vember as an independent so became a democrat and the was something -- thereas no paul on theoad to damascus, some ephany, this was all about self-preseation but the democrats have become the majority party in e house of representatives by winningeats they weren'tupposed to win, in the border states and the south, so -- in this sen, it manot be a harbinger but it's not od news for the democrats. there are retirements on th democratic side -- all t signs that it's going be a tough year for 2010 for democrs -- they're all out there --nd you know, one suspects they n a loof those seats in north carolina and theouth and the near south, they're going to se a ton of them, 20 seats i the areas, they'reemocrats and looking at polital suicide in theace. i wa to say one thing about the parties and how th're reacting. i rely think this health care an is a huge event in our political history. when the new deal was suessful ograms, it created, really, democrat majorities for a long time. the great soety, on the other hand, created republican majoties for a great, long time. i think, however this alth re

that is the same first principle in the damascus accord. the bottom line is not interference in iraq's affairs unless they open the door and leave them exposed and vulnerable at any point to iraq's interference in their affairs. the same with regard to iran. if there is no discussion about iran's elections, no discussion about fraud or free or fair open or transparent processes, no discussion about, and john's prospects -- , didn't jo[uninte] to interfere in their societies to any greater degree than iran has over the last 30 years. with regard to yemen at this time, yes, they did address yemen. in a unanimous support for saudi arabia's position as well as the yemen government's position. going over and beyond much of what has passed for conventional wisdom or stablish thought or informed opinion regarding what has been happening and has not been happening in yemen, you have something profoundly different and probably less than what the media has made out to be. the word crisis of our advisedly used -- are advisedly used. the crisis pales i