to the point where we say without exaggeration that liberalism, not judaism is now the religion of most american jews. i do not go as far as the cruel wit who once described services and a reform temple as the gave to the torah of judaism. so too as i can testify from the scars on my soul, they regard moving from left to right, or from liberalism to conservatism, with the same horror that their forefathers felt that conversion to christianity. of course, when i speak of the conflict between left and right, or between liberals and conservatives, by talking about a divide wider than the conflict between democrats and republicans, and deeper than electoral politics can go. what the great issue between the two political communities fundamentally turns on, is how they feel about the nature of american society. with all exceptions, duly noted, i think it is fair to say that what the left main disease when it looks at america is in justice and oppression of every kind, economic, social and political. by sharp contrast, the right sees a complex of traditions, principles and institutions that ha

what would christianity be without interaction with judaism? what would buddhism be without its interaction with hinduism? all of the reds, islam, and all this interaction. we have often been told, wrongly, that these are all the isolated traditions in which we shouldn't -- we should be careful about what we do with each other, or borrowing from each other. i sometimes attend a synagogue in boston, and i've noticed that the rabbi there has introduced into the worship there at the synagogue what are quite evidently buddhist elements. so for example, when they say they shalom greeting, he tells them he doesn't want to say, that would be a little too much perhaps. he says now join and we are going to say shalom. he holds that out. [laughter] >> you don't have to be a phd in religion do know that that's something of a borrowing. this is going on across the board. and i think it's a good sign. also, another major change that i see in the nature of religiousness is that the focus moving from a preparation for some of the world, although that's not co

most jews are actually converts to judaism.he book was 19 weeks on the best-selling west in israel. it was on "the jerusalem post." it did not come out in print until october of this year. i am still reading it. it says how we allow one group of non christians to treat another group of non-christians. host: startup nation. " became a cult this year. your favorite book of 2009. caller: what a want to talk about, the most informative book or read was "the corruption of the muslim mind. " i cannot tell you who actually wrote it because i cannot pronounced his name. but even for a devout muslim man that explains the koran, he interprets the chronkoran, we all need to read that to see how they came to the mindset, muslims have to control the world. i want to apologize. may i? back to you. i think peter was the host. i called him -- i am 80 years old. for last year, i have developed a problem. i am going blind. i started reading one the bairaq war broke out. since i was retired, i could read all day. but now in the last year, i have

people who were moved from their homeland and he points out that most jews are actually converts to judaism. it was from the best list in israel. >> host: wishlist in israel was assigned? >> caller: i found out about it a year and a half ago and didn't come out in the united states until october of this year. and i think it has some strong implications of how we allow one group of non-christians to treat another group of non-christians based on mythology. >> host: another view on israel. and this is by dan senior and saul singer. the story of israel's economic miracle came out this year. arizona hear a story from our republican line. your favorite book of 2009? >> caller: hi, i want to talk about the most informative book i've read and that is the corruption of the muslim fine. i can't tell you who actually wrote it, but because they can't pronounce his name. but he is a devout muslim man that explains the quran. he interprets the quran and i think we all need to read that to understand how they came to the mindset they have now that they have to kill that muslims have to control the world.

he points out that most jews are actually converted to judaism and it was on the best-seller list and israel -- >> host: we're in israel, with a best seller list was this on? >> caller: it was all i think [inaudible] or the jerusalem post but i found out about it a year and a half ago and it didn't come out in print in the united states until october this year so i am still reading it and i think it has strong implications on how we allow one group of non-christians to crete to the country to another group based on some type of mythologies. >> host: another view on israel. it is on the economy of bayh paul sing your startup nation of the story of israel's economic miracle can of this year. arizona curious tourists on the republican line. you're favorite book of 2009. >> caller: hello. i want to talk about i think the most informative book i have read and that is the corruption of the law muslim mind. i can't tell you who actually wrote this because i can't pronounce his name but he's a very devout muslim man that explains the kuran he interprets it and i think we all need to read that

bernanke told his parents have always been upset that can mannings down more meaning and judaism than he did. [laughter] >> but it turned out all right for both of them. bernanke goes to harvard. he gets a phd in economics, mit. is a shy, introverted guy. a fan of baseball statistics which seems to be a habit of central bankers. alan greenspan has the same fascination. he becomes the economic equivalent of a paleontologist. he spent his academic career trying to figure out how was it that otherwise smart people at the federal reserve in the '20s and 30s did such a lousy job and let us to the great depression. and it was a fascinating intellectual study, with, he thought, not much relevance today. you fast-forward a bit and february 2006, or 96 seats out of greenspan at the federal reserve. when he is sworn in, george bush comes to the fed for the swearing in, and describes our greenspan quite accurately as a rockstar, which he was at the time. sort of amazing how things, how quickly things can change. [laughter] >> ben bernanke comes to the fed convinced that his mission is to follow

most jews are actually converts to judaism.he book was 19 weeks on the best-selling west in israel. it was on "the jerusalem post." it did not come out in print until october of this year. i am still reading it. it says how we allow one group of non christians to treat another group of non-christians. host: startup nation. " became a cult this year. your favorite book of 2009. caller: what a want to talk about, the most informative book or read was "the corruption of the muslim mind. " i cannot tell you who actually wrote it because i cannot pronounced his name. but even for a devout muslim man that explains the koran, he interprets the chronkoran, we all need to read that to see how they came to the mindset, muslims have to control the world. i want to apologize. may i? back to you. i think peter was the host. i called him -- i am 80 years old. for last year, i have developed a problem. i am going blind. i started reading one the bairaq war broke out. since i was retired, i could read all day. but now in the last year, i have

microfinance combines the principles of all the privileges of the world, islam, christianity, judaismnd that principles of self-help if you look for them. host: go ahead, don. caller: this capitalism that we try to spread through microloans, whatever -- in america, we have a totally screwed up -- if you look at athletes, entertainers, they have no obligations politically. all they do is make their money. there is no age restrictions, the note certain levels -- no certain levels, gatekeepers -- if you are an athlete, basketball, baseball, you can turn professional an early age. but academics -- we are not funding our most gifted students, and they have a rigorous bureaucracy to have to go through to be accepted. guest: i think the caller makes a couple of good points. access to education is a key part of economic empowerment. grameen foundation has put together educational scholarship for the children of the clients. in terms of entertainers and various types -- certainly, you cannot generalize, but i would say that last year, i traveled to haiti with the actress yeardley smith, the vo

presbyterian church washington office, religious coalition for reproductive choice, union of reformed judaism church of christ, general board of church and society, unitarian universalist association of congregations. we're proud to have their support for our position. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. enzi: mr. president, i assume that added a few additional minutes to our time as well. the presiding officer: the senator from wyoming is recognized. mr. enzi: i yield ten minutes to the gentlewoman from new hampshire, mr. johanns. mr. johanns: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from nebraska. mr. johanns: mr. president, let me start my remarks by offering my words of support and really commendation to senators nelson and hatch for offering this amendment. they -- they have long been champions of the pro-life cause, and i applaud them for putting the time and effort into this amendment to get it right, bringing it to the floor and offering it, and i'm very proud to stand here today, mr. president, as a cosponsor of this legislation. a