i can understand, mr. blair, where you may be coming from because these guys make it in your rice bowl, and you may feel, i am doing that. go away. mr. richardson, d you feel that sigar operations are allaire and detrimental to the operation? if you do, i do not know why you are in business. >> i'm not saying siaggar is a layer. i am saying if you put a layer above that, that creates a drain of additional resources. >> i do not think that is what we are thinking about. when and if you two guys go on a business, we need to have a plan and the next balloon goes up. that is all i am saying. i am not saying put somebody in over you guys. that ishat was implied, not the case. support it? >> no, no. it makes more sense, but at the same time, i would say that are we sending a signal that we intend, from here on out --? >> i've heard that argument. that is the same is saying, let's plan for any contingency prepa. i don't buy that argument. >> that argument only does not count if he did not have a counsel for inspectors

mr. blair. >> good morning, chairman thibault -- or chairman shays. thank you for this community to discuss our work on contingency contracting and dod's challenges in this area. effective contracting for goods and services, as you've noted, is a key element to our success in southwest asia, and many in the department have been working long and hard to improve contingency contracting. however, we continue to find the same problems. simply stated, dod needs to get it right in the beginning and then have effective oversight to insure that it gets what it pays for. in order to get it right in the beginning, dod needs to do four things correctly, consistently. first, insure that contract requirements are fully defined and that they meet a mission need. second, select the appropriate type of contract. third, properly compete these contracts. and, fourth, determine fair and reasonable prices.

if i heard you correctly, mr. blair, mr. richardson, to go back to this contingency special ig, i think you both may have characterized it as extra layers, detrimental, et cetera. i can understand, mr. blair, where you may be coming from because, you know, these guys make it in your rice bowl every once in a while. you may feel, hey, i'm doing that, you know, go away. but, mr. richardson, to you, do you feel that sigar operations today are a layer and detrimental to the operation? because if you do, i don't know why you're in business. >> mr. green, commissioner between, i'm not saying that sigar is a layer. i'm saying if you put a layer above sigar for contingency planning then that creates a drain of additional resources. >> yeah. i don't think that's what we're thinking about. what we're thinking about, when and if you two dice go out of business, we to have a plan when the next balloon goes up. that's all i'm saying. i'm not saying put somebody in over you guys and i don't think anybody on the commission is headed in tha

i think at that time, mr. blair was happy with that kind of arrangement. the recessed door, i am not sure when that was done. >> you cannot tell from that list? >> it does not say a remodeled front entrance or anything. it is possible that it was done as part as -- part of accessibility upgrades, which is typical for a commercial building that has been altered in san francisco. >> i do not mean to ask you to come in on something that mr. sanchez says. there is a permit in the way. you have not seen that permit? >> i find out tonight that that permit is with the planning department. the building department has approved the stage. >> i thought i heard mr. sanchez says something about that particular permit addresses the idea of an exterior door. i am assuming this is the exterior door we are talking about at 731. is that a false assumption? >> there are a few doors on the front of this property. >> it would be a different door. >> echoes from 731 to 739 is the actual address. >> what president garcia is talking about a permit that has not yet been issued. we

. >> i doubt there is anyone who knows the british people more than i do, mr. blair, nor who has greater faith in their wisdom and judgment. and it is my belief that they will any moment reject this -- this mood which is being stirred up by the press. in favor of a period of restrabed drn restrained grief and sober, private mourning. that's the way we do things in this country. quietly. with dignity. that's what the rest of the world has always admired us for. chris: come back, we're going to talk about william and kate. they seem destined to be modern monarchs. will they cre-- cement england? be right back. chris: welcome back. buckingham pals is hoping that william and kate will be the revitalizingen toic that the windsors need. style, check, smarts, check. charisma, definitely check. and the kind of worldwide popularity that princess diana had. i guess that's the question. what are the hopes for the monarchy coming out of this great marriage? we hope it's a great marriage. >> the hopes are that the monarchy will carry on indefinitely. if there isn't that question

mr. blair, i know you have been working really hard. i do know that you are finding things that need to be found. mr. richardson, i think they have made their biggest contribution in the whole issue of sustainability. i think you are rightly pointed out that there are too many projects that aren't going to be sustainable. i hope you really continue to speak loudly about this because whatever the sustainability problem is in iraq, i think it is many-fold more in afghanistan. we thank all three of you very much, and with that, we'll close this. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> up next, from c-span student cam, a video on internet regulations. >> then part of today's white house briefing. a discussion on same-sex marriage and california's proposition 8. and at 4:10, a look at u.s. immigration policy, deporta ttions and national security. >> tomorrow bob mcdonnell will talk about -- will be on c-span2. later in the morning, jim lehrer of the pbs news hour will discuss the future of public broadcasting. the university of the school of journalis

mr. flores: coaches blair and schafer and their staff should be commended for their leadership in guiding the texas aggies to their sixth straight ncaa tournament and their first ever national title. and let me add that dan yell adams, the aggies -- danielle adams, the aggies senior all-american, scored the second most points in aggie history. i'm glad to stand in front of my colleagues and say there is no other coach, team orphan base that deserves this more than coach blair, the texas aggie women's basketball team and the loyal fans that texas and -- a&m university. glood job. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the house will be in order, please. for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? the gentleman from louisiana, for what purpose does the gentleman rise? without objection. mr. fleming: mr. speaker, with respect to the possible shutdown, i have to say that this is directly as a result of a distinct lack of leadership. former speaker pelosi showed no leadership in not even attempting to submit a 2011 budget in the 111th congress.

what are blair, natalie, tootie jo, and mr. garrett up to?>> plus when life hands you lemons, you make lemon aid. your fwirls love this group. >> i just found out last night, yeah. >> heirthey're so excited. >> i have too get autographs and guitars. >> well "lemonade mouth," that's the name, they are coming up next. how about more fun from the cast of one of our favorite sitcoms. mr. kotter. >> they had fantastic time. some of the viewers had questions for the "welcome back kotter" cast. start within the origin of the best loved catch phrase of vinnie barbarino. >> hey kotter. up your nose with a rubber hose. >> kay wants to know where did the catch phrase up your nose with a rubber hose come from? >> well it was based on what they really said in bookrooklyn in the 1950s. it rhymed with up your something with mobile gas. we couldn't do that. >> my name is mr. kotter. >> vinnie barbarino. >> juan epstein. >> freddy boom boom washington. >> al wants to know what would your guys be doing now? freddie, what would boom boom be doing? he would have

blair. jo. natalie and tootie. under the watchful eye of house mother, mrs.r adolescence. on screen and off. so, sunday was a night as big as the first coed school dance. all together again for the first time ever at the tvland awards. >> what a great opportunity to say thank you. thank you so much for being so kind for so long. >> reporter: as adults they do seem unscathed, as though they escaped the child star curse. something that soon-to-be 85-year-old charlotte rae, who played the lovable mrs. g, tried to point out. >> i am so proud of my girls. they all turned out to be straight. >> reporter: meeting them backstage, i wanted to make sure i understood precisely what mrs. g was going for. when you got up there tonight and said my girls turned out so straight, what did you mean? >> i meant that with good parenting and -- >> reporter: some people in the audience didn't take it the right way. you meant they all turned out to be great people. >> i was thinking like a tree that grows straight to the sky. >> reporter: got you. >> what did you think? >> reporter