schumer: thank you, mr. president. first i rise in support of s. 679, a bipartisan effort that will streamline presidential appointments and reduce the number of senate confirmations for certain types of positions and urge my colleagues to support this bill. first i want to praise my colleague and friend, senator alexander, who has been a leading, if not the leading force in this area, and we have worked together well in a bipartisan way to try to come up with a proposal that meets the agreement of the chamber. he's done a great job and it's been a pleasure, i would sty my friend from tennessee, to work with hirnlings as it always is. -- to work with him, as it always s i also want to thank, of course, senator reid, who has encouraged us to get involved in this process and has been right there with us all the way, as well as republican leader mcconnell, who, again, has from the beginning been on our side and agreed that this is a worthwhile thing to do. and so we formed a bipartisan working group at senator reid and se

senate republican leader mitch mcconnell and chuck schumer, a top senate democrat. then we'll bring in the chairman of the house intelligence committee mike rogers to help us sort out whether pakistan, where we've pour billions of dollars, is a friend or secretly working against us. 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 cbs news in washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning again. and welcome to "face the nation." the republican leader mitch mcconnell joins us this morning from louisville, kentucky. senator, you've seen by now the pictures of the speaker of the house and the president playing golf yesterday. do you think anything will come out of that? is that... do you think it will help break this gridlock we've got here in washington? >> well, it couldn't do any harm. i assume they let the president win.

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senator from chuck schumer.s the junior senator from chuck schumer. the sex scandal did not involve actual sex, as far as we know. it also did not involve any public malfeasance, as far as we know, or abuse of office in terms of taxpayer funds or anything illegal that we know of. and his constituents are the constituents of the two new york senators. one of them came out with a lifeline. clyburn said that the democratic caucus should have a chance to meet on this before everyone passes judgment. host: you also write, there is nothing in the house rules or ethics manual that prevents weiner from taking time off to get treatment, even if the leadership wants to see him step down. but they could take action against him and other ways. they could move to expel him from the house democratic caucus or could strip his committee assignments. this was done against james traficant of ohio following his conviction on truck -- corruption but before he was expelled from congress in 2002. if the democratic leaders and to expe

schumer is seen as his mentor. schumer said he was heartbroken over this, but he has stopped short of calling for his resignation. >> yeah, new york congressman steve israel from long island has called for his resignation, joining nancy pelosi and other democratic leaders. all right. the pressure mounting on congressman weiner. thanks, mary. thanks very much. >>> meanwhile, important new developments in that massive arizona wildfire, the second largest on record in state history. we'll have the latest. plus a home improvement project gone very wrong, and all of it caught on tape. stick around. you're in "the situation room." ♪ ♪ introducing purina one beyond a new food for your cat or dog. [ kimberly ] the university gave me the knowledge to make a difference in peoples' lives. [ carrie ] you're studying how to be an effective leader. [ cherie ] you're dealing with professionals, teaching things that they were doing everyday. [ kimberly ] i manage a network of over a thousand nurses. [ carrie ] i helped turn an at-

the top democrats in the senate, charles schumer. he joins us this father's day from our new york studio. i understand, senator, you're about to go play golf with your dad this morning and your brother. how old is your dad? >> he's 88. for father's day we're taking him out to play golf. praise god he can still play. hits the ball not too far but very straight. >> schieffer: let's talk a little bit about what senator mcconnell just said. he said the stimulus package did not work and the main problem with getting people back to work is to simply stop the president doing what he's doing. democrats are going to be vulnerable on this, are they not? what's your reaction to what senator mcconnell said? >> my reaction is senator mcconnell didn't say one thing about how to create jobs. we should be doing that. we should be doing... deficit reduction is necessary but not sufficient. there hasn't been enough focus on jobs and job creation. we democrats are going to put forth an agenda this summer and this fall. jobs first. now economists will t

anthony weiner is a protege of his former boss, chuck schumer. someone who developed more power than his seniority would have allowed him by being extraordinarily good both on the old media-- going on television and traditional formats--but also new media. all of that now is called into question for him. can he continue to be an effective member the way he was before? absotely not. the questions aren't going to stop for a while, least. >> rose: what was his explanation for why he did it and, b, why he lied? >>is explanation for why h lied was simpler and easier to understand. thought if he toldthe truth it would be embarrassing and humiliating and he was hoping he could make it go away by not telling the truth. >> rose: not jushim but his wife and family. >> and career and supporters. he d it, he id. he codn't explain why he did it. he apologized repeatedly and condemned his own actions a said he wasorry to his wife first and foremost but to lots of other people around him. and he didn't really explain it , i think, quantify it in a way that, aga

now that statement that cnn just received from chuck schumer, and here's what it says. it says i am heart broken for those of us who are long-time friends of anthony weiner, his wrongful behavior is distressing and saddening. it's clear he needs professional help and i am glad he is seeking it. u.s. senator charles e. schumer. that is coming in. and, of course, it is mounting, the pressure is mounting on him now. i want to bring in cnn's jason carroll. you talked with weiner today, you walked with him, and he seemed to be adamant about hanging on to his seat. so what is his office saying about this treatment he is going in for now? >> reporter: you know, you're right, don. he certainly did. we had that impromptu interview with him today, walking to the atm, to the dry cleaners to pick up shirts, perhaps he was picking up items to take with him as he was going to seek treatment. it's not clear at this point where he will be seeking this treatment and how long it will be for. his office did release a statement, let me read part of it to you, it says congressman weiner dep

as soon as this done, we'll move to some changes that senators schumer and alexander have approved. so, again, i see my friend, the senator from tennessee, on the floor, and again as he does on virtually everything, he is a very thoughtful person, always trying to work for the betterment of this body, and i'm grateful that he and senator schumer have done all the good work they have on this legislation. mr. alexander: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. alexander: madam president, i would like to thank the majority leader and the republican leader, senator mcconnell, for the way they've worked on this legislation. not just on this bill but when they were the respective whips of their parties several years ago each of them worked on trying to help improve the senate's ability to do its oversight by doing a better job without advice and consent responsibility. that's one of our better-known responsibilities. it is a constitutional responsibility. it's an article 1,section 2. but as part of that advice and consent responsibility, the senate has the r

so pelosi, chuck schumer, do you want him as a close associate? >> you go to him quietly and say resign. >> steve israel is pril grant campaign manager. he's get to get all these guys like in utah re-elected, in kansas re-elected. now in brooklyn pb they don't like the big city to begin with. >> he also embarrassed them. as he himself said, he embarrassed his own support offers and voters. >> how about his colleague he. >> for sure. >> haven't seen schumer all week. >> why? because he doesn't want to have to answer the question. >> where does this go? political analysis. if this was a member of your party, where would you go? i don't know how it survived. bill clinton has it remain with this as part of his 3569. >> there does come an end point. he will realize that end point in this district. >> is he going? >> yes. i think it is too problematic for democrats. >> okay. thank you. i think he will try to contend his next primary. i think if he wins the primary he will stick around but i haven't thought of the colleague problem. >> the other side, ch

not obvious and those seem to be that he will have to leave. >> there was a comment from senator schumeresterday in which he did not concerned him but he did not call him to step down. there are more potential allegations including one photograph we are led for believe has been withheld by a website that has been leaking such things and how long do you give him? >>reporter: however long, think about the distraction this is causing, this is salacious stuff, the news conference yesterday was cringe worthy and washington is now absorbed and preoccupied with it and the democrats are thing what are we getting out of this? we have a lot on our plate, deficit discussions, moving through a debt ceiling agreement with republicans before august, and this is an enormous political and practical distraction. >>shepard: rarely the crime but one is in the alleged but it is almost always the coverup and there has been that. >>reporter: this is a prime example of it. if he came out right after and said, look, i did this, he may have gotten more time, and he may still have had the calls for resignation bu

reporter: there's one person that could tell him to shut down his longtime political godfather charles schumerho has remained silent since the scandal broke. >> >> mitchell: at one inner city high school every graduate is going to college and they are over 50 and unable to find new jobs. what is behind the big jump in unemployment among older works. that and more when the sao *ebz" cbs "cbs evening news" continues: >> it's one best picture but the incredible story behind the making of "the king's speech" is on the making of 60 minutes sunday. >> mitchell: the international monetary fund said today it's come under cyber attack in recent months. the imf would not elaborate but quoting unnamed officials "the new york times" said the attack was large and sophisticated. president obama called for patience today in the case of continuing bad economic us in. job seekers aged 50-54 are up against an unemployment rate that has doubled since the recession began. we have more on the aging baby boomers competing against the younger generation for jobs. >> the bills continue to pile up in her mailbox but i

schumer: i would ask unanimous consent that the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. schumer: i also rise now, because of the change in time schedule to speak against the amendment offered by mr. demint. like the vitter amendment, this amendment is -- is opposed to the great spirit of comity behind the underlying bill. i'd like to remind my colleague from south carolina that the bipartisan working group labored over every decision we made. far from lifting our index fingers to the wind, we carefully debated the nuances of the changes that were ultimately proposed. the change that the senator from south carolina takes fault with involves the bureau of justice statistics. now, let me tell but this position. the director of the bureau of justice statistics reports to the senate-confirmed assistant attorney general for the office of justice programs, who then reports to the senate-confirmed associate attorney general, who then reported to the senate-confirmed deputy attorney general, who, you guessed it, reports to

chuck schumer was one of the few lawmakers to offer a little sympathy to the congressman.n a statement, the senator said, by fully explaining himself, apologizing to all he hurt and taking full responsibility for all his wrongful actions, anthony did the right thing. he remains a talented and committed servant and i pray he and his family can get through these difficult times. >>> turning now to the race for the president any 2012, mitt romney taking his campaign to the airwaves, discussing his possible status as front-runner with the candidates. romney weighed in during an interview last night. >> well, they're all serious contenders. i think it's too hard to predict who is the nominee. i think you usually have two people who end up battling down the stretch. i don't know who it will be. i believe i'll be one of those two. >> romney announced that in new hampshire. on the same day, sarah palin brought her bus tour to the granite state. this week, palin admits her appearance may have stolen some of romney's thunder. >> i apologize if i stepped on any of that p.r. that mitt

schumer added, by fully explaining himself, apologizing to all he hurt and taking full responsibility for his wrongful actions, anthony did the right thing. all right, bill press hosts the bill press show on sirius radio and matt lewis is a contributor for "the daily caller." wooen a weiner apologized and laid out his defense, he's not violated any law or rule. what is your thought about that? >> i don't know we have seen the end of the story yet, richard. democrats are very upset. i'll tell you why. they're upset because he embarrassed them. they're upset because he lied to them, lied to them, the american people, lied to his colleagues in the house. they don't like that. as luke indicated, he got totally off message. so instead of talking about john ensign or larry craig or mark sanford, now, you know you got one of their own who has shown monumentally dumb behavior. i think people are not rushing to weiner's defense because they're not sure this is over. washington is alive with rumors today that there are more photos coming out, more explicit photos coming out. if that happens, he

he is a six term congressman and ascened to schumer's seat after serving four schumer in the natural as a staff members and city council member before that. and he is married to his wife, a top aide to secretary of state hillary clinton and some of the photographs, some show he is showing the photos to someone in the world saying it's me, and another one with sexually suggestive type of phrases in the photos and the last ones have a shirtless, bare chested congressman but no confirmation on that he says the account has been hacked and he has not called for an official investigation but he has a lawyer. in what is really a strange twist, barton came to the press conference saying he was on the book tour and he wanted to see what was beginning on so the reporters asked him to explain what he has so right new we have congressman weiner waiting for andrew, the man would has shown a lot of this to the world today on his internet forum and waiting for him to finish speaking before we hear what weiner may or may in the announce. >>neil: this was supposed to be congressman talking to the med

so i support the amendment and i would yield the floor to senator schumer. mr. schumer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senior senator from new york is recognized. mr. schumer: thank you, mr. president. before i get into the substance of my remarks, i'd like to ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the previous order, the vote in relation to the vitter amendment number 4 9 occur at 12:30 and the vote in relation to the demint amendment no 530 occur at -- no 510 occur at 2:00 p.m. the presiding officer: is there objection? the senator from maine. ms. collins: mr. president, i just want to make sure this has been cleared with the senator from south carolina. mr. schumer: it has. ms. collins: thank you. i have no objection. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. schumer: it is our intention to set u

democrats are not publicly calling on him to res sig -- resign, and chuck schumer, i'm told he was called by weiner before he came public with his comments but the senator didn't know the extent of it until the news conference, and schumer has said that he believes that wiener is a good public servant but he's deeply saddened by what's going on. if wiener thought being tearful would end it, that is not the case. the pressure continues to build. >> it does. kelly, what would be a time line for an ethics investigation? >> reporter: they can be very lengthy. and sometimes what happens is the political pressure works faster than the committee does. they are not here this week, so likely it would be next week when they would have an opportunity to call a meeting, decide will they go forward, that kind of thing. it could play out over time. they could do interviews and all of their work happens in secret. so in other cases sometimes the pressure is so great someone will step down first. in a case on totally different circumstances, charles rangel of new york, he weathered it and was ultima thel

weiner was first elected in 1998 after his political mentor, then congressman chuck schumer, ran forbeen a reliable voice since then and ran unopposed in '06 and '08, and won by 22 points over his republican opponent last year. and weiner has fully embraced social media sites as twitter and facebook, which has done him more harm than good. >> what was his political life before being elected? >> he graduated from the new york state university. he served on the new york city council throughout his time in office he found himself drawn back to new york. the city he calls home. he ran unsuccessfully in the democratic mayor race. >> there is still some questions, right, about whether or not his district is going to exist? >> that would be an irony of ironies, suzanne. the census is showing that it will cut two districts. >>> defense gets its turn in the casey anthony murder trial. we will talk about the defense strategy, and also what to expect in the case with attorney and author lisa bloom. >>> the defense case got under way today in the casey anthony murder trial. anthony is accused of

tavis: does the schumer fit into his character? >> the thing -- does the humor fit into this character? >> the thing is these characters may each other laugh. now people feel like they are watching their good friends and that they have fun together, and our goal is when it is dramatic, it hits you, but that the comedy is also funny. owen is married with three kids, a lot of financial pressure, and he works for his father at a car dealership which was never his dream. and there is a perpetual bachelor, also the perpetual actor trying to make it. he is of great actor, but he never got over the hump, and now he is 50. tavis: just a few nights ago, at the white -- betty white was here. i told her, i totally love "golden girls." i really appreciate the right thing, even though i am not a core audience. i wanted to ask what the value is. why would women enjoy watching a show called "men of a certain age"? >> the woman audience is bigger than the male audience. they like to see what is going on for real. now they do not know we are not sh

schumer: thank you, madam president. mr. president -- madam president, the last thing we need when we're trying to get back on track is a default crisis that would bury us under even more debt. yet the latest round of republican politicians threatening to default on our debt have made their priorities clear. they'd rather stop paying our md women fighting overseas, force deep cuts to social security and medicare and throw even more americans out of work than tell big oil companies and corporate jet attorneys pay their fair share. clearly our republican colleagues are serious about politics, not deficits. you can't be serious about deficits and at the same time recklessly jeopardize our economic standing in the world in order to protect tax breaks for the wealthiest few. yet, that is what leaders like mitch mcconnell seem to be saying. just yesterday my republican colleague drew a line in the sand on cutting wasteful spending in the tax code, calling elimination of special interest giveaways politically impossible. politicall

schumer: thank you, madam president. and i will take the five minutes on our side, and i believe senator demint will be taking the five minutes on the other side. madam president, i rise today and join my colleagues in strong support of the nominations reform package before us today. this bipartisan bill and resolution which we'll vote on a bit later will effectively change the way the senate does business and is long past time to do just that. it isn't often this body voluntarily takes steps to curb its own power, but for the good of our democracy, the senate must become more efficient. i'd like to thank my good friend and colleague, senator lamar alexander, who's been a driving force behind this effort and has been steadfast in his resolve to make a change to this body. we have worked in a bipartisan way resolving all the differences in a way that i would hope the senate could work more often on more pieces of legislation. i'd also like to thank the chair and ranking members of the homeland security committee, senators

senator from chuck schumer.- gillibrand take her cues as the junior senator from chuck schumer. the sex scandal did not involve actual sex, as far as we know. it also did not involve any public malfeasance, as far as we know, or abuse of office in terms of taxpayer funds or anything illegal that we know of. and his constituents are the constituents of the two new york senators. one of them came out with a lifeline. clyburn said that the democratic caucus should have a chance to meet on this before everyone passes judgment. host: you also write, there is nothing in the house rules or ethics manual that prevents weiner from taking time off to get treatment, even if the leadership wants to see him step down. but they could take action against him and other ways. they could move to expel him from the house democratic caucus or could strip his committee assignments. this was done against james traficant of ohio following his conviction on truck -- corruption but before he was expelled from congress in 2002. if the de

. >> new york senator, chuck schumer, says he is saddened by what happened. we will have more reaction from capitol hill on "good morning america." and later in this half hour, more from the exclusive abc news interview with megan broussard. >>> our new poll makes for tough reading for president obama. first of all, it says that 89% of americans think the economy is in bad shape. 59% disapprove of the president's handling of the economy. mitt romney actually outpoints mr. obama among registered voters. all other republicans, including sarah palin, trail the president by at least ten points. mr. obama is expected to announce a drawdown of u.s. troops in afghanistan some time this month. our diane sawyer has been traveling there with outgoing secretary of defense, robert gates, and general petraeus. they're offering the president several withdrawal options. mr. obama says now is the time, especially with the, quote, big chunk of the mission accomplished. >> with respect to afghanistan, i'll be making an announcement soon. what i said this summer is the summer o

politicians like chuck schumer and andrew cuomo were among those along the parade routes held every year honoring creation of the country in 1948. organizers say the event is amonth largest celebrations for israel anywhere. >>> frightening moments in the city of christtown. >> yes. coming up, what caused all the panic there that had people running to take cover. >>> plus a. new apple product set to be unveiled this morning. what the new software will allow you to do and who's going to be stepping forward to make the announcement. we will let you know when "good morning maryland" returns first and only at 4:30. >>> 6:39. residents in new zealand's earthquake ravaged city was shaken as another aftershock hit that city. the 5.5 magnitude aftershock knocked items off shelves andsent people running for cover. residents described the quake as frightening. >> things started to shake and things were falling and we just took off out the door. >> the christ church has been rocked by aftershocks since a earthquake that struck in february killing 181 people. no serious damage or injuries were report

chuck schumer praised apple's move, but called on the company to remove any existing dui apps from the as well. >>> tonight we go indepth on climate change. few spots are more environmentally conscious than the bay area. a lot of what we do to fight climate change just slows it down, doesn't reverse the damage already done. could it be there, though, that one of the secrets of doing just that is also here in the bay area right under our feet? >> everybody in. >> reporter: if it were possible to battle a complex global crisis. >> i have a trumpeter there. >> reporter: with nothing more than simple enthusiasm, climate change wouldn't stand a chance against john. he's thrilled by the notion that hidden in the dirt of his marin county rafrnl could lie one key to not just slowing down climate change, but reversing it. >> absolutely. and in everyone's dirt. >> reporter: this all has to do with something we all should have learned about in school, something called the carbon cycle. that's the way atoms of carbon are constantly moving between the air, the earth, the ocean and all living things

schumer: first, mr. president, i want to thank my colleague from oregon once again. he is forthright, he is courageous, he is on the money, and people should listen to him, because he says a lot of good things about a lost subjects, including this wufnlt and i appreciate what he has said. now, mr. president, after weeks of stops and starts, we're now approaching crunch time in the debt ceiling talks. i believe that a grand, bipartisan bargain is possible, but only if my colleagues on the other side of the aisle take off their partisan blinders. neither side can afford to cling to their ideological positions any longer. to get economy humming on all sinalders again and avoid a default crisis, we need to say goodbye to a few sacred cows. and yet mere weeks after voting to repeal ethanol subsidies, the other side's leader, the senator from ken kernings has drawn a line in the sand against including any and all revenue changes in the debt deal. he has said that repeal of special interest tax breaks is -- quote -- "politically impossible." well, mr. president, that's a cu

reporter: add to that the resounding silence from former supporters of anthony weiner like senator chuck schumer, his mentor, and bill and hillary clinton, who call weiner's wife huma, a top aide to senator clinton, a daughter. it didn't help that the married congressman hails from new york city, which has one of the most robust press corpses in the country. >> will your wife be joining you? >> reporter: until this month, congressman weiner was considered a front-winner to succeed new york mayor michael bloomberg. now he says, scott, he'll look for other ways to utilize his talents. >> pelley: nancy, give us some perspective on who anthony weiner was in congress. is there going to be any affect on the nation's business now that he's gone? >> reporter: well, he didn't really have a record, scott, for crafting legislation. in fact, he was often criticized for talking more about the issues on television than actually working on them behind the scenes, but he was an effective pit bull for liberal causes and, in that capacity, he did help get some controversial legislation passed. >> pelley: thanks,

would the republicans want that in those states or here at the federal level i think senator chuck schumer a couple of days ago pointed out it well it certainly is beginning to look and i've been saying it for a long time frankly but i think the rest of the world is figuring it out at the republican plan for two thousand and twelve that mitch mcconnell when he said last year his job was to make the president obama one term president the republican plan for next year is crash the economy make unemployment worse make lives miserable and then people will say ok let's throw the bomb out throw the president out with throw the democrats out and replace them with the republicans this is the republican strategy destroy the american economy and it's a horrible horrible way to play politics. coming up why has america missed the memo for all in the bankers on wall street accountable for their crimes. let's not forget that we had an apartheid regime right. i think. even one well. whenever the government says they're going to keep you safe get ready because of their freedom. you know sometimes you see

world commenting on the letter sent to the da drug enforcement agency from senators schumer and mansion quote the tone of the senator's letter comes off as though they themselves don't know what entity they want to destroy or how to go about it because by nature in general practice are harmless they're merely an internet based alternative to traditional federal banks so here's how this is going to backfire people on the internet go holy you can buy drugs with big coal mines ban instant credibility for a currency that just might replace the dollar we can hope anyway. in other news from the inner webs as facebook founder mark zuckerberg cozies up with all sorts of government evil doers from the f.b.i. to the cia to the g. eight to even bill or facebook or seem to be running away in droves according to inside facebook they had six hundred eighty seven million members at the start of june but overall growth is slowing thanks to heavy losses and in just may of this year facebook lost six million users in the united states over one hundred thousand in the united kingdom russia and norway each

today, his long-time friend and political mentor, new york charles schumer expressed dismay over weiner's actions. >> those of house have been friends of anthony weiner for a very long time feel his wrongful behavior is distressing, saddening, heartbreaking. now, it's clear he needs professional help. >> reporter: tomorrow, anthony weiner's wife, huma abedin will be back from a foreign trip with her boss hillary clinton. a spokesperson says he believes that his wife's return will prompt him to step down. >>> she is breaking her silence. mildred baena said that she was not sure if schwarzenegger was the father but started to see a resemblance in her son as he grew older. when he told her son, he responded by saying, it's cool. his name is joseph . he is now 13 years old. maria shriver grew suspicious and asked her point blank if joseph was fathered by schwarzenegger, and she said that shriver was, quote, so strong when she learned the truth >>> aero space contractor lockheed martin had bad news for its work force. the company is slashing 1200 employees in its spacesystem division departmen

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i think republicans are already calling for schumer to condemn what he's done. >> well, not to mention he has to deal with his congressional district. he has to be reelected. >> jonathan, what is the kind of district he's elected from? is it a conservative district? what kind of district will he be facing in terms of his vote next year for congress? >> well, clearly he's been elected -- first elected in 1998, so he's been there for a while, has been able to build up alliances and allegiances among a very disparate district. we will see, as the weeks go on, just how folks in his district feel about what he's done. you know, you have all sorts of folks that get into ethical problems and be investigated -- >> we're going to have to leave it there, jonathan and ryan. >> thank you. >>> coming up, though, more on his admission, can hi survive politically? >>> and sarah palin is still proving she don't know much about history. but she does know how to shake up the republican presidential race. pat buchanan and bill press will debate, palin ahead. i might jump in that one, too. stay with us. l

his former boss chuck schumer was supportive saying, "he remains a talent and committed publicker is vant and i pray he and his family will get through the difficult times." asked if he should resign, harry reid said this. >> i know congressman weiner. i wish there was some way i can defend him, but i can't. >> asked if weiner were to call him for advice? >> call somebody else. [ laughter ] >> stronger reaction from the republican camp. house majority leader eric cantor said i don't condone the activity and i think he should resign. weiner's refusal to resign and the leadership reluctance to force the issue could make it appear as though the two parties employ different ethical standard. continuconfronted by boehner, wn confronted over house scandals, six republicans resigned almost immediately. >> bret: prosecutors in the john edwards case plan to use his e-mails against him if it goes to trial. edwards was indicted last week encharmings he failed to report nearly $1 million allegedly sent to hide an affair. edwards denies committing a crime. a.p. reports prosecutors have e-mails be

is chuck schumer here? how about that? that check and balance is more commonly understood. i think of that as a horizontal check and balance. the particle check and balance is between the federal government and the state government -- the particle check and balance. it was put there so that either side oversteps, the other has sufficient power to bring it back into line. that is what we are doing as states today. when i sued in the health-care case, it was virginia suing the federal government. [applause] one of the more amusing aspects of the case was when we had our oral argument in october in the district court in richmond. the federal government's lawyer got up and introduced himself. he said he was for the government, i mean, the federal government. the least anti federalist founding father, alexander hamilton, even noted these courts are here too rapidly these contests of constitutional authority. justice o'connor quoted him all the way back to the new york convention in 1788 in reminding people that the 10th amendment exists and matters and accounts, and she did that