and pat leahy pat leahy of the judiciary committee tom daschle running the senate they were both expressing a lot of reservations anthrax came everyone got frightened it's time for us to tell our legislators you guys don't need to be afraid anymore the constitution is strong we can respect. coming up don't mess with texas i'll tell you why lawmakers down there proposed a bill to arrest t.s.a. screeners. let's not forget that we had an apartheid regime right. i think. beat up on the well. whenever the government says they're going to keep you safe get ready because you give them their freedom. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so for lengthly you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm sorry welcome to the big picture . for. i hope you don't have plans to fly to texas for a summer vacation if so it may be time to reconsider that texas independent streak is showing itself again as these texas state legislature is considering a bill that allows sta

pat leahy was the guy that the original patriot act had to go through and then it had to go to tom daschle on who was the majority leader on the floor of the senate in order to be brought up for a vote and those two guys were the two obstacles to the original patriot act what it was this giant piece of legislation was trotted out just days after nine eleven and still people scratching their heads going where the hell that come from but in any case they both expressed reservations at the time they both said you know we may not do this and they were the only two members of congress that got anthrax in the mail and weekly is going to get patriot act and. do you find it interesting that in the in the wake of the anthrax pat leahy was ok ok ok let's do this and now he's taking a more deliberative approach i don't know weeks where he's expressed some reservations about only you know what he said now in support of an amendment but i think the i mean these were really the provisions that we're talking about were originally set us on sunset a while back but they were extended on a temporary basis f

then thune went on to win against some senator a lot of people are familiar with by the name of tom daschleol hill about those billions of dollars that we send in aid over to pakistan. why some lawmakers say we're throwing money down the drain and propping up an unreliable ally. senator bob menendez joins us next. >>> first, "the white house soup of the day," roasted red pepper and tomato. thoughts? >> well, it isn't just really tomato soup with maybe a little more flavor? >> it is. >> let's be realistic. it's good. tomato soup, you could use more flavor. >> it's a glorified tomato soup. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. ♪ [ male announcer ] in 2011, at&t is at work, building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we're covering more people in more places than ever before in an effort to give you the best network possible. at&t. rethink possible. your baby sister has somet

the committee which was initiated by dupont and is led by former senator tom daschle. mr. daschle is with us here today. there he is. we're glad to have you here. it's made up from experts within food and agriculture. people like charlotte, the chief executive of the international food and trade policy which i believe is joining us today. the committee has been listening over the past months to people from across the food value chain, within the u.s., and around the globe, looking for areas that we can improve to help ensure that we have a sustainable and secure global food supply. there are going to issuing their report and their findings their summer. what i've learned so far in the process from the committees members confirms the need to deal with local innovation to deal with collaboration and creating lasting and meaning solutions. in the spirit of collaboration that brings me and number of my colleagues from dupont, including senior management from all three businesses, as well as corporate chief sustainability officer. we're hear to listen, we're hear to learn from

or perhaps the school children will consider what tom daschle said.rd did more than wake us from a national nightmare. he made it possible for us to dream again." or maybe they will reflect on david bird's conclusion. in an odd and explicable way, beetroot has began to dawn on the american people that gerald ford was the president americans always wanted and did not know that they had. certainly dad was proud and hobbled by such tributes, but he would be prouder if schoolchildren 100 years from out will look upon this statute and consider whether he kept the promise he made immediately after taking the presidential oath. "i am acutely aware you have not elected me as your president by your ballot and so i asked you to confirm me as your president with your prayers. i have not sought this enormous responsibility, but i will not shirk it. i solemnly promised to uphold the constitution, to do what is right as god gives me to see the light, and to do the very best i can for america. god helping me, i will not let you down." today, big people of michigan o

or perhaps the school children will consider tom daschle's gratitude, quote, president ford did more nightmare. he made it possible for us to dream again. or maybe they'll reflect on david broder's conclusion -- in an odd and inexplicable way, the truth has begun to dawn on the american people. the gerald ford was the kind of president americans always wanted and didn't know that they had. certainly dad was proud and always humbled by such tributes but dad would be prouder of school children 100 years from now will look upon this statue and consider whether dad kept the promise he made immediately after taking the presidential oath. quote, i'm acutely aware you have not elected me as your president by your ballot so i ask you to confirm me as your president with your prayers. i have not sought this enormous responsibility but i will not shirk it. i solemnly promise to uphold the constitution, to do what is right as god gives me to see the right and to do the very best i can for america. god helping me, i will not let you down. today the people of michigan and dad's beloved house of r