and last week the senator who chairs the committee that would launch the process, mo democrat clare mccaskilld instead of closing u.s. bases, the pentagon should focus on shouldering overseas disawlings installations. days earlier the chairman armed service committee carl levin said the same thing. closures are ugly business. past closures have been rife with poor decisions and little consideration for the small communities that grow up around military installations and depend on them for jobs and commerce. more base closings are not only small, but inef- tabl. indeed as more than 100,000 troops are cut from the force as well as the units, installations will need to be cut as well. the secretary of defense already has the authority to close and realign military bases, but the current brac or base realignment and closure process was made to make it more politically palatable in the wake of the cold war when deep cuts were needed. swearing off future closures is disingenuous, especially to the communities that over the next few years will see their bases change or go away entirely. thanks for j

center clare mccaskill, as well. antonin scalia was there, as well.f your interested, that is all in "the washington post." this is from "the new york daily news." this is what the obamas gave the camerons -- host: that is all about the state dinner last night. you can watch it on c-span that organ -- c-span.org. thank you for holding. what you think about celebrities and public policy? caller: good morning. i think it is great. many years ago, my son wrote a paper that outlined the human atrocities going on in our four. this never emerges in the general news. you never hear about the things that are going on. i think something like this -- anybody get -- bringing like to this horrible situation deserves some credit because it is horrific. i do not think anybody, if they knew the intricacies, would want to allow it to happen. that is all i have to say. thank you. host: "wall street journal" -- host: and, from "gledhill" newspaper -- host: onto west virginia. bob on our independent line. celebrities, a public policy, and their impact. what do you think