well, we are first in the nation in massachusetts. and health care coverage for arrears -- for our residents. first in the nation student achievement, first in the nation in clean energy initialties, we are growing jobs faster than 45 other states. coming out of recession stronger. we're the only state in 2007 who's bond rating has strengthened. we have a lot to do. but we are making hard choices, engaging -- some cases even upsetting some of our friends, in the name of generational responsibility. i'm proud of that. we don't have term limits. but i'm not going to run again. i'm no fool. i miss the private sector. i will say. especially on payday. but it's been a great run. thank you. >> i'm also an alum of the better chance. native of south side of chicago. >> where did you do to school? >> st. paul. >> in new hampshire? >> where did you grow up on the south side? >> jeffrey manor. >> he knows something. when were you there? >> graduated in 2001. >> oh he's old. he was chaplain. >> i'm interested in knowing how your transition from c

and when the massachusetts declared dependence he was elected first governor massachusetts that put himin control of the massachusetts independence movement and sam adams to the background and other constitutional convention to possibly three terms but never again was a figure of importance of other national or massachusetts history he became the governor of massachusetts, he was vice governor during hancock's last term at the beginning of the 19th century hancock the idea of exceeded to the governorship, he was elected for one term and then he died, but he never again had any importance in american politics or state politics. we have time for one more question. we for the microphone, please. they knew each other the continental congress and they both served in the continental congress. so the new each other there. but john adams was a staunch conservative, and adams was a fiery radical. when -- sam adams got to the continental congress most of the congress did not call congressman, it was of the delegates gradually isolated him in the of the radicals and the had little to do in the con

markey of massachusetts. the chair: the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. markey: i thank the chair and yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. markey: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman in the first quarter of this year, the oil companies actually were able to make $35 billion in profits. but in my amendment, we're able to save them -- say to them that because of a flaw in leases, in the 1990's, which require them to pay no royalties on public lands, taxpayers' lands, for oil they're drilling for right now and charging $100 a barrel, $4 a gallon at the pump, that there's something wrong when the taxpayers don't get anything back so what my amendment says is that they can't apply for any more leases on taxpayers' land unless they're willing to renegotiate the mistaken leases that were given to them that by the way will allow them to escape having to pay $53 billion in taxes. in royalties. that's another word for taxes. royalties. when you're talking about oil, royalties is the word we use to describe taxes. an

massachusetts governor duval patrick discusses his life at the national press club in washington. this program originally aired live on-line. it is about 45 minutes. >> in january 2007 duval patrick became the first african-american governor of the commonwealth of massachusetts. one of only two african american governors elected in american history. that was just when tramp in step in along the improbable journey that began on the south side of chicago. from a chaotic childhood to an elite boarding school in new england to a soldier doing relief work in africa to the board rooms of fortune 500 companies and add to a career in politics governor patrick has led an extraordinary life. throughout his journey he was guided by the advice of his grandmother. hope for the best and work for it. now is my pleasure to introduce governor patrick. [applause] [applause] >> thanks you very much. thank you all for coming out this evening. i appreciated very much. .. >> i am not running for anything, and as for political scores, there's some staff here who know i like to settle political scores in

declared -- massachusetts declared independence, he was legislated first governor of massachusetts putting him in control of the massachusetts independence movement and forced sam adams into the background. sam adams went to the constitutional convention and was there for two, i think two, possibly three terms, but never again was a figure of importance in either national or massachusetts history. he became governor of massachusetts, he was vice governor during hancock's last term at the beginning of the 19th century. hancock died, he exceeded to the governorship, elected for one term, and then he died, but he never again had importance in american or state politics. >> [inaudible] >> we have time for one more question. >> [inaudible] >> wait for the microphone, please. >> what was the relationship between sam and john adams? >> well, obviously, they knew each other at the continue thenal congress. they both served in the continental congresses, so they knew each other there. john adams was a stodge conservative, and sam was a fiery radical. when sam was in the continental congress, most o

the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. markey: i yield two minutes to the ranking member of the subcommittee, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. holt. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for two minutes. mr. holt: mr. chairman, i thank my friend from massachusetts. i rise in strong opposition to h.r. 1230. this is the first in the republican amnesia acts that ignores what happened last year in the gulf of mexico. it would force the department of the interior to rush into holding new leases in the gulf of mexico and off the coast of virginia, not far from new jersey, i might add, even though congress has not enacted a single piece of legislation to improve the safety of offshore drilling. the president's spill commission reported that offshore drilling in u.s. waters is four times more deadly than drilling elsewhere in the world, even for the same companies. clearly there's a safety problem that must be addressed. and i must emphasize because they have talked about it again and again, they are talking abo

the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. markey: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from virginia,. mr. connolly. the chair: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for two minutes. mr. connolly: thank you. i thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, you know, i hate to say it, but what we are hearing here on the floor of the house of representatives in defense of this legislation is snake oil. somehow the commuters, the hard-pressed commuters and consumers of gasoline in this country are supposed to believe that if today we unleash all possibility of oil drilling, gas drilling offshore, continental united states, we are going to be producing barrels of oil. false. we are going to reduce the price of oil today equally false. in fact, there's plenty of evidence that the market that drives oil is relatively an elastic. we heard earlier today on the floor of this house, driving is down. demand is down. supply is up. but so are prices. in fact, if you look at this chart, there's an erie -- eerie, correlation between oil profits

keating of massachusetts. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 257, the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. keating, and a member opposed, will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. keating: thank you, mr. chairman. and, mr. chairman, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. keating: i rise to urge my colleagues to support my amendment to h.r. 1231. as our constituents saw high gas prices, oil companies are are reporting profits. these firms are eating up more and more of our constituents' paychecks, and where is it going? only a small portion of the profits are reinvested back in the company to pave the way for efficiencies and research into alternatives to oil. rather, oil companies are providing bumps to stockholders and high bonuses to their company glecktiffs, a pat on the back for high prices at the pump. my amendment would provide transparency for the u.s. taxpayer. the amendment requires the secretary to disc

defending the health care plan he passed when he was governor of massachusetts, that many regard as the model for the obama health care plan. we get the story from our chief white house correspondent chuck todd. >> reporter: mitt romney had hoped to put his health care policy problems behind him today. but the conservative "wall street journal" editorial page would have none of it. linking romney's ideas to president obama's. inciting serious flaws in the republican's candidacy. >> i, in fact, did what was right for the people of my state. >> reporter: by the time he got to a classroom at the university of michigan this afternoon, he was on the defensive. >> a lot of pundits are saying i should stand up and say this was a mistake. but there's only one problem with that, it wouldn't be honest. >> reporter: as governor in 2006, romney signed a law that required everyone in massachusetts to have health insurance. a model for obama's 2010 health care reform. >> one similarity that i know bothers people a lot, is the fact that there's a mandate in the massachusetts plan that i put into place

which, like the massachusetts model, penalizes people who do not buy insurance. today, in a breathtakingly scathing editorial, the conservative "wall street journal" said of romney, if he does not change his message, he might as well try to knock off joe biden and get on the obama ticket. but, for those hoping for an apology, romney said -- >> there's only one problem with that. it wouldn't be honest. i, in fact, did what i believe is right for the people of my state. >> reporter: romney did say he would work to repeal the president's plan and hand over power to individual states. >> our plan was a state solution to a state problem. and his is a power grab by the federal government to put in place a one size fits all plan across the nation. >> reporter: the question is, will that be enough to escape the shadow looming over his shoulder? now, the romney team wanted to address this early before his official announcement, before the first debate, so it could focus on other issues he wants to talk about but that's not going to be easy. this was the first response fro

the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcgovern: i feel i need to clarify the record on a couple of things. my friend from north carolina said the republicans want to protect medicarism suggest she read the bill that she voted for. and other republicans voted for. the so-called ryan budget. the way they protect medicare is by destroying it. they turn it into a voucher system. . it means seniors will pay more and get less protection. it is outrageous what they're proposing. more and more americans are reading the bill and are outraged by what they are seeing. democrats and i hope some thoughtful republicans will stand firm and protect medicare. it is the most important, successful, program in our history, along with social security. and efforts to dismantle it, and to put more burden on our senior citizens for their health care and to -- basically a major giveaway to the insurance companies, is not protecting medic

he was defeated because massachusetts, connecticut and new hampshire didn't want that to happen.t, in fact, the tide of history was moving with madison. those states did ultimately do that on their own. >> jon: in some respects there's a good kernel of history here that is holding on it to. it's not completely al cami but it's ignoring the 200 years after it. sort of like making the argument we had shr slaves. in the original constitution we had slaves so the founders would be okay. >> precisely. listen, as i hope people who read my book will appreciate. >> jon: nicely done. nicely done. do you have a couple minutes. here is what we're going to do. you should get the books because they are great and well written and everything. we're going to go to commercial. we're going to come back. we'll put up on the web the rest of my conversation with this fine historian, "plan, honest how can expedia save me even more on my hotel? by giving me huge discounts on rooms hotels can't always fill. with unpublished rates. which means i get an even more rockin' hotel, for less. where you book ma

his own program in massachusetts. >> our plan was a state solution to a state problem. and his is a power grab by the federal government to put in place a one size fits all plan across the nation. >> reporter: the gop is still pushing other potential candidates to jump in. among them, indiana governor mitch daniels. he was president bush's budget director, and big donors are already promising their support. hundreds waved run mitch run signs as daniels took to the stage in indianapolis last night. while he admitted a run for the white house isn't out of the question -- >> i'm not saying i won't do it. >> reporter: he still seemed undecided. >> it's never been any intention of mine. >> reporter: on the democratic side -- >> good morning, obama for america. >> reporter: things are much clearer. president obama isn't expected to face any major competition. and just yesterday, his campaign headquarters in chicago opened for business. and at this point, most polls show president obama has a big lead over potential gop rivals. betty, back to you. >> all right, tara mergener i

markey of massachusetts. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 245, the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. markey, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. markey: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself two minutes. mr. speaker, one year has past since the deepwater horizon accident, yet bp, transocean, haliburton and cameron continue to argue in court which of them deserves more blame for the 11 deaths and environmental devastation. bp continues to fight the estimates of the amount of oil spilled in order to minimize its liability. and more than one year after the beginning of this disaster, congress has still not passed any legislation to improve the safety of offshore drilling and ensure that the lessons of the bp spill are incorporated into future drilling. the co-chairs of the independent bp commission have testified before the natural resources committee that the accident could have been prevented and the commission found that the

a poll showed that 84% of massachusetts residents are satisfied with the plan. why isn't that good enough for you? >> well, governor romney is not here to defend himself so i am not going to pick on him or the position he took in massachusetts. but i will tell thu. the answer to our health care problem is not to drag it into washington, d.c. and create a top-down, centralized, limited-choice, limited-option system. we took a different direction in my state of minnesota. i governed there. the direction for health care reform is to empower individuals and families to make choices that are best for them. if they need, let's give it to them directly. president obama stood in iowa on the night of the iowa caucuses and he promised the nation that he would do health care reform, focused on cost containment. he opposed an individual mandate and said he was going to do it with republicans. he broke that promise. he jammed down our throats one of the most partisan and misguided policies in the history of this nation. it is going to make health care costs worse. >> senator

matthew israel, was in a criminal court in massachusetts.tate attorney general on charges of misleading a grand jury and destroying evidence. the case stems from an incident in 2007 in which two students were mistakenly administered dozens of shocks. for years, dr. israel and supportive parents have argued that his method, while controversial, has been the only help for their children. over and over the center has shown us videotapes like this one, which they say prove that students with severe disabilities improve after receiving the skin shock treatment. when we told the center we were doing this follow-up, they even threw in one of their success stories from florida to tell us that the shock treatment, though painful, had worked for him. >> looking back, i'm thankful for it, because i'm now a contributing member of society. i have a high school diploma. >> reporter: but not every former student feels that way. >> that was the worst part of my life. >> reporter: he was at the center from the ages of 10 to 15. he received the shock treatmen

former massachusetts gov. mitt romney it is going to be forced to defend it and attack simultaneously the massachusetts health care plan, and acted on his watch as governor, and attack the president's healthcare plan. >> a lot of pundits say i should stand up and say this whole thing was a mistake. there is only one problem with that -- it would be honest. i did what i thought was right for the people of my stay. >> i agree with mitt romney, who recently said he is proud of what he accomplished on health care. >> that is a preview of what you're going to hear if he gets the nomination. can he finesse this? >> no. >> fatal flaw? >> no, but it is a millstone around his neck. if he did not have this, he would be to prohibit a front runner. republicans often annoyed one guy early -- anoint one guy early. he would be the guy, the nominee. this is the reason we have a race. he proposed a plan in "usa today" this week which i think was quite reasonable, and he had a chart showing the defense between his plan and obam

some would say let's do exchanges like did in massachusetts.e will decide to give subsidies for private coverage. there will be different alternatives. there will be flexibility to deal with the chronically ill population, with high risk pools, and risk adjustment. these ideas would be tried out and are now being tried out by various states. that was put on ice when obama care was passed. the second point, empower individual ownership. i think this is critical. i would make sure that we give the same tax treatment to individuals who buy insurance that we give to individuals who get insurance from their big employer. what would that do? in a lot of cases, an individual was say, you know what? general motors or ford or chrysler -- i have to be fair here -- instead of your plan, i want to get my plan. so the amount that you are paying for bluecross or whatever, give me the money and i will pay for my own plan. then people can get a plan that fits their own needs rather than what has been determined by the human resources department of a big corpor

peter alexander, nbc news, roxbury, massachusetts. >>> and that is our extended special one-hour broadcast for this tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

the massachusetts. i do a lot of research, first thing you see in beacon hill is a portrait of daniel webster. that is part of the problem. a lot of americans think that daniel wrote the dictionary particularly in massachusetts. so i want to tell you about webster's incredible shrinking reputation after his death in 1843. when he died he was considered a national treasure. one historians said he was up there in america's trinity of fame along with columbus and washington. in the 1850s, jefferson davis, was a senator from mississippi, said we have a unity of language with which no other people possess and we of this opportunity above all to noah webster's yankees selling book. today if noah webster is not confused with daniel he is best known for the dictionary. in his lifetime he was best known for his speller that came out in 1783. that was the harry potter of its day. that book -- america had a population of three million in seventeen 83. in its first year that book sold 5,000 copies. over the next ce

ends up in boston in 1749 as a silversmith and that's where he begins to counterfeit colonial massachusetts notes and over the next five or six years he builds a huge intercolonial network that spans from rhode island, new hampshire, massachusetts, all over. >> how easy is it to counterfeit at that time? >> the printing quality of the bill is by our standards but it did require a tremendous skills as an engraver one of the things you see most counterfeiters are for engravers because it takes tremendous physical dexterity to engrave a copperplate in reverse. that's what was required. >> how much -- first of all was there a national currency? were there for 13 different types of currency federal official? >> in the colonial era there's 15 different types of currency and after the revolution it becomes even more confusing because instead of colonial government we have private banks all across the country all printing verdone notes so there's hundreds and then later thousands and the peak is more than 10,000 different types of notes in the 1850's circulating all over the country. >> how did tha

the chair: the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: mr. chairman, i'm proud to yield two minutes to the ranking democrat on the armed services committee, mr. smith. the chair: the gentleman from washington. mr. smith: thank you, mr. chairman. i rise in strong support of the mcgovern amendment because i believe it puts us on the best path to successfully completing our mission in afghanistan. i think it is very reasoned and very well thought out. one of the keys to successfully completing this mission is to hand over responsibility to the afghan people for their security and for their government. the mcgovern amendment does not say pull all the troops out now. at the end of the month or year. it says, we must begin, we must put in place a plan for drawing down so we can shift that responsibility. i also agree with some of my colleagues who oppose the amendment, i think our men and women in the armed forces, in the last six months to a year, have made enormous progress in afghanistan. the surge of troops that president obama ca

some would say let's do exchanges like did in -- like we did in massachusetts.will decide to give subsidies for private coverage. there will be different alternatives. there will be flexibility to deal with the chronically ill population, with high risk pools, and risk adjustment. these ideas would be tried out and are now being tried out by various states. that was put on ice when obamacare was passed. the federal government was taking over. the second point, empower individual ownership. i think this is critical. i would make sure that we give the same tax treatment to individuals who buy insurance that we give to individuals who get insurance from their big employer. what would that do? in a lot of cases, an individual was say, you know what? general motors or ford or chrysler -- i have to be fair here -- instead of your plan, i want to get my plan. so the amount that you are paying for bluecross or whatever, give me the money and i will pay for my own plan. then people can get a plan that fits their own needs rather than what has been determined by the human

the gentleman from massachusetts reserves.

is that the 10 to massachusetts vs. epa? -- is that akin to massachusetts vs. epa? >> there are quasi-sovran standings. massachusetts has proprietary standing because of its coastline and so forth. it recognizes full sovereign standing, which only a sovereign has, and that rises in defense of its code of laws. >> it set out the categories. >> how would be good attorney general of the commonwealth of virginia in force this state statutes other than by bringing this lawsuit? >> he would enforce against anybody who was breaking into was a private party. >> how would a private party by late this? -- violate this? >> so if a corporation in north folk said to john brown, i will hire you, but as a condition of your hire, you have to accept this health insurance plan that we provide. is that would you are saying, they could not do that? >> they could not do that if they terminated the employee -- the only way could be enforced against the federal government -- >> i am asking for enforcement against anybody anywhere anytime. i am having difficulty understanding how this stat

a lot of americans think you know what the dictionary, particularly in massachusetts. so i want to tell you about webster's incredible shrinking reputation after his death in 1843. when he died, he is considered a national treasure. one historian says he is up there in america's trinity of fame along with columbus in washington. in 1850, jefferson davis who is then senator from mississippi says the following. we have a unity of language which no other people possess and rarely above all to noah webster's spelling book. today noah webster is not confuse that daniel is best known for the dictionary. but in his lifetime he was best known for his valor. it comes out in 1783. and that was the harry potter of his day. they had 3 million in 1783 and its first year the book sold 5000 copies. over the next century that book would sell 100 million copies. and that looked outside generations of americans how to read including jefferson davis and with his valor, his dictionary, which came out half a century later, noah webster give this american english and that this singular achi

he couldn't do it again on the health reform, his reform in massachusetts.he really believes that the individual mandate is important. but for conservatives in the party, the individual mandate is the red line. i think he's going to have a really tough time with the nomination in that context. it makes him a very fragile front-runner in new hampshire. >> sure. the essential problem for republicans is to win a national election, you've got to have someone who's neither middle but the electorate that will nominate a are very conservatives and not in the same place where a majority can come from. the democrats had face problems in the past like that in the '60s and '70s. this is a big fundamental problem for republicans and there's nothing in this race that indicates they'll work through this in a way where they'll nominate someone who can fight for the center. >> couple other things happened this week. one of them is newt gingrich got in. i'm of two minds about whether he's driving a conversation or really could be nominated. when you look at newt gingrich and

the gentleman from massachusetts. mr.: i yield two minutes to the ranking member of the subcommittee, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. holt. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for two minutes. mr. holt: mr. chairman, hank my friend from massachusetts. i rise in strong opposition to h.r. 1230. this is the first in the republican amnesia acts that ignores what happened last year in the gulf of mexico. it would force the department of the interior to rush into holding new leases in the gulf of mexico and off the coast of virginia, not far from new jersey, i might add, even though congress has not enacted a single piece of legislation to improve the safety of offshore drilling. the president'spill commission reported that offshore drilling in u.s. waters is four times more deay than drilling elsewhere in the world, even for the same companies. clearly there's a safety problem that must be addressed. and i must emphasize because they have talked about it again and again, they are talking about high oilpri

. >> host: massachusetts is up next. your question. sorry, let me -- i've got the wrong order. montana caller, you are on the air. >> caller: i enjoy watching "criminal minds" on tv, and it's supposed to be based on the behavioral analysis unit of the fbi. i wondered if they did work with the agency itself and use dramatic versions of their cases sometimes? >> guest: yeah. "criminal minds" is in many ways an accurate representation of the work that the behavioral analysis unit does. it's an elite group of profilers based at quantico where the fbi academy and laboratory is. one of the things that's sort of wrong about the show, understandably for dramatic reasons, is that very rarely do those behavioral analysis officials or sort of profilers end up actually deploying to the scene of an evolving crime. they're often called in remotely via conference calls or sort of examine cases over a long period of time. they're not often on the front lines of solving a breaking, evolving crime in the way that they are for "criminal minds." >> host: just basic statistics, how many fbi personn

so you didn't need to be in massachusetts, for instance, to spend massachusetts money. >> so if somebody was traveling from philadelphia to new york city -- >> yeah. >> -- what would they bring with them? >> well, it depends. in the early republic period, what you'd want to do is buy what was considered eastern paper or city paper which is bank notes printed by very reputable banks in the east, places like boston, new york and philadelphia. but if you were traveling particularly to the west, you would see quite a bit of what's called western paper which was passed at a discount. it was shaved a certain percentage based on the reputation of the bank that issued it. so you'd want to have, essentially, the strongest paper currency with you, and then you'd be able to buy up the cheap paper at a discount. >> did the continental congresses or the constitutional convention address the issue of money? >> well, the continental congress gets into a lot of trouble during the revolution because they start printing their own paper currency to fund the war. they are, they need money. i mean, there's r

the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: thank you, mr. speaker. and i thank the gentleman from new york for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcgovern: thank you. mr. speaker, i rise today in strong opposition to this rule and a very strong opposition to the underlying legislation. mr. speaker, here we go again. another week, another day, another bill that helps record profit making big oil but does absolutely nothing to help american families paying $4 at the pump for gasoline. although republicans continue to frame these efforts as a cure for rising gas prices and a way to decrease our dependence on foreign oil, the truth is that oil prices are set on a world market. it's simply not possible for us to drill our way out of these problems. yesterday in the rules committee i offered an amendment as a stand-alone bill again that would eliminate subsidies for big oil. while i do not agree wi

and hundreds of volunteers helped honor the dead at a veterans cemetery in massachusetts.he 50,000 graves now has a flag. the father of a war veteran killed in afghanistan made it happen. amalia bereda of wcvb has his story. >> i just want to hug him one more time. >> reporter: instead, paul monte can only caress the gravestone of his son, medal of honor recipient jared monte, who died in afghanistan in 2006. what makes the visit different, that monte and the 56,000 other graves at the massachusetts memorial cemetery, each as an american flag in memory of memorial day. paul monte made that possible he called for volunteers to help him and they came by the hundreds. >> it just warms my heart that we are finally able to honor all of the soldiers who have died for our freedom. >> it has to do with remembering those who have given their lives. and who are not among us anymore. as a family member that means a lot to me. >> what do you think you touched in people by doing this? >> hopefully, hopefully went to their hearts and make them realize that freedom isn't free. >> reporte

. >> volunteers and civilians in massachusetts and around the country placing flags at grave sites of the fallen. >> this is what you do on memorial day. you honor the people that gave everything so that we have the lifestyle that we have. >> reporter: from south carolina's ft. jackson -- to california and hawaii. a take to thank and remember america's war heros, kurt gregory, nbc news. >>> overseas, libyan ruler moammar gadhafi may be ready to accept a truce to end the fighting in his country, according to south africa's president who met with gadhafi in tripoli. however, rebels are rejecting the offer because it does not require the leader to step down. the rebels are about to launch an offensive against gadhafi. just yesterday, eight top libyan officers defected urging fellow soldiers to do the same. >>> in the wake of a nato air strike that killed civilians over the weekend, what mid karzai announced the decision to no longer allow air strikes by nato forces. nato apologized but argued those strikes are a necessary tool and that they are always carried out with afghan coordination

this happened in wisconsin the and this happened in calif and then it spread to california and massachusetts these are not red states these are the bluest states in the union and there is no choice but to cut the budget as a tie or three where you know there are three where your top three countries in the world for education terms of turning out really high quality students are singapore south korea and denmark and those three countries teachers make as much as and when you say when you see bankers first thing i imagine is like moustachioed people if i carry like a big dollar sign bank. i'm not i'm not very. good and that particularly through the wall street i don't think has anything to do with this there is a mythology in america unfortunately i had some great teachers they helped me along but obviously i don't know i don't think smart i don't think teachers are heroes and we can't take any sacrifice with a boy you've never tried to teach it by good budgets either maybe that's the case but the fact of the matter is that there's some great teachers and some porky chairs the teachers unions

e.j., he fought for universal health care and got it in massachusetts.it, and he gives a speech this week and he does it in a powerpoint pren suasion. this is the new mitt romney. he's not wearing a tie. apparently, he's never going to wear a tie for the rest of his life. but he talked specifically about the individual mandate at the core of his health care plan and this is what he said. >> i also recognize that a lot of pundits around the nation are saying i should just stand up and say this whole thing was a mistake, that it was just a bone-headed idea and i should just admit it, it was a mistake, and walk away from it. and i presume that a lot of folks could conclude that if i did that, that would be good for me politically. but there's only one problem with that, it wouldn't be honest. i, in fact, did what i believed was right for the people of my state. >> is that going to work? there's a big liability for conservative voters. >> this pundit, to quote mr. romney, thinks he'd be better off to really buy the whole thing he did, because it was an extra

act he left the republican party over and by the way they were right so why are they doing it in massachusetts and why are they doing it in california through what why are they cracking down on teachers why are they cutting him at cutting the edges it's always easy to cut down on the ape to crack down on the people who are the weakest you know there's the teacher there's not a lot of just to say i was wondering i was i mean there's one speech two points i made here one is that be there you know god created teachers you know inspired mythology don't make a ridiculously low amounts of money if you compare them on a per hour basis we're going to work better with accountants and some engineers there that could bring about one of most fed working americans there and then the really and the reason that they're cracking down on this is because tommy have not discovered governments of the three governments the money tree for where they can pool the money to pay the teachers when they don't have it it's called ending the recession resurrecting the banks years in jail the president criticize scott walke

five massachusetts teenagers pleaded guilty earlier this month to reduced charges in the bullying that led to the sued of 15-year-old phoebe prince last year. schools across the country are stepping up their anti-bullying programs and that's tonight's "weekend journal." a visit to a school district that's ahead of the curve. high school seniors liam callahan and josh rivera watson know what it's like to be bullied. in seventh grade, a group of kids did it to liam every day. >> they would just sort of hit me, like, slap me in the back of the head or whatever they felt like doing at the time. >> mitchell: the bullying josh experienced as a fourth grader was so rough he changed schools. >> i used to get picked on for just my size. i didn't want to cause any ruckus. i usually just kept it to myself. >> mitchell: their school district in pittsfield, massachusetts, has taken steps to make all that less likely to happen today. the message is clear-- bullying is not cool. this year, liam and josh were among the school leaders who competed in the talent contest, raising money for anti-bullying

he signed in to law in massachusetts.as he proposes a very different plan for the nation in 2012. it's time now for our sunday group. brit hume, fox news senior political analyst. nina easton, "fortune" magazine. kim strassel of the "wall street journal." and mort zuckerman, publisher of "new york daily news." brit, did governor romney do anything this week to solve his problem with republicans who think that romney-care is way too close to obamacare? >> no. when he said that about, you know, he couldn't repudiate the program or disavow it because it wouldn't be honest, he also could have said because it's true that he couldn't disavow that and flip his position on it because he's already flipped on several issues and has something of a reputation -- he flipped on abortion, flipped arguably on gun control. critics of his will list others that could be seen as flip-flops. i don't think he could do it. he was too far out on this limb for too long to saw the thing off. he did the best he could. but conceptual similarities be

i never felt like i lived in a city in los angeles, but when i lived in massachusetts, where i live, i was close to boston. i had such a great time in boston but i did not like massachusetts so much because it was cold, the culture was foreign to me. when i came to san francisco, the first time i came, there was a rainbow over the bay and there was something calling me. i was 20 at the time. i knew that this was a place i needed to live. the history here, you can see it in terms of buildings, you know the history from, labor history, hit the history, history of what happened in 1978 with milk, mosconi. but i wanted to be a part of its. >> what got you involved in politics? >> i had been involved in politics for decades. i was doing work around central america, supporting people in central america, protecting against u.s. imperialism, and their right to live. i was doing a lot of work on campus in college. head of work against apartheid. i was involved in a lot of the efforts to push back on efforts to remove affirmative action, prop 209, all kinds of work around ballot measures that

>> he dried this week to deal with the liability by giving a speech that what he passed in massachusetts is not like what president obama put forward. a lot of critics in his own party didn't buy it, and the romney information didn't think they would buy it. the way they see this is sort of like getting a flat tire-- you put on a spare, it doesn't look as good, the car can't go as fast but allows the car to move forward. in the case with romney, he hopes to put it to the side and go forward with his major critique, which is with a weak economy, voters will look for a candidate with his experience. >> mitchell: a familiar name in republican circles and in this country. >> he is very, very well known and that's an asset and liability. for some he is the longtime fighter for consensussative causes with big ideas, but for others he has multiple marriages, has admitted to adultery and his end in congress was contentious. with a weak field he knows how to billion a political organization and the drive that is required and those are assets. >> mitchell: rick daniels getting a lot of buzz right

. >>> a heartless crime, a massachusetts woman caught on video stealing a child in need. watch as this video. the woman took money from a donation jar. it was supposed to go to a 7- month-old battling leukemia. a stranger heard about it and put out the jar to raise money. >> i was disgusted how she like -- even showed a picture of the baby on the jar and told her story and she took it. >> it's disheartening somebody would go and take from any kind of donation jar, especially one a child put out to help another child. >> the thief only stole about $20 but she has been caught on tape stealing another donation jar at a gas station down the street. >>> a tribute to pope john paul the second. >>> the vigil just hours before the late pope is to be beatified. he is being honored for reportedly healing a french nun from parkinson's. tomorrow's ceremony puts him on the path to saint hood. >>> poking fun with the president. the commander in chief takes a stab at comedy tonight and his biggest target was donald trump. >> nobody is happier, prouder, to put this birth certificate matt

, boston, massachusetts. lureen mcneil, director, bureau of recovery services, new york state office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, new york, new york. carlos hardy, director of public affairs, baltimore substance abuse systems, incorporated, baltimore, maryland. john, what role does language play in forming public opinion on addiction and mental health issues? i think language plays a critical role in the way that, after all, it's the, it conveys the meaning of, of what we're trying to express. and so i think it plays a very important role and we should think carefully about the terms that we use because of that. so, why does some language impede the understanding, lureen, of, of our field and the way we refer to people? well i think particularly now that we have this new recovery framework, people are holding on to the old language. and the new language really holds the fullness of the framework, it really shows the validity of the framework, it shows the reality of recovery. and so the fact pe