host: mr. simon?st: let me first, if i could, go back to what professor turley was saying about the oral argument. it is very interesting to see, and it will be interesting to see, how justice scalia will refrain the question, and to track -- how justice scalia will from the question, and justice kennedy in particular. sometimes justices ask questions in a way to communicate to other members of the court, and eight will be interesting to see the dialogue among the justices on the court. as to the viewer's view on mandates, the government has imposed a number of mandates. taxation, for example. conscription during world war ii. it is not unprecedented that the government really, in terms of uniting the country, and looking to the general will fare of the country -- general welfare of the country, may impose certain regulations on citizens. host: st. louis, missouri. independent caller . caller: first of all, if you have to pay the medicare premium once you are 65 and on medicare, the individual mandate

. >> mr. simon heart. >> i know that the prime minister will agree that the air ambulance is a fantastic charity, which enjoys support across a whole house. a particular air ambulance needs to raise 5 million pounds a year. first of all, let me join my on rabble friend in paying tribute to the air ambulance center. they do a terrific job in spongding to emergencies and saving many, many lives. we are increasing the amount that charities are able to trade on. i think that will be a significant help to great charities like the ones he mentioned. >> when the disability minister came to wales last week, it is for them to -- i think when she said others, she meant you, prime minister. and as you know the welch government has already said it's committed to supporting the railroad workers. for the welch factories for the next three years, in order to s ensure that all those factories that can have a future do have a future. >> i will look careful the proposal that's put forward. what i would say is whether

mrs. paulamr. simon wilson. mrs. wilson. [unintelligible] mr. stewart taylor ii mrs.ivan taylor. >> hi, how are you? >> i am very excited. >> mr. stephen gilbert. mr. oliver dowden mrs. lauren mann. mrs. smalls. mr. samuel hines. mrs. stacy mills. mrs. denise lewis. >> i am delighted to be here. [inaudible] i cannot begin to put it into words. i am filled with anticipation. [inaudible] i do not think so. the challenge is on. >> the honorable judge. mr. james lassiter. mrs. lassiter. mr. george tunis. mrs. ulga tunis. mrs. luiz ann rodgers. ms. hilary rosen. mr. john jkelly. mr. and mrs. -- mr. paul shinkman. dr. john feliz austion. mrs. maggie austin. mrs. lynn kaufman. >> we broke away there momentarily to take you out front. the president and first lady awaiting the arrival of david cameron and his wife samantha. live coverage here on c-span. >> very pretty. they look better than us. >> present. >> mr. george clooney. >> smiled. . mr. kerry -- mrs. dorothy -- >> great to be back. >> mrs. carrol -- mr. charlie rose. ms. amanda burden. mr. tony james. mrs. annabelle j

mr. simons was so focused on helping us read; he'd watch our eyes to make sure we were reading smoothly.w much teachers care... the more you know >>> sometimes i'm mystified as to why we have to attribute a rally to any particular statement by the fed, of course. yesterday, one of those puzzling days. ben bernanke made the same comments he's made a half dozen times and worth a half a percent in the market. does anybody really believe that? did it matter? of course not. silly. yesterday's huge rally was ascribed to bernanke. you would think if bernanke would talk again tomorrow say same thing again, we would get another big move. that's not true. the suckers who believe the fed-to-market relationship are the same dopes that said oil would go down if the dollar was strong or gold would go -- strong or any number of false positives that don't play anywhere except in the media. if the fed is bogus, what drove things? market mechanics. even after today's lackluster session, many managers are underinvested or didn't beat the benchmarks. yesterday bought stock they knew they would be more inves

mr. simons was so focused on helping us read; he'd watch our eyes to make sure we were reading smoothly.much teachers care... the more you know >>> you know what was really shocking about the $200 million disaster that was "john carter." it's disdi -- disney has spent so much time and energy explaining to us for many quarters that movies could no longer hurt their bottom line that hard. the idea is disney explained it was because the movie business was so episodic that they were going to make fewer and more reliable pictures and keeping with what has already worked. was there anything about "john carter" which fit that bill? was this epic flop supposed to be the beginning of the next "pirates of the caribbean" franchise? did anybody recall that pirates started as a theme park ride? the spectacular, colossal failure of "john carter" did send a chill up any spine about "the hunger games" given that i have been recommending lion's gate since i heard they were going to turn the trilogy into movies. the chill hasn't come from what i have seen so far. i hated the "john carter" trailer. i love

simon hart. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i know the prime minister will agree that -- [inaudible] is a fantastic charity. typically needs to raise about 5,000 pounds a year. will he support my efforts to make it easier for charities to get the gift aid that they're due? >> well, first of all, let me join my honorable friend in paying tribute to the ambulance service. they save many, many lives. we are providinghree billion pounds a year in tax relief for charities of which gift aid makes up around a billion, and that's taking it up to 5,000 pounds, and i think that will be a significant help to great charities like the one he mentioned. >> ann. >> thank you, mr. speaker. when the disability minister came to wales last week, she said it was for others to consider whether budgets should be devolved to wales. i think when she said "others," she meant you, prime minister. as you know, the welsh government has already said it's committed to supporting the workers in wales. will you, therefore, devolve the -- [inaudible] for the w

mr. hughes must be heard. simon hughes. does the prime minister agree that one of the best ways of helping families on low and medium income to build more affordable housing. and give labor relations in longed, 350,000 families on the waiting list, can you assure us that there will be more country >> we do want to get our housing market started again, including affordable housing, and that's why the higher right to buy the discounts. at the same time, we're doing more to kick start those -- can't get under way because of problems withfina be and that's putting extra money into those schemes to make sure that building takes place this year or next year. >> john mcdonald. >> part of the -- must come, could have only come from the police force security services. when 3,000 mostly celebrities had their telephones hacked. the government -- the whole section went 3, -- many of them have lost their livelihoods. the factory simply suggested they go to the ippc. why is there one group for justice to celebrities and another for worki

simon hart. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i know the prime minister will agree that -- [inaudible] is a fantastic charity. typically needs to raise about 5,000 pounds a year. will he support my efforts to make it easier for charities to get the gift aid that they're due? >> well, first of all, let me join my honorable friend in paying tribute to the ambulance service. they save many, many lives. we are providing three billion pounds a year in tax relief for charities of which gift aid makes up around a billion, and that's taking it up to 5,000 pounds, and i think that will be a significant help to great charities like the one he mentioned. >> ann. >> thank you, mr. speaker. when the disability minister came to wales last week, she said it was for others to consider whether budgets should be devolved to wales. i think when she said "others," she meant you, prime minister. as you know, the welsh government has already said it's committed to supporting the workers in wales. will you, therefore, devolve the -- [inaudible] for the

mr. icahn. james simons and a look at mr.alio who also made an enormous amount of money the year prior. probably the number one earning overall, although paulson is close, as well. steven cohen came in at $585 million. ken griffin showing up again. but when you look at these numbers, the enormous compensation, i always make the point that a hedge fund that has revenues of $500 million or a billion dollars has a very good year. it employs as few as 30 people. whereas a company started by an entrepreneur that has that number might the employ 1,000 or 2,000. >> taxation very favorable. so if i were president obama, i would look at this and say look at these guys. they pay almost nothing and the people at that 1,000 person plant, they're paying at a much higher rate. >> and yet money continues to move into hedge funds. the market is the market. if institutions and pension funds feel that they can get a better return with hedge fundses, that's where the money is going. but we've had so few hedge funds in 2011 that really outperfor

simon says mr. obama has gotten very lucky. boy, has he.ush limbaugh went on the radio, called a georgetown law student a slut and prostitute for her position on birth control. about two dense advertisers, including aol are spud hair commercial. two radio stations have taken him off the air. my guess is there will be more to follow. the billest gift to president obama, limb because's comments and the pathetic response by the candidates could end up drawing women away from the republican party. it's still the economy, stupid. here's the question. when it comes to being elected president, is it better to be lucky than good? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile, post a comment on my blog, or go to our post on "the situation room's" facebook page. i'll be hitting that nohdoz later tonight. >> we're going long. >> i want you to stay on until alaska's returns are in. >> i know, that's going to be a while. stand by. >> okay. >>> let's dig deeper on the whole rush limbaugh controversy. two radio stations have dropped his talk show. they join a growing list o

mr. karzai. john? >> tensions, distrust and more. sarah simon for news kabul. >>> the still unidentified u.s. army staff sergeant accused of this massacre is being flown to the detention center at fort leavenworth kansas today. that statement coming from his attorney. our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence has been working his sources. chris, so because of the suspect here the staff sergeant arriving at fort leavenworth, where does that take news the process? does that mean we're closer to charges or he has a new place for detention? >> reporter: we've been told him coming to fort leavenworth is separate from actual charges being filed. but we are told that it's likely that he will be in fort leavenworth probably within the next few hours or at least by later on tonight. but again, charges we may not see those until possibly tomorrow. however, there is a good chance we may know exactly who this man is by the time he actually lands and is taken into fort leavenworth. >> interesting. that's one of obviously the big questions we're trying answer who is the suspect. chris as we try to get this

megyn: simon, do you think mr.anetta was trying to go for, what we need is an international mandate. it's not permission. we need the support. other countries so we don't have a got it alone strategy in the muslim world where it will create belowback on americans worldwide. >> ask usama bin laden in pakistan whether barack obama got permission to taken by * out. this notion that he's willing to defer to others the national security of the united states is ridiculous and insulting to what he has done as president. he has taken more unilateral action through drones to take out bad guys then arguably the preceding president. what panetta was trying to say and we have been talking about people who used the words inartfully when they discuss things in public. what panetta was saying is in this case it would be better to go with the coalition. it worked in libya. what's amazing to me to his to the debates is this assumption what we did in iraq and afghanistan where we led with the military without a strong plan for what

simon pro bono award. madam president, i yield the floor, and i would suggest the absence of a quorum. quorum call: quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. harkin: i ask that lucy stein -- the presiding officer: we're in a quorum call. mr. harkin: i'm sorry. i ask the proceedings under the quorum call. i ask that lucy stein and sarah neumann be granted floor privileges. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. harkin: i've come to the floor today to speak about a truly remarkable american. a truly remarkable visionary, a dreamer, an adventurer, a doer, most importantly a young man who has devoted himself to service to others, far and above the normal call of duty. the young man's name is matt rutherford. this is matt rutherford, and i'm going to tell but him and his remarkable adventure and his feat that's been unparalleled. he's a 38-year-old ohioan and here's what he's been doing since june the 13th of last year. on june the 13th of last year, he set sail in his 36-year-old, 27-foot alban vega boat named st. brendan. he left annapolis, maryland, june the 13th of 2011 and is attempting to sail nearly 25,000 miles, from annapolis,