and that was the factor of the gop fighting, the tea party devouring the gop. the year started with the chairman of the rnc threatening to primary republicans who voted for the recovery act. and senator arlen specter said, guess what, i'm not going to wait. i'll just go ahead and become a democrat right now. the year ended in york congressional district 23 with the republican nominee, dede scozzafava, pretty well known member of the new york general assembly in a state that hadn't gone -- in a district that hadn't gone democratic since 7 187. the republicans put a million dollars a into her campaign but then ended up abandoning her in favor of a candidate whose candidacy had basically been inflated by talk show radio hosts. after they abandoned dede scozzafava, she endorsed the democratic candidate and bill owens won that seat for the first time in over 130 years. but the divide we're seeing on the republican side that was exemplified by specter joining our team, that was exemplified by the republican right wing chasing dede skoz fancha out of the race and us w

we want to inspect cargo shipping con tears and the gop said it was too expensive.hen the bush administration said they wanted to relinquish control to a dubai company, yeah, it's a crisis. it's not about the airport. i never said that. and until we look at it in a global way, we are not going to be anything by reactive. >> larry: last night on the show. someone said jan net napolitano should resign. >> i don't think so. she was not making something up. and whoever told her that, that is who should be fired. i think he was taking orders and that is the scary part about this. >> i don't have a basis for mowing that somebody whispered in her ear, here is what you say sunday -- >> larry: you have not heard the last of this. thank you very much and happy new year to you both. actor charlie sheen was arrested by allegedly assault hig wife brooke on christmas day. her lawyer speaks to us in 60 seconds. >> larry: welcome back. on christmas morning, actor charlie sheen was arrested in ap espn colorado. let's listen now to the 911 call made by charlie's wife, brooke. >> tell

>> if i'm in the gop campaign? >> where do you think the gop should go from there?y attacked the incumbent. their first advertisement, our candidate said he has never run a negative ad an hour upon its very first ad was a contrast that against us. they started off about going contrast. that is what i would do. i mean that as a good strategy. you stay aggressive. yes? >> you mentioned it new york. you are saying that even now, republican members have stayed stagnant and democratic members are plummeting. so there is still way +2 advantage. are you concerned that the generic ballot is 46%-44% democratic. are you concerned that half or more would branch often go to a tea party movement letting the democrat win by default? >> in a state like new york there's a potential for multiple candidates in races and different endorsements and party lines. in most states, that is not really the case. i will take being down by two points in a campaign in every state. we have to be aware of the tea party candidates and what that means for our party. no question. yes? >> how much is

but the gop said it was too expensive.n bush administration said they wanted to are ling wish control of u.s. ports to a dubai company but then we still don't want to inspect containers coming from overseas, yes, it is a crisis. it is not just the airport. i never said that. until we look at this in a global comprehensive way, we'll be nothing but reactive. >> larry: last night on this show, dan burton, the congressman from indiana, said that janet napolitano should resign. should she? >> i don't think so. this wasn't janet napolitano going rogue and making something up. she was given a directive to defend the system. and whoever told her that, that's who should be fired. i think janet napolitano was taking orders. and that's the scary part about this. >> i don't have any basis for knowing that somebody whispered in janet napolitano's ear to say this is what you say on sunday. i'm not that much of a conspiracy theorist. >> larry: you haven't heard the end of this. actor charlie sheen was arrested for allegedly assaulting h

. >> talking about how the gop was outraged. you were debating a decoy bill.e was a move on the floor. can you talk about that. >> no one had seen it before today. 2 was important for everybody to read and understand it. my staff is going through it now. what i'm giving you today is a preliminary take on what's in there we know there's dispaired we know in nebraska and vermont, the places to fuss up. there are i'm sure other things in there. we are trying to take other looks at it. they have been behind closed dors over the last few weeks this is a 2100 page a monsterous deal. playing these nation's games with healthcare. it's an outrage and it needs to be called that. anyone else? ok. thank you. >> following this remark, other senators gathered it discuss their reaction. this is about 25 minutes >> i know you haven't had anything to do this morning. the snow is beautiful. you've been going back to back on this. as someone who has deliver thousands of babies and have a personal issue in this. the claim that this is a prolife rider on this bill is absolutely fi

caller: the whole year was a a a thing of political folly ship on the behalf of the gop.e thing that amazed me was far as news coverage of one of their tibet parties where they were using footage of the attendance of the 9-12 rally. that was pointed out that sean hannity was not using the arch will footage. -- the actual footage. but i will say that with his health care, even though it was somewhat watered-down, the train has left the station. you could not deal with this man in one year. he still kept us from going into a depression. he got us health care. he got a peace prize. if his opposition is just simply going to do all these silly things that they do to him, it's going to cost the republican party. host: a couple of stories on soldiers. we will be speaking with military service members from afghanistan this morning. that is from the times of london on line this morning. and here is a look at the open court orange county register" this morning. that is from this morning's "orange county register." go ahead, butch, good morning. host: happy holidays. the most import

>> if i am running the gop campaign?>> where you think the gop should go from there. >> what actually happened in this campaign is the democratic challenger attacked the incumbent. their first at our candidates said i have never run a negative ad in the campaign and i won't do it now and the first ad of a campaign -- they started off with contrast. that is what i do. it is a good strategy. stay aggressive. >> you mentioned new york -- michael's question, you are saying even now republican numbers stay stagnant and democrat numbers are plummeting but we still have plus two advantage. i you concerned that these people, 46-44 democratic and 44 may be half or more. may be branch off and go to a tea party movement and led the democrat win by default? >> there's a potential for multiple candidates in races and difference endorsements. there is that threat. in most states that is not the case. i will take things down by two points. given republican intensity and enthusiasm i will take that. we have got to be aware of tea party

satellite corp. 2009] >> in a few moments, republican national committee chairman michael still on the gopgarding the senate health care bill. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 eastern on the health care bill and the economy. the houses in general session for speeches and legislative business at 10:00 eastern. a couple of live events to tell you about today and are companion network, cspan 3. a house subcommittee looks at preventing terrorist attacks and protecting civil liberties. that is the 10:00 a.m., eastern. at 1:30, eastern, republican senators will lead a rally against the health care bill on the senate floor. they'll be joined by radio talk show host laura ingram. republican national committee chairman michael steele says his party is committed to stopping health care legislation making its way through congress. he spoke with reporters for 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. i thank you all for coming out this afternoon. i want to take a moment to bring you up to speed on how we see the debate right now on health care in the country. and to share with you if you thought of actions w

host: "gop expected to keep said that talking. -- keep senate talking. senator harry lee and minority leader mitch mcconnell conferred u!for a few minutes after the senate vote, but it remained unclear what they were discussing." the senate coming back in, more health care debate on noon eastern on our companion network, c-span2. we're talking for the next 10 minutes or so about politics, specifically from an article in "the wall street journal," how yourç politics have changed ]vr the last lebade. pensacola on the independent line. caller: how you doing, sir? host: doing fine, thanks. caller: i am honored to speak after theç last two ladies, the lady from illinois, the independent, and the last caller, who kind of stole my hundred thunder. i don't consider myself under any party. i'm an independent because i try to find the truth, more or less. i go to church all the time. i listen to people in church supporting the republican party so far to lead -- so hard to leave. when you talk about issues, they had no idea. the could not talk about issues. as fa

historic relationship between african-americans and the gop. he is our guest sunday night on c-span's "q&a". . . a forum on the role of solicitor general with three men who held the job. this discussion was held at the supreme court in washington d.c. on tuesday. first, justice anthony kennedy. [applause] >> thank you, and good evening. welcome. thank you very much for the work you do, that all of you do for the supreme court historical society. one of the fascinating aspects of a great institution is that you learned over time the place you have in it. it is not apparent to you at the outset. and the historical society is of immense importance, in part because it reminds of the justices of what they must learn in order to understand their role. your work is very, very important. sometimes people ask me, are you nervous before you go on the bench? the answer is no. sometimes those of you who teach will hear teachers tell students, well, it is just as hard to give the exam as it is to take it. do not believe that. and it is the same way about ar

the editor of the manchester journal inquirer editorial page wrote of the gop which he called this once great and not mostly shameful party that it has gone crazy, that is more and more dominated by the lunatic fringe and poisoned itself with heat. he concluded they no longer wanted to govern. they want to aquino's. a very well-regarded philadelphia columnist wrote of the republican right, if they can get some mileage nothing else matters and you went on to decry paranoia and lunacy. and maureen dowd of the new york times and her column eulogizing her friend william safire lamented the, quote, vial and vitriol of today and while pack of conservative pundits. the takeover of the republican party by the irrational right is no laughing matter. something unprecedented is happening here and it is very bad for america. specifically with respect for health care, a well-regarded washington post writer with a quarter century of experience, married to dirksen senate office building should ministry official, noted about the house health-care bill the appalling amount of misinformation being peddle

that ran into a wall when lieberman said he would support a gop filibuster to block health care if aedicare provision was in the bill. what do you make of this compromise, penn? >> well, it kind of means there isn't much left of the health care in terms of any sort of public option. it's now just very similar to what we have, which is not good. >> larry: what do you think, larry? >> the whole thing is a bad idea. the idea was that it was not going to increase the deficit and it won't for the first ten years because for the first four years, money is coming in without anything going out. the next ten years and the next ten years after that, money will be going out and less will be coming in. so, he's not going to fulfill his promise that this is not going to break the bank. it is going to break the bank. it is a rotten idea for government to get more involved in health care than it already is. >> larry: you don't think there's a health care crisis with 48 million uninsured, larry? >> there are more ways of dealing with it. including letting people buy insurance across state lines, giv

caller: the whole year was a a a thing of political folly ship on the behalf of the gop. the one thing that amazed me was far as news coverage of one of their tibet parties where they were using footage of the attendance of the 9-12 rally. that was pointed out that sean hannity was not using the arch will footage. -- the actual footage. but i will say that with his health care, even though it was somewhat watered-down, the train has left the station. you could not deal with this man in one year. he still kept us from going into a depression. he got us health care. he got a peace prize. if his opposition is just simply going to do all these silly things that they do to him, it's going to cost the republican party. host: a couple of stories on soldiers. we will be speaking with military service members from afghanistan this morning. that is from the times of london on line this morning. and here is a look at the open court orange county register" this morning. that is from this morning's "orange county register." go ahead, butch, good morning. host: happy holidays. the most

he looks at the rate historical relationship between african- americans and the gop.st sunday night on "q&a." >> this week, the opening of the u.n. climate change ceremony. president obama is scheduled to attend the final days of the conference with other world leaders next week. this lasts one hour, 15 minutes. >> distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, honored guests, a warm welcome to copenhagen and to the opening of the united nations climate change conference, not 2009. -- climate change conference, 2009. [applause] Ñitoday, we are honored to have withÑi us his excellency, the prime minister of the kingdom of denmark, his excellencyñr, the president of the conference of the parties at this 14th session, her excellency, the minister for the united nations climate change conference in copenhagen, her excellency, the mayor of the city of copenhagen , and the chair of the intergovernmental panel on climate change. distinguished delegates, ladies and gentleman distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, this climate change conference will be followed closely

that highlights the importance of helping afghanistan gop and exploit the mineral wealth.here is enormous potential in afghanistan to dramatically increase the national revenue but if and only if it can get the security and the the infrastructure that enables them to extract that mineral wealth and get it out to the market. >> thank you very much, senator chairman. let me welcome all three of you here this morning. i know you've been busy testifying and meeting with members of congress. let me underscore the comment made by chairman kerry, again, general. when you mentioned 1990, it's been that long in time that we've been asking our men and women in uniform@@@@rÅ2 >> the respect that we have for the men and women in uniform all over the world needs to be conveyed as often as possible. please continue to do that. i think that jack pointed out, this is of utmost importance to our national security. crippling al qaeda, if we can. securing the nuclear arsenal of pakistan. in terms of priorities and dealing with violent extremism, all of us have a lot of questions about this.

round goes to gop and 17th day of senate de the bait on health legislation a from oklahoma squared offvermont hoping for a full debate to fisher a system of medicare for all. that was tom coburn who's piece we showed you earlier and in the end in our final segment. john will be here vice president commissioner breslin who w breae hand will be here to sect the outcome. here is a story in the jrpost". senate republicans vow to delay the work to lock down 60 votes for testimony caucus. the reporters. senate republicans. decided to use any tactic to daely. republicans are expected to make a similar move on which is using the reading of the bill tactic. when reid introduced the bill which is likely to top 2000 pages and cannot be similarly with drawn from the board as was yesterday. lorraine. republr(p' line. caller: yes, i agree with % howard dean. i think this would - we need to be more concq)ned about creating jobs because the healthcare plan that's proposed would bankrupt people like the gentlemen said before and he says, one that's called republicans evil and bible thumb pears. well, i

. >> i heard about how the gop was outraged. you were debating a decoy bill, a switch, a parliamentary move to have an amendment from the floor. can you talk about that? >> nobody had seen it before today except harry and a few people you could put in a phone booth. so it is important to give people an opportunity to read and understand it. what i have given me today is a preliminary take -- what i have given you today is a preliminary take. we know that medicaid has been plussef in nebraska and vermont, and people will have to pay for that. we are trying to a valley with what kind of special deals and interesting insertions there have been behind closed doors over the next few weeks. >> the democrats are using the boats this way, and the acrimony, what does it mean for the year? >> this is not about acrimony. it is about policy. this bill is a 2100 page monstrosity full of special deals for people willing to vote for it. they are playing games with the nation's health care. this is an outrage, and it needs to be called that. bu

as is social security and medicare the gop sides on the wrong side again.hcare br&l is weak. send c-spanwj. we'll mix tweets with top of the "t$our telephone calls with the senate vote 60-39 on a their versijrju$e health legislation. next virginia. ron apposeed the bill. why? caller: yes, i appose it because people like me will be going to jail. >> why is that? caller: well i can't afford to get it or pay a penalty and i've tried to get medicaid and my wife and me get too much so we'll be going to jail and that's not fair. host: this bill expanded the people that qualify for medicaid and subsidies for people to buy the mandated coverage for people who are up to 400 percent of the current fed c federal poverty l. caller: i done tried to get medicaid ma'am. host: but this would expand the people eligible. cal&er: yeah, but i'm not eligible. pay. host: good luck to you. russell apposeed the legislation. ohio. caller: yes, i think it's a big band-aid, pacifier. host: is why is that? caller: i'm is disabled. n i can only have x-rays done and can't have treatment

as is social security and medicare the gop sides on the wrong side again.ealthcare br&l is weak. send c-spanwj. we'll mix tweets with top of the "t$our telephone calls with the senate vote 60-39 on a their versijrju$e health legislation. next virginia. ron apposeed the bill. why? caller: yes, i appose it because people like me will be going to jail. >> why is that? caller: well i can't afford to get it or pay a penalty and i've tried to get medicaid and my wife and me get too much so we'll be going to jail and that's not fair. host: this bill expanded the people that qualify for medicaid and subsidies for people to buy the mandated coverage for people who are up to 400 percent of the current fed c federal poverty l. caller: i done tried to get medicaid ma'am. host: but this would expand the people eligible. cal&er: yeah, but i'm not eligible. pay. host: good luck to you. russell apposeed the legislation. ohio. caller: yes, i think it's a big band-aid, pacifier. host: is why is that? caller: i'm is disabled. n i can only have x-rays done and can't have treat

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senate gop leader mitch mcconnell speaks burst at this 50 minute briefing for the >> >> it is still warm >> i can tell everyone in the room is so happy to be here on a saturday morning. good morning. i think a couple of observations would be timely. yesterday, we heard from cms and cnn. the actuary down there reported that this bill will not been the health care cost curve. i would call your attention to a letter in 2009 from six of our democratic colleagues. cms, says that the bill does not pass that test the other entity we heard from was cnn. i cite them as just one example of growing evidence that the american people -- this is growing evidence that the american people are opposed to this bill. we saw two weeks ago that there was a 9% more americans that opposed the bill then supported it. now, we see 61% opposed and only 36% in favor. our friends on the other side should make -- they are employing their members to make history. many things have happened throughout history and many of them have been mistakes. if this is passed in the face of the overwhelming opposition of the america

caller: there are three things wrong with this country right now, the gop, joe lieberman, and wheimpy democrats. the people are for it. everyone wants it. i'm a senior citizen. i do not know about the people around here. they are mostly republicans, but the country as a whole is for this thing. they need the leadership to get the thing through. host: in "the washington post" this morning -- host: the senate is expected to vote on that amendment today. we'll be talking to senator byron dorgan later this morning. chuck on the into the li indepe. caller: we needed was outside of the democratic and republican parties. big business does not want us to have health care. host: hunts wigood morning. caller: good morning. thank you for c-span. i would like to lead the american people know some information that liberal democrats will not state. you said something about if this health care is not passed that millions of people will die because of. they do not bother to tell you that if they pass this bill, millions of babies will be aborted on your tax dollars. been millions of old people will d

our concern is not just what the gop be. our concern is that right now and arguments and 2003, really, we have been serving as a second land army we believe in large doses of a salt cedar. does not much of that in and bar or in helmand province. what we offer to the nation is and shared access from the sea and we are strongest working with our brothers in the navy. so we need to get back to that and a part of that is shocking some of this weight that we have picked up at is analogous to a land army. in the process of beating the enemy's favorite system and putting fire on our own objective, a maneuver that is necessary, that type of thing. so as we look at our next set of vehicles, we want them to be helicopter transportable. we want them to fit in what we call lower vehicle still on the ships. we don't want to wait to be shipped out before we chew it up again all that is at risk if you stay with heavy vehicles. now, and the joint light tactical vehicle. and it's hanging in around 22000 pounds. emphasis on the lightyear. que

that highlights the importance of helping afghanistan gop and exploit the mineral wealth.here is enormous potential in afghanistan to dramatically increase the national revenue but if and only if it can get the security and the the infrastructure that enables them to extract that mineral wealth and get it out to the market. >> thank you very much, senator chairman. let me welcome all three of you here this morning. i know you've been busy testifying and meeting with members of congress. let me underscore the comment made by chairman kerry, again, general. when you mentioned 1990, it's been that long in time that we've been asking our men and women in uniform to be on 24-hour watch, so to speak, in that part of the world. it's a long time. all of us are deeply grateful to them. whatever the differences about policy questions, the unfounded respect we have for the men and women in uniform that represent our country all over the world every day needs to be conveyed as possible as we often can. please continue to do that for us all. as i think jack lou pointed out, this is of

gop blast kickback help fix. welcome to nebraska, 1.8 million. residents, cornhuskers.orn is the nation's -- it is that nation's largest producers of corn and cows of -- outnumber people for to one beard, never export is spam and pro sports, none. clinton's fame, home to world's largest porch swing. the other nebraskan republican was on the floor talking about the deals in the bill and here is what he had to say. >> less than 24 hours at the announcement of that special carve out for nebraska, virtually no warning, no preparation to speak -- 2000 people gathered in omaha, neb., nebraska and ends in one voice crying foul. nebraska ns are frustrated and angry that our beloved state got thrust into the same pot with all of the other special deals that it cut here. in fact, mr. president, they are outraged that a back room deal for our state might have been what it puts this bill across the finish line. there should be no special deals, no car out, for anyone in this health care bill, not for states, not for insurance companies, and not for individual senators. host: republ

specific language on where the drilling -- and secondly, senator graham, why are there none of your gop colleagues standing up there with you now? >> as to the loan guarantees for nuclear power they are going to go up. but how far depends on how many votes we can get. you are a nice fellow but we are now seeking your vote. we are trying to get colleagues engaged and here's the good news they are very engaged and we are not going to negotiate against sales, but the fact that the loan guarantee program needs to go out to get 60 votes you can count on how far depends on the negotiating. where do you drill offshore and how much revenue is to be shared is a subject and negotiation but we know that is what we are pursuing. so the details that you're asking about will come with a new bill and that new bill if it is quick to pass has to have more republicans than lindsey graham and here is what i think about the republican colleagues. most of them have approached this in the senate, not all, and the idea of on limited carbon pollution in a perpetual form doesn't sit well with most republicans.

the editor of the manchester journal acquire page devoted to gop which he called this once great and now mostly shameful party that it has gone crazy, that it is more and more dominated at the lunatic fringe and that it has poisoned itself with hate. he concluded they no longer want to govern. they want to emote. a very well regarded philadelphian columnist wrote at the republican right, if they can get the mileage that the mouse matters. and he went on to quote conservative paranoia and lunacy a foot in our national debate. the respected maureen of "the new york times" and her friend the late william safire lamented the profile and vitriol of today's howling pack of conservative pundits. a nobel prize-winning economist has said, and i quote, the takeover of the republican party by the irrational right is no laughing matter. something unprecedented is happening here and it's very bad for america. specifically with respect to health care, a well regarded "washington post" writer with a quarter century of experience married to a bush administration official noted about the house health

that highlights the importance of helping afghanistan gop and exploit the mineral wealth. there is enormous potential in afghanistan to dramatically increase the national revenue but if and only if it can get the security and the the infrastructure that enables them to extract that mineral wealth and get it out to the market. >> thank you very much, senator chairman. let me welcome all three of you here this morning. i know you've been busy testifying and meeting with members of congress. let me underscore the comment made by chairman kerry, again, general. when you mentioned 1990, it's been that long in time that we've been asking our men and women in uniform to be on 24-hour watch, so to speak, in that part of the world. it's a long time. all of us are deeply grateful to them. whatever the differences about policy questions, the unfounded respect we have for the men and women in uniform that represent our country all over the world every day needs to be conveyed as possible as we often can. please continue to do that for us all. as i think jack lou pointed out, this is o

presidential election definitely bring up the -- out the youth more in the midterms seems to favor the gopt they have for me. where is the passion? that is my question. i still have it, but when i go on the internet and talk with my friends, young democrats, and we need for social gatherings, it is not there anymore. we don't know who to choose. host: thanks for the call. guest: i think that is a very, very great point. but it is important to remember that 2008 was a special, special election. we had both the obama campaign, which made young people the focus of the campaign, not just as one demographic group, but the entire focus of the campaign. what you saw was a movement both from the ground up, but also from the top-down. the obama campaign spent literally millions of dollars and thousands of people targeting young people on a daily basis. çif you are young voters in the election of 2008, you were contacted by representatives of the obama or clinton or mccain campaign's a couple times a month. i believe that young people still care deeply about america, they are volunteering and votin

[inaudible] >> gop.ne is always going to vote republican, why is it passionate as a democrat would you talk to them? aqi republican leaning district or state or a heavily republican district. and a lot of them at craddock numbers of cards have been elected in very conservative district, you have to start pushing this line over all of it. you would, but the further you go over, you would certainly have a diminishing rate of return. we've eliminated these boxes and these boxes. we have four boxes left. we can eliminate one more. [inaudible] >> always vote down. that's like the feel-good box. the voter that loves you. they're going to vote no matter what, and they're going to vote for your candidate. from a candidate respectability of the people that your candidate will want to go to first. right? because they love them. but from a targeting perspective, and if we were lucky we would have come if you're working in a competitive race, you're not going to have a whole lot of them. you want to be sure with the

pittsburgh is next, john on our gop line.ead, john. >> caller: good morning. >> host: hi there. doing fine. >> caller: good. bill, i've just been watching, you know, bits and pieces of all this stuff. i saw the homeland security napolitano's her name? >> host: yes. >> caller: made some remanages that just -- remarks that just baffled me. i can't believe she'd come out and say that the system actually worked. and if you kind of, you know, connect the dots, you know, with not only her comments, but, you know, eric holder made a remark that, you know, simply stated the facts. didn't say anything more, you know? and it's what he's not saying that concerns me, you know? he said if this would have taken place, that many people would have been killed. but the concern, you know, to me seems like there's, these officials, even something that president obama said that, you know, really shocked me, he made a comment a couple months back where he said or a few weeks, i'm not sure when, but he said something that he had planned to do some