that strom? >> sorry about that. i am going to ask you what are some of the lessons learned. i do not wish to blind side view. please, be thinking about that. what are some of the lessons we are learning. you have the floor. >> thank you. how would to go back briefly to what we were talking about before with the drawdown thekbf. -- and kbr. for people have reviewed the kbr plan. you are still evaluating this? i want to check that i understand your observations. to take two of them, you figure that they would only reduce its staff 15% through july 2010 even though the army is going to come something closer to 50% of its troops in line with this, you say that over 60% of the their planned staff reductions occur within the final month from july 2010 to august 2010. visually, i think what you are suggesting is that their plan is to avoid a steady path that would keep down the government. instead they are doing a waterfall in the last month which reduces little until the last point and maximizes the t

truman, wallace, and strom thurmond. most people will say that tremendously election. what i think is a duel, and long standing between henry wallace and the german of the democratic party and about america in the cold war, domestic communism, foreign policy abroad. it is also the year where this civil rights movement really gets a big boost. truman is fighting against wallace. he has got to get the blackfoot. the south is recoiling from that. there is an awful lot happening that year. >> is coolidge your favorite president or politician to write about? >> certainly. but also i am a big fan of ronald reagan and kind of grew up loving him from 1964 on. was there all the way at his inauguration, his funeral, when he lost his campaign at liberty island in new jersey. by god i love that man. >> is their a reagan book on the horizon? >> so many people have done it. so many people with greater qualifications. i would not mind doing it. i would not mind it at all. it would be very enjoyable. along the way i have written about a lot of scoundrels, and i would like to write abo

. >> would strom thurmond switched parties and then jesse helms came along, lee atwater came along and republicans took over the leadership of the congress, and whether you agree or not, they had an implicit racial appeal, and that has had a major impact it seems to me in this whole question of polarization, and it shows the party bases. >> absolutely, and i wanted to emphasize that point. i think the changing racial composition of the party coalition, with the democratic coalition and nonwhites becoming a very large share. the democratic party is very heavily dependent on nonwhite votes, and there has been a regional realignment, where the south has become the most republican region of the country and even though obama made some inroads there, it is by far the most republican region of the country, and whereas the northeast which 50 years ago when bob dole was first elected to the senate, the northeast was the most republican region of the country, and now it is by far the most, notwithstanding scott brown, it is the most by far the most democratic region of the country so we have see

. >> when strom thurmond switched parties and jesse helms can along lee atwater can along and the republicans to go for the leadership of the congress and whether you agree or not they had a complex set -- complicity racial appeal and that has had a major impact it seems to me in this whole issue of polarization. and it shows in the party basis. >> absolutely. and i wanted to make -- to emphasize the point i'd the changing racial composition of the party coalitions with the democratic coalition and non-whites becoming a very large share the democratic party is heavily dependent on non-white votes and there has been a regional realignment where the south has become the most republican region of the country. and even though obama made inroads it is still by far the most republican region of the country and whereas the northeast which 50 years ago when bob dole was first elected to the senate to the northeast was the most republican region of the country and now it's by far notwithstanding scott brown is the most by far the most space region of the countries we have seen the regional realignment

truman, dewey, wallace and strom thurmond. most people will say that is the truman dewey election but i think it is really a dual of long-standing between the wallace, henry wallace links in the truman wings of the democratic party and about america and the cold war, about domestic communism, about foreign policy abroad and it is also the year where the civil rights movement really gets a big boost. truman is fighting against wallace. he has got to get the black vote and he has got the south recoiling with the third-party and breaking from the democratic party so there is an awful lot happening that your. >> is cool is your favorite president or politician to write about? >> to write about, certainly about coolidge but also i am a big fan of ronald reagan and kind of grew up loving him from 1964 on and was there all the way in his inauguration, his funeral, when he launched his campaign at liberty island in new jersey and by god i love them and. >> is there a reagan book on the horizon? >> so many people with greater qualifica

at verizon center, capital centre, nicolas back strom taking in the game.h the ball, drives right past al horford. thank you very much. blatche went for a team hile 24 points. wizards down 52-50 at the break. fourth quarter, mike miller passed marvin williams for the bucket. il miller added 16 points. they couldn't stop jamal crawford. hits the three-pointer and gets fouled. never foul a three-point shooter. crawford scored 12 of his 28 points in the final quarter. the hawks downed the wizards, 105-95. talking baseball now. two guys both named willie willed the nates to victory against the new york mets yesterday afternoon. ta repair ves drove in a career hile four rbis. and willie harris made the catch of the day. top of the second inning, no score. willie tavares up with two on and two out. he delivers big-time. drives it deep to left center. off the wall and the gap, two runs are going to score, and that repair ves has a two-rbi triple. nationals take a 2-0 lead. ta repair ves finished with a career high four rbis. bottom nine. drama. caps facing barajas

and just one point of the work of eleanor old strom, have you been looking into that? >> no. >> she's the first woman to win the nobel prize in economics, and it's based on common pool resources. and what she discovered is that when communities have access to resources over time, they're more likely to make better environmental decisions, and they don't overharvest. >> right. she undermined the tragedy of the common theory, right? >> she addressed it and solved it. >> yes. >> and what she says is there are certain design parameters, and those parameters are democratic mechanisms of debating and making sure free riders are not, you know, overharvesting and community mechanisms of self-governance. >> well, my recommendation for anybody who has an issue about which they're passionate is to practice giving talks to any audience that will take you and ask them beforehand to give you ruthlessly authentic feedback because otherwise all your friends will say, that was great. and when we really need to know what worked and what didn't. before i made this story of stuff film, i

realize that joe biden gave the eulogy at strom thurman's funeral?say the politicians they ought to say what they think. there's one politician that says what he's thinking. >> he does, indeed. we appreciate you two for saying what you think. thanks. we need time for pete on the street. after all, it's earth day and he is next. constipation, gas, bloating. that's me! can i tell you what a difference phillips' colon health has made? it's the probiotics. the good bacteria. that gets your colon back in balance. i'm good to go! phillips' colon health. i'm going to own my own restaurant. i want to be a volunteer firefighter. when i grow up, i want to write a novel. i want to go on a road trip. when i grow up, i'm going to go there. i'm going to work with kids. i want to fix up old houses. [ female announcer ] at aarp we believe you're never done growing. i want to fall in love again. [ female announcer ] together we can discover the best of what's next at aarp.org. >>> campbell brown a few moments away. let's check in for a preview. >> hey, john. well, th

strom thurmond spoke for over 24 hours straight one time in the 1950's.he long-distance terms of days was 1964. host: one more call. david r. republican line. caller: good morning. i have a comment about the senatorial elections. in 1913, we passed the 17th amendment, which paid -- would change the construct that the founders originally envisioned. originally, the senators were selected by the state legislator. the men and women in the house of representatives that represented the people and the senators represented the individual states, which is why there was exactly two of them per state. it seems to me that with the 17th amendment in 1913, we sort of turned the founders construct on its head and introduced a bit of a distortion in how the states and people were represented in washington d.c. i would like a comet from your guest -- i would like to comment from your guest. guest: i do not think it would strengthen our system of government because it would be depriving you and your fellow citizens of the choice in senators and would leave it up to state

i agree with the assessment of abigail thurm strom member of the united states commission on civil rights in regards to this case. she said the following "the voting rights act is supposed to protect against situations when black voters are locked out because of racism. there's no entitlement to elect a candidate they prefer on the assumption that all black voters prefer democratic candid". so i know we've heard lite of rhetoric about the did being back open for business and the voting booth once again being protected but i am concerned about some of these actions. and whether or not the administration has any plans to enforce section 8 of the motor voe or the bill -- motor voter bill. of the voting rights act which required dead and duplicate voters to be removed from the rolls. i'm concerned about some of the desperate impact cases. especially in light of the supreme court's ruling in reach chi which we had so much discussion about during the society mayer south -- -- confirmations. mr. chairman i would note that after this financial crisis lawsuits the administration is planning i unde

. >> when strom thurmond switched parties and jesse helms can along lee atwater can along and the republicansto go for the leadership of the congress and whether you agree or not they had a complex set -- complicity racial appeal and that has had a major impact it seems to me in this whole issue of polarization. and it shows in the party basis. >> absolutely. and i wanted to make -- to emphasize the point i'd the changing racial composition of the party coalitions with the democratic coalition and non-whites becoming a very large share the democratic party is heavily dependent on non-white votes and there has been a regional realignment where the south has become the most republican region of the country. and even though obama made inroads it is still by far the most republican region of the country and whereas the northeast which 50 years ago when bob dole was first elected to the senate to the northeast was the most republican region of the country and now it's by far notwithstanding scott brown is the most by far the most space region of the countries we have seen the regional realignment

i did get questions when i went around and let the senators before the hearing started, i remember stromking the his office, and i shook hands with all the people and went into his chambers. he said judge stevens, i want to talk to you. i want to talk to you about the death penalty. he said i am not going to ask you question about it because that would be improper. but i want to tell you about how i feel about the death penalty. he gave his views about which was a perfectly proper thing for him to do. the hearings have not changed as much as you might think. one of the differences is, they were not televised. it started right in with questionings, and on television, the first morning or most of the first day is spent by senators exploiting heliport to the hearings are instead of just really going to the questions. i think television has made them more of a political event that was true before, but i still think they're a very important part of the process. the senate as a job to do in deciding whether not to confirm appointments, and that is as it should be. they are more political innoc

. >> when strom thurmond switched parties and jesse helms can along lee atwater can along and the republicansgo for the leadership of the congress and whether you agree or not they had a complex set -- complicity racial appeal and that has had a major impact it seems to me in this whole issue of polarization. and it shows in the party basis. >> absolutely. and i wanted to make -- to emphasize the point i'd the changing racial composition of the party coalitions with the democratic coalition and non-whites becoming a very large share the democratic party is heavily dependent on non-white votes and there has been a regional realignment where the south has become the most republican region of the country. and even though obama made inroads it is still by far the most republican region of the country and whereas the northeast which 50 years ago when bob dole was first elected to the senate to the northeast was the most republican region of the country and now it's by far notwithstanding scott brown is the most by far the most space region of the countries we have seen the regional realignment but