. >> after the, reaction to the firing from senate armed services committee leaders, john mccain andarl levin. and later, defense secretary greagates and admiral mullen exn why they agree with the decision to replace general mcchrystal. >> of course, the lottery is prescribed by law. if demand are basis supply you have to do a lottery. >> i think this is the civil rights issue of today and it is not just about race. it is about class. >> tonight, the market -- the lottery producer madeleine sackler on the family that she hosted for the lottery, and the anti-charter schools and demand. >> mr. chairman, we are pleased to have you here of the g-20 leaders are gathering for the same debate as we are having on capitol hill, which is, what is a hybrid of a love spending -- what is the bright club level of spending in a weak economy. walter, let's start with you. >> house democrats said this week that they are not going to propose a traditional budget resolution. >> we're going to propose a budget resolution, chiefly enter merrilee for, discretionary spending. -- chiefly and primarily for d

i am not attacking john mccain. i could not have more affection for him as a person. >> another detroit, michigan caller. frederick. host: doing well. go right ahead. caller: president obama is not god. the technology was not there. they did not do their homework. they did not have their safety in order. as far as holding them up and getting money, they need to stop that measure. it keeps the bp stock from dropping. i am a veteran, i support veterans. getting out of afghanistan and a war is political suicide. not only for obama, but for america in general. it makes us less safe. that is the job of the president's, to keep us safe. host: obama is not god? there is a word for that -- guest: obama is not god? there is a word for that. blasphemy. he has chosen not to fix the gulf coast to teach us a lesson. host: do you think that that is what the public expects? guest: no president has ever been worshipped by his staff and supporters to the extent of this president. ttat will hurt him in. as a separate and more general

senator john mccain yesterday really hammer the point that the uly 2011 deadline to start withdrawing troops would that send a positive message. host: "the wall street journal" says that there were a long seconds before general petraeus responded as to whether it was a good deadline. caller: i was at the hearing and his pause seemed quite long. he went on to answer that he basically supports the president's policy and that the one that the presence and was one of urgency in the official commitment to afghanistan. the chairman of the armed services committee was not very pleased with his answer. basically calling it a non- answer. a qualified yes in terms of deadline support is what they called ii. they also said the united states needs to be careful with setting time lines. host: the country and the media have been impatient. what is the message in afghanistan? caller: the focus has been in the southern area and the delay in the military operation. the most publicized offensive was there. there has been renewed intimidation regarding corruption and fears of corruption in the fact that

he may unseat john mccain, who was the guy that went after abramoff, in a kind of bitter irony. j.d. hayworth now touts the fact that mccain's committee didn't find anything wrong with what he was doing during this influence pedaling scandal. maybe john mccain wishes he had dug a little deeper and released a few more e-mails that might have revealed more about j.d. hayworth's role. but anyway, there's no doubt, your question is very good, and there was definitely an impact and a lot of people lost their jobs. >> there are a lot of connections and names that you've been using, and there's another one i want to ask you about. that's the name william sloane coffin. >> the activist minister was my stepfather. he was the chaplain at yale. he married my mother when i was around 14. 196, he was charged with conspiracy, i believe, with dr. spock, the famous baby doctor. he had known my mother before. he came up to be in the trial and would come by the house and they fell in love and they got married, and i moved to new haven and ultimately went to yale, and bill was a big influence on m

john mccain has three times introduced a cap and trade bill. in 2007, a.e.p. in connecticut -- and connecticut were in a court battle. the supreme court said they were allowed to curb pollution under the clean air act. we decided to have a free market approach, cap and trade has been in the -- in existence since 1e the 1980's, it reduced acid rain and led to creativity in that market. if you have a better idea, let's hear one. it was your idea. so by champponing your idea, now they're demagoguing our energy policy of cap and trade.% ms. wasserman schultz: and ppusing that free market base f innovation and investment is going to take us through the 21st century. we are risking, without passing that legislation, and making sure that we have we can make those significant -- spark those significant corporate investments in those technologies, we're risking giving over our leadership in this area to china and india. because that's what's going to happen. they are certainly not sitting around waiting for us to decide whether or not to pass alternative energy and cli

arizona's immigration law, not having read it, admitting that to john mccain. and michael pose for the taking arizona's immigration law to the chinese. apparently we're a sinful nation because we believe in the rule of law. and john morton, the secretary who is head of ice, immigration and custom enforcement, who remarked when he wasn't committed by -- to handlinggall the people who might be picked up by arizona's officers. this points something that's really hard for government teachers to get this message down to their students. we have student whors juniors and seniors in high school, and you're teaching them government, they may be younner than that, but let's say juniors and seniors in high sschool they might read the paper and watch the news, the teacher will say, we have a separation of powerss we have the legislative, the executive and the judicial branches of government. these are three separate powers. some teachers will teach they're separate but equal, thaa's another hour to talk about it. i don't believe they're equal, but they are separate. to argu

he finished answering a question by senator john mccain. mccain was responding when the senators stopped talking suddenly and aides began crowding around petraeus. he walked without assistance out of the room." that is how the associated press is reporting what happened just a short while ago here at the senate armed services committee. again, senator carl levin, who you can see on your screen talking with senators john mccain and joe lieberman, assuring those gathered in the room that it appears that generaa petraeus was ok, and they are waiting how to continue with this morning's hearing. you are watching live coverage on c-span. we will continue to look in on the senate armed services committee hearing room. [applause] [laughter] >> senator, my apologies but a little white added that there. -- to build a light-headed there. senator mccain's questions there --+ >> it was in mind. -- wasn't mine. you are ready to go. you always arborwood you are that kiid of incredible person but i have consulted with colleagues, and we're going to overrul

>> of reaction to the president's announcement from members of the house senate armed services john mccain, for joe lieberman, lindsey graham, and carl levin who has sent a confirmation hearing no later than next tuesday. this is for the minister if -- this is for the men if -- this is 40 minutes ahead >> we are here as fears of the armed services committee how and if individuals who have travel often to the region and have involvement in the hands of iraq and afghanistan: and to him if our involvement goes all away hah to hough we think if there is no one more qualified than general petreaus to achieve a successful conclusion for the afghan conflict treehouse we think of general mcchrystal for his service to our nation and wish him well in the ffture. we're confident that general petreaus's leadership will have a positive effect on the situation in the region. he still have concerns about the civilian side it might suggest that consideration be given to reuniting the crocker-petreaus team, all of ambassador carper will probably never forgive me for saying that since he is retired rehouse

how many voted for john mccain? how many of you are pleased with the job that obama is doing? how many of you would like to see a different precedent? -- president. i am just curious. when know who we are talking with. [laughter] now we can pander a little more. [laughter] should have asked that in the beginning. >> it is a great job being a journalist. you make money -- momentary entries into peoe's lives. guess what? you get to get out when they cease to be interesting. doctors, lawyers, you are stuck with the appendixes and pains. you go into a newsroom and i thinthis is one of the reasons we love the new it is electric. whats going on? what is happening? what do we not know about it. what is our approach and methods to find out? >> the most amazing moment of my life, i was 16 years old and i walked into a newsroom. i remember that to this day. i did not get the job. i was going to apply for the job. i was a copy boy. the guy who gave me the tour and rer,was my perspective highe took me over to a cart or the newspapers had just come. he said take one. they were born from ju

as john mccain said a million times over, you cannot sound an uncertain trumpet in that part of the world that is my concern is that the policy is going to lead to freezing of momentum, of people coming our way who are armed of fans, and it will give the enemy a sense of purpose they would not have it the july 200011 date is held to. >> can we win in afghanistan with karzai being that of the government? >> absolutely, the behavior you have seen in my view has to do with his uncertainty about the command on the part of the united states of america. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> good afternoon, everybody. i support president obama decision -- president obama's decision to accept general mcchrystal's resignation. general mcchrystal has made significant contribution to our nation's security during his long and very distinguished career in uniform, but we cannot afford distractions of this kind in the middle of a war. it has been clear in the last few days that there is no disagreement over policy between gen

there were a lot of people who live in precincts that voted 80% r john mccain. yes redistricting reform but let's not prtend that this will and polarization in politics. and i want to offer martha challenge here. because i love what she is talking about. and i have always wanted change of bars and grills t have special political evenings. you know, applebes or chili's or thank god it's friday, that would invite people i thought folks have a drink presidential debates. i would love him to invite people from both sides to have discussions. mayb you can have a half our presentation beforehand that would include a little rachel matter, a little riley, a little overman. also a letter their news are. some of my friends on npr. and then kick off the conversation that would at least try to bring people together. politics needs to be fun. i think oneof my biggest criticism of the way we deal with politics is we get so serious about that we forget in our history, politics was once a great form of mass entertnment. people what to political rallies for goodness sake, becaus

. >> ifill: which is what john mccain and others said. >> it's what the republicans want. i'd love to know-- and don't-- whether general petraeus, in accepting this job from the president today or last night-- or whenever-- asked for a commitment of the time needed to make this work. and who would take a job thinking that the -- there wasn't enough time to be successful? i fear that's what he may think about the july deadline. >> knowing david petraeus, i think, like stan mcchrystal, in this respect, he's just a good soldier. and if the president looks him square in the eye and says, "i need to take this job" you don't set conditions. >> ifill: but he looks the president straight in the eye and says, "i believe in your counter-insurgency strategy. i just don't think you're allowing enough time for it." >> that's exactly what he would say to him and the question is what's going on inside the head of president obama's. >> ifill: do you think it can work the counter-insurgency strategy? is it the the right strategy? >> i don't think the time is simply the issue. i think the c

arizona senator john mccain. >> what our friends and enemies in afghanistan and the region need to hear is is that the withdrawal of u.s. forces from afghanistan will be determined solely by conditions on the ground. if the president would say that success in afghanistan is our only withdrawal plan, whether we reach it before july 2011 or afterwards, he would make the war more winnable and hasten the day when our troops can come home with honor, which is what we all want. >> ifill: democrats like carl levin of michigan said some kind of timetable is essential. >> that july 2011 date imparts a necessary sense of urgency to afghan leaders. about the need to take on principal responsibility for their country's security. we saw in iraq the importance of setting dates as a way of spurring action. general petraeus has said that he agrees with the president's policy, setting that july 2011 date, and indeed he told me if he ceases to agree that he would so advise his commander in chief which of course he has a responsibility to do as a military commander. >> ifill: but republican senator lindse

. >> ifill: or by senator john mccain or senator lindsey graham or any number of people on capitol hill. >> you're talking about people i greatly respect, but they can speak for themselves. our position is extremely clear. as the troops draw down , the afghan security forces will replace them. so-- and, furthermore, as the president and secretary clinton have said repeatedly, economic and development assistance will and must continue. we are not going to repeat the abandonment of afghanistan that took place in 1989 and which left the country , after the soviet withdrawal, in a state of collapse , which led to the warlords which led to the taliban which led to 9/11. we cannot afford that. the american public understands the direct connection between our presence in afghanistan and our efforts in pakistan on one hand, and our national security on the other. >> ifill: i do want to ask you about pakistan. in pakistan, where you've also spent some time, you mentioned this question about relationships with the taliban. these things are all integrated, and you're the integrating guy. how do yo

the policy will fail he has the enemy is emboldened and as john mccain says, you cannot sound an uncertain trumpet in that part of the world. my concern is that the policy will lead to the freezing of momentum, people coming our way on defense, and it will give them a sense of purpose they did not have. >> can we win in afghanistan with karzai? >> absolutely. some of the behavior we have seen as a lot to do with his uncertainty about the length of the commitment on the part of the united states of america. >> senator mccain's counterpart, on the senate armed forces committee, carl levin, announced the confirmation hearing for petraeus to resume in afghanistan. senator levin praised the president's decision to fire general mcchrystal following the staff criticism of the obama administration. this is 20 minutes. >> good afternoon everybody. i support president obama's decision to accept general mcchrystal's resignation. general mcchrystal has made significant contributions to our nation's security during his long and very distinguished career in uniform. we just simply cannot afford distract

obama carried two-one over john mccain. what would your party due to address these concerns? this county is deeply hispanic. what would you do to make those numbers better? >> i would address it the way i would address anybody of any color of skin, create a country that they can believe them, create jobs, create a good education system. i think that is the best way that everybody gets treated fairly. i think that is the most honest approach and the best way of going about it. i do not think someone should produce something just for an election. the power rests with the people. every two years you get to redress that. i think the best thing we could always do is be held accountable, come before you+ with my votes, come before you with any opinion i have and answer your questions. i think the respect that we have for each other goes much further in trying to find a solution. >> i am also with the united way. i would like to talk with you about another issue i would like you to consider supporting, and that is the 211 system. >> uh, yes. for the fun. -- for the telephone. it is

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john mccain was very instrumental in getting immigration to the point that it was in 2005 through 2007 i doubt we will get comprehensive immigration reform if we do not have john mccain doing what he believes then reject what he believed in in those years. she is the governor of that state, and hopefully she will lead both the senators of arizona and throughout the country know that the bette -- the way to best deal with immigration reform is to do it comprehensively on a federal level. >> when it comes to the obama's planning their summer, is there any talk of them perhaps vacationing on a gulf beach? >> i have not been involved in their august plants. i don't have an answer. >> you said it was in the president's interest to see that supporters of his are not in a political conflict. does that mean he is fully committed to campaign for an supporting congressman meek, the certain democratic nominee for the senate in florida? >> he supports his campaign for senate, guess. we are supportive of congressman meek. >> i forwarded you my correspondence from kbr, the spinoff company from halli

a lot carried two-one over john mccain.hat would your party due to address the concern, because current county is 50% hispanic? >> i will address them the same way i would at dress anyone create a country they can believe in, create jobs, create an education system. that is the best way that everyone is treated fairly. that is the most honest way to approach any way we go about doing it. i would not want to sit back and say that someone is going to produce something just for an election. the power rest with the people. they put it on long to the guys who are elected, and every couple of years we get to address that. that is how i looked at dealing with the currency to wish him. the best thing we could always do is be held accountable. i come before you with my votes and any opinion that i have and have answer your questions. we have to respect each other based on the principle to find a solution. i appreciate you coming. thank you. >> i am with united way and i wanted to talk about one other thing to consider supporting. th

we will hear from senators john mccain, lindsey graham, joe lieberman, and committee chairman, carl levin, and a senate confirmation hearing for general petraeus will begin no later than next tuesday. this is 40 minutes. >> here to rebut the last speakers. [laughter] good afternoon. we are here as members of the armed services committee and as individuals well-traveled quite often to the region and have had involvements about iraq and afghanistan for a number of years. in fact, our involvement goes all the way back to right after the fall of the airport based in the middle of the night, meeting president karzai for the first time. we applaud the decision of the president of the united states to ask general petraeus to serve again in defense of our nation. we think there is no one more qualified or more outstanding leader than general petraeus to achieve successful conclusion of the afghan conflict. we praise the service of general mcchrystal and thank him for his service to our nation and wish him well, every success in the future. we are confident that general petraeus'leadership will ha

i think john mccain went. i think i saw a note from his staff. i'm not sure who else. i didn't cover it. i was at the pentagon work ong this one. but i think it's an example of another expansion, another center dedicated to this injury. that said, this is a question that is going to go well into the future of how many people have not just traumatic brain injuries that people think of like blast wounds, but all the way down to a concussion. people say there's no such thing as a mild brain injury or a mild tbi. and with nearly 2 million troops who have been in the war zone to come back already, this is going to go on for years and years to come. host: kevin, our next question comes from flint, michigan. comes from flint, michigan. on our line for republicans. michael on the washington journal. caller: good morning. i have got a couple of comments to make and a question. first one is the general that was just relieved there, seems to me as though he was fighting to me as though he was fighting a war more worrying about ideology in the region. i would like to know, i have

john mccain was very instrumental in getting immigration reform to the point it was in 2005, 2006, 2007. i doubt we will get comprehensive reform if we do not have john mccain doing what he believes in in those years. she is the governor of that state. hopefully, she willllet the senators of arizona and throughout the country know that the way to best deal with immigration reform is to do it comprehensively at the federal level. >> another question -- >> desk? >> i do want to go to a meeting there, by the way. >> regarding the planning with eric summers, is there any question about the oil spill making it to the gulf beach? >> i am not involved in their august plans. i do not have an answer. >> thank you, robert. you said it was in the president's interest to see that supporters are not in political conflict. does that mean he is fully committed to campaigning for a democratic nominee for the senate -- >> he supports his campaign for senate, i guess. >> he will campaign for him? >> i do not have a schedule, but we are supportive. >> the other thing i wanted to ask -- the overview by cor

a great irony that acorn was accused of all these things by republican officials, karl rove, a john mccain the right wing at the chamber, and has been repeated here -- the mainstream media simply reported and repeated these accusations. they did so often that americans came to believe all of these stories about acorn. they are not true. none of them. but in politics, perception is reality and in the end, acorn was brought down in small part by their own self-inflicted wounds, but mostly by incorporations, the reeublican party, and the right wing at the chamber. -pbut also its allies in the democratic party and liberal when he was on and they needed the most. it is a remarkable tragedy. i can give you some hint of the drama of this tragedy. just two years ago, a corn and its family of organizations have a budget of $100 million, 1000 police in 38 states, 400,000 dues paying members and a track record of winning victories for america's poor. in less than two years, the effective anti-party organization in the country to one that has just about closed its doors. what happened and what are the

administrations, two from prior democratic administrations, and i even brought in mark sandy, john mccain's chief economic advisor, and they all five told us, me and my small leadership team, the only money left in the world is in washington, you better spend a lot of it or there's going to be a worldwide depression, and that's what the economic recovery package is all about. we had to do that. now, that is little solace to people who have lost their job, afraid they're going to lose their job, their house is upside-down, they lost their home. well, we did it, and we stopped a worldwide depression. the problem wasn't created in a day, and it won't be solved overnight, but let's talk about some of the goods that stimulus has done in just a short period of time. in nevada, in nevada, we've saved tens of thousands of jobs , 4,000 jobs in the last four months alone. is this enough? of course it's not enough. we have a lot more to do. but we're creating jobs in solar and fuel and thermal and wind all over the state. there are construction jobs going on. we got this beautiful v.a. hospital that's

how many voted for john mccain? how many of you are pleased with the job that obama is doing?different precedent? -- president. i am just curious. when know who we are talking with. [laughter] now we can pander a little more. [laughter] we should have asked that in the beginning. >> it is a great job being a journalist. you make money -- momentary entries into people's lives. guess what? you get to get out when they cease to be interesting. doctors, lawyers, you are stuck with the appendixes and pains. you go into a newsroom and i think this is one of the reasons we love the news, it is electric. what is going on? what is happening? what do we not know about it. what is our approach and methods to find out? >> the most amazing moment of my life, i was 16 years old and i walked into a newsroom. i remember that to this day. i did not get the job. i was going to apply for the job. i was a copy boy. the guy who gave me the tour and rer,was my perspective highe took me over to a cart or the newspapers had just come. he said take one. they were born from just having been printed. i

hayworth challenging john mccain. in colorado, the establishment is michael bennett being challenged by someone who is trying to draw in the power of the grass roots. >> the polls have been closed for about a half-hour in california. just a small percentage of the numbers are coming in. you're watching them as well. in the senator is, it looks like it will be a matchup between fiorina.arboxer and meg whitman has about 65% of the vote. what does that tell you about california? >> you're going to have two money-drenched elections this fall. that is always a very expensive state to run in picked it as a media market. you see that reflected through its politics. it is really hard and expensive to raise and run competitively. that is a problem that republicans have faced in that state. you have two powerful female characters that will lead the republican ticket. if they will draw lots of notice. there will have a lot of contrast with the democratic nominees. and they will have lots of money. in the statewide primaries, you

let's listen to an exchange between general petraeus and john mccain. >> could you clarify the difference between what you said and what is quoted in the book? "i am confident we can train and handle the ana in that timeframe. if you cannot do those things that you say we can, no one will suggest that you stay, right? ?" that is a direct quotation from the president. >> i do not know if it is productive to comment and conversations that took place that long ago -- >> understand that. >> death what i would come back to is what the press -- what i would come back to is what the president said at west point. july 2011 is not the date where we raise for the exodus. it is the day where, having done an assessment, we begin a transition of tasks to afghan security forces based on conditions and begin a process of "response will -- responsible drawdown of our forces." host: what should the american public take from that about the state of armed forces? that was his first question. the secretary representing the administration made it very clear that everything is conditions-based. they explained

john mccain, on the other hand, feels like this date does nothing but let the enemy and know that were leaving and it makes securing the country almost impossible for our troops. host: we are talking to susan ferrechio and looking live at the dirksen office building. they're preparing to question general david patraeus. the numbers are on your screen. we will also bring in some of your comments on our twitter page. general david patraeus' last appearance got some attention because he had a very brief fainting spell blaming dehydration and lack of practice. do you think you will see anything like that this morning? guest: i doubt you will see i think he will make sure he is ready to render any questions. his confirmation is all but assured. last time he told the committee that you need to be careful about deadlines. and he suggested along the lines of what the republicans were saying, that a firm withdrawal date is not necessarily the best thing for the effort by the americans to secure afghanistan right now. i think you are going to hear members on both sides of the aisle pushed him

we're joined by our ranking member, senator john mccain, and then we will turn to frank lautenberg, and then will recognize other. >> thank you, for holding this hearing today. i don't need to repeat how outraged and saddened all of us are by the de -- deep water rise and spilled it spewed millions of gallons of oil in the gulf of mexico. i think every american is aware of that situation now in the catastrophe. as of june 14, bp estimated that the cost of the oil spill had reached $1.6 billion. including the cost of the spill response containment, relief well drilling, and federal costs. tony hayward has said that they will fully pay all legitimate claims even aggregate claims exceed the $75 million legal liability limit. despite the government's on fortunate response at the outset of the oil spill, it has incurred substantial costs in operations. since the explosion, the federal government has sent two invoices totaling $71 million for reimbursement to responsible parties. another invoice for approximately $50 million is expected to be issued imminently. the disaster should provide man

richard fontaine previously served as foreign policy advisor to senator john mccain for five years. during his tenure with senator mccain, mr. fontaine worked on foreign policy legislation such as the 9/11 implement station report. he is a policy analyst in the asian affairs directory. prior to that, mr. fontaine worked with richard armitage. mr. fontaine holds a b.a. from tulane university. i want to thank all of you for being witnesses here today and for taking time out of your schedules. looks like i'll swear you in and we'll go down and vote. maybe we'll get one or two statements in before we head off. we're going to swear our witnesses in. please rise and raise your right hands. do you solemnly swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. thank you. the record will reflect that all of the witnesses answered in the affirmative. as mr. bowen knows and the others know, your full statement is going to be entered into the record by consent of the committee members. we ask that you try to synops i >> chairman tierney, ranking member flake, members of

how many voted for john mccain? how many of you are pleased with the job that obama is doing? and how many of you would like to see a different president? >> how many are not happy with the job obama is doing? >> i was just curious. we know who we are talking with here. ok. >> now we can pander a little more. we talked about this today. it's a great job being a journalist. you make momentary entries into people's lives when they are interesting. and guess what? you get to get out when they cease to be interesting. doctors, lawyers. you're stuck with the well -- >> appendixes. >> yeah. routine. you go into a newsroom and i think this is one of the reasons we love the news, because it's electric. what's going on? what's happening? what don't we know about it? what is our approach and our method to find out? >> most of it, i'm 16 years old when i walk in the newsroom. i remember to this day. the hum of that place. and i didn't get the job. i was going to apply for the job. i got it four months later as a copy boy. and the guy who gave me the tour, who was my prospective hirer, he

john mccain and sarah palin received 70% of the white vote, then you have the other parties such as thelibertarians with baba bar who received 4%, ron paul 9%, ralph nader 2%. guest: first of all, you are right. i should have mentioned this stimulus as something that obama accomplished. it was major. he is having trouble though getting through the next round. i do not quite understand your point about white people, even though they did not vote as a majority for barack obama. i don't think that means you should cut them out of opinion polls. the opinion polls it did not show that 70% or 80% people of any color oppose the president. host: i think she was referring to the polls are referenced, those for free enterprise to run. guest: i do not really believe that either. caller: hi, i wanted to see if your guest could comment -- i hear so much rhetoric about free enterprise. as a republican for 30 years, just recently switched to independent cannot have been self-employed, my wife has run her own business for the last 25 years, so i know a little about the free enterprise system. it seems

united states of america, because of this country, one of the best in the world, -- i start off with john mccain. got to go -- been for so many years. destroy the country immigration law -- one side one side -- one time, one side, one time, the other side. the new generation, the new ideas, new people. god bless america. host: the ap reports out of iraq that the u.s. military says two americans were killed and six wounded in a car bomb attack in iraq. democratic line. anthony, you are next. caller: hello? host: what are your thoughts about labor and arkansas primary? caller: without labor, this country would be a lot -- in a lot of trouble. i find it ironic that someone who won due to the labor vote would contradict the action. labor is a vital part of the american economy and i think it should be treated with more respect. how crucial it is to the economy. i find it ironic that the southern states, who mostly vote against labor, are the ones whose jobs and transported overseas. that is just my comments. host: grant on the republican line. caller: thank you for c-span. very good discussion. i di

and when john mccain point blanked hebefore the senate hearing, she had to ait s hadn't read the bill either. the president dn't read the bill eiter that or he misinformed the american people. we know eric holder didn't read theil he admitted to that under oa. we know that janet napolitano didn't read the bill. she admitt to that under the oath. michael posner he was joe oraged that he took the argument to the chinese. we brought iup early and ofte he sa, compare arizona's immigration law with the brutality that goes on in ina. don't think i'm de ye mr. speaker. let's see, who am i forgetting? assistant secretary wh heads up i.c.e. who makes the public statement he wouldn't commit to that now, john morton doesn't get to set policy, neithedoes janet napolitano or eric holderor michael posner nor the president of the united states. they have to work within the laws they get. there are other polici they do geto set within the framework but don't get tomend the policies. coss sets that. the voice of the american people sets it. and jon morton, head of i.c.e. don't want enforce the law and

how many voted for john mccain? how many of you are pleased with the job that obama is doing?any of you would like to see a different precedent? -- president. i am just curious. when know who we are talking with. [laughter] now we can pander a little more. [laughter] we should have asked that in the beginning. >> it is a great job being a journalist. you make money -- momentary entries into people's lives. guess what? you get to get out when they cease to be interesting. doctors, lawyers, you are stuck with the appendixes and pains. you go into a newsroom and i think this is one of the reasons we love the news, it is electric. what is going on? what is happening? what do we not know about it. what is our approach and methods to find out? >> the most amazing moment of my life, i was 16 years old and i walked into a newsroom. i remember that to this day. i did not get the job. was going to apply for the job. i was a copy boy. the guy who gave me the tour and rer,was my perspective highe took me over to a cart or the newspapers had just come. he said take one. they were born from

h.r. 4649, the bipartisan iran human rights sanctions act which was introduced in the senate by john mccain and joe lieberman. that legislation requires the president to designate and sanction those who violate the human rights of iranians. i'm gratified that some versions of this bill will be included in the iran sanctions conference report that, as i said, congress will soon consider. and given the importance of human rights for the iranian people and worldwide, i'm proud to strongly support the resolution before us today, house resolution 1457. this resolution as we know marks the one-year anniversary of the iranian people's mass uprising against a regime's product, manipulation, and repression and it also condemns the regime's brutality. furthermore, the resolution reaffirms our support for all %% iranians who courageously struggle for freedom. it urges the immediate release of all political prisoners, and it calls for freedom and democracy for the people of iran, including fair, democratic, and independent elections. i also thank the authors of this resolution. the twished members of o

john mccain and sarah palin received 70% of the white vote, then you have the other parties such as the libertarians with baba bar who received 4%, ron paul 9%, ralphader 2%. guest: first of all, you are right. i should have mentioned this stimulus as something that obama accomplished. it was major. he is having trouble though getting through the next round. i do not quite understand your point about white people, even though they did not vote as a majorityor barack obama. i don't think that means you should cut them out of opinion polls. the opinion polls it did not show that 70% or 80% people of any color oppose the president. host: i thk she was referring to the polls are referenced, those for free enterprise to run. guest: i do not really believe that either. caller: hi, i wanted to see if your guest could comment -- i hear so muh rhetoric about free enterprise. as a republican for 30 years, just recently switched to independent cannot have been self-employed, my wife has run her own business for the last 25 years, so i know a little about the free enterprise system. it seems to me

a lot carried two-one over john mccain. what would yo party due to address the concern, because current count is 50% hispanic? >> i will address them the same way i would at dress anyone create a country they can believe in, create jobs, create an education system. that is th best way that everye is treated fairly. that is the most honest way to approh any way we go about doing it. i would not want to sit back and say that someone is going to produce something just for an election. the power rest with the people. they put it on long to the guys who are elected, and every couplef years we get to address that. that is how i looked at dealing with the currency to wish him. the best thing we could always do is be held accountable. i come before you with my votes and any opinion that i have and have answer your questions. we have to respect each other based on the principle to find a solution. i appreciate you coming. thank you. >> i am with united way and i wanted to talk about one other thing to consider supporting. the 211 sy

mark has advised both sator mccain's presidential campaign and the obama adnistration on these kinds of issues. our final speaker wll be johnmakin home we have strategically placed in the middle of the panel. john is a visiting scholar at aei and al a principle of caxton associates. he has been an adviser to numerous u.s. government agencies, the federal reserve system and the bank of japan. john joineaei in 1984 after a diinguished career i academic search. he is the author of numerous books and articles onfinancial monetary and fiscal policy and he writes aei's monthly insightful and incisive economic outlook, which you should all read every month. each panelist will speak om 12 to 15 minutes come except congressman foster who gets 15 to 18 minutes. [laughing] he got a special extension for coming over and jning us toy. after the presentations from the panelists, we will give the nel a chance to react to each other, it any disagreements are extensions of thei comments. we will then open the floor to your questions, and we will adjourn promptly at 4:00, unless you run out of questions before them. you have the floor. >> th

john mccain and barack obama where the candidates. few noticed the democratic and republican views were more homogenous. the partisan gap also was considered. they hadn't overwhelmed lee white electorate -- had an overwhelmingly white electorate. there were a significant demographic gains. this is a poll of the gallup relief yesterday. democrats still lead republicans over all. this is a question if you have a fair global opinion or unfavorable opinion. -- favorable opinion or an unfavorable opinion. 42% a favorable opinion.+ we are in the midst of an ugly business cycle. but these images have a very significant implications. there is a new poll among democrats and republicans. i agree that there are serious problems for the gop. he has identified the ones that are most troubling for the party going ahead. candidates and issues and performance matter. i would like to take a few of the groups that we talked about. i agree with the millan deals in terms of their voting for barack obama. the young people in the fdr era carried their poli