. >>> joining me now, though, republican congresswoman marsha blackburn of tennessee and cathy mcmorris rodgerswashington. thank you very much for coming. i want to start out by reading for you something that was said from an executive, the club for growth. a conservative organization, particularly concerned with government spending. this is about the pledge to america. "it's so milquetoast that it proves to me that these guys aren't ready to lead in order to prevent a return of the big-spending republican ways during the bush years, the house gop needs to institute two things that will force them to behave -- getting rid of earmarks and enacting a balanced budget amendment or a spending limit amendment. this new pledge was silent on both. therefore, the pledge has new teeth." so first to you, congresswoman blackburn. why isn't there anything about a balanced budget in this? why isn't there an end to earmarks in this? >> well, two things to answer it, candy. and i appreciate the conversation that is taking place across the country about the blej pledge. number one, in the preamble, we say put u

let's move those forward, and we can do it in a better way. >> congresswoman cathy mcmorris rodgers,marsha blackburn, i could go on forever about this. i'm afraid i have to shut it short. thank you so much for joining us. i really appreciate it. >> good to be with you, thank you. >>> up next, we'll get an independent's take on the political climate in washington homeland security, and afghanistan from senator joe lieberman of connecticut. hi. we're ready to switch our car insurance to progressive. today just seemed like a great day to save. oh, it's not just today. with our free loyalty program, you earn great stuff like accident forgiveness and bigger discounts just by staying with us. oh! ooh! so, what you're saying is, it gets even better with age. oh! tell me we're still talking about insurance. rewarding loyalty. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> joining me in washington, independent senator joe lieberman of connecticut. thanks for being here, senator. >> thank you. >> i want to try and wrap up this tax cut discussion here. >> okay. >> that is, what's going to ha

that i'd like to thank my colleagues, those such as chairman gordon, pete olson of texas, cathy mcmorris rodgers and brian baird of washington, two colleagues from washington. this is a unique opportunity for thousands of americans to learn more about science and engineering from exhibits, participation, demonstrations, performances, discussions. for those of us in san diego who firsthand witnessed a wonderful event that we had in 2009, the inaugural event at san diego science and energy festival that attracted over half a million participants, we're really kind of excited for the rest of the nation to experience this. our nation finds itself in the midst of a terrible economic recession, a crisis that is one that's been growing for ren jations. not one -- generations, not one that just spun in the recent past. one of the key answers to pulling ourselves out of this economic trouble is to activate those entrepreneurial spirits and the scientific research that's always led america on the cutting edge of technology and of economic and social prosperity. our nation needs this kind of stimulus. fran