if something happens to ford you get someone that ford picks, and that nelson rockefeller. this is what the 25th amendment provides, kind of apostolic linear procession from the president who has the mandate and they cost duchenne he ordained for your term. that's the provision of the 25th minute. google for republican president you get republican policies for four years in the white house, or for democratic presidents, four years of democratic policies are and that vision of the 25th amendment is most consistent with cabinet succession where you are getting someone to really be elected, the duly elected president handpicked or someone who follows in that line. that's what you get with cabinet succession. you do not get that with congressional succession. so president and vice president die or disable sequentially, under the 25th amendment samaras you are going to get party continuity. but if they both are taken out of action at the same time, you get massive discontinuity in tension with the vision of the point that the minute. second tension, the 25th amendment envisions

he called up a story for me, he said, he wanted me to do a story on vice president nelson rockefeller, vice president under ford, and then afterwards there was one key thing that walter always did. if he liked your report, he called you up and said that was a great report, you did a good job. no matter where you were in the world, he would find the time, pick up the phone, and give you an at a boy. >> i like the view of behind the scenes because so many knew him as a figure behind the desk. thanks very much for joining us. >>> coming up notice second half of "reliable sources" -- media declared the sonia sotomayor hearings a bit of a snooze but does a supreme court nomination take a backseat because of no fireworks. >>> terry moran on why late night news is beating dave and conan. so that's why, you know we've adjusted >>> back to "reliable sources" in a moment. first, update on a news story breaking. the pentagon identified the american soldier shown in a videotape posted on the internet late saturday by the taliban. private first class 23-year-old from idaho. listed as missing captu

two or three or four, a christian science monitor, they were concerned about this guy because nelson rockefeller in january 1945 i am 43, after luning was dead did a piece in the weekend magazine the sunday magazine of a three or four page item with pictures in which she talked about luning sixth of reckons as a master spy. it was a self congratulatory we just destroyed the master spy of the new world. so they were very much attuned to him and what he was doing. i think i will leave it there. i have stuff about the literary aspects of people who made novels but i want to make sure we have time for questions. if you're interested in some of the literary aspects you'll have to ask. >> i just have a couple of quick one's. how did he gets from germany to cuba because the war was going on at that point*? maggie took a spanish vessel out of barcelona. he organized it himself actually. his handlers wanted to put him on a vessel going out of portugal and go down to argentina that was operated that was supposed to be planned by thomas cook, the british he was smart enough on his own to realize going out

when you had people like nelson rockefeller. when you had the senator gold water from arizona, you had some incredible, outstanding americans who were republicans. it seems to me newt gingrich, john mccain, the governor of minnesota, the governor of florida, and the former vice president cheney really should step up to the plate and denounce this lunatic fringe. they don't need to say anything directly about obama. the american people have already said that by making mr. obama their president. but these lunatics need to be put in their place. >> what do you make of senator shelby joining this bandwagon? this zoo train actually is what it is. senator shelby of alabama has been on this program many times. why would he join those who actively question the president's americanism? is he in fact a native-born american president? he is joining this. the nine republican gentlemen have all joined this. i wonder if this is not about documentation but pigmentation. would they be doing this to a george w. bush, or a ronald reagan? somebody

. >> i have watched bobby kennedy, nelson rockefeller, you get people around you who are smart -- i did school. start hanging around with smart people, it's amazing what it does for you. >> if sarah palin had been vice president for four years -- she's obviously extremely bright, intelligent, tough, can make decisions. she doesn't have the information base. a couple -- a lot of folks come to congress like that. >> thank you, pat buchanan. i see you studying every afternoon. tom defrank. >>> sarah palin's farewell address has been good fodder for the late night comics. we'll have that when we come back. we have the best jokes from letterman, stewart, colbert, in the "sideshow," all about palin. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. the doctor diagnosed arthritis in my right knee. but with aleve, i don't have to worry about my knees hurting. only two aleve can stop pain all day. that would take three times as many tylenol arthritis pain. aleve works for me. >>> welcome back to "hardball." time for the "sideshow." talk about a symbiotic relationship. sarah palin was more or less brough

>> the last people that brought themselves up in our business, i've watched bobby kennedy, nelson rockefeller-- i did it in school. start hanging around with smart people, it's amazing what it does for you. >> if sarah palin had been vice president for four years -- i think you -- she's obviously extremely bright, intelligent, tough, can make decisions. she doesn't have the information base. as tom says. frankly, it's a couple of years -- i mean, a lot of folks come to congress like that. >> thank you, pat buchanan. like you do, pat. i see you studying every afternoon. tom defrank. sir. you beat "time" to the big story about dick cheney. >>> sarah palin's farewell address has been good fodder for the late night comics. we'll have that when we come back. we have the best jokes from letterman, stewart, colbert, in the "sideshow," all about palin. - hi. - crowd: hi! i hate my phone. what do i do? ( shouting ) this is crazy. you. let's run a free upgrade check. see if you're due for a new smartphone. don't i need to go to my carrier's store for that? no, you don't have to. we sell phones and plan

if something happens to ford you get someone that ford picks, and that nelson rockefeller. this is what the 25th amendment provides, kind of apostolic linear procession from the president who has the mandate and they cost duchenne he ordained for your term. that's the provision of the 25th minute. google for republican president you get republican policies for four years in the white house, or for democratic presidents, four years of democratic policies are and that vision of the 25th amendment is most consistent with cabinet succession where you are getting someone to really be elected, the duly elected president handpicked or someone who follows in that line. that's what you get with cabinet succession. you do not get that with congressional succession. so president and vice president die or disable sequentially, under the 25th amendment samaras you are going to get party continuity. but if they both are taken out of action at the same time, you get massive discontinuity in tension with the vision of the point that the minute. second tension, the 25th amendment envisions

if something happens to ford you get someone that ford picks, and that nelson rockefeller. is what the 25th amendment provides, kind of apostolic linear procession from the president who has the mandate and they cost duchenne he ordained for your term. that's the provision of the 25th minute. google for republican president you get republican policies for four years in the white house, or for democratic presidents, four years of democratic policies are and that vision of the 25th amendment is most consistent with cabinet succession where you are getting someone to really be elected, the duly elected president handpicked or someone who follows in that line. that's what you get with cabinet succession. you do not get that with congressional succession. so president and vice president die or disable sequentially, under the 25th amendment samaras you are going to get party continuity. but if they both are taken out of action at the same time, you get massive discontinuity in tension with the vision of the point that the minute. second tension, the 25th amendment envisions a reg

from the ford administration. 1975-1977, jim cannes went from working with former governor nelson rockefeller to working with president ford in the white house. he was involved in the full range of domestic policy activities and assistant to the president for executive affairs and domestic for the council. he's written a wonderful book called "time and chance." gerald ford's appointment with history. more recently, he also published a book called "the apostle paul." it's a good book to know about. we also have from the nixon years, eagle bud croge, who currently is in congress, a senior fellow on leadership ethics and integrity in washington. he was part of the staff when john arofman was in the white house. famously, of course, he mentioned this in his own biographical writings, he was co-director of the white house plumbers, and out of that experience has spent 35 years now thinking about issues related to integrity in public office and in business and in other domains. the principles in this discussion, and the first 45 minutes or so, we'll be hearing a lot from bertram carp and roger port

census, signed by 17 senators as follows: reid, rockefeller, dodd, specter, durbin, begich, udall of colorado, bingaman, casey, ewe call of new mexico, nelson of florida, dorgan, mccaskill, and gillibrand. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now ask consent that on monday, july 13th, at 4:30 p.m. the senate proceed to executive session and at that time there be an hour of debate prior to the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination. that the time divided as follows, 5 minutes each for -- 15 minutes each for collins, shelby and vitter, 15 minutes equally divided between senators lieberman and carper. at 5:30 the senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture. then the senate vote on confirmation of the nomination. upon confirmation of the nomination be -- the confirmation be laid on the table and the president notified of senate's action and the senate resume legislative session. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: are we in morning business? the presiding officer: we are not in morning business. mr. reid: i ask unanimous conse

that's gerald ford and if something happens to ford, you get someone who ford picks and that's nelson rockefeller. this is what the 25th amendment provides, an apostolic linear succession from the president who has the mandate and did constitutionally way. you get republican policies for four years in the white house or for democratic presidents, four years of democratic policies. and that vision of the 25 amendment is most consistent with cabinet succession where you're getting someone really the elected -- the duly elected president hand-picked or someone who follows in that line. what's you get in cabinet succession. you do not get that with congressional succession. so if the president or vice president die or disabled sequentially you're going to get party continuity but if they are taken out of action at the same time you get massive discontinuity in vision with the 25th amendment. the 25th amendment envisions a regime in which presidents are -- when the vice-presidency becomes vacant because the president is dead and the vice president steps up or the vice president has died or resigned, w

appropriations act signed by 16 senator senators as follows: rockefeller, udall of new mexico, pryor, kaufman, lincoln, conrad, hagan, begich, dorgan, baucus, nelson of nebraska, kohl, inouye, bennett of colorado, landrieu, and schumer. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask consent that the cloture vote on the substitute occur at 5:30 p.m. monday, august 3. if cloture is invoked, postcloture time be considered to have begun as if cloture had been invoked at 11:00 a.m. on monday morning. further, mr. president, i have a cloture motion at the desk on the bill itself. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on h.r. 299, the agriculture appropriations act for fiscal year 2010 signed by 17 senators as follows: mr. reid: i ask that reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: again, you renew my request, mr. president, that the cloture vote occur on the substitute a 5:30 on monday, august 3. and if cloture is invoked, postcloture time be