component of employed from people that are advocating the issues, have experience, study the empirical data, i don't feel like coming. and sometimes when i do come and get a little bit riled up, i don't feel good. but we went to the process of the water system improvement project, and now we are dawning upon the source system improvement project, and we know what is happening. and all i am saying is when we have our retreats and to some of the joint meetings, one was just suggested a little while ago. way back in the year 2000 before some of these people or even commenting, the main point of the projects that benefit the constituents should be put on the internet. because we have eschewed constituents in san francisco that are aware of these issues, aware that water in the future will be like gold. and in my travels, that is what i see. i try to address them. some of us are addressing it in the right manner and to some of us have not gotten there. here in city hall we waste water. i have said that many times. i am not going to go to the board of supervisors, i will stay. thank you. >> thank

it does occur to me through the discussion we have some empirical data. we have rear-door boarding on muni trains at service level. have we look to see because folks are allowed to board in the outlying area through the back door, that has led to greater fare evasion? have we look at that issue? >> there was an analysis that the unit did two years ago that look that fare evasion -- look at fare evasion. it was lower on the rail lines but that is where the greatest deployment of the transit fare inspectors is. i do not know -- that is apples to apples. there is differences in enforcement for the rail line. some of it is controlled area. will we do know is that boarding and fair transaction process takes a lot of time. i think the folks were evading fares would be evading fares by going through the back door and doing so. i think you're right. being very clear and explicit about how we're going to enforce what will be important. more importantly there is an opportunity through better education and better deployment of the fair inspectors to reduce through t

he taught me three empirical data that darkness is an illusion. -- through the empirical data. he says that darkness is the absence of light. because you cannot create a light bulb that shines darkness. >> all right, reverend. [laughter] [applause] >> so if the tea party is the minority, right now their influence is an illusion. >> right. >> i'm talking about science, not as a preacher. but if you turn on the right inspiration and the right information and hook i t with the right implementation, the bible says when god stepped out darkness, and god smiled and their the light came. it is an illusion if we hooked together, we win and we share the light, which means that "this little light of mine" cannot merely be a song, but must be the mantra of iourour movement. we can turn on light and drive back dissolution of right wing darkness, if we'll do it. >> all right. yes. [applause] thank you. >> that's why reverend barber is my best bud. he gonna make me go to church. now, ladies and gentlemen, we come to the important part of this -- your input. now, we h ave lots of questions. t

>> no empirical data other than one individual woman coming up to her. i think mrs.hmann is an emotional person who has great feeling for people. i think that's what she was trying to project. obviously she would have been better if she stayed on the issue, which the issue was the governor's executive orders and whether he basically made a mistake, as he said he did. he made a mistake. she made a mistake. the quicker she admits she made a mistake and moves on the better it is. >> she hasn't done there. here's rush limbaugh's comments today. >> i'll tell you, michele bachmann, she might have blown it today, well, not blown it, but she might have jumped the shark today if she would have just left it alone on this vaccination thing from last night, but she's now out saying that -- that this gardasil, now causes mental retardation, somebody in the audience came up to her and told her. that's jumping the shark. there's no evidence that the vaccine causes mental retardation. >> that was limbaugh yesterday, do you want to further comment comment on his comment about her? >>

. >> there is no empirical data other than a woman coming up to her. mrs.an emotional person who has great feeling for people and i think that's what she was trying to project. she would have been better if she stayed on the issue which was the governor's executive orders and he made a mistake and she did. the quicker she admits it and moves on, the better she s. >> that's ed rollins. we have not heard congresswoman bachman admit in a manner that she made a mistake, mark. >> in that interview that was on "hardball" last night was damaging to michele bachmann. chuck todd spoke on daily run down this morning. i'm no longer the campaign manager and no longer getting paid, but giving advice. it seems as though ed rollins going on air is not bringing michele bachmann into a positive light. while it wasn't a super direct criticism, i disagree with the way her campaign is handled. that so far. great seeing you. >> the french president and saved cameron to libya's new government. both vowed to release billions in assets. they also plan to push ahead with the nato a

if i ask what is the status of string theory, seems like they don't have any empirical data yet so i go to my friends at caltech or berkeley and get three or four voices. here's where the field is right now. we have no data. the principal test, not as hard core science status yet but we are getting there. i know i can sense they keep track of each other. two years ago there were two books published debunking string theory saying string theory isn't even a science. by the guys in the fields themselves. this is good. it means the science is healthy. that competitive nature of science is what keeps us on track. not perfectly. still a lot of things are published that are complete bunk, nonsense like wakefield paper that allegedly connected vaccinations to artisan which is utter rubbish. the worst paper ever published in the history of medicine and somehow it got through peer review and there it was and it caused a huge panic and thousands and thousands of parents not vaccinating their kids because of fears. there is not a shred of evidence. it is complete bunk and yet it got legs because

>> there has been a lot of talk about doing that, especially, there was empirical data that says yourty rate rises 20% at a hospital. this is a national study. that's extraordinary when you think about it. 20% mortality raises just because you have these replacement nurses that have to come in. that's a very -- megyn: wow. >> you know, megyn -- megyn: you can choose shot to go there, you can go to another hospital, but if you're already in there for months, you've got to go. >> i'm not adverse to that. it's a good suggestion, and if that was a law, perhaps it could have prevented this. megyn: all right, guys. one final word, the key question is was it foreseeable that this substitute nurse would commit this error? that will depend on the nurse's background. morally, the striking nurses are in no position to criticize. legally, they're not to blame. [ male announcer ] it's a fact: your nutritional needs can go up when you're on the road to recovery. proper nutrition can help you get back on your feet. three out of four doctors recommend the ensure brand for extra nutrition. ensure clin

he taught me the other day through empirical data that darkness is an illusion. now when it is dark doesn't seem like it, but a physicist, he says darkness is simply absence of light because you can not create a light bulb that shines darkness. >> all right, reverend. >> so if the tea party is the minority, though right now their influence is an illusion. >> right. >> i'm talking about empirical. i'm talking as a scientist. not as a preacher. but if you turn on the right inspiration, and turn on the right information, and hook it with the right implementation, the bible says when god stepped out he saw darkness and god smiled and there the light came. it is just an illusion if we hook together, we win and we share the light, which means that fannie lou hayman's mantra, this little light of mine, merely is not a song but must be a mantra of our movement. with the best mind and best methods and the best mission and turn on the light and drive back the illusion of right-wing darkness, if we'll do it. >> all right. yeah! [applause] >> all right. thank you. >> that's

interpreted as requiring the sort of cost benefit economic analysis using empirical evidence, economic theory and compliance cost data these tools help to determine rules, rule impact on stock prices and stock exchange competitiveness and also measure the compliance costs that are passed on to investors. three times, three times in the last ten years private parties have successfully challenged sec rules for failure to meet these requirements, for failure to make the grade. over the three cases, no less than five distinguished judges on the d.c. circuit appointed during administrations of both republican and democratic presidents found the sec's economic analysis severely wanting and insufficient. one failure might have been an aberration. three failures out of three total challenges is a dangerous pattern. many sec rules have treated the economic analysis requirements as a mere afterthought. this is in part a consequence of the low priority the commission places on economic analysis, evidenced by the fact that economists have no significant authority in the rulemaking process or the enforcement process. and i realiz

empirical evidence right now. there's just casual impeerism because the data's not available. one problem with economics and analyzing, you know, the effects of policies, is, you know, it sometimes takes three or four years to get the data and do a good analysis, so i don't have a good answer for you in terms of the effect of the policy currently in place right now. >> given there's other factors, temporary versus permanent and obvious deleveraging going on in the country right now, those are all factors to put into your analysis about what potentially might happen in the future. >> as i noted, it's important to think of the overall context of the legislative package >> yeah. >> you just can't say because it has this one piece in it that you get, you know, a guaranteed -- >> cause and effect. >> a number of other things you mentioned will also affect business decisions and potentially employment decisions. >> yeah, we're all going to complain about the short time. i think i got yes or no questions, and i'd like to ask you if you can just answer these true or false or yes or no

interpreted as requiring a sort of cost-benefit economic analysis using empirical evidence, economic theory, and compliance cost data. these tools help to determine rule impact on stock prices, and stock exchange competitiveness. also, measure the compliance costs are passed on to investors. three times in the last 10 years private parties have successfully challenged sec rules for failure to meet these requirements. over the three cases, no less than five distinguished judges on the d.c. circuit appointed during the administrations of both republican and democratic presidents found the sec's economic analysis insufficient. one failure might have been an aberration. three failures out of three challenges is a dangerous pattern. many sec rules have treated economic analysis requirements as a mere afterthought. this is a consequence of the low priority the commission places on economic analysis, evidenced by the fact that economists have no significant authority in the rulemaking process or enforcement process. i realize the rules have a section called cost-benefit analysis, but having it there is no substitute for ha

empirical evidence right now. there's just casual impeerism because the data's not available.blem with economics and analyzing, you know, the effects of policies, is, you know, it sometimes takes three or four years to get the data and do a good analysis, so i don't have a good answer for you in terms of the effect of the policy currently in place right now. >> given there's other factors, temporary versus permanent and obvious deleveraging going on in the country right now, those are all factors to put into your analysis about what potentially might happen in the future. >> as i noted, it's important to think of the overall context of the legislative package >> yeah. >> you just can't say because it has this one piece in it that you get, you know, a guaranteed -- >> cause and effect. >> a number of other things you mentioned will also affect business decisions and potentially employment decisions. >> yeah, we're all going to complain about the short time. i think i got yes or no questions, and i'd like to ask you if you can just answer these true or false or yes or no. let me

data. >> what is the difference between the studies? the studies that find public-sector workers are not overpaid. are they careful empirical studies? what are they take into account that the other studies to not? >> they compare levels of education, pay, levels of responsibility. the studies that show overcompensation tends to be comparing fire chiefs to mcdonald's employees and this is something not of a meaningful comparison. >> thank you. no further questions. >> mr. moore your witness. >> professor shoemaker let me get the facts straight about your background. you ui professor and that history and legal studies. is that correct? at the university of wisconsin, madison? does that make you about the most liberal person in america? [laughter] >> is there someone more liberal than a person on the campus in the liberal arts school? let me ask you about. >> it is excellent not a liberal arts college. >> let me ask about the disgrace of what happened over the winter. we there to observe the goings on? >> yes. >> let me ask you this question. according to news reports that are very credible, the schools throughout the state of wisconsi

data that we get. we're going to get some important reports this week. we'll get some manufacturing reports, what's called a philly fed report and empire manufacturing report. what everybody really wants to see is improvement. they want to see these numbers move higher. what's been happening is the manufacturing reports have been showing sharp contraction, and that's not a good sign. if you think about in the last recession, manufacturing was one of the bright spots. it really helped pull us out of the last recession. we saw a hiring going on in manufacturing. you saw hours increasing. and when you see construction in manufacturing sector, that is really worrisome. we are also getting a consumer sentiment report. that's going to show how you and me, how regular americans, feel about the economy moving forward. that number plunged last month. and that's not good because that's going to keep consumers from spending. and we need consumers to spend because consumer spending is really the lion's share of economic activi activity. so really you'll see americans and wall street looking for this data and they really want to see it improve so we can feel good about