today, gracious god we thank you for the leadership and the service of our governor, jon corzine, forhis commitment to the people of new jersey and his particular concern for the most vulnerable among us. bless him in the days ahead and give him many days for joy, continued service, and renewable. now, holy one, be in our listening. may we be attentive to needs, open to opportunities, and emboldened by challenges. god, the past, present, and future rest in your eternal hands. your gifts are abundantly present among the people of new jersey. assure and inspire us to live in hope with confidence now and always. amen. >> thank you, reverend davidson. please remain standing for the fledge of allegiance led by assemblyman jack conners from burlington county. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, with liberty and justice for all. >> thank you, assemblyman conyers. i recognize the president of the new jersey senate, from gloucester county, representative steve sweeney. >> madam speaker, i wish to inf

let's take the jon corzine example from new jersey. he spent $21 million on the gubernatorial race, largely his own cash. his opponent spent $8 million. jon corzine lost that race decidedly, and heat outspent his opponent 3-1. so this idea that money spent determines who wins is wrong, because there is an intervening action, and that is the voters. do i agree with that speech i heard, which was loud an, or to disagree with that? host: california, howard on the republican line. caller: i am reading from "the wall street journal" at tora, justice kennedy emphasized that law designed to control money in politics often bleed into censorship, and that the various core first amendment principles. i am amazed at the liberal side that seems that they come in at an election that is controlled by exxon mobil, cannot come to the fact that their interests are not being served by the major corporations. the people in their -- you people out there in liberal and, if you are not idiots. you have to think for yourself. guest: first of all, i never sai

jon corzine who had that job approval numbers -- the voters are fed up with him after one term, tired of one-party rule. there was lot of frustration aimed at trenton. in virginia, winter is a one- term limit on the governorship, there is more of an open seat dynamic. mcdonald had a positive agenda putting ideas out on transportation, and job creation. that was a singular focus for his campaign. there was a bumper sticker that read "bob for jobs." that constant stream of policy proposals on education, higher education, charter schools, more assistance for of virginia students, putting aside green space conservation areas -- it was a proactive, positive agenda. in full disclosure, she is a friend, and i volunteered on his campaign, but i think he set a high bar for candidates to reach. host: what happened in 2006 then? why did john mccain lose the white house, why did you lose the congress? guest: if you look back, i mentioned the history of virginia in terms of the counter-cyclical aspects. look at the post-war period, since franklin roosevelt. no party has carried the white house for

let's take the jon corzine example from new jersey.spent $21 million on the gubernatorial race, largely his own cash. his opponent spent $8 million. jon corzine lost that race decidedly, and heat outspent his opponent 3-1. so this idea that money spent determines who wins is wrong, because there is an intervening action, and that is the voters. do i agree with that speech i heard, which was loud an, or to disagree with that? host: california, howard on the republican line. caller: i am reading from "the wall street journal" at tora, justice kennedy emphasized that law designed to control money in politics often bleed into censorship, and that the various core first amendment principles. i am amazed at the liberal side that seems that they come in at an election that is controlled by exxon mobil, cannot come to the fact that their interests are not being served by the major corporations. the people in their -- you people out there in liberal and, if you are not idiots. you have to think for yourself. guest: first of all, i never said th

jon corzine who had that job approval numbers -- the voters are fed up with him after one term, tiredof one-party rule. there was lot of frustration aimed at trenton. in virginia, winter is a one- term limit on the governorship, there is more of an open seat dynamic. mcdonald had a positive agenda putting ideas out on transportation, and job creation. that was a singular focus for his campaign. there was a bumper sticker that read "bob for jobs." that constant stream of policy proposals on education, higher education, charter schools, more assistance for of virginia students, putting aside green space conservation areas -- it was a proactive, positive agenda. in full disclosure, she is a friend, and i volunteered on his campaign, but i think he set a high bar for candidates to reach. host: what happened in 2006 then? why did john mccain lose the white house, why did you lose the congress? guest: if you look back, i mentioned the history of virginia in terms of the counter-cyclical aspects. look at the post-war period, since franklin roosevelt. no party has carried the white house for

. >> democrat jon corzine makes his last state of the state address to the legislature in trenton. you can watch that live coverage beginning at 2:30 eastern here on c. and later, a briefing on the reallocation of the broadband spectrum for emergency personnel. that's live at 5:00 p.m. eastern also here on c-span. >> now available, c-span's book "abraham lincoln:great american historians on our 16th president." from 56 scholars, journalists and writers. from lincoln's early years to his life in the white house and his relevance today. "abraham lincoln" in hard cover or your favorite book cover. in digital audio where audio downloads are sold. go to c-span.org/lincolnbook. >> the deadline is coming up for c-span's student cam 2010 documentary. top prize $5,000. just create a five to eight-minute video on one of our country's greatest strengths or a challenge the country is facing. it must show varying points of view. winning entries will be shown on c-span. don't wait another minute. go to studentcam.org and upload your project today. >> now, democratic michigan representative bart

it was the governor jon corzine's last full day in office. gov.-elect chris christie will be sworn in today. google says that it is postponing the launch of its mobile phone in china amid a dispute with the government over internet censorship. the formal launch was scheduled for tomorrow. the announcement comes as the chinese government says that google must obey chinese laws and traditions. it was the first direct response to google's threat to pull out of the country over censorship and e-mail hacking. those are the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> live this february on "in depth," british historian and a former adviser to the war to thatcher, paul johnson. his latest book is on winston churchill. your phone calls for paul johnson, sunday, february 7, at noon eastern on "in depth" on c- span2. >> did you know that one of the top street news apps for your iphone or itouch is c-span? there is a cap with links to all of our podcast, including a "q&a" and "after words." >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are joined by the authors of "ga

[applause] >> today acknowledge governor jon corzine delivers the annual state of the state address.ll bring you live coverage from the state capital in trenton at 2:30 eastern on our companion network c-span. later, emergency first responders from around the country come together for a news conference on relocating the broadcast spectrum for public safety. live coverage at 5:00 pm eastern also on c-span. >> did you know that the number one free news app for your iphone or ipod touch is c-span radio. now you can get quick and easy access to three streaming audio channels. c-span radio, plus c-span and c-span2. there's also a tab with links ta and "after words" and it's all free and available from the apps store. >> now a senate hearing on high speed rail. the federal railroad administration and amtrak are among the witnesses plus federal regulators and high speed rail advocates. held by a senate transportation subcommittee, this is just under an hour and 50 minutes. [inaudible conversation] >> often at events which are meant to be full, they just invite members of the audience to com

jon corzine gives his last state of the state address. join us later for live coverage of new virginia gov. bob macdonald -- mcdonnell and his first state of the commonwealth address. we will have that for you beginning at 7:00 p.m. eastern. tonight, the head of the communications workers of america on what the role of the federal government should be in expanding high-speed internet in the u.s. and a look now at violent extremism with a special focus on al qaeda recruitment efforts from today's "washington journal." this is about 45 minutes. venhaus is the jennings house army fellow. he was in charge of targeting and assessment in afghanistan. he is here to talk about how young men become extremists. what is the number one factor in a young man becoming a muslim extremist? guest: the most important thing we need to understand about how these young men are attracted to an extremist movement is it starts early. there are some myths, that is economic, has religious factors, but you have to look back at their bases of what they desire as the

. >> today, new jersey governor jon corzine delivers the annual state of the state address.e'll bring you live coverage from the state capitol in trenton, at 2:30 eastern on our companion network, c-span. later emergency first-responders from around the country come together for a news conference on reallocating the broadband spectrum for public safety. live coverage at 5:00 p.m. also on c-span >> next, capitalism and the role of government regulation of the economy. the economy is yuval levin, editor of the journal national affairs, hosted by american enterprise institute. this is hour and 15 minutes >> good evening. my name is lee on cass. fellow at aei. and it is my pleasure to well come you to this bradley lecture, the first of the new year and extend a special well come for those joining us through the wonderful efforts of c-span. the next bradley lecture will take place on monday, february 8th, when professor gerard alexander of the university of virginia will speak on the topic, do liberals know best? intellectual self-confidence and claims to monopoly of knowledge. i

so we replaced jon corzine with the nasa. you're going to have to do your part to help build the conservative women's network. i do want to thank really from the depths of my heart, michelle easton and the clare boothe luce policy institute for helping to bring here today. and for all the work they do on our college campuses in fortifying an encouraging and villages giving an outlet to conservative women across this country of all ages. because i don't want to choose a conservative young women are i can anticipate always be young so i want it to continue and be in a just and ever. i want to thank brigitte wagner who is an old and dear friend. none of you can believe, this woman is a grandmother. can you believe it? this is what grandmothers look like now. i shout out to marley, another member on a remember of our conservative women's network and want to thank the heritage foundation for hosting this. but mainly for allowing me to come into the building and not have to remove my shoes and give me a full body scan. i very much