platform to employment pays o'neill's salary.e to prove, and how do you think that's gonna work out? >> they told me right off the bat. "we have a job. and it's got to get done. and you need to prove yourself that you're the person who can get this job done for us." >> fair enough. >> absolutely. all we're looking for is an opportunity. >> 100 people are enrolled in platform to employment, and after five months, 53 have jobs. vernon downes found work in his field, information technology, at a company called career resources. diane graham got a call. after three years of hearing "no," she didn't know how to respond to "yes." >> manager called me. you know, he gave me the brief details. "we'd like to have you onboard. like to start monday." and i really froze on the phone. and i think he sensed it, because he said to me, "you know, take few minutes to think about it and call me back." and when i hung up the phone, i'm like, "are you crazy? what do i have to think about?" i was just really, really in shock. i was not expecting it al

terry o'neill on a historic speech for women. jonathan alter and james peterson on the cultural impact of a president linking seneca falls, selma and stonewall. and my thoughts on a new hope for the american class. >> progress does not compel us to settle centuries long debates about the role of government for all time, but it does require us to act in our time. >> good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. this was a big deal. in the 57th formal inauguration of an american president, barack obama delivered one of the most progressive speeches ever given by a commander in chief. with more than a million people in attendance, the president took the ceremonial oath of office on the steps of the united states capitol. president obama did not set out to lower expectations of his second term. instead, he established the goals of a progressive agenda. >> my fellow americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it, so long as we seize it together. for we, the people, understand that our country cannot succe

jon alpert and matt o'neil, welcome to "democracy now!"us about "redactions." >> you live in new york city. i think we all tend to walk on the street and people are going through our garbage and sort of land and we do not look them in the eye or talk to them. one day, she let evans of hbo was walking past her garbage and saw someone was up earlier than she was, working harder than she was, and she wondered who these people were. >> it is amazing. where the daily news used to be on 33rd street, around 11th avenue, is some slight grand central station for redeemers. there are a huge number of people. most new yorkers never really attention to the lives of the people involved or how they got there. >> it is an army on our streets because of all of the jobs they used a half. when your done at the firehouse, the surrounding buildings in china were made of sweat shops. people made things. they are gone. >> i want to turn to one of the can collectors the feature in the susan. she's a former computer sales executive with a college degree. >> i am

reporter: o'neill says she is a member of silent no more. pope benedict xvi sent his ambassador to the event to if there his message regarding roe v. wade. >> mob -- nobody has right to kill another human being. in any moment of his life. reporter: the group marched from civic center down market street. the crowd was so large it took the better part of an hour to clear the plaza. earlier in the day a prochoice celebration commemorating roe v. wade was held in the plaza. >> it's our bodies. we should be able to make that decision. reporter: more than 300 people lisped to speakers and music. sandra, who was called a slut by rush limbaugh when she addressed congress about contraception, addressed the crowd. >> we have to keep defending roe and the women to make the decisions about their bodies legally. reporter: the prochoice supporters before the prolifes reached the ther destination. the san francisco police say they arrested two people who were protesting the march for life. otherwise the protest and march were very peaceful. >> as you might

generalster o'neill poke spoke to the crowd. >> abortion hurts women and families and society and needs to become unthinkable. >> o'neill says she is a member of silent no more and is impressed by the turnout. pope benedict sent his ambassador to the the event to personally deliver his message regarding roe v. wade. >> support those who want to have the decision and law established in this country. >> at 1:30 the group marched from civic center down market street. the crowd was so large it took the better part of an hour to clear the plaza. earlier in the day a prochoice celebration commemorating roe v. wade was held in the plaza. >> we must stand against the people who want to eliminate reproductive education in our schools. >> 300 people listened to speakers and music. sap extra, who was called a slut by rush limbaugh when she addressed congress about coverage for contraception, came to san francisco. >> defending roe and the right for women to make their own decisions about their bodies. >> prochoice supporters were gone by the time the thousands of the prolife marchers reached their

i'll ask now's terry o'neill and clarissa martinez what they expect. president obama gave a strong progressive speech today. now it's the republicans turn to make what move. will they be cooperative or will they obstruct? my commentary on that is ahead. don't forget, you can listen to my radio show at sirius xm radio monday through friday noon to 3:00 p.m. share your thoughts with us on facebook and twitter using the #edshow. we're coming right back. use your maxperks card and get a 10-ream case of officemax multiuse paper for just 4.99 after maxperks rewards. find thousands of big deals now... at officemax. do you guys ride? well... no. sometimes, yeah. yes. well, if you know anybody else who also rides, send them here -- we got great coverage. it's not like bikers love their bikes more than life itself. i doubt anyone will even notice. leading the pack in motorcycle insurance. now, that's progressive. call or click today. aarrggh! i'm up next, but now i'm singing the heartburn blues. hold on, prilosec isn't for fast relief. cue up alka-seltzer. it st

i grew up professionally in the o office of speaker o'neill.as always clear, and who demanded unvarnished device on how to reach the desired destination. mr. o'neill cared little about your age or rank and only about whether or not you did the hard work to inform the decisions of the day. and he took a big chance giving a lot of responsibility to a very young man, and for that i will always be thankful. serving at omb first under president clinton and more recently in this administration i worked with one of the finest teams in the government to execute responsibility fiscal policy while advancing economic growth. i'm delighted to see so many of my friends from omb here today. i work closely with our secretary of state and my good friend hillary clinton to advance the nation's security agenda including national economic policies. as chief of staff i worked with the tremendously talented white house team which manages policy, politics, communications and complex operations everyday with grace, skill and loyalty. if confirmed, i look forward to j

and so, he's going to deliver this through june o'neill, head of cbo is going to deliver this research to congress. there's a wonderful moment for after they've done all the work and all the analysis can the fannie mae asks for a meeting with june o'neill. so she invites them in. the researchers are at the meeting with three henchmen are fannie mae and they sure to persuade june o'neill not to publish this research. it was a big threat to them because nobody knew $6 billion is the size of the subsidy and had to also determine two thirds of the subsidy beside a pastime every year. that's a lot of money. so this is a threat to them and they wanted to make sure it wasn't public and so they pushed and pushed and june o'neill told me she felt like she'd been visited by the mafia. but she said i think that i'm sorry, gentlemen. they couldn't poke and a host the arithmetic. that is all the bromides of homeownership. you're going to make it harder for people to own a home if you print this research. this is the typical position. she said gentleman come and say are required to publish this pape

paul o'neil from alcoa. there's nothing on lew's resume that suggests any measure of independence. markets want a little bit of independence from their treasury secretary. that said, if jack lew's appointment can, in fact, result in some kind of longer term budget deal affixed to entitlements, tax reform, corporate and individual that i think markets would be happy to give up that independence. the troubling is i don't hear anybody right now saying that this appointment or this nomination is going to result in the kind of deal the markets really want. >> former omb director, very popular in the white house, and the administration. the white house argument is he ran circles around them in past negotiations. >> well, that's right. i mean, you have a guy here who is in many sense a consequence mat insider who spent almost his entire professional career in washington on the hill and in the white house. now, that's a good thing and a bad thing. it's a good thing because clearly he knows where the bodies are. he knows the budget inside and out. most important, he has a trust of the praez

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tip o'neill 93 and '94, special to president clinton. and that's what john harwood was talking about. incredible expertise with the budget. moving on in 2006, new york university as executive advice president. then a stint at citigroup. first at global wealth management and next in a controversy by the way that comes up with a large bonus he got while citigroup was getting tart money. finally reenter the administration. i'm sure the administration will make a cot of, as secretary in charge of of resource management. and second stint of omb. then white house chief of staff to the present. let's look at positive. some private sector banking experience. that ends up being a negative. close to the president, you have treasury secretaries with more or less connections to the white house. . finally ton negatives, is this the guy you want in office during financial crisis like you had with geithner with his experience at the new york fed? not really viewed as a banker. doesn't know finance man sters. that can be cured. of course republican oppo

with 1983 james baker sat down with tip o'neill at 9:00 tonight and signed the final agreement.don't have that environment anymore. maybe that is good for the sunshine law but with intense media scrutiny and day-to-day negotiations it is tougher to get the deal done. i would like for them to go to camp david for one week. lori: with a chance to get spending cuts? will republicans have any leverage? >> there is opportunity to have responsible conversation. lori: that anything done? >> it is possible. the budget that was criticized the president has proposed drastic spending cuts and froze discretionary spending over five years not what democrats would be happy about what would follow if there was a deal. it is maybe a little less likely than one year ago but it is possible. lori: meno bernanke will leave at the end of the term. how will that unfolds? >> now -- now they say tim geithner will go to the head of the federal reserve. [laughter] i think he has had his do but it is a close relationship. it is with the entire board and not just the chairman. on lot of peop have known the

best in the business at picking the winners is tom o'neil. he is here with me now.he reason you are the best in the business at picking the winners, you do goldderby.com. i don't know if it is a science or running the data. whatever it is, i want to talk about it. i had no idea you were bringing this in. >> it is the real thing. they rarely go up for sale. only oscars made before 1950 can be bought and sold. this is from 1946. it is anna and the king of siam, best set decoration. it was up for best picture and wind on to inspire "the king and i." >> why would anyone want to sell the oscar? >> in this case, it was the grandson. his grandfather had won several and he wanted to dispose of one of them. bill murray, i was very upset there was no mention of bill murray. >> it is delightful. >> he is amazing. am i out of it. did i expect he was going to be nominated? >> a lot of jaw-dropping a-listers. there was no. there were a lot more stars like quvenzhane. she is the best star. >> i asked, was this a big deal for you. was it ever? >> i asked her, do you have your accep

ronald reagan and tip o'neill cut a deal to ensure social security's solvency in the out years. it's not clear why we need to do the same thing today, nor this round of negotiations. right now full benefits in social security are guaranteed until 2038. if there are no changes, 81% of all benefits would still be paid after that. one way to close the gap is to increase the payroll tax by 1.6%. another way is to lift the $110,000 cap on payroll taxes. reform is possible without drastic cuts to benefits. and that's where the argument is right now, benefit cuts now. that's what the republicans want because, remember, they want the new deal. they want to get rid of all government entitlement programs. this would be a big opportunity for them to start down that road. most democrats are quick to point out social security has nothing to do with our deficit. >> social security does not add one penny to our debt, not a debt. it's a separate funded operation. and we can do things that i believe we should now, smaller things, play it out over the long-term that gives it solvency. >> despite

ronald reagan and tip o'neill cut a deal to ensure social security's solvency in the out years. it's not clear why we need to do the same thing today, nor this round of negotiations. right now full benefits in social security are guaranteed until 2038. if there are no changes, 81% of all benefits would still be paid after that. one way to close the gap is to increase the payroll tax by 1.6%. another way is to lift the $110,000 cap on payroll taxes. reform is possible without drastic cuts to benefits. and that's where the argument is right now, benefit cuts now. that's what the republicans want because, remember, they want the new deal. they want to get rid of all government entitlement programs. this would be a big opportunity for them to start down that road. most democrats are quick to point out social security has nothing to do with our deficit. >> social security does not add one penny to our debt, not a debt. it's a separate funded operation. and we can do things that i believe we should now, smaller things, play it out over the long-term that gives it solvency. >> despite

ronald reagan and tip o'neill cut a deal to ensure social security's solvency in the out years. it's not clear why we need to do the same thing today, nor this round of negotiations. right now full benefits in social security are guaranteed until 2038. if there are no changes, 81% of all benefits would still be paid after that. one way to close the gap is to increase the payroll tax by 1.6%. another way is to lift the $110,000 cap on payroll taxes. reform is possible without drastic cuts to benefits. and that's where the argument is right now, benefit cuts now. that's what the republicans want because, remember, they want the new deal. they want to get rid of all government entitlement programs. this would be a big opportunity for them to start down that road. most democrats are quick to point out social security has nothing to do with our deficit. >> social security does not add one penny to our debt, not a penny. it's a separate funded operation. and we can do things that i believe we should now, smaller things, play it out over the long-term that gives it solvency. >> despite

terry o'neill, respond.appropriate when it asks people whether abortion should be legal most of the time? what do you think is accurate here? i think there is a hell of a statement being made by this new poll. your thoughts. >> the poll is incredibly important. and the question that it asks is absolutely appropriate. roe versus wade stated that the state government and the federal government can't criminalize abortion in the first three months, that it is a fundamental constitutional right. now, after the first three months under the roe case, the state could have an increasing right to restrict access to abortion. but really, based on women's health needs. and the roe decision was very clear that women's health is paramount. later decisions in the supreme court i'm sorry to say have slipped on protecting women's health. but what is really fascinating to me about the poll is that people do care about women's health. even when they're asked -- i've seen other polls as well. if abortion is recriminalized, shou

. >> i tell you, he had to go to tip o'neill to get tip o'neill, the speaker of the house, who didn'tisagreed with everything that ronald reagan stood for and went to the russians to try to get him thrown out the office, but my father reached out to at this point o'neill brought him to the white house to have dinner and he went there, and my father needed to have him carry the water on the tax relief of 1981, signed august 13th at the ranch. tip o'neill went up there for dinner and told the staff, i'm carrying the legislation. the staff went what? what did the president promise you or say he would do for you. nothing, he didn't speak about taxes all night long. what did he talk about? talked about the greatness and goodness of america and he and i working together can make it for people better. before i knew it, drinking with the president and telling irish story, eating dinner and on board with the tax cut and that's the way that ronald reagan did it, that's not the way that barack obama does it. >> megyn: listen, a lot of house republicans who don't like president obama and presiden

jim o'neill speaks from a different point of view than i would.ty right in the thick of it down here. i'm a big believe in america. big believe in the markets. i have be a exposure to the markets like everybody does but i'm not ready to pass the mantle to somebody else. >> rich, we are talking about fighting the fed and what is bad idea that is. bonds are another market that people seem to not fight the fed but is this is the year that interest rates start higher? >> we don't know that. the fed is a huge elephant in the room and it is as long as they keep buying bonds, you don't have a problem. the thing that concerns me is that -- >> go ahead. >> the thing that concerns me is we borrow a trillion plus dollars a year, so if other members of the world decide ton buy our bonds, i don't think the fed can buy all of them. >> okay. so if you look at what's been happening though, you would bet that this year would be the year that we stay steady again? or just keep listening to the fed to see what they say? >> i think expectations are, we are going to s

negotiating tip o'neill and ron reagan, newt gingrich and bill clinton. bring both sides together and get a deal done. ashley: we have to leave it there. thank you so much, kate obenshain and penny lee. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. ashley: always want to debate. tracy: sure is. ashley: lots to talk about. tracy: for a while now. a valentine's day, which, a lot going on. all right. cheryl take as to the last hour "countdown to tmyhe closing bel" is next. ♪ i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. it put me at ease that you could smoke on the first week. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which c

ronald reagan developed a close relationship with the democratic speaker of the house tip o'neill, to somehow fulfill his legislative goals, compromise as they were. it might be cynical to postulate that some of nixon's rather liberal legislations forays were prompted by his desire to get along with a democratic-controlled congress. woodrow wilson was the target of republican party that wanted to even many a squabble they had with the president. he defeated both william howard taft and theodore roosevelt to win his first term. he spearheaded liberal legislation they opposed, and got approval of the league of nations that would be selected to vent republican party hostility to wilson. the treaty was never approved. the votes were there for approval, but the president allowed compromise, but wilson stood firm. it was the president, not congress, that refused to compromise. one of the most successful relationships between a president and congress occurred during the second administration of bill clinton. he had encouraged the democratic party to move more closely to the center politicall

as tip o'neil said, love the sinner, hate the sin. we need to get back to a time when president reagan would invite the speaker, tip o'neil. there's no shortage of parties planned around inauguration 2013. here's hoping that it sill it spills over to the next four years. both sides become more social, more civil and, hence, more productive. thanks for being with us. politics nation with al sharpton starts right now. >> thanks, michael. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, i'll second that. we're just three days away from history. president obama will be sworn in for the second time on the steps of the capital. and he looks pretty happy about it. take a look at his official second term portrait released today. that's a man who won a decisive election. who's proud of his accomplishment. yes, he's older than the man who appeared in that 2009 picture. but with his new grey hairs comes real progress. he inherited a country on the verge of economic collapse. and he responded by signing a sweeping stimulus. the action was just be

a little now fact is he has the gavel from tip o'neil striking down the legislation going through on desk, the social security legislation. entitlement reform he has been fighting back from the white house point of view. >> there is no indication -- put hit the way. after the election people in wall street felt it was possible that they would bring in someone from their world, with market experience. he brought in someone on the inside, life in politics and worked for joe mockley, college administrator at nyu. background like obama. they were hoping for jamie dimon to bring marketing experience. no. is there any evidence in this man's background, he is deliver and he thought it was sequestration. and he is the bold reformer capable of actually bringing entitlement to the table? i don't think there is any. it's disappointing that way. >> you learn where he wants to go, by where he chooses. he chooses hagel for defense because he wants to go in a certain direction with iran and a n a direction cutting the defense spending. jack lew is getting a guy that knows anything he knew aboutbe t

. >> look at tatum o'neill. >> how about michael jackson, the jackson 5? talent is talent no matter what the age is. >> this is an example where one voice gets amplified in the case of social media and twitter, this is one voice. we know her name and she'll be at the oscars. sometimes i call it bitter bear syndrome. >> by the way, i would guarantee that meryl streep and rachel weiss would all be in favor of paving the way for new talent. >> absolutely. they're not complaining. >> it's a subjective award. so, obviously, enough people thought enough of her performance to nominate her. >> and she was phenomenal. she was on the show with us. >> we loved her. >> talked about not knowing she was auditioning for this big role, kind of stroling in, and chilling it. if you've seen this movie, that kid -- she leaps from that screen. >> brand new, innate talent, discovery of that. >> good news is that she's going to be around for a long time and hopefully, this critic won't be. >> tatum o'neill, by the way, was 10 years old when she won for best actress. there is pre

tip o'neill used to say, you will recall, politics is local.y i seldom disagree with tip o'neill, god rest his soul. but politics is all personal and based on trust. and i have spent a lot of time in this town and have personal relationships where i strongly disagree with them, but there is trust. and so i am a logical person, a logical person to as they say, you guys say close a deal. but it is the president, it is not me. it is the president. >> look, it is no secret that you and the president are very different people. you are hot, he is cool. you're a natural back slapper. he has been accused of being more insular. does the marriage work because he married his opposite? >> well, look, i think what you hope, he used this phrase one time, we kind of make up for whatever weaknesses the other guy has. and i have a heck of a lot more weaknesses than he does. the one place is that i just have had a lot of experience with a lot of the people we deal with. and you know, everybody talks about well, it is -- you know, it is back slapping -- it is not

con o'neill is going to play a little something that's guaranteed to get your feet tapping.crowd applauds ] [ crowd applauds ] [ ♪ violin playing off-key ♪ ] [ other instruments join in ] come on, con. [ ♪ music playing ♪ ] [ crowd claps to rhythm ] sorry you didn't win. thanks. eamon? i'm glad your pigs are okay. come on, let's go. okay? dessi! dessi! wait up. dessi! wonderful show mr. quigley. we've got ourselves a real country beauty, exactly what we're looking for. thank you very much indeed. thank you, that's very kind. beauty is in the eye of the beholder, eh, brian? siobhan, can i have a quick word? come on father let's have a go. siobhan, i've something i have to say to you. brendan... you're a great pal; you know that. i think the world of you, but that's all. i don't want to hurt your feelings but i have to be honest i'd much rather we stayed friends. i'm sorry. but thanks for the flowers. they were a lovely thought. [ ♪ folk music continues ♪ ] captions by: midwest captioning des moines, iowa six months ago we set sail on the roadshow. since then, we've weighed an

as tip o'neill famously said about his political foe, ronald reagan, love the sinner. hate the sin. when president reagan would invite the speaker, tip o'neill over to the white house for drinks and raise a glass to one another. there's no shortage of parties planned around inauguration 2013. here is hoping it spills over to the next four years and both sides of the aisle make a move to be more social and more civil. and, hence, more productive. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "the ed show" with ed schultz, starts right now. >>> good evening, americans. welcome "the ed show" from new york. republicans are raising the white flag. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> they will not collect a ransom in exchange for not crashing the american economy. >> the republican game of chicken is over. eric cantore proposes a three-month deal on the debt ceiling. some democrats are calling it a trap. i'll ask dnc chairwoman debbie wasserman schultz what she thinks. democrats are about to drop the ball. tonight, my message to senator harry reid. plus the american people

i grew up in the office of speaker tip o'neill was conscious was always clear and demanded an unvarnishedsome have to meet the agreed to meet the desired destination. he knew little about your age iran but just what you did the hard work to inform the decisions of the day and he took a big chance given responsibility to a very young man and for that i will always be thankful. serving at omb first under president clinton and more recently in this administration, i work with one of the finest teams in government to execute a responsible fiscal policy while advancing economic growth. i am delighted to see so many of my friends from omb here today. at the state department, worked closely with our great secretary of state hillary clinton to advance our nation's national security agenda including our international economic policies. as chief of staff, i have had the pleasure of working with a tremendously talented white house team which manages policy, politics, communications, and complex operations every day with grace, skill, and loyalty. if confirmed, i look forward to joining the treasury

peggy o'neill. she runs away against a father's wishes and mary's a man in the navy named timber like. well he's a c for years she gives birth to their first child. he's a c for another couple of years. it's a huge scandal. he dies a seat. he may have jumped overboard and committed suicide. scandal after scandal. get this. well, he appoints even as secretary of war. .. >> did you webster had a popular toast he would give washington to say here is to the next cabinet may all be bachelor's or widowers. [laughter] while doing this for months and months almost every member opposed peggy. all of them except for one. eventually jackson fires the whole cabinet and reorganizes. ultimately after two terms jackson was so popular he could have won a third term. he was beloved by the people despite the scandal or because of it. jackson could run for another term but opponents had spent years bad mouthing peggy or his wife said now it is personal. so he reaches out to one member of the inner circle about the onl

as tip o'neill famously said about his political foe, ronald reagan, love the sinner. hate the sin.en president reagan would invite the speaker, tip o'neill over to the white house for drinks and raise a glass to one another. there's no shortage of parties planned around inauguration

paul o'neill says, absolutely not. he would not change his signature, even for the mighty dollar. by the way, secretaries reuben, baker and o'neill will be on a gps special tonight "memo to the president, road. for a second term." they will offer advice to the president and others on how to navigate the grid lock in washington, foreign policy and more. that is tonight at 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. eastern and pacific right here on cnn. >>> the correct answer to our gps challenge question was, "a," beijing. it is 442 kilometers long and has nearly 6 million daily users. the second biggest subway system in the world is also in china. it is shanghai. london and new york come third and fourth respectively. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. stay tuned for "reliable sources." >>> there were plenty of predictions after the tragedy of newtown that the media would lose interest, that the subject of guns would quickly fade. that hasn't happened. when joe biden weighing in this week and some television commentators pushing the issue. such as

and paul o'neill says he would not change his signature even for the mighty dollar.the way secretaries reuben, baker and o'neill will all be on a gps special tonight called "memo to the president: roadmap for a second term." they and a whole host of others will offer advice to the president on how to navigate the gridlock in washington and more. tonight at 8:00 and 11:00 p.m. pack on cnn. >>> the correct answer to our gps challenge question was a, beijing, it is 442 kilometers long and has six million daily users. the second biggest subway system in the world is also in china, it is shanghai. london and new york come third and fourth respectively. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. >>>

you could tick off the tip o'neills, tick off the powerful congressional leaders, be man of the people and go over the head of the speaker of the house if you had the people and tried that over and over again and didn't work and that's really -- from the -- that's really the whole ted kennedy challenge in 1980, kennedy versus carter, if it's not for the hostage crisis, kennedy would have beaten him and crushed him. carter never had his party with him. >> i wonder if that model works better now, having the people behind you model just with increased engagement over social media. just asking myself that question. >> think of the cooperative relationship obama and nancy pelosi had and how crucial to getting all that stuff through the first two years. >> still need that apparatus. >> unnecessary -- >> i won't call it a favorite inaugural moment. i'm going to call it a cautionary tale. the longest address ever was william harris harrison's inaugural address in 1841. it was nearly two hours. think about that. two hours. that you're standing out there in the cold. watching this old time fight

jennifer o'neill spoke about her regrets of having an abortion. >> we cannot be luke warm in such a timethis, more than ever, we need to stand up and be heard. >> reporter: she says she is a member of silent no more. pope benedict subject his ambassador to personally send his message, regarding row versus wade. >> nobody has right to kill another human being. in any moment of his life. >> reporter: at 1:30, the group marched from civic center, down market street. the crowd was so large, it took the better part of an hour to clear the plaza. earlier in the day, a pro-choice rally commemorating was in herman justice plaz amount of it's our body, we should be able to make that decision. >> reporter: more than 300 people listened to speakers and music. sandra fluke, called a slut by rush limbaugh when she addressed congress about contraception, came from los angeles to address the crowd. >> we have to keep defending row and the right for women to make decisions about their bodies, legally. >> reporter: the pro-choice supporters were gone by the time pro-life supporters reached their destinat

tip o'neill says it is one body that you can't get to unless you have an election.k the two-step process works. the rule that you can't be appointed, it can't be made legal, setting the senate qualifications and not allowing for any modification of them. but given that as i said on december 28th, i didn't really want that job. when people asked me do you want the senate appointment, i said i just retired. it is kind of like being told a week before graduation you have to go to summer school. but i care deeply about social security and medicare. they are the two most successful anti-poverty legislations in america. and to deny the cost of living increase of elderly people living on $1500, to protect the bloated budget, and it is bloated not because of the military but because we have put them in situations where they should not be. and instead, cut out education or housing. those things trouble me deeply. and literally as i sat there in the caucus and learned what the decisions will be. as you said, extraordinarily important decisions crammed into a three-month perio

reagan and tip o'neill did the last comprehensive tax reform.bill clinton and a republican congress did welfare reform, arguably the most important piece of social legislation in recent times. and bill clinton and a republican congress actually balanced the budgets in the late 1990's. my friend from tennessee is entirely correct. divided government actually is the perfect time. some would argue even the only time you can do tough things, hard-to-explain things that need to be done to save the country. and so i hate to miss the opportunity presented by divided government to tackle the transcendent issue of our time. the president talked about a lot of things. that's all interest. it had nothing to do with fixing the country. until we fix this problem, we won't have the kind of country for our children and our grandchildren that our parents left behind for us. mr. alexander: madam president, i wonder if i might pose one more -- make a question to the republican leader after making a short statement. i came to this body as a young lawyer, legislati