it also this morning, related to the shakeup of the republican leadership, talking about senator john thune wants to replace ensign in the hierarchy, and alaska senator lisa morehouse state seeking to be the vice chair of the senate republican conference as a senator john thune click to move up to the policy chair in the senate leadership. >> is greg from franklin, virginia. independent line. caller: i think it is a little disgruntled -- or it seems that we are putting all the money into the financial institutions for the stimulus package, focusing so much money on financial institutions, when their product is money. so we are giving them their products. apparently there were not good at managing the products. i think the money would have been much better used had it been given to the citizens to stimulate the economy. people don't have money to spend. it sent it is taxpayers' money. if they would have given more of the stimulus money back to the people, then the people could perhaps by -- the scenes like this and the station is in support of big business when that was not with the people v

leadership, we have been talking about shannon there john finan -- we will be talking about senator john thune. and the alaska senator is seeking to be the vice chair as john will move up to the policy chair in the senate and leadership. next is greg from virginia. good morning. caller: yes, i think it is a little -- i am disgruntled. it seems like we are putting all the money into the financial institutions or the stimulus package has focused on financial institutions when their product is money. so we are giving them their product. they were not good at managing their product. the money would have been better used had it been given to citizens to stimulate the economy. people don't have money to spend. if it would have given some of that money back to the people, then the people could use it. but it seems like this a administration is in support of big business when that was not what the people voted for. people voted for change but nothing seems to have changed because big business is still the one reaping the benefit. host: the headline in the washington paper, the situation on the metro s

i want to introduce you to senator john thune and senator mckowski taking over the chair. we are pleased to welcome them to the chair. senator thune was previously chair. we have made the changes and we are happy to call on them for comment and we'll take questions if there are any. john, why don't you lead off? >> thank you. i want to thank my colleagues for giving me the opportunity to continue as party chair. i think they have given us a lot of opportunity to work with, whether proposing the largest tax increase in american history, spending it at unprecedenced levels, adding an energy tax, nationalizing america with the healthcare system, calling for more unionization. there are so many things out there that i think create opportunity for us to point out the distinctions between our vision of the future and ours. i look forward to not just challenging democrats on the things we think they are doing wrong, but also advocating a positive agenda for america's future to help address the problems and challenges the american people are facing. i'm looking forward to working

this follows the leadership resignation of nevada senator john ensign for allegations of an extramarital affair. thune will be policy chair and senator murkowski will replace him as senator conference by share. the announcement came at a news conference in the capital. >> good afternoon, a one to introduce you to our two newly elected officials. we're pleased to welcome them to the team. they were already there in a sense. senator tune was vice chair and she was by my department at the leadership table. we have now made these changes and doned i'm happy to call on m for questions. >> thank you, leader. i want to thank my colleagues for giving me the opportunity to serve as policy committee chair. i am very much looking forward to continue working with the leadership team as we shape an agenda that i think will move america forward and serve as a counter to some of the agenda items we think will be detrimental. i think they have given us a lot of opportunity to work, whether proposing the largest tax increase, spending at unprecedented levels, putting on a new energy tax, nationalizing one sixth of the