mr. baucus: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the following individuals on my staff be granted floor privileges during consideration of the confirmation of judge sotomayor: indicate lynn cohen, emily yeska, andrew dusek, dan huffman, rayful graybel, phillip feldman, josh gardner and marie wildman. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. baucus: mr. president, i ask consent that lori safdi, aaron gyle and kathleen roberts, law clerks on senator leahy's judiciary committee, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the debate on the nomination of sonia sotomayor. the presiding officer: without objection. for the red sox. rick, what have you seen from penny when you've watched him this season? >> well, he's a different guy. he's not the 97mph guy anymore. talking with john ferrell the pitching coach of the red sox, i said, what's the key for him tonight? what do you look for? he said, south, he's got to be down in the zone. we're going to use our k zone and highlight the 92, 93mph

mr. baucus added, meani ining camer. and he posited the agitators were paid and probably from out of state. i could just sense it he said. first hint that some of the senator's instincts might be admirable but it is wrapped inside that caustic reminder this is the brain trust now running health care for democrats in the senate. meanwhile in another town hall event in dartmouth, mass last night congressman barney frank dismissing a nazi comparison as all such comparisons should be dismissed. >> they say we need to limit medicare expenditures in order to do that, in order to reduce the deficit. that's the origin of this policy. this is the t4 policy of the hitler policy in 1939 where he said certain lives are not worth living. certain people we should not spend the money to keep them alive. my question to you is why do you continue to support a nazi policy as obama has expressly supported the policy. why are you supporting it? >> i'm going to revert to my ethnic heritage and answer your question with a question. on what pl

mr. baucus. >> aye. >> mr. bennett of colorado. >> aye. >> mr. bennett of utah. >> aye. >> mr. bond. >> aye. >> mrs. boxer. >> aye. >> mr. brown. >> aye. >> mr. brownback. >> no. >> mr. burr. >> no. >> mr. burris. >> aye. >> mr. byrd. >> aye. >> mr. cardin. >> aye. >> mr. caper. >> aye. >> mr. casey. >> aye. >> mr. cockburburn. >> no. >> mr. cochran. >> no. >> mr. corker. >> no. >> mr. cornyn. >> no. >> mr. crapo. . >> no. >> mr. dodd. >> aye. >> mr. durbin. >> aye. >> mr. ensign. >> no. >> mr. enzi. >> no. >> mr. franken. >> aye. >> mrs. joelgillibrand. >> aye. >> mr. graham. >> aye. >> mr. grassley. >> no. >> mr. gregg. >> aye. >> mrs. hagan. >> aye. >> mr. hatch. >> no. >> mrs. hutchison. mr. inhofe. mr. johnson. mr. kaufman. >> aye. >> mr. kennedy. >> aye. >> mr. kerry. >> aye. >> mr. kohcole. >> aye. >> mr. kyl. >> no. >> mr. lautenberg. >> aye. >> mr. leahy. >> aye. >> mr. levin. >> aye. >> mr. lieberman. >> aye. >> mrs. lincoln. >> aye. >> mr. lugar. >> aye. >> mr. martinez. >> aye. >> mr. mccain. >> no. >> mrs. ms. ccaskill. >> aye. >> mr. mcconnell. >> no. >> mr. menen

mr. baucus. >> absolutely, i think if a main stream conservative paper like the denver post which is a hugeforce in this region, it is coming out saying the public option is absolutely necessary and as you'll notice, the message was necessary to keep costs down. that's a fiscal conservative message, if that's the message coming from a moderate conservative editorial board that's very big, i think it is a message from the white house that it's got to get back on the message. >> david thanks for the update from denver, we appreciate it and tamron, you know the anti-reform crowd on the right own the early part of august, you almost get the sense that things are starting to pick up on the left as far as the last couple of weeks of this month and that could make it very intriguing. >> those that think this debate is dead or that we have seen the best of the back and forth, i certainly think they're wrong after this recess. >> fewer flights, longer lines, five hour waits on the tarmac and now, a new government run baggage program? >> yes, david, a congressman from the great state of illinois has

mr. baucus, you are not the senator from schering-plough global health care even if they have given you 76 toward your re-election. ms. lincoln, you are not the senator from devita dialysis. because, ladies and gentlemen, president lincoln did not promise that this nation shall have a new death of freedom and that government of the corporation by the corporation for the corporation shall not perish from this earth. good night and good luck. >>> my very great pleasure now to once again say good evening to my dear friend, rachel mads dow. >> hi, keith. become back. we missed you a lot. tonight we report on the somewhat scary turn toward a political tactic in this country. we have upsetting footage to show you from settings that used to be for politics that are now descending toward something that looks a lot more like street fights. the senator john ensign scandal also takes a turn today raising some difficult questions now for the republican party itself. and cash for clunkers worked so perfectly that obviously it must now die. senator sherrod brown of ohio will join us. we begin tonight wi

mr. baucus? ey aye. >> what are the political consequences? time for the fix.es tore the politico. talk ethnic politic here's. is this going to be a crashing defeat for republicans? people like mccain and kyle and people out west especially? >> from the obama administration when they put up sotomayor. such a political activist. the republicans had to not go after her and basically, as w h with -- >> your estimation, did they go soft on her? >> not for political reasons. it's fair to vote against someone if you don't believe in her qualifications. she was incredibly qualified and the tone that surrounded her. i remember watching those confirmation hearings. i felt uncomfortable. not only as woman, but also -- >> what about -- >> lindsey graham. started coverage saying, i like hispanics, went after that. that was uncomfortable. as a woman, it was condescending. everyone saw him shaking his finger at her asking if she has the right -- >> but he voted for her? >> he's smart. in the background of the -- >> okay. roger, these guys know all this and voted against the

mr. baucus and mr. grassley said mr. mcconnell and several others. the head of the blue dog organization -- he is one of the top recipients of money from the insurance lobby. this is what it is all coming down to -- money talks and integrity walks. host: let's get a reaction from our guest this morning, sam youngman. the insurance industry's role in all this? guest: they have been very effective. a lot of these ads do not pay for themselves. they have been able to incite a very intense and unified reaction throughout the country. in fact, i have been surprised at just how well organized the opposition to this has been, when you have a bunch of what appear to be individual voices saying the same thing, and it has been incredibly effective. i think the caller's criticisms of the campaign, your missions from health insurance groups to some of these lawmakers -- she is probably not alone in that criticism. host: in "the wall street journal" story, "the insurers are set to brief the biggest sigh of relief with the public plan dropped, wellpoint inc., whic

mr. obama meeting with a bipartisan group of six senators from the finance committee about the health care bill that appears to be stuck in their limited negotiations. after the meeting democrat max baucus say the they described the only bill republicans won't come aboard. "if republicans aren't there, it could get to the point where sometime after the recess democrats have to go in another direction. i hope now, but we have to fate facts." after he said that, we tempted to card him. it was really max baucus. town hall meetings appear to be more about the man senator baucus met with today, president, than about the health care he's trying to enact. and addressing constituents, the friendly crowd loving it when the republican congressman joked about the lynchings democrats are receiving at their own events. >> the difference in the town hall meetings and almost got lynched. [ applause ] you're not approving lynchings, because you don't -- but people are really upset at some of this -- and for very good reason they're upset. >> mr. aiken, never assume. largely upset because of 9 misinformation by the republican spin and astroturf groups formed by the health care industry. unlike democrat

mr. scott covenant and act that reflects an increasingly hateful and racist debate. max baucuset a mid- september deadline for reaching an agreement with committee republicans on health care overhaul bills, but the senators have said that date could change. finally, american express and discover said it will soon stop imposing fees and customers who are charging over their credit limit. this is ahead of new regulations set to take effect in regular. -- take effect in february. "washington journal washington journal" continues. host: we're back taking a look get headlines. on the front page here, a story about president obama's management style. how much detail is enough? these reporters read, many presidents have directed policy from on high 0 commissioning details. mr. obama has adopted a different style, particularly with economics. jimmy carter was the famed micromanage, often at odds with his own advisers, and cut a lot of criticism for his focus on details. you need to find a balance between over-generalizing and too much detail. that was said by the white house budget dir