governors' association in mississippi, will talk with south dakota governor mike rounds and governor jim douglas from vermont. . >> walt mossberg, how is the average person supposed to understand what that is about? >> hopefully, the average person will understand it because i tried to write them in english and to write them conversationally >> so compared to what you might read on a more techy-oriented web site, for instance, i'm stopping to explain terms, i'm pretending i'm talking to a smart person but somebody who's not a techy and not interested in being a techy. >> what motivated you to write about fire fox and what is it? >> fire fox is the second most popular web browser in the world. obviously, web browsing is an enormously important activity engaged in by all layers of society. and there needs to be a competition, just like there needs to be a competition in tv sets or any other gateway into a medium. a web browser is a gateway into a medium. and fire fox is the principal competitor to microsoft's internet explorer which i've also gone into great detail in reviewing. and there is actua

mike rounds, republican governor will be joining us, and jim douglas, republican of vermont. that's all tomorrow tomorrow morning on "washington journal." enjoy the rest of your weekend, have a great week ahead. one more from july 20, 1969, have a good day. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> up next, "newsmakers" with arizona democratic congressman mike ross. then we'll show you some of the senate's confirmation hearing of supreme court justice nominee sonia sotomayor. then the national governor's association meeting in mississippi on emergency preparedness. >> joining us on c-span's "newsmakers" program this sunday is mike ross, from arkansas and chair of the task force for blue dog democrats. and anna and david, health care reporters. let me begin with an open-ended question. what would it take for you to support a health care bill as it moves through different committees in the house and on to the senate and the president? >> let me be clear, the conservative democrat, known as the blue dog co

jim douglas, a republican, incoming chair of the national governor'' association. thank you for joining us this morning. guest: thank you. host: your words on the front page of "the new york times," governor's fearing medicaid costs. they quote you saying that i think the governors would all agree we don't -- what we don't want is unfunded mandates from the federal government. we can't have congress and those requirements that we are forced to of soared beyond our capacity to do so. -- forced to absorb beyond our capacity. guest: congress is considering forming a health care system. it is the president's chief domestic policy object -- objective, and we all want to be leaders and reforming health care in our country. health care is expensive, and large percentage of the gross domestic product. it is what is causing tremendous pressure on family budgets and those of small businesses as well. we want to do what we can to reduce costs, improve the quality of care and insure every american has access to it. but state governments are now facing huge budget pressures. we

and we'll talk with governor jack rarkell, goff mike rounds, and governor jim douglas from vermont. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> up next it is "q & a" with walter mossberg. then prime minister gordon brown with the british house of commons. and following that, president obama's speech at the naacp convention.

our incoming chairman, jim douglas, is here to stand in for governor rendell. it is my pleasure to introduce to you the governor as west virginia. >> thank you, and i do appreciate you and your wife for all the hard work and all volunteers in the beautiful state of mississippi that have made this possible. ed rendell could not be here, so i am standing in as the vice chair. the in g8 is probably the most -- the nga is the most bipartisan group of policy makers you will find anywhere. we work across party lines trying to find solutions, because we both had the same challenges. i have been appreciative to have the french ship and working relations i do with governors around the country -- to have the friendships i do. i appreciate the work they have done to continue to bring these real solutions to real problems. also to the hotel and convention staff here in biloxi. he school bus well. -- he schooled us well. it has been a spectacular kickoff. the excitement that all our families have to travel with us and our staff. that we talk a little bit about the stimulus

our incoming chairman, jim douglas, is here to stand in for governor rendell.it is my pleasure to introduce to you the governor as west virginia. >> thank you, and i do appreciate you and your wife for all the hard work and all volunteers in the beautiful state of mississippi that have made this possible. ed rendell could not be here, so i am standing in as the vice chair. the in g8 is probably the most -- the nga is the most bipartisan group of policy makers you will find anywhere. we work across party lines trying to find solutions, because we both had the same challenges. i have been appreciative to have the french ship and working relations i do with governors around the country -- to have the friendships i do. i appreciate the work they have done to continue to bring these real solutions to real problems. also to the hotel and convention staff here in biloxi. he school bus well. -- he schooled us well. it has been a spectacular kickoff. the excitement that all our families have to travel with us and our staff. that we talk a little bit about the stimulus r

i am very pleased to be sitting next to jim douglas, the republican governor of vermont. he is the incoming chair of the national governors' association. he will hear why it law- enforcement supports this. we get to the fundamental reason why we have these lost in the first place. we go back to the 9/11 commission report. we need secure identification to support potential terrorist. law-enforcement knees to have confidence that a card holder is who they claim to be. as the 9/11 commission report said, the terrorist travel documents are just as important as weapons. statethe system is too open to . national standards are necessary but they are embodied in both in real id and in pass id > this can give another tool that we need. hathere are lots of similarities between the two programs. the main similarities are the requirements for physical security of a driver's license production. the premises must be secure, and background check must be conducted. there must be fraudulent document training given to all employees involved in the process. the requirement to show past iden

concern about whether they figured out a revenue stream that would cover the cost, so said governor jim douglas of vermont. so said governor brian schwitzer of montana who said the government is concerned about unfunded mandates. if they want to reform health care says the governor, another democratic governor, they should figure out what the rules are and how they're going to pay for it. instead of standing up on the other side and saying the republicans are saying no, the republicans are saying yes, we support the bipartisan wyden-bennett bill. we have offered the gregg bill. we have the hatch bill. take our proposals and consider the ideas because they don't involve government-run programs. they don't dump low-income people into a medicaid program where you won't be able to see a doctor. that's like giving someone a bus ticket to a route with no buses. and we already do it with 60 million people, so why should 2003 do it with 80 million people, which is the suggestion we have. so we want to work with the president and with our friends on the democratic side to come up with health care reform

i'm very pleased to be sitting next to jim douglas, my good friend, the republican governor of vermont. he is the incoming chair of the national governors association. later you will hear from sheriff lee baca of los angeles on why law enforcement supports pass id. now, we get to the fundamental reason why we have these laws in the first place. we go back to the 9/11 commission report. we need secure identification to thwart potential terrorists. law enforcement needs to have confidence that an i.d. holder is who he or she claims to be. and as the 9/11 commission report said, to terrorists, travel documents are just as important as weapons. states very widely in the standards they employ. now, the system is too open to fraud. national standards are necessary. but national standards are embodied both in real id and in pass id. secure identification certainly won't thwart every terrorist attack, but it can present an obstacle and give another counterterrorism tool to law enforcement that we need. now, as has been mentioned, there are lots of similarities between real id and pass id. the

concern about whether they figured out a revenue stream that would cover the cost, so said governor jim douglas of vermont. so said governor brian schwitzer of montana who said the government is concerned about unfunded mandates. if they want to reform health care says the governor, another democratic governor, they should figure out what the rules are and how they're going to pay for it. instead of standing up on the other side and saying the republicans are saying no, the republicans are saying yes, we support the bipartisan wyden-bennett bill. we have offered the gregg bill. we have the hatch bill. take our proposals and consider the ideas because they don't involve government-run programs. they don't dump low-income people into a medicaid program where you won't be able to see a doctor. that's like giving someone a bus ticket to a route with no buses. and we already do it with 60 million people, so why should 2003 do it with 80 million people, which is the suggestion we have. so we want to work with the president and with our friends on the democratic side to come up with health care reform

jim douglas. washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> caught his c-span funded?ns? >> sponsorships? >> taxpayers? >> philanthropy? >> bund reason? >> 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, a private businesses initiative. no government mandate, no government funding. >> joining us is congressman mike ross and the chair of the health care attack force -- a task force. joining us is david clarke. let me begin with an open-ended question. what would it take for you to support a health-care bill as it moves from the house and on to the senate? >> that is a good question. let me be clear. the conservative democrats known as the blue dog coalition

jim rigleman. 40 under 500. turning to basketball. wnba all-star. connecticut. elaina beard put on a show. start second quarter. east team in white. watch katie douglasthe nice dish to a cutting elaina beard. flips it up and in. count it. beard playing wellen her fourth all-star game. and also one of the best on defense. second in the league in steals. doing what she does best. picks off the pass. takes it the other way for 2 of 14 points. had a heck of a game. end of the game. west up big. they clear the lane for sylvia. she wants to dunk. but she misses it. no problem. they give her a second chance. and, this time, well -- she does it right. throws it down big. however the west win it 130-118. the highest scoring wnba all-star game ever. >>> tour de france isn't over. but it is over. alberto is so far ahead of the pack all he has to do is not drop the celebratory glass of champagne riding into paris tomorrow. seven time champ lance armstrong will likely finish in third place. and check this out. cyclists, had to watch out for the crud todowd. they get so close trying to give high fives down the stretch. th man, juan manu echl l wins stage 20. and t