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i caa assure you that wasn't my goal. the point i'm trying to make here is that the military commission act of 2009 has been a work in progress for many, manyears. and we're trying, as a nation, to get this right. as solicitor general, do you have confidence in our military commissions that we've set up? do you find that they're a fair forum to try people in? >> senator graham, i really haven't had anexposure to the military commissions as yet. of course,here's been no military commission proceedings. >> have you had exposure to military lawyers? >> i think that they are absolutely top-notch. >> what if i told you that the same lawyers who will be doing the commissions are also the same lawyers, judges and juries that would try our own troops. would that make you feel better? >> well, i do think that the military lawyers with whom i've had the pleasure and honor to work as solicitor general are stunningly good. >> is it fair to say that elena kagan, whatever day it is in 2010, doesn't believe that military commissions are

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and i will say from personal experience, i caa say that going through a number of national parks therere flot not a lot of people like me that you see there. or maybe latinos or asians or other members of our diverse communities. so i think that what we were intending this to imply with these ladders of opportunities is there are many, many different programs and ways, but we need to start with children when they're young. i personally believe that using the school system and using the educational system as a way to engage these children, for example, the children we talk about in santa monica were primarily latino children who had not been to the ocean and not seen the ocean and not seen santa monica mountains, they went and then they start to bring their families. and then when there are service opportunities they can come when they're young teens and work in the parks and come to learn to love these places. and then there is the opportunity at that point to interact with other rangers and other staff, and say, you know, maybe this is something i would like to do. and there are actua

abuse in the medicare system, protecting your medicare and the american taxpayer money.3 everywhere we caarlier this morning, my budget director laid out a new effort to cut wasteful spending, including asking all agencies to identify the worst performing programs. that is what this law does. having said that, there are some people who are against the health reform in congress. they still think that none of this should happen. they do not think we should give these rebates were closed this doughnut hole. plan, but over the last 14own months of debate, they never seriously advanced it. and when you look at it, you can see why. to help you pay for your medicine if you fall in the doughnut hole. they'd roll back the free preventive care for medicare recipients. and then away from seniors, they'd roll back all the insurance provisions that make sure that insurance companies pren't cheating folks who are paying their premiums. their plan would let insurance companies continue to deny folks coverage when they get sick. they'd do little to make insurance more affordable. they'd gut the existing c

votes that caa come back those for the 2008 bailout, he tarp votes, the healthcare vote -- if you did not vote and you are democrats, have reason for concern. jim was in a runoff today and expecttd to beat the retired%- schoolteacher. it into the runoff even had only spent a amount compared to his $750,000 spent. win. expected to even though it is a very district, he voted no on health care. the republicans do not have a credible challenger. so, if you can get past this hurdlegetmatheson will likely be reelectee. we saw with video cameras, the electorate is angry. most incumbents are sttll winningg blanche lincoln survived, but arlen specter lost. there is a sense of unease, and that i'd better not take this primary candidate slightly. host: does it seem like it is shaking up republicans more? guest: i think both the left and right feel emboldened right now. anyone in the middle is very nervous, especially around primary time.%% come november if republicans can survive the primary challenges have overrthe next few months, they will likely be .afe some people say that it will hit both

on the same token i caa understand the president's mission. just like with drilling. say go ahead and drill, clearly -- >> i will ask members to respect the 5 minute time period there was express interest in doing we promised we would finish by 2:00. half what are the safety nets you are looking at? we were way down south yesterday. there are very many shoreline drillings and environmentally sensitive areas where you should not do it. it took me a long time but i got the ban on the great lakes, my district comprises 600 of the great lakes. >> as you said, for decades it has been a fact of life. half there are many safeguards and engineering issues. this is an anomaly. cuff cuff rigs can become your job to make sure that accidents like this do not occur. small issues can be reconciled.. >> it seems like the engineering to drill deeper and in more sensitive areas has been developed. the science is the same as it was in the early 1900's. >> that is the side of the equatioo people having difficulty with. what do we do now? half >> what is long-term a fact? >> there are tw

you caa also send us a tweak at twitter -- twitter.com/c-spanwj. you can also send us an e-mail, journal@c-span.org. we put up the addresses for both of those. this is the twitter address, twitter.com/c-spanwj. in the mail is journal@c- span.org -- andy e-mail is journal@c-span.org -- and the e- mail is journal@c-span.org. good morning. caller: not only does the need to be funded, but the companies need to be charged. it is more than facilities. i am a veteran that was stationed at a facility. it was affected by the fund, the superfund site. i had contracted the contamination. many of us receive nothing. there was still in medical costs for our families, things that were not being as dressed. the water was contaminated. that has to be something. one way or another the consumer is affected. my family is affected by medical costs and i am sure that there are thousands out there just like me. host: the sponsor says in "the washington post" says "pushing to reinstate the superfund tax, the oil spill in the gulf of mexico might encourage lawmakers, even