. >> is your see spence l bates 45 years of covering congress like no other.ince 1979 we have been your primary source for capitol

. >> is your see spence l bates 45 years of covering congress like no other.ince 1979 we have been your primary source for capitol hill providing balance unfiltered coverage of government. taking into or the policy is debated and decided all of the support of america's cable company. c-span 45 years and counting. powered by cable. >> it is my distinct honor here to introduce my colleague, is the kind of person about whom people in my position usually say he needs no introduction. but that then it raises an awkward question about why i'm here so i will introduce and he is the director of social cultural constitutional studies here were he also holds the best and public policy. the founder and editor of national affairs he is also senior editor a contributing editor at national review and a contributed opinion writer at the "new york times." in his role as director of social cultural constitutionaldi studies i suppose i should point out he is in some sense my boss. so he will be reviewing my performance as i review his today. which is about as good a visit examp