mr. chertoff's opinion carries a lot of weight. what may not be clear to many americans, however, is that michael chertoff is in business with one of the big companies that makes these machines. he runs a consulting firm and the company is one of his clients. mr. chertoff's claim these machines would have picked up the underwear bomber's device contradicts a gao report that said, and i quote, while formers said advanced technology performed as well as physical patdowns and tests it remains unclear whether the technology would have detected the weapon used in the december 2009 incident based on the preliminary information gao has received. to be fair, mr. chertoff has been a proponent of these machines for years, even when he was head of homeland security and no financial incentive to support them. here he is back in 2008. >> another thing the check point uses is whole body imaging, which includes millimeter wave technology. this technology allows us to detect any item concealed on a person's body, including molded plastic hidden und

mr. chertoff, but i bet your monday megapanel will have plenty to say. ran homeland security, we know that rapid systems is a chertoff client and we know chertoff has been instrumental in slis itting the government to purchase scanners. is this as outrageous as it appears, ron paul -- john duncan, this is more about money than security. >> it's a good story. it would be a little bit better if chertoff was working for the company. >> he's a broker. >> an attorney and former judge and it may be that he's gotten an attorney-client relationship, but it's revolving door stuff. going through that revolving door, making money one way or the other. this is business as usual. don't need this. i'm sure that chertoff, who is a very partisan republican, was against the stimulus. there are 98 current members of congress who voted against the stimulus, then went home to their districts, they cut ribbons or issued press releases when the stimulus money would come into their district. which way do they want it? >> which way do we want it? for me on this one, matt lewis,

mr. chertoff, had advocated for these scanners at the same time his consulting firm was representing companies that made the scanners? >> i don't believe that is an urban legend. i think that is true. after he left government, he founded a group called the chertoff group which does homeland security consulting. one of their clients was this company, rapascan, which is one of the manufacturers of this type of technology. he has been on television advocating for that technology. he may very well believe honestly that this is the best way for the american security system to go but it is sort of a profound conflict of interest, i think. >> and why not make a little profit on the way out. jeffrey goldberg, national correspondent r "the atlantic." >>> republican senator ordering other republican senators to start stopping the s.t.a.r.t. treaty. wendell potter apologizes for the insurance industry scheme to slime michael moore three years ago. >>> the arizona death panel and your amazing response to the plights of randy shepherd and francisco felic. >>> on one side, iran and al qaeda, on the other si