the prospects of these people are." he said "tony kennedy." i said mr. president, i know he's a straight conservative but i think he passed. he said "you're for him then aren't you?" you remember that? i said no i didn't say that. we stood up, grabbed me under the arm, walked around the couches to the side door that's in the dining room there, opened the door, who was standing there but tony kennedy. he said "tony, joe's for you!" >> what a story. kennedy did make it past the senate vote, by the way and the vote of 97-0. biden had to be out sick that day but senate democrats generally supported the nomination including apparently biden. >>

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tonight honors two founders bob dole and howard baker for a century of service. a great event for two great men. >> i like that. pressure is on. >> nfl one of the businesses most susceptible to group think. we'll see if winning is a big deal. will tim tebow get another job? not the best quarterback but he won. >> starting job. >> all right. "cnn newsroom" begins right now with carol costello. we'll see you back here tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. carol, good morning. >> good morning to all of you. i'm carol costello. here are stories we're watching in the "newsroom" right now. widespread delays for justice for trayvon martin. supporters rally. they want the man who killed the unarmed teenager arrested. >>> president obama leaves this hour to go on a four-state tour where he'll announce plans to speed up the permit for the southern half of the keystone oil pipeline. critics say he gave into pressure from rising gas prices. >>> mitt romney is in maryland today fresh off his decisive win in the illinois primary. halfway to the delegate finish line. >>> hundreds of fr

howard baker and bob dole. it was a great evening. president clinton sent a video. the vice president attended. the secretary defense, the secretary of health and human services. all the former majority leaders of the united states senate except one. it was a long evening, but it was a good evening. and along with senator baker was former senator nancy kassebaum-baker, his wife. and along with senator dole came senator elizabeth dole, his wyoming so it was -- his wife. so it was a wonderful evening. it was sponsored by the bipartisan policy center. and it was a reminder that while in this body, we have differences. in fact, this body was created to resolve differences. people sometimes say to me, oh, my goodness, you senators are arguing. that's what we're supposed to do. we're supposed to -- the kick up to us or over to us issues that can't be resolved other places and with respect for each other's points of view, we try to resolve them and we often do. well, bob dole and howard baker were among the best at working across party lines and getting results, and it was

bob rubin and gregory yet here. i'm not going to go off the stage and invite elizabeth baker up. but i know in my digging around in your work, you are deeply concerned about the state of public administration, those that are tasked with stewardship responsibilities in the government. and in the next robust phase of your life, you have committed yourself to doing something about it and trying to change the quality and support for those people who are serving in government. i'd like to get -- i'd like to share with the audience or have you share with the audience what you're doing on this. >> this is a long-time concern of mine on how they will improve public management and private administration. i think part of the problem and the ideological problem we have on both sides. neither is true. what we need is efficient government that can be widely supported and trusted. but that's what we need. government has reason to be efficient and effective and widely trusted. that is not what we have. they have taken a lot of these things asked. one of the questions is do you trust your govern

bob. >>> in south bay, you could call it sousa palooza. >> look, there's the very fair i've always wanted. not today, dear, her mother sighed. >> she looks too adorable. laura garcia-cannon spent the morning at baker elementary school in san jose reading one of dr. seuss' most famous books. today schools across the country celebrating dr. seuss' birthday by reading aloud as part of read across america day. good stuff, laura. >>> let's check that forecast with meteorologist christina loren. she has practice, she has triplets at home. >> she does. and we all know she knows how to read. good morning to you. it's kind of cool out there right now. we've got temperatures in the 50s, even 60s popping up on your temperature map this morning. as you can see, we're at 60 in napa. 55 in concord. 57 degrees in san jose. if you haven't been outside today, i can tell you, it's just absolutely beautiful. now that the temperatures are creeping up, it's going to be comfortable and beautiful. the combination making for great outdoor activities. calm conditions in fairfield. wind out of the southeast at three miles per hour. wind out of the west at ten miles per hour san jose. winds are strong and continue to streng

baker get up early and the bartender stay up late to serve the beer. foundation of american capitalism, something to celebrate, not demonize. right, bob?bob: yeah, the difference is the guy that bakes the bread or the bar tepider, don't get tax breaks the way the oil companies do. you say it's not a subsidy but the reality is they pay less for other companies, that the top three make $80 billion. good profit. why we would give them $4 billion in tax breaks i do not know. i tell you, it does affect the taxpayers, it does not, it gets bigger because we subsidize the wealthiest corporation in america. >> eric: you are shaking your head. >> andrea: well, that is just not all true. they get, oil companies get the same tax credit that g.e. gets that apple gets. they are manufacturing tax credits. these are the same tax credit the president out thed in his own "state of the union" in january. so this is misleading. look at the oil company. he is bashing profits. who funds the welfare state? who do you think will pay for the exens piv programs? taxes -- expensive programs? the taxes that the oil companies already pay. they are one of the few t

if you want to check out kevin baker's peace online, go to nytimes.com who speaks for the republican party? there is a poll focusing on the same question. bob from missouri is next. good morning. caller: good morning, guys,. . i have been watching this story about a year now. it seems like anybody who has anything to say is welcome to speak for the republican party as long as they stay with the fear factor because it has worked so well. keep americans afraid and you are going to win. they have them scared about obamacare. host: bob hung up. thank you. bill says, no one has been for the gop. the backing should be filled by speaker boehner to keep the republicans generally focused on issues. next is a caller from florida. jacksonville, good morning. caller: yes, i am calling to tell you might views. -- my vies. please letews. please let me speak. all of these people are calling it you are asking who speaks for the republican party. let me say this -- i am a typical american. i am a black american. i love this country. there are a lot of people like myself who speak for our party and they are the solid majority. we have no voice because our vo