jacob hacker, how real is this broad compromise, a term that harry reid used? >> well it certainly is a broad compromise but i think it's a complex one. it has a lot of moving parts and a lot of details we don't know yet. the way i would describe it is in sort of dickinson terms is the detail of public options. the public option one, the public option within the exchange and available to americans day one for competition for private insurance plays to give people a choice, that public option has been replace the, in my mind with an inadequate substitute, a national system of private plans. but public option two, which was never on the agenda before, a buy-in to the actual medicare program for 55 to 64 year olds is an enormous positive development. it's actually the original idea, if you will, for the public option, simply letting people get into the medicare program that provides broad secure coverage at an afford knowledge price. >> ifill: the original public option is not necessarily alive but this new one mightily. >> yes what i would say is this is an inter

jacob hacker, how real ithis broad compromisea term that harrreid used? >> well it ctainly is a broad compromise but i thi it's a complex e. it has a lot omoving parts and a lot of details we n't know yet. the way i wouldescribe it is in sort of dickion terms is the detail of public options the public optioone, the publ option within the exchange and available to americans day one for competition foprivate insurance plays ge people a choice, that publioption has been replace the, iny mind with an inadequa substitute, a tional system of private plans. but public option two,hich was never on the agenda fore, a buy-in to the actual micare program for 55 to 64ear olds is an enormous pitive development. it's actuallthe original idea, if you will, for theublic option, simply lettingeople get into the medice program that provides brd secure coverage at anfford knowledge price. >> ifill: he original public option is not necearily alive t this new one mightily. >> yes what i would sais this is an interesting rn in the debate. the discussionntil now is figuring out

in particular, won by bill jacobs one by bill jacobs. host: have you read this book?part of a patriot." caller: i probably read 60 books about vietnam veterans this year. it is an incredible time. one fact i learned is that such a few people made the decision for us to go to war. three people sat around a desk and decided for us to go to war in 1962 pre that book is an incredible lesson for all americans to repair it is "lessons in disaster." host: ky. caller: i liked "arguing with expectidiots." it made sense. i enjoy reading it. another book, "last free man in america. wrote that is a local politician who wrote to them. host: here is a look at peter degallows talking about the book. >> people started looking at him with slightly different bias after the cancer diagnosis the may have been a reassessment developing. i think people who have been exposed, we talk about his friendship with many republicans. people saw him as an ideological figure came to admire him as somebody who was a very hard worker and a crusader for what he believed in. he earned new respect in the

brandon jacobs is sparking them to a win over the dallas cowboys.obs with a td reception, his only catch of the game as the giants close within a game of division-leading dallas and philadelphia. >>> well he coached a game that saw more ups and downs than a rollercoaster at one of his boss' amusement parks and after the loss to the saints yesterday jim zorn admitted this was the toughest to take yet. today the day after conversation exclusively with chic hernandez. >> last drive for you guys, you know, all game long it has worked going to your, as we have seen the receivers there. that last drive you're inside the first and goal for the four, republican three straight times, i know you have clock issues, why not give ones to there? and i know if it's as to and gets picked. >> no, not worth the risk. in fact the run plays that we had were, you know, one of them was blocked very well, you know, one -- they are trying to stop us as well. but we didn't need, necessarily, we needed points, that's what we needed. we had points, and i didn't want to give t

in particular, won by bill jacobs one by bill jacobs. host: have you read this book?part of a patriot." caller: i probably read 60 books about vietnam veterans this year. it is an incredible time. one fact i learned is that such a few people made the decision for us to go to war. three people sat around a desk and decided for us to go to war in 1962 pre that book is an incredible lesson for all americans to repair it is "lessons in disaster." host: ky. caller: i liked "arguing with expectidiots." it made sense. i enjoy reading it. another book, "last free man in america. wrote that is a local politician who wrote to them. host: here is a look at peter degallows talking about the book. >> people started looking at him with slightly different bias after the cancer diagnosis the may have been a reassessment developing. i think people who have been exposed, we talk about his friendship with many republicans. people saw him as an ideological figure came to admire him as somebody who was a very hard worker and a crusader for what he believed in. he earned new respect in the

work since december and those two groups of books i found fascinating and particular one by bill jacobs, if not now when is the name of that book. >> host: john, let me keep you on the line. i want to see if you've read this one. max cleland's book heart of a patriot. how i found the curse to survive vietnam walter reid and karl rove. >> caller: i've read about six books about that this year. bad in history is an incredible time. one incredible effect i found about lessons in history is such few people make the decision for us to go to war. it's incredible. three people sat around a desk and decided for us to go to war in 1962. that book is an incredible book for all americans to read. >> host: thanks for the tip. here is john on our line. >> caller: besides the bible which takes longer than a year to read, i liked arguing with these. it is better than common sense for me and i just really enjoyed reading it. and there's another book that was like to read and not free man in america. but that's a local politician who writes that. >> host: one national politician was a book about in this

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i've been out of work since december and those two groups of books -- in particular one by bill jacobs. it's not now, when is the name of the book. >> host: let me keep you on the line three i've got one in front of me. let's see if you for this one, max clevelan part of the patriot why found the courage to survive the imam walter reed and karl rove >> caller: i've read 60 books about begin on veterans' this year, bill. that period in history is an incredible time. one incredible fact i found about lessons in history is such a few people made the decision fo

i'm sad to report tonight that my office has received news last week that marine corporal jacob -- jacobori died due to wounds received in afghanistan. his fatal injuries were the result of a roadside bomb. i speak for myself and my constituents in expressing my appreciation for this young man's service in defense of his country. corporal latori who would have turned 22 last weekend is one of america's heroes. i send my prayers and condolences to his family, to his wife, his son and his brother, corporal daniel la it tori, on his tragic loss. we will never forget the sacrifice he has made and i ask those in the chamber this evening to join me in a brief moment of silence. thank you. my colleagues, madam speaker, i've come to the floor tonight to speak about an issue important to my home state and as you can see by the one-minute speeches given here earlier tonight, to this entire nation. connecticut pioneered america's ship building and aerospace industrys. shops that were once bustling with workers are now silent. when those shops went away, thousands of good-paying jobs for hardworking

president of south africa seeking hiv doesn't cause aids and now we are living into a new era where jacobting the problem some of the concern's -- >> so are you suggesting an alternative? >> one of the concerns i see -- >> here is the microphone. >> going to the earlier point that is the role i think of people in the blogosphere that are activists. the potential and opportunities from the bottom-up communications to alter the balance of power is greater than it's ever been, and i think to take advantage of those tools to give poor nations a voice, to let -- for people to understand what is going on, to understand what is going on with the effect of climate change next year, that is the role i think of these new forms of communication because we are not going to get it from the coal energy giants or from the people who have the concentration on the national society because they stand to lose. >> to pick up on that idea, you talked about how the voices of the disempowered can perhaps keep the eletes honest in a sense. if only we could get their act together they could do it. what about actu

. >> jacob carpenter from the st. louis post dispatch.ing about getting more resources, are you talking about moving around the resources that they have or adding more money to the census budget and are you looking -- >> the most important thing for us is that more resources be devoted. whether it is the census received additional funding from the stimulus. they also received additional funding in the omnibus that passed this week. so at the end of the day, the important thing is that we are talking about communities and populations that historically have been hard to count. when they're hard to count, the effort and the targeting and the focus and the quality and the fabric has to be devoted to ensuring that those communities are counted. so our suggestion is that it is a decision by census as tow3 ho they approach it but the important thing is barbara lee, the chair of the congressional black caucus was in the meeting with us. lacy clay, the chair of the census subcommittee from st. louis was in the meeting, and they committed to the se