our relations with the president's colombia, uribe? guest: the bush administration overlooked a lot of offenses that the uribe government has committed against human rights. now, uribe did something very important in colombia. he restored order. and that was crucial. governments have to have order, countries have to have ordered. but now he has violated human rights and a most egregious way, and we hope that the ngo community in the united states is very hopeful that president obama and secretary of state clinton will not give president uribe bay free ride but will point out that 95 labor union leaders have been killed in colombia over the past year. that he licensed but presidential secret service to tap phones of human rights workers. there has been simply -- and i notice " the new york times" this money goes after president chavez as a day aspire were of zelaya's attempt to extend his term but the fact is, of course, uribe has also distorted the constitutional process in colombia and extended the term bear. -- there. it limits the i

this will be president uribe's first time here. today, as one senator, i rise to express my hope for a continuing bond in our relationship with colombia's president uribe. i also rise to express some concerns that i'll talk about. now, i'm happy that president obama recognizes the importance of our closest ally in south america. i'm also pleased that president uribe continues to seek a close relation with the united states where he is truly a courageous and a visionary leader. coming to power in some of the darkest and most vicious days and marxist insurgency in that country, he pulled colombia back from the brink. president uribe has driven the terrorists from much of their ter tries, boosted much of the economy, and boosted the human rights record. if an american president had achieved this much, some would be clamoring for him or her to seek a third term. the same is true in colombia where despite term limits, uribe is actually being petitioned to run again. his achievements are very impressive. during the -- during president ur

but i just don't think it is fair to lump uribe basically along with chavez. uribe eventually it will leave power but chavez, ortega, and this guy in honduras and others, they are not going to leave. they are going to try to change the constitution. basically they want to be jr. feel castro -- jr. fidel castro s. guest: the caller has the ability to see in the future, which i did not possess, but it is certainly true alvaro uribe -- and i gave some credit for bringing order out of chaos, but he has amended the constitution in order to perpetuate himself and power. and that democracy cannot depend on one person. the whole point of democracy is orderly transfer of power at the will of the people. and this is what -- and this is why it is wrong to amend the constitution just for the benefit of one offical. host: this comment from a viewer -- you will never stop the drug war. guest: you will certainly never stop the drug war unless you take tough steps to reduce demand. porter spain trinidad, at the summit of the americas -- port- of-spain, trinidad, president oba

it's as the uribe faces a more wary u.s. the white house ceremony in january -- at this ceremony, president george w. bush awarded the colombian president the presidential medal of freedom and praised him for his immense personal courage for taking on his country's fight against marxist guerrillas. this time uribe will encounter an administration pushing to expand its alliances in latin america and an increasingly worried about colombia's abysmal record for human rights. one more call regarding detainee policy, this one from michigan. caller: good morning, i have been listening to these people calling in saying that these detainees are some some kind of super-humans cannot be kept safely in an american prison, if in fact they're guilty of anything. the person who called and claimed we did not try the nazis until 20 years later for war crimes does not have the right. nuremberg happen very shortly after the war. and for the very

. >> i also want to ask a question about the meeting with president uribe, colombia is interested in getting free trade agreement approved pending for a long time. are you expecting any concrete results to come out of this meeting that would advance that agreement? >> i will get ahead of what the president will talk about, what might come out of the meeting i should say, but i have no doubt that's it will be something that president obama and it president uribe discuss early next week to buy senator grassley has said the administration is stonewalling on these agreements, is that a fair way to characterize it? >> i don't think that is the case. and i don't obviously know the basis for which team makes that statement. >> green peas announced yesterday that it proposes the energy legislation and another president wanted it or our originally proposal hundred% option for an add-on 215% and greenpeace says that the lobbyists have gone to this bill and voted it down so much -- watered it down so it can pass it. i wonder if president obama feels this is the best bill that can pass congress

the center for international policy talks about the situation in honduras and colombian president uribe's visit to the u.s.. later, dalia lithwick. each morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern with the day's news. a look at iran's presidential election and what is ahead in tehran. >> next, a conversation with u.s. supreme court justice john roberts on some of the court's decisions. he is joined by judge harvey wilkinson. serving on the fourth circuit court of appeals. it is over 30 minutes. >> could we have you take your seats, please? >> good morning. we have a very extra special program this morning. and it will focus entirely on the supreme court. chief justice marshall worried that the supreme court's role in the tripartite government would not be fulfilled if the court continued issuing multiple opinions. one from each justice. as was the custom in england at the time. he thought it important that the court speak unanimously as an institution. his strategy for achieving this basic and it was a fundamental strategy, he conference cases after dinner. after serving wine which he personally purchas

it is expected to be discussed when president obama meet with president uribe today. responding to questions about the house energy bill, the president says it is a net -- an extraordinary first step toward told thinkable warming, but expressed reservations about imposing tariffs on imports from countries who do not similarly regulate greenhouse gas emissions, saying that at a time when the economy worldwide is still in deep recession you have to be very careful about sending any protectionist signals. more on the economy from the state of california. with the government deadlocked over $24 billion hole in its budget the obama administration and the state's congressional delegation say they just cannot hold the state's hand through this one. asked if the federal government should help california with its crisis, democratic senator dianne feinstein, the state's senior senator asked, do know what the state is getting a stimulus money? $50 billion. president karzai is accusing afghan guards of working for u.s. coalition forces, of killing a provincial police chief and at

.: you know who he reminds me of, a guy now is in san francisco, juan uribe, who aired it out on every swing. over the course of a career, just doesn't work. >> rob: he did go to right and right center quite a bit. but he's upset he's not starting every day, he's not an every day player. you have to know your limitations. i talked to eric davis. >> bob: kearns to short, can the orioles turn it? yes, they can! it was bases loaded, nobody out. and baltimore still leads. ú from that first dollar forward, cash flow isn't just an important thing to small business. it's everything. that's why pnc is introducing your new cfo, cash flow options designed to effectively improve your cash flow. cfo helps every dollar work harder. from the very first dollar to the last dollar of the day. get in touch with your new cfo. pnc. leading the way.  >> bob: we're back here, orioles lead 4-3 over the washington nationals. in the fifth inning, melvin mora running towards the foul line in left field, sees reimold out of the corner of his eye. he just makes an amazing athletic play right here.