i think sometimes the most popular book in the world is tom sawyer. everybody else has figured out that they can get america to paint their fence and act like they're doing us a favor. let them paint their own fences, if they can afford it. there are not nations that need us. there's another mistake we make in this regard. it's in today's "new york times" front page, you probably haven't had a chance to read it yet. we have a superb military. the volunteer military worked. i am enormously grateful to the young people. it's a tough business. i will tell you, i voted against the war in iraq, for the war in afghanistan. during my tenure in congress, any time someone from the district i represent has been killed in a war, i go to the funeral and they are the worst days of my life because particularly with regard to afghanistan, a young person died in a war i voted for and i hate that. it reminds me war is always terrible. it may be sometimes necessary, so i'm very careful about when to vote for it. i would vote again for the war in afghanistan. i didn't v

sometimes the most popular book in the world is tom sawyer. everyone else has figured out they can get a stewpan there -- paint their fans. -- fence. we have a superb military. i am enormously grateful. it is a tough business. i voted against the war in iraq, i voted for the war in afghanistan. anytime someone from the district represent has been killed in a war, i go to the federal and they are the worst days of my life. in person died in a war i voted for and i hate that and it reminds me. war is always terrible. maybe sometimes necessary so i am careful about what to vote for. i would vote again in afghanistan. these are wonderful young people and they do what the military can do. the best military in the world cannot make good things happen. we cannot make people in afghanistan democratic or not corrupt. we have allowed the military to be the builder of democracy. there was a great article. we spent over $500 million to train the iraqi police and they finally said would you get out of here? you do not know you are doing fifth. =-- what you

couple blocks here without finding someone painting something, even the high school kids have been tom sawyeredm. jim has found a way for almost everyone to contribute. again these are all volunteers donating their own time and often their own materials to work on buildings that aren't even their own. >> we're getting something out of it because it makes us feel better about our town. >> it's just what a community ought to do. >> reporter: so far, jim and his volunteers have painted or fixed up more than 30 buildings. although they may never get to all the ones that need it, their effort alone has already made this community a brighter place to live and given this widower all he ever needed: a fresh coat of purpose. >> thank you very much. keep it up. we will. thank you for the donation. >> cowan: a story from steve hartman. now the bob scheiffer in washington for a look at what's ahead on face the nation this morning. good morning, bob. >> schieffer: hey, lee. how are you? we are all about american politics this morning. we got the president's chief political advisor, david axle rod, and the c