>> george voinovich is from ohio. why isn't he out there leading? why aren't the republicans from the northeast or the west leading? >> because they're disappearing. >> they've lost elections. >> they get blown off. >> they're losing. >> santorum tried to lead, he's gone. new england is gone. not a single congressman in new england. >> they're all forced to conform to the crazy right. >> they get beat singing the prizes of your loyal. they tried to be loyal, they all got blown away. >> di mat that was one. he's as sufficient as you are. he got blown away. >> demographically the party is in trouble but i'll tell you this -- >> you're telling me the north is dead in the republican party because they haven't fought hard enough. >> my concern is the presidency and the congress in 2010. i'm telling you we will pick up, i believe, 30 seats in the house -- >> a moderate republican period of time -- >> no, and i'm -- >> charlie crist, tom -- they're going to win. >> we will not nominate another moderate, they lose every time for the presidency. >> could sar

sotomayor picked up votes from nine republicans, four plan to leave the senate including ohio's george voinovich. >> while the founding fathers may have a disagreement with her on some of her legal views, i think they would be proud, judging individuals on their merit has endured as part of this great experiment. >> reporter: for orrin hatch, was the first vote against the supreme court nominee. >> i believe i am doing the honorable and right thing even though i feel badly about it. >> reporter: only ailing ted esident has nominated the n first hispanic justice to the united states supreme court. times are changing. >> reporter: president obama acknowledged those changing times after the vote praising his nominee's beliefs. >> they are ideals she has fought for throughout her career, ideals the senate has upheld today in breaking yet another barrier in moving us yet another step closer to a more perfect union. >> reporter: judge sotomayor will be sworn in here at the court on saturday by chief justice roberts and she will first be on the bench just a month from now when the court meets in a rare

senator voinovich. senator bond was here first. i'm so sorry, senator. >> thank you very much, madam chair. i want to continue to brighten your day as we talk about clean energy and climate change. [laughter] there's been a lot of, there's been a lot of charges that have been thrown around how republicans are not willing to do anything. i want to point out that the republicans are the party of yes when it comes to supporting clean energy, american energy and affordable energy. we support harnessing the largest source of clean energy we have, nuclear power. the single greatest source of zero carbon, zero air pollution, base load energy is nuclear power. nuclear power will create tens of thousands of productive jobs, and that's in contrast to the so-called green jobs of wind and energy which can only be bought with up to $100,000 of taxpayer subsidy by jobs to produce intermittently power that we as taxpayers get the privilege of subsidizing at the rate of about $20 a megawatt hour. when it blows, of course. unfortunately, president

>> senator voinovich, that is not exactly what i said. looking at a number of scenarios in respect to the market, it may be possible to bridge to carve an energy future utilizing a combination of renewable resources, which would include solar, wind, geothermal, hydro kinetics, biomass, and energy efficiency, and the man responds, i and natural gas. if you look that combination, every expert i have talked to would agree that it is feasible, depending on how we structure our markets. >> 50 years from now? 100 years from now? >> certainly there is a transition, no doubt about it. we need to look at natural gas. in this country, we have probably over 100 years worth of natural gas. the secretary indicated that we have revised our coal figures. if we look at the two comparatively, natural gas, when you burn it, puts out half the car and the -- carbon that coal dust. it makes sense to emphasize a bridge with natural gas, more than it would a bridge with carbon-intensive coal. >> i am out of time. i want to make one point. we encouraged electric

>> senator voinovich, that is not exactly what i said. looking at a number of scenarios in respect to the market, it may be possible to bridge to carve an energy future utilizing a combination of renewable resources, which would include solar, wind, geothermal, hydro kinetics, biomass, and energy efficiency, and the man responds, i and natural gas. if you look that combination, every expert i have talked to would agree that it is feasible, depending on how we structure our markets. >> 50 years from now? 100 years from now? >> certainly there is a transition, no doubt about it. we need to look at natural gas. in this country, we have probably over 100 years worth of natural gas. the secretary indicated that we have revised our coal figures. if we look at the two comparatively, natural gas, when you burn it, puts out half the car and the -- carbon that coal dust. it makes sense to emphasize a bridge with natural gas, more than it would a bridge with carbon-intensive coal. >> i am out of time. i want to make one point. we encouraged electric

among them was george voinovich of ohio. he rejected criticism that sotomayor's record shows an aggressive liberal agenda. >> judge sotomayor's opinion for the most part were lengthy, workman-lick limited rulings, the sort of opinions that exhibit the judicial restraint one would hope for a supreme court justice. >> reporter: but the majority of republicans voted no, and saw in those same rulings and sotomayor's speeches and writings reason to oppose her confirmation. charles grassley of iowa >> unfortunately, judge sotomayor's speeches and writings over the years reveal a judicial philosophy that highlights the importance of personal preferences and beliefs in her judicial method. >> reporter: democrat tom carper of delaware said that kind of scrutiny presents a standard no nominee or senator could meet. it's easy to take one line from one of our speeches to take us out of context and make us appear to be someone we are not. >> suarez: the broader politics of the vote were on display afterward. democrat robert&] mendez was

voinovich, aye. mr. warner, aye. mr. web? mr. webb, aye. mr. white house, aye. mr. wicker, no. mr. widen, aye. mr. bennett of utah, no. mr. bye, no. mrs. hutchinson, no. mr. inhauf, no. mr. beckett, aye. >> there is that famous up or down vote that we had told you or that the republicans had promised sonia sotomayor. you are hearing it now. we are staying with it for a few moments to see if they have an actual confirmation. that's file video you are looking at on the right of sonia sotomayor. by all indications, she will be confirmed. what we are looking for here is -- what's the vote up to andy? tell me that number. have they passed 60. i'm being told by my executive producer while we are doing that segment, she was, in fact, all but confirmed. they have passed the magic number of 60. it would be difficult for her not to be confirmed given who is controlling the senate. regardless of that, there could be as many as three, four, maybe five republicans who cross over and actually vote for sotomayor. the biggest resistance that they are getting at this point, at least the last report

that is republican of ohio george voinovich.e's the only one that hasn't said whether he'll vote for or against the judge. he's not seeking re-election and has a more moderate. he might vote for. eight have said they will, 32 against. with those numbers, the judge will be, barring any complete and total surprise, will be confirmed and the first latina on the high court. what we're going to see now is ongoing debates where members of the senate get to talk about their views and why they want to either see her get this opportunity or why they are arguing this case against. that will happen at 3:00. then the big vote. that will be a piece of history of the senate very conscious of that sort of thing. founders really take seriously their role to advise and consent when a president makes a nomination like that. so there's a real feeling in the air here about how important this is. certainly for democrats as they see this as a very big moment for the obama administration as well and for republicans arguing some of their traditional co

among them s george voinovich of oo. he jected criticism that sotomayor's record showan aggressive libal agenda. >> jge sotomayor's opinion for the most part wereengthy, workman-lickimited ruling the so of opinions tat exhit the jicial restraint one would hope for a sreme court justice. >> reporte but the majority of republicans voted no, and w in those se rulings and sotoyor's speeches and writin reason to oppose her confirmation. charles grassley iowa >> unfortunately, judg sotomayor's speees and writings er the years reveal a judial philosophy that highlhts the importance of personal preferences anbeliefs in her jicial method. >> reporter: democt tom carper of delaware id that kind of scrutiny presents a stanrd no nominee orenator could meet. 's easy toake one line om one o our speecheso take us out context and make us appear to be someo we are not. >>uarez: the broader politics of the vote wer on display afterward. democrat rert&] mendez was asked whether repubcans would suffer because somany opposed the firstispanic

when he makes his announcement or later this weekend but after a couple of months, you know, george voinovich, the retiring senator from ohio, has expressed frustration about sort of the conservative, southern conservatives tag over the caucus. we might hear something similar out of mel martinez. it wouldn't surprise me. >> interesting. speaking of intramural war fare we've, obviously, seen what has happened in the town halls, more home state privilege, looking what happened in tampa what happened there last night. what do you make of that and what are you hearing from the white house? is there a feeling, in fact, some of these are scripted efforts led by some conservativ conservatives? >> well, look. no doubt what the white house believes and certainly some evidence out there that points to the fact that this is a well-organized effort. but let me underline that last phrase, well-organized effort. this is something actually that is concerning some democrats that said, hey, there is -- you know, the republicans and conservatives might be getting better at grassroots organizing. this is a part

martinez, kid, bond, and george voinovich. you figure that one out. that's tonight's food for thought big number. >>> up next, the definitive story of the 2008 presidential election from the primary battles between barack obama and hillary clinton to the ascension briefly of sarah palin to the national stage. we've got dan balz and haynes johnson the authors of the new book to sit with me and tell me what mccain really thinks of sarah palin and what was ted kennedy after when he backed obama? you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. i can enjoy the zoo with my grandkids. (announcer) for people with copd including chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both, great news. advair helps significantly improve lung function. while nothing can reverse copd, advair is different from most other medications because it contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help you breathe better. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be use more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair m

reason i'm so glad kathleen is joining us is she wrote this column basically back up senator voinovichio saying the republican party which has been pretty well over the last half century as been getting destroyed by the right wring wingers in the south. we've talked about the obsession with the birther thing down in the south and all the rest of the ethnic potential here. here's a quote that really grabbed me. that same rage was on display again in the fall of 2008, but this time, the frenzy was stimulated by a pretty gal with a mocking little wink. sarah palin may not have realized what she was doing. but southerners weaned on harper lee heard the dog whistle. kathleen, heard the dog whistle. is sarah palin a poster girl for racism? yes or no. >> not consciously. >> not consciously. >> i don't think, i certainly don't think she, sarah palin knows anything about harper lee or the deep history in the south where you don't position a white woman and a black male and pretend like there's nothing happening there. these a deep deep history. that's why i mentioned harper lee in there. you wa

. >> one of the last few moderate republicans in the senate, george voinovich of ohio, was recently quoted as saying, we have a real problem in the republican party with the southerners because people in ohio look at this party and see these southerners talking for the party and they don't know what the heck to do with ohio. i think we're seeing that nationwide because in this poll if you look at the regional numbers the south really is apart from the northeast, the midwest, and the west. the rest of the country pretty sane and normal. the south is a little crazy. when the republican party is focused in catering to that crazy southern base, the rest of the party is just going to continue to flock and run away from the republicans as quickly as it can. >> that didn't end too well last time. have a great weekend. >> thank you very much. >>> does the fact that the president drank a bud light at last night's beer summit give him any street cred with the birthers? behind the meeting with gates and crowley. what may or may not have been said around that picnic table. >>> and in "oddball" the pol

martinez, kid, bond, and george voinovich.voted for sotomayor. you figure that one out. that's tonight's food for thought "big number." >>> up next, the definitive story of the 2008 presidential election from the primary battles between barack obama and hillary clinton to the ascension briefly of sarah palin to the national stage. we've got dan balz and haynes johnson, the authors of the new book, "the battle for america 2008." they're coming here to sit with me and tell me what mccain really thinks of sarah palin and what was ted kennedy after when he backed obama? you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. during times like these it seems like the world will never be the same. but there is a light beginning to shine again. the spark began where it always begins. at a restaurant downtown. in a shop on main street. a factory around the corner. entrepreneurs like these are the most powerful force in the economy. they drive change and they'll relentless push their businesses to innovate and connect. as we look to the future, they

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senator voinovich who is this sort of, kind of poker faced senator from ohio told me that i guess who never shows emotion, almost broke dow when is that you got bone cancer he reached up to the kennedys. he wanted to make sure his nephew was getting the right treatment and he said kennedy not oame through with that but called his nephew, sent him a painting that he had done and and more stories like that there more entergy people and the help. >> i don't know if you mention dibella but he talked about his loneliness. it was ten schools in ten years, was it not? >> i think it was theen schos in 11 years. teddy is not want to feel sorry for himself forever complained. is very optimtiabout just about everything but he even conceded that that was very ugh for h. >> thank you. >> thank you all for a great portrait at kennedy as he change to the years. you like we are all constituents. how has the constituency change and how would you attribute the changes in the constituency to the behavr of the politician? >> the dtrict of colbia. [laughter] that is another issue. >> don aucoin. >> the co

olympia snowe, martinez, collins, graham, alexander, kit bond of missouri, chet greg and george voinovichre republicans who announced they will support the nomination. she will probably be confirmed with about 68 votes. the voting continues as we speak. >>> a powerful hurricane churning across the pacific ocean, felicia, is a powerful category 4 storm. chad meyers is here to tell us if it's going to hit land and when and where. >> it appears that it will affect hawaii, chuck. now, i don't believe it will affect it as a category anything storm. as you said, a category 4, very dangerous storm, but if i touch on honolulu right here, it's still 1833 miles away from honolulu. this is a website you can get on at home, storm pulse.com. do all kinds of things. it can even tell you how far away it is from salt lake city if you care, which is 2,002 miles. not going to salt lake city so we don't care but just so you get the effect. here is what it looks like right now. the storm circulating out here 1800 miles from hawaii in very warm water. temperatures well above 80. the forecast path, though, chu

because that man you see on your screen, senator george voinovich of ohio, vust announced -- he's a republican -- he just announced that he will be voting for judge sonia sotomayor. so, by our count, she'll get at least 67 votes for her confirmation to the supreme court. but the debate obviously continuing on the senate floor ahead of this vote that we're expecting at about 3:00 p.m. eastern time. and there are 31 republicans, who, like senator orrin hatch of utah, have their concerns about sonia sotomayor and say they will vote against her. many of them concerned about her stance -- or her -- the stance that they assume she has on issues like gun rights. and a lot of them have said, as we've heard before, that they're concerned that some of her off-the-bench comments that she's made show that she will take her personal opinions and experiences into account and they will color her decisions on the bench of the supreme court. so, listen to what senator hatch said on the floor just a short time ago. and also a bit of a rebuttal from senator patrick leahy, the democratic chairman of the judiciary

claire mccaskill and evan bayh, sit down with olympia snowe and george voinovich and see what you candeficit hog, somebody always went to washington to balance the budget, i can tell you if you just balance the budget without talking about these longer-term issues, without expanding the pie, you're going to have a shrinking pie. >> you can't balance the budget. >> you can't balance the budget. even if you could, which you can't, you wouldn't take care of the long-term problems, which is, again, mika, we have to push the reset button and start building things. i understand there's an op-ed in here that savagely attacks mark halperin. >> otherwise i think you'd really like this. >> i'll stand by halperin here. >> i highlighted the part about the martyr. obama's tone deaf health care campaign. dorothy robin wits, no handwriting over decline of civil debate in election 2004 >> okay. >> i'm not sure actually -- >> of what? >> the last line. i'm not sure i agree with. >> of the media worshipping barack obama in 2008? >> no. no. they worshipped the story. >> no. they worshipped barack obama.

senator voinovich, quite a few of them. but what i can do this week, i have done.i have gone out and put my neck on the line. and little conversation overheard in the lancaster restaurant last saturday night -- that is close to lebanon, where we had the meeting on tuesday -- a group of men were talking. we don't like what the congressmen are doing. we ought to go out to do them in. actual death threats. these were raucous meetings. you saw the guy on the front page of "the new york times." he was about ready to explode. >> do you blame anyone? a lot of people sang the rhetoric is out of control, people like muehlenbeck are being irresponsible. they have a right to speak but they are speaking irresponsibly and shot -- sowing hatred and that is the poison part of this debate. again, some of these people close to you. >> a muehlenbeck is not close to me. let us start there. >> but, senator. >> i don't know glenn back and i don't care to. >> but senator grassley was just seen the other day talking about how they want to pull the plug on granny. senator grassley was jus

on the hill and everybody i ran into had a story to tell about some kindness he extended, senator voinovich this kind of pokeraced senator from ohio told meever showed any emotion almost broke down and started telling me when his nephew got bone cancer he reached out toennedy, who had obviously expience becse of his son. he wanted to make sure his son or his nephew was getting the right treatment and he said nnedy not only came through but called his nephew, sent a painting he had done and i just kept hearing more stories like that the more i interviewed people on the hill. >> i don't know if you mentioned it, bella, but we talked about his loneliness. ten hools in ten years was not? >> ten schools in 11 years. ted isn't one to feel sorry for himself or company. he's optimtic about everything but he even said that was very tough for him. >> thank you all for the great portrait of kennedys he changed through the years. we are all constituents. how has the constituency changed and how would you contribute the changes in the constituencto the behavi in the politician? >> [inaudible] [laughr] t

senator voinovich, quite a few of them. but what i can do this week, i have done. i have gone out and put my neck on the line. and little conversation overheard in the lancaster restaurant last saturday night -- that is close to lebanon, where we had the meeting on tuesday -- a group of men were talking. we don't like what the congressmen are doing. we ought to go out to do them in. actual death threats. these were raucous meetings. you saw the guy on the front page of "the new york times." he was about ready to explode. >> do you blame anyone? a lot of people sang the rhetoric is out of control, people like muehlenbeck are being irresponsible. they have a right to speak but they are speaking irresponsibly and shot -- sowing hatred and that is the poison part of this debate. again, some of these people close to you. >> a muehlenbeck is not close to me. let us start there. >> but, senator. >> i don't know glenn back and i don't care to. >> but senator grassley was just seen the other day talking about how they want to pull the plug on granny. senator grassley was ju

he recently as you know indicted governor bill voinovich and illinois and has convicted the former governorhe convicted conrad black a new york when he was the call had a multiple we have an organized crime and terrorism convicted in number of responsible helping convict many mobsters and terrorists, has a fantastic record and i applaud all the good things patrick fitzgerald has done. but as i begin to tell the story, i went back over his track record. i found some things about what patrick fitzgerald did in the southern district of were questionable. i tried to interview him twice over the course of two books he turned me down effectively. and so when i reported "triple cross" when it came out in hard cover -- and the hard cover of "triple cross" looked a little different. the story said hauer al qaeda masters infiltrated the cia the green berets and how patrick fitzgerald stopped him. that became an important part of the story and the book came out in hardcover november 06 and was relatively successful in 11 months later we are getting ready to put the paper back of the book out when patr

bipartisan support, and i again want to thank my bipartisan sponsor, senator brownback, senator voinovichare others as well. we have been partnering together on something that makes sense. this is taking some stimulus dollars and putting it directly into a stimulus that's visible, it's working, it's putting money in the economy, it's saving people money, gas, and it's something that i believe is important to continue. so i will just close by also thanking our leader, senator reid, who has once again been extremely supportive of bringing this forward so that we have an opportunity to vote. and i'm very hopeful that we will see a strong bipartisan vote on this important stimulus. thank you, mr. president. mr. coburn: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. coburn: i ask unanimous consent to withdraw amendment 2243, and i'd note that the senator from michigan noted everyone who won in this. let me tell you who doesn't win on that. that's your kids and your grandkids. americans aren't stupid. you give them $4,500, they're going to find any old car they've got that

senator voinovich, quite a few of them. but what i can do this week, i have done. have gone out and put my neck on the line. and little conversation overheard in the lancaster restaurant last saturday night -- that is close to lebanon, where we had the meeting on tuesday -- a group of men were talking. we don't like what the congressmen are doing. we ought to go out to do them in. actual death threats. these were raucous meetings. you saw the guy on the front page of "the new york times." he was about ready to explode. >> do you blame anyone? a lot of people sang the rhetoric is out of control, people like muehlenbeck are being irresponsible. they have a right to speak but they are speaking irresponsibly and shot -- sowing hatred and that is the poison part of this debate. again, some of these people close to you. >> a muehlenbeck is not close to me. let us start there. >> but, senator. >> i don't know glenn back and i don't care to. >> but senator grassley was just seen the other day talking about how they want to pull the plug on granny. senator grassley was just