lee's nomination. the reason why i wholeheartedly support ed lee is because he is a qualified person and he is the right person to lead san francisco. >> we have engaged in an orderly transition of leadership. this is what separates us, as a democratic society, from other less democratic societies. and i am so proud of us for what we are about to do today. so with that, colleagues, thank you for being part of this historic moment. >> the supervisor campos? there are 10 ayes, one no. [applause] >> the motion for edwin lee passes. [applause] >> you are talking to one of the happiest people in san francisco. this was an extraordinary an historic vote. but it was symbolic. remember, the new board of supervisors who convenes tomorrow will make the actual decision on who the next mayor will be. >> everybody came down to ed lee with the expectation that it will be done in the most intellectually honest way and in a way that role and order is respected. i think we discussed a few nominations and came down to t

at what promises to you begin taking nominations? is not formal this town that is manifested, the details of it. it is a challenge. the last time we did this on when mayor feinstein became mayor -- supervisor feinstein became mayor, under difficult to infanta's. in this case, we had more for morning. we have the ability to come up with a deliberate process. >> we knew almost immediately it would be a challenge. the charter does not have time frames associated with how long the board president could be the acting mayor, nor how long the board could wait for them to appoint a successor bayer. that was compounded by some questions that surfaced around multiple board nominations, whether or not they could participate in the process. it was not until an outside counsel was retained that some of those answers were provided, that a board member could not nominate themselves, that they could not participate in the process, if neighbor interested in being nominated to be the successor mayor. >> san francisco citizens never had a loss of opini

in other words, they're innocent nominated. every former administration officials in recent memory has come to us and said we need to work together, number one, to stop the trivializing of the senate's advise and consent spent. and, two, to do something about the syndrome of innocent until nominated. and finally, this legislation, which, as i said, has been moved to the floor with the consent of all 100 members of the senate for debate, is really the third step in a discussion that began in january about what steps can we take to make the senate a more effective place. one step was to get rid of secret holds. another step was to limit the reading of the minutes as a dilatory tactic. and this is the third step, appoint bid our two leaders -- the majority leader, senator reid; the republican leader, senator mcconnell. they asked senator schumer and me to form a working group. staff has worked hard. we now have come forward with a bill and a resolution which we'll debate today and tomorrow until we're finished. and it will streaml

members being nominated. we were concerned about how the conflict of interest laws would apply to them. very specifically for foreign issues. perhaps there would be six board members who would be not able to bridge as a paid in a successor mayor selection and appointment process. we would lose quorum. we have to contemplate how we would then bring back quorum. i went to bed every night with it on my mind. i woke up with every morning. >> time was running out. there were no more meetings scheduled in november due to the holidays, and the board did not meet again until december 7. san francisco citizens again waited on the mayoral selection. >> we want someone who has the greater good of the people of san francisco in mind, not just business owners. >> i am here today basically to urge you to select an interim mayor who will prioritize our nonprofit sector coming here in san francisco. >> supervisor daly once again called for a discussion of mayoral character polities and possible nominations. >> it would be a

cole's nomination. however, i want to explain that i'm going to vote against this nomination for many reasons. i oppose the nomination of james cole to be deputy attorney general at the department of justice because i have serious concerns regarding mr. cole's qualifications. in addition, i'm troubled by president obama's recess appointment of mr. cole to this position. i have been a consistent in my opposition to recess appointments over the years on committees where i have been chairman or ranking member. whenever the president bypasses the senate -- in other words, bypasses our confirmation of a person by making a recess appointment -- such nominees will not receive my support where i have been lead on my side responsible for reviewing such nominees. we have a process in place for nominations, and if the president isn't willing to work with senators to clear nominations, the nominee shouldn't get a second bite at the apple. deputy attorney general is second in command at the justice department and re

grassley: today the senate will consider the nomination of michael simon, nominated to be u.s. district judge, district of oregon. this nominee was reported out of the judiciary committee with four votes in opposition. i'm one of those who oppose the nominee and would like to detail my reasons for doing so. mr. simon received his b.a. suma cum laude from university of california los angeles in 1978 and j.d. cum laude from harvard law school in 1981. he began his legal career as trial attorney with the antitrust division justice department. in 1985, he spent six months as special tant u.s. -- special assistant u.s. attorney for eastern district virginia and argued one appeal before the fourth circuit. mr. simon joined a large law firm as an associate in 1986. since 1990, he has been a partner and head of litigation for the firm's portland office. throughout his career, mr. simon has advocated on behalf of the american civil liberties union of oregon as a pro bono attorney but his involvement in the aclu goes beyond mere representation of a client. mr. simon has been a member of

tavis: it was liberating to be nominated so early on. >> exactly. taking that role, i never thought i would be -- i know what it meant to be nominated. i am glad that i am and i am glad i do not have to worry about it. tavis: if it happened again, you would not be worried. >> hellol, no. i love being nominated for stuff. tavis: what do you like about it? you had misgivings initially. what do like about acting? >> it is really fun to take on a roll as someone that reminds you of someone else. when i did "precious", she reminded me of so many girls. i just did an action directed by brett ratner, i played a maid. i like taking a character i've seen in real life and wearing that suit. and pulling people into thinking that is who i am. with "precious", so many think i am her. it makes me laugh. it really does. ha, i will do. you think i am that i am this. confusionu find that conclusi laughable instead of being offended. >> is a tribute to the talent i did not know i had. yeah, i fool a lot of people and i would get it all the time and people still that

the chief than four or -- forwards these nominations to the office of the police commission. then those are sent off to a screening committee. if the awards screening committee approved the nomination, they send it back to the commission office so the awards committee secretary can set up a meeting. this is a meeting of all of the department's captains and command staff where the nominating commanding officer who presented the nomination, while the officer is sitting there, answering questions about what they were thinking, what they were doing. next, by secret ballot, the awards committee votes on whether to award and what grid of metal. finally, they presented to the police commission for final approval. you should be proud of your family members who are here. this is something that every captain looked at before these awards were made. it is a tremendous statement about what these people did to be here tonight that stood up to that kind of betting. -- vetting. at this time, i want to call forward mr. lazard to read the spirits of officer suguitan. >> on saturday generate 2

the next day, roosevelt's name was put in nomination, an ailing old senator glass nominated jim follyand if you rest the words that could hardly be heard over the scrape and shuffle. occasional boos and catcalls. impatiently the convention waited while they were nominated, seconded and given sad little demonstrations. the only ballots was the first, roosevelt 946, farley 72 -- 61, tidings nine, whole five. then they rolled roosevelt's nomination by acclamation two-way roar of ayes. late at night on thursday the president addressed the convention from hyde park. it is with a very full heart that they speak tonight. i must confess that i do so with exceeding. >> as i find myself in a conflict between deep personal desire for retirement on the one hand and that quiet in visible thing called conscience on the other. lying awake as they have on many nights, i have asked myself whether i have the right as commander in chief of the army and navy to call on men and women to serve their country and at the same time declined to serve my country in my personal capacity if i am called upon to do

two are them, nominations -- 678, public health service nominations, beginning with presidential nomination 678, public health service nominations beginning with mary j.w w. w. which hoi, d ending with christopher p. morris, the nomination be placed on the executive calendar, the nominations be confirmed en bloc, the motion to rebe considered made and laid on the table there, be no intervening action or debate and that no further motions be in order to any of the nominations, any statements relating to the nominations be printed in the record and the president be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the environment and public works committee be discharged from further consideration of the following nominations, presidential nomination 341, major general michael j. walsh, united states army, to be a member of the president's -- member and president of the mississippi river commission, presidential nomination number 342, rear admiral jonathan w. bailey to be a member of the mississippi river commission, t

tomorrow in iowa, she announces officially that she is running for the republican nomination. today she's in our studio to tell us how and why she is is doing that. it's all ahead on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs "face the nation" with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. and now from washington, bob schieffer. and good morning again and welcome to face the nation. congresswoman, your day is off to a very good start. you leave here to fly to waterloo, iowa, where you were born, where tomorrow you announce your candidacy for the republican presidential nomination. and iowans awoke to the news this morning that you and mitt romney are the big favorites among iowa caucus goers.

debate as an organization decide to support his nomination? >>right -- nclr -- >> that was a couple years ago. supervisor wiener: but they have not endorsed him as the candidate for this position? >> not that i am aware of, no. >> i am a san francisco resident, and i've worked for a number of community-based organizations. i have known dated for eight years. initially -- through our legal work. our work has given us an extensive contact with communities interacting with law-enforcement, specifically used, drug users, sex workers. i have also called sfpd on multiple occasions to intervene in conflicts. so i know that david's integrity specifically -- he does appreciate the complexity of the work, but i think that is balanced with deep empathy for the various communities that to come into contact with law- enforcement. and i think that will enhance the efforts of the commission to foster accountability, which i think we know is necessary for san francisco to stand behind its police department. he is an ally, in his efforts to advance -- as well

verrilli's nomination.ry committee heard from many respected lawyers from across the political spectrum in support for mr. verrilli's nomination. eight former solicitors general from both republican and democrat administrations, among them republicans charles freeh, kenneth starr and gregory garrick concluded mr. verrilli is ideally suited to carry out the crucial task assigned to the solicitor general and to maintain the traditions of the office of solicitor general. more than 50 prominent supreme court practitioners urged the senate to confirm mr. verrilli's nomination, including conservatives like maureen ma hoe ni and miguel estrada. they wrote his approach of practicing law throughout his career, his insistence on coherently laying out reasons for the positions he is urging proves that don will protect and promote the rule of law. and i ask unanimous consent that copies of the letters of support be included in the record at the conclusion of my remarks. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. lea

iowa of course is the first contest for the republican nomination. the poll shows that romney has 23%. you have 22%. with a margin of error plus or minus 5%. that means the two of you are statistically tied. newt gingrich and ron paul are next with 7%. here's the big surprise. minnesota governor tim pawlenty who has put in a lot of time and effort out there is behind even gingrich. are you surprised at the way this poll comes out? >> we're very grateful for this poll. it confirms what we were hearing on ground. we heard wonderful stories wherever we went. we had very strong support, enthusiasm wherever we went. so this confirmed that. we're gratified but we know it's still a long road ahead. it's a marathon not a sprint. so we're excited to go to waterloo tonight. we have a big event planned in waterloo at the electric park ball room. we're excited. >> schieffer: let's talk about your qualifications. you and mitt romney. you are the darling of the tea party. there's also a big religious vote out in iowa. i think that would probably help you. but beyo

from the nomination to the confirmation. in the days just before september 11, 2001, bob mueller served tirelessly and selflessly as the director of the f.b.i. i felt president bush, even though of different party than i, made a very good choice and i saw no need to expand the hearing to hold it. we moved very, very quickly. director mueller's handle the bureau significant transformation since september 11, 2001, with focus. he's worked with congress in this committee, testifying as recent as march of one of our periodic oversight hearings. it was very evident at that hearing, if i could be personal for a moment, that bob mueller was raised -- laid down the burdens of this office and take off with his family as he's done throughout his career. bobe is now answering duty's call. i should tell you, director, what the president said to me when i asked him if he had talked to you about this idea, he said, not yet, but bob mueller is a marine and he answers the call of duty. those are the president's request as a patriotic americ

if romney gets the nomination, he gets up there. the best he could hope for is a polite, somewhat restrained reception that john mccain got in 2008 at that convention. that was before the tea party began. i'm guessing jon huntsman or tim pawlenty would face the same tampa crowd. the nomination goes to a tea party favorite, michele bachmann or possibly texas governor rick perry. they would turn the heat up certainly at that convention, like palin did the last time. look at palin and what she did to make it rock. >> thank you so much. chris: it's an interesting thing and it will always be a blend of some kind. when you and i cover all these years, and it's been a long time, as you're about to make this transition. but i'm thinking heart and mind. people in politics are obviously moved by their mind. i want less government, less taxes. you have a deep intellectual commitment. but out's hard. who do they get in love with? let's try romney and huntsman. >> i think there's a real question about that. there's a real excitement deficit on t

he has a peculiar to the nomination. you can't just win the nomination based on your biography of el telling the story of who you are, you've got to go through the voters essentially. and he's not in step with the republican primary voters on some issues. >> are democrats or more likely other republicans going to bring up that as the president did in that clip that he actually worked for president obama that he's going to replace. >> no doubt. it's the easiest thing for other contenders on the nomination to say while you were working for president obama. but i don't think that's the hardest part of the heardal. he answered that question time and began from the other party calling upon him for service. there's some issues he may have a trickier time. >> let's talk about those issues because he is selling himself as a moderate in this case. we've seen a lot of things, he favors things like he says climate change or global warming is man made, civil unions, something which is not orthodoxy right now, at least in the right p