. >> you can watch interviews with supreme court justices byron thomas again tonight at midnight eastern time. up next on c-span, all former strategist for john mccain talks about the 2008 presidential campaign. and later, a discussion on taxes and debt in the u.s. on tomorrow morning's "washington journal," a reporter from the farm policy magazine talks about who will end -- influence events in 2009. an update on politics and news. and later, a reporter from the washington post on what is ahead for federal climate change legislation in the new year. "washington journal" begins every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. now, sarah simmons, the former strategy director for the mccain presidential campaign. she talks about absentee and early voting in the 2008 presidential race. hosted by the campaign management institute at american university, this is about one hour and 10 minutes. shows that bipartisanship can exist in washington d.c.. let them have it. >> thanks for having me this morning. i want to say that if you are serious about working on campaigns, this is the best piece of education yo