have happened to me during my transition, young boys 10 and 11 years old have come up to me and say mr. mitchjust don't feel safe in my home. that's heartbreaking. when kids get worried about storms and things like that say they don't feel in their home because the ever present nature of crime makes them unsafe that's something we need to change, not just here but all across america. that's the first one. schools are the second. we've been making a lot of headway with innovative ways of approaching different models for schooling from public schools to private schools to charter schools. every kid has got to be able to live and third there is job creation. those three things won't be possible if the city government doesn't work well. we have to spend a fairly substantial amount of time working with the city government all of those things are hard. each one would be hard by themselves but when you to do them altogether it is a particular challenge but it is something i think the people of this city are up for. tavis: what do the numbers suggest to you in terms to have amount of people who have

move over mitch mcconnell urascal. move over mr. chip and pugjohn boehner.our party are now in the heads of sarah palin. michelle backman, glenn beck, rush limbaugh and shawn hannity. today on daytime television we saw the wing team dream attempt palin, balkman and hannity. they have the star power not the backroom schmooz of capitol hill and davis of republicans. cries of succession. got 600,000 men killed back in the 1960s. like jim crowe and george corley wallace. what the world needs now more of this talk, virginia's new republican governor bob mcdonnell has declared april to be confederate history month. to read his proclamation you would think that the war was a joyous war of independence. great stuff all around. got overwhelmed by too much firepower up north. not a word about slavery being the issue or the election of abraham lincoln causing succession. former governor doug water of virginia says the confedate history month stuff is mind-boggling. we're going to talk about what just happened. >>> and will the real john mccain please stand up? never co

move over mitch mcconnell, you rascal. move over mr. chip and pudgje john boehner.party are now on the heads of sarah palin, michele bachmann, glenn beck, rush limbaugh and sean hannity. today on daytime television we saw the wing team dream team of palin, bachmann and hannity. they have the star power, not the backroom schmooze of capitol hill. >>> plus jeff davis republicans. cries of secession and nullification got men killed in the 1860s. cries of states rights got us fellows like jim crowe and

mr. obama's first nominee, sonia sotomayor, was confirmed with nine gop votes. republican leader, mitch mcconnell, jeff sessions voted no. but both were consulted today by the president who is hoping to fan this week's flicker of bipartisanship. cross-party cooperation looks possible under new financial regulations. senate republicans today. >> i think that wear going to get there. i'm very optimistic. >> reporter: both sides agree on a main point. >> number one, that we don't have to bail out firms if they act reck lstzly. >> reporter: but the president's approval rating is back down to about 45% in today's quinnipiac poll. >> the notion that he was a post-partisan president who would be able to bring people together from different ideological perspectives shows that's just not the case. >> reporter: house gop leaders still oppose obama's wall street plan. >> there is, in fact, a permanent bailout fund here. >> reporter: the familiar sound of partisan warfare. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >> the president is expected to name is nominee next month. >>> funeral services we

mr. obama's first nominee, sonia sotomayor, was confirmed with nine gop votes. republican leader mitch mcconnel and jeff sessions voted no. but both were consulted by the president. who is hoping to ban this week's flicker of bipartisan. cross-party cooperation looks possible, new financial regulations. senate republicans today. >> i think that we are going to get there. i am very optimistic. >> both sides agree on main point. >> number one, that we don't have to bail out firms if they act recklessly. >> reporter: but the president's approval rate sing back down to about 45% in today's quinnipiac poll. >> the notion he was a post partisan president who would be able to bring people together from different perspectives, the data shows that's not the case. >> reporter: house gop leaders still oppose the wall street plan there is permanent bailout here. >> reporter: the familiar sound of partisan warfare. sure to get loud as soon as mr. obama names his supreme court nominee next month. live from the hill, steve handelsman, news4. >> steve, thank you. >>> controversial cardinal will not pa

kentucky senator mitch mcconnell spoke about the bill for a few minutes on the senate floor. republican leader. mr. mcconnell: madam president, a lot of smart people have thought about how to prevent a repeat of the kind of financial crisis that we saw in the fall of 2008. we've heard plenty of ideas. but if there's one thing americans agree on when it comes to financial reform, it's that it's absolutely certain they agree on this: never again -- never again should taxpayers be expected to bail out wall street from its own mistakes. we cannot allow endless taxpayer funded bailouts for big wall street banks. that's why we must not pass the financial reform bill that's about to hit the floor. the fact is this bill wouldn't solve the problems that led to the financial crisis. it would make them worse. the american people have been telling us for nearly two years, any solution must do one thing -- one thing, it must put an end to taxpayer funded bailouts for wall street banks. put an end to taxpayer funded bailouts for wall street banks. this bill not only allows for taxpayer funded bailouts for wall

mr. obama. the president used his saturday radio address typically partisanship free environment to rhetorically rough up the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. >> the lead over the senate republicans and the chair of the republican senate campaign committee met with two dozen top wall street executives to talk about how to block progress on this issue. >> reporter: mcconnell took note and reminded the white house it opposes a $50 billion liquidation fund democrats are pushing but may well jettison. >> the president criticized me in his weekly radio address even as his deputies worked to strip the very provision i called in question a few days before. well, they can't have it both ways. >> reporter: meanwhile, geithner works the hill meeting with republicans on a near constant basis by partisan negotiations start today amid geithner predictions of an imminent breakthrough. geithner knows the wall street influence story cuts both ways. take goldman sachs, the powerhouse firm now accused by the securities and exchange commission of fraud. geithner's chief of staff mark patterson was goldman lobbyist until spring of 2008. is the white

mitch mcconnell keeps reciting this mantra. endless taxpayer bailouts. just to get you on the record, mr. chairman, that's a dishonest statement, right? >> completely. and he knows it. he and i have talked about it, it's a complete falsehood, he knows that. we've worked at this so tirelessly, to suggest that is the case. and the further suggestion i've written a spart san bill. i've conducted anything but a partisan committee in trying to arrive at this product. >> your successor on the democratic ticket in connecticut, richard blumenthal, is he running a strong-enough campaign? there's been concern that he's not doing the work 6 a real candidate because he's never had a race before. do you think he's got the stuff to run a really tough campaign and hold that seat for your party? >> no question in my mind about it at all. he's a strong candidate, he's been on the ballot any number of times, he's been a great attorney general. and in my view, he'll be the next united states senator from connecticut filling my seat. >> thank you very much, senator chris dodd, chairman of the banking committ

mr. speaker. i rise today to honor mitch mc cork le who is retiring after 50 years of serving. mitch has demonstrated his ability to innovate time and time again by building fire trucks that are uniquely suited to the landscape of northwest arkansas. the longest serving fire chief, mitch was a visionary in terms of what can be done with a volunteer department. mitch's pride in doing his job and serving his community is an example to be followed and has made west fork a better place. west fork will be losing a fire chief and i commend mitch his service as the fire chief for west fork, his passion for protecting our citizens and continued commitment to our safety. i wish him continued success in his endeavors and i ask my colleagues to join me in honoring mitch, a fire chief whose continued devotion to the 3rd district of arkansas will never be forgotten. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> permission to address the house for one minute and

mr. president, down the get one of our votes let alone 10, 12, 15 of our votes. is that going to be enough? >> there is a lot of issues. that is a big issue. you heard mitch mcconnell, the republican leader talking about the fact that there still are taxpayer bailouts in this bill this whole issue of the fdic, meaning you and me, the taxpayer being on the hook for creditors was still a big issue. we feel that that was pretty much taken care of. >> i have done my own analysis. i can't speak for mcconnell and the republicans. they may focus on -- >> but did you agree that was an issue that they agreed with you on or you agreed with republicans on? >> i have done my own analysis. >> we are not going to get you to -- >> i understand your point. our democrat, trying to be a good democrat. this is one of the things people don't like about washington f they are right, why can't you say their right? mcconnell, maybe his language, rhetoric might be hyperbolic, but he was right on the point, in your point of view? >> his biggest request to change was to move in the wrong direction. if i read him correctly, he was saying don't collect the money from wall street in a

mitch mcconnell of kentucky also discussed the pending legislation concerning financial regulations on the senate floor this week. this is about 10 minutes. . . with. the presiding officer: without objection. mrluctantly voted for a bill that sent money to wall street banks that should have paid for their own mistakes. we were told it was needed in order to avert a global calamity. so i did it. and then i went back to my constituents and vowed never again. never again should taxpayers be on the hook for recklessness on wall street, and no financial institution should be considered too big to fail. so when the financial regulatory bill the majority was about to so when the financial regulatory bill the majority was about to bring to still contained a number of loopholes allowing future bailouts, i raised the alarm. i wasn't about to take democratic assurance that is this bill protected taxpayers. i wanted them to prove it. and that's really what this debate is all about. it's about proving to my constituents and to the rest of the country that we actually do what we say we're going to do around here. because if you haven't noticed, there's a serious trust deficit out there. public confidence i