mr. steele. some people say, republicans, that one of the reasons you have difficulty talking about racial slurs is that perhaps you made one of your own this week. let's put up what you said on hannity this week. >> one of the best political documents that's been written in the last 25 years, honest engine on that. >> chris: congressmen of both parties say that's a racial slur. >> if it is, i apologize for it. it's not intent to be a racial slur, i wasn't intending to say a racial slur at all. the reality of it is that's not the same as what we were were talking about before. that's not saying i'm a loose cannon, wild dog running around not able to be controlled. the reality of it is i'm trying to push our party to take its head, lift it up, point to the future and move forward. the opportunity is here, whether you talk about healthcare or any other issue of the day to engage. engage america with conservative ideas and principle that really matter. we haven't done that in a long time. it's time

host: mr. steelwhat are your expectations of the upcoming tea party convention with the former sara palin as headliner? guest: that's going to be exciting to watch. i'm not unfortunately, have gotten all the background what that event will be like, but i expect it'll be across section of america coming together to express strus administration and also aspiration that leadership will do one thing and that's listen to them. and that's something i've tried to emphasize in my book right now. listen. my mother used to tell me when i was a little boy. the first thing you got to do is shut up and listen to people. when i ran for office in maryland and so forth, you know we took the time to listen to people and that's what these folks are going to be gather the information and hear. i think it'll be exciting to hear sara talk to them. host: gary. baltimore. republican line. caller: i want to take a moment to thank you for the work you're doing and there's a lot of republicans out there that have been on the

mr. steele. >> caller: good morning, mr. steele. >> good morning. how are you? >> caller: i'm a hospital. i'm sick. i'm so glad to be able to talk to you. i have a few quick statements and a history from a different side that you are not familiar with. i was a tea partyer before tea partying was cool. i'm a conservative. i'm a constitutionalist. >> yes. >> caller: and for years, we were supporting ron paul and out there protesting against the taxes and all of this taking of our constitutional rights and so forth. and what happened was when it grew and began to get attention and the people started coming out, that was when the guilties began to see that obama was just like bush. >> uh-huh. >> caller: and i wanted to make a statement just quickly. the fact of the matter is, we were all patriotic, because we were real conserve tyes did not support the illegal war. iraq having nothing to do with 9/11. now we are still called unpatriotic because we don't support obama. i want to tell you -- excuse me. i'm sorry so sorry. >> host: can you wrap this up? >> caller: yes.

host: mr. steel, what are your expectations of the upcoming tea party convention with the former sara palin as headliner? guest: that's going to be exciting to watch. i'm not unfortunately, have gotten all the background what that event will be like, but i expect it'll be across section of america coming together to express strus administration and also aspiration that leadership will do one thing and that's listen to them. and that's something i've tried to emphasize in my book right now. listen. my mother used to tell me when i was a little boy. the first thing you got to do is shut up and listen to people. when i ran for office in maryland and so forth, you know we took the time to listen to people and that's what these folks are going to be gather the information and hear. i think it'll be exciting to hear sara talk to them. host: gary. baltimore. republican line. caller: i want to take a moment to thank you for the work you're doing and there's a lot of republicans out there that have been on th

jumping down further in the article, where tea party candidates were against republicans, mr. steel expects them to come together. if the republican incumbent or candidate is running and a tea party candidate is in the race, my expectation is that the tea party member would support the republican as we would support the tea party members. different perspective from dick armey, who has become a leader in the tea party movement, who says it would be unwise for the republican party to count on tea party support. this is not a situation where grass-roots activists are trying to make themselves attractive to republicans. it is -- what can we do to make them understand how they can be attractive to us." phyllis, democratic line. nashville, tennessee. caller: hello. i think we need a republican congress as much as we need a toothache. how quickly they forget which party caused the economic downturn in the first place. who turned a record surplus into a deficit. how quickly they forget the party that kept down the minimum wages of those at the bottom by giving tax cuts to the rich, tax cuts

mr. steele, if we could start politically, if he were a betting man how many seats do you think that the gop will pick up or lose in the 2010 congressional election? >> guest: the challenge with that in january is that as we are beginning this primary process and getting ready for the elections there's still a number of important districts around the country where individuals are considering running for having folks in state legislatures deciding to go to congress so there's a lot of moving pieces so it's hard to say the with the trend is going it clearly abodes well for republicans in the house and the retirements, the fact i believe there may be a few more blogs to decide to come to the republican way. it's been to be hard to come back to the district's and argue for the spending and growth of government in district that have no toleration for it. and so i'm looking forward to some significant pickups. i don't what that is. i can't put a finger or number on it in january. but i think the work that the rnc and the national republican senatorial congressional committees have been doing i

mr. speaker, especially the most important in recent years, health care should be done openly, openly so we can see what is taking place. i say open up the steel gates. quit hiding the facts from the citizens. mr. president, open the gates of transparency and openness. and mr. president, tear down these walls of secrecy and that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. and the chair will remind members not to direct their remarks to the chair. ms. brown from florida. for what purpose does do you rise? ms. kaptur: ask unanimous consent to claim the time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. you are recognized for five minutes. ms. kaptur: the first hearing of the financial crisis inquiry commission was held last week and the four biggest bank chief executive officers were brought in for questioning from goldman sachs, jp morgan chase, bank of america and morgan stanley. the american people expect these men to be held accountable for what their banks did our country. they came away with no sweat on their brow. the bankers in the photo are lloyd blanch fein from goldman sachs who said h

mr. tucker. they would not collect -- they would not let him get steel or parts.ver in europe, there is a car that goes 600 miles of air. -- on air. you can get it with an inboard generator and once you have: 600 miles, it takes about 3.5 hours to refuel. that technology is being purposely kept from the u.s. people. it doesn't need oil for fuel and once you get it, you are set for life. parts are easy. host: thank you for calling. more live looks from the convention center in washington at the washington auto show. we are looking at the future of the industry. san antonio, independent line, good morning. caller: what was your opinion on the e1 and these cars that can recharge themselves by wheels turning when they are driving? host: what is your opinion? caller: my opinion was that there was too much control on the petrol industry. that put the e1 to a halt. electric cars they are trying to produce with rechargeable batteries, it runs only on electric until the car actually runs out of battery juice and the gasoline engine kicks in and while the wheels turn, it is

mr. obama asked gates to stay on the job shortly after winning the 2008 election. >>> we will find out what almost kept hillary clinton from taking the secretary of state job and republican party chairman michael steelemad and he's not going to take it anymore. >>> living in one of the most trying of times since the great depression. government spending trillions of dollars and counting. a debt that will burden our children and grandchildren for years to come. >>> this is a fox news alert. you're looking at a map of london heathrow airport. we are getting news from our sister network, sky news, that armed guards went onto a plane. it had been taxiing down for dubai. they removed one suspect. he was cuffed, according to witnesses. there was bomb sniffing dogs put on that plane. it's an emritz airliner. we don't know the results of that search. however, the people on board the plane have been taken off the plane, another part of the airport. just happening. we're getting more news. this comes at tense times as security has increased at airports all around the world since the christmas day bombing attempt on the airliner bound for detroit. we're waiting for more information. again, london heathrow airpo

mr. obama asked gates to stay on the job shortly after winning the 2008 election. >>> we will find out what almost kept hillary clinton from taking the secretary of state job and republican party chairman michael steelead and he's not going to take it anymore. my joints ache so bad, i wake up in pain every day. i want to know why. i want to know why my hair is falling out. how did this happen? how did this happen? a little pain in my knee. that's how it started. that's how it started, this rash on my face. now it's like my body is attacking me. i want answers. announcer: when you don't have the right answers, it may be time to ask your doctor the right question. could i have lupus? >>> this is a fox news alert. you're looking at a map of london heathrow airport. we are getting news from our sister network, sky news, that armed guards went onto a plane. it had been taxiing down for dubai. they removed one suspect. he was cuffed, according to witnesses. there was bomb sniffing dogs put on that plane. it's an emritz airliner. we don't know the results of that search. however, the people on board the plane have been taken off the plane, another part of the airport. just happening. we're getting more news

host: mr. steel, what are your expectations of the upcoming tea party convention with the former sara palin as headliner? guest: that's going to be exciting to watch. i'm not unfortunately, have gotten all the background what that event will be like, but i expect it'll be across section of america coming together to express strus administration and also aspiration that leadership will do one thing and that's listen to them. and that's something i've tried to emphasize in my book right now. listen. my mother used to tell me when i was a little boy. the first thing you got to do is shut up and listen to people. when i ran for office in maryland and so forth, you know we took the time to listen to people and that's what these folks are going to be gather the information and hear. i think it'll be exciting to hear sara talk to them. host: gary. baltimore. republican line. caller: i want to take a moment to thank you for the work you're doing and there's a lot of republicans out there that have been on th