what would william f. buckley think today about monumentally ignorant people like sarah palin and glen echo supposedly speak for conservatives? that is one of the most depressing aspects of the discourse today. the disdain for intellectualism and thinking that people like sarah palin and glenn back represent. >> palin is in a different category because she is a politician. william buckley was never a politician. he ran for mayor of new york but he never won an office. intellectuals in office have a very mixed track record. thomas jefferson's presidency is a mixed bag and so is james madison's. woodrow wilson's was a disaster. they are different skill sets. we would not expect our politicians and mostly they do not perform at the level of discourse of our and intellectuals. glenn beck is another thing. the media always changes. when i started off, it was three networks and pbs. daily newspapers were important things. i remember "lief"anfe" and "loo magazine. "time" magazine had content which it does not have any mo

what would william f. buckley think today about monumentally ignorant people like sarah palin and glen echo supposedly speak for conservatives? that is one of the most depressing aspects of the discourse today. the disdain for intellectualism and thinking that people like sarah palin and glenn back represent. >> palin is in a different category because she is a politician. william buckley was never a politician. he ran for mayor of new york but he never won an office. intellectuals in office have a very mixed track record. thomas jefferson's presidency is a mixed bag and so is james madison's. woodrow wilson's was a disaster. they are different skill sets. we would not expect our politicians and mostly they do not perform at the level of discourse of our and intellectuals. glenn beck is another thing. the media always changes. when i started off, it was three networks and pbs. daily newspapers were important things. i remember "lief"anfe" and "loo magazine. "time" magazine had content which it does not have any mo

strategy against al-qaeda and afghanistan and starting at 8:00 pm eastern remembering the lives of william f. buckley, jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> now a senate hearing on the backlog of dna evidence collected for unsolved rape cases. tens of thousands of so-called rape kits across the country have not been tested. we'll hear about the justice for survivors of sexual assault act which provides incentives to local law enforcement agencies to process rape kits. patrick leahy of vermont chairs the judiciary committee. this is an hour and 45 minutes. ...

and in the words of william f. buckley jr., nearly 50 years ago, the wells of re-generation are infinitely deep. thank you. [applause] >> before going to questions, i just want to say, and i think you all would agree with me and i think our audience may also agree with us in the c-span audience, that maybe the most brilliant lecture that has been given at the heritage foundation in five years, ten years, 20 years, maybe cents russell kirk is no longer with us. i just think it was absolutely magnificent. [applause] so, having gotten that off my chest, questions from the audience please? wait for the microphone to come to you. please identify yourself, if you will, and the gentleman here in the front row. >> hello, i am from as so well politics here in washington d.c. and i wanted to ask you first of all, i want to say really enjoyed the lecture and i wanted to ask you if, to what degree and do you believe that ron paul phenomenon has the potential to reenergize sing american conservatism? >> it represents one branch of a br

what would william f. buckleyak for conservatives? that is one of the most depressing aspects of the discourse today. the disdain for intellectualism and thinking that people like sarah palin and glenn back represent. >> palin is in a different category because she is a politician. william buckley was never a politician. he ran for mayor of new york but he never won an office. intellectuals in office have a very mixed track record. thomas jefferson's presidency is a mixed bag and so is james madison's. woodrow wilson's was a disaster. they are different skill sets. we would not expect our politicians and mostly they do not perform at the level of discourse of our and intellectuals. glenn beck is another thing. the media always changes. when i started off, it was three networks and pbs. daily newspapers were important things. i remember "lief"anfe" and "loo magazine. "time" magazine had content which it does not have any more. "the economist" is still recognizably what it was like in 99 -- 1976 and 1977. "time" and

brookhiser tells about his mentorship with william buckley, and he provides an account of the ferment that buckley lectured and lead. before we begin our program be sure your cell phones are switched off. and now help me in welcoming our guest to the stage, thank you. [applause] >> good evening everyone. it's a pleasure for me to be invited here tonight to be part of this event. and i assure you as a very conservative guy that lives and works in this very liberal city, i am sincere about that, because it's a pleasure for me to be invited anywhere. it doesn't happen very often. judge -- and just to give you an idea of the strange perspective that a conservative has in this city, there was a place called loud records, and when the guys downstairs did their thing, our floor would shake and when the weather would get warmer and we would open our windows this unmistakable odor and i hate to provide that the national review was written in the haze of marijuana smoke. thank you for being here tonight. rick is my friend and dear colleague. bill buckley said about his first book as a remarkabl

buckley books in the coming years. you have to remember that he was just a start. comics imitated him. they do not imitate people who are not stars or personalities. but robin williams had a buckley impersonation. you also got the door of that just by being in his presence. if you were walking along the street with him or getting out of his car with him, there was a little ever-present sense that people are looking in our direction. they were not looking at me. there were looking at him. it was that, yes, i am walking with him, sort of feeling. >> you said there were no checks and balances on his benign dictatorship. who were the of the key players at the time? >> two people he relied on to make his career go where his sister, priscilla who was the managing editor, and his secretary and assistant francis bronson. francis was like the wrangler of his life. france's bronson was the regular of his life. she made sure that everything there was supposed to happen happened. at the peak, there was hundreds of things. the tv shows he did, all the writing assignments he had, the speeches he gave, the appearances, the parties, this, that, and the other thing. she told the sto

what would william f. buckley think today about monumentally ignorant people like sarah palin and glen echo supposedly speak for conservatives? that is one of the most depressing aspects of the discourse today. the disdain for intellectualism and thinking that people like sarah palin and glenn back represent. >> palin is in a different category because she is a politician. william buckley was never a politician. he ran for mayor of new york but he never won an office. intellectuals in office have a very mixed track record. thomas jefferson's presidency is a mixed bag and so is james madison's. woodrow wilson's was a disaster. they are different skill sets. we would not expect our politicians and mostly they do not perform at the level of discourse of our and intellectuals. glenn beck is another thing. the media always changes. when i started off, it was three networks and pbs. daily newspapers were important things. i remember "lief"anfe" and "loo magazine. "time" magazine had content which it does not have any mo

what would william f. buckleythink today about monumentally ignorant people like sarah palin and glen echo supposedly speak for conservatives? that is one of the most depressing aspects of the discourse today. the disdain for intellectualism and thinking that people like sarah palin and glenn back represent. >> palin is in a different category because she is a politician. william buckley was never a politician. he ran for mayor of new york but he never won an office. intellectuals in office have a very mixed track record. thomas jefferson's presidency is a mixed bag and so is james madison's. woodrow wilson's was a disaster. they are different skill sets. we would not expect our politicians and mostly they do not perform at the level of discourse of our and intellectuals. glenn beck is another thing. the media always changes. when i started off, it was three networks and pbs. daily newspapers were important things. i remember "lief"anfe" and "loo magazine. "time" magazine had content which it does not have any mor

eastern, remembering the lives of women -- william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> and now the annual christmas tree ceremony at the vietnam veterans memorial on the national mall. this portion of the event is about 20 minutes. >> is to recognize some of the people here today, especially want to thank everybody here from rolling thunder and a motorcycle community. they were here and they brought handwarmers. that shows the type of leadership we have with rolling thunder. we wanted to make our board member, john dibble, and then a hard-working volunteers that keep this in more up and running. the government was close touch with the vietnam veterans memorial was (and our volunteers opened the kiosk and we were open for business and the park service removed the snow. we want to thank the xerox today as well for our ceremony and giving us the money to have the ceremony. we want to welcome now major general khaled mckaig. he received his commission in 1981 through the georgia institute of technology, air force reserve or officer training corps

remembering the lies of william s. buckley jr.. -- lidfe of william f. buckley jr. he address new air safety regulation proposals. one would increase the flight experience required of commercial airline pilots. the hearing came days before an announcement that the federal government was limiting the amount of time passengers can be held on the tarmac. this is one hour and 50 minutes appear. >> we have had hearings on safety and fatigue. this hearing is to discuss a wide range of issues with the administrator. mr. babbitt will be talking about what he has been involved in. they are involved in the number of actions after he was sworn in as the administrator of the faa. he held a call to action meeting. that brought in regional air carriers, pilots, unions, and many others to discuss and improve safety and to reduce risk. the call to action initiatives have led the faa to seek voluntary commitment from air carriers, quality insurance is, and safety action programs. we will talk about that today. . faa as may progress in a number of areas. they held a hearing recently.

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remembering the lives of william f. buckley, jr. and senator ted kennedy. . >> from london, prime minister's questions. this week, prime minister brown was in copenhagen so deputies labor leader harriet harman field questions. she also took questions on the british economy and several foreign policy issues. >> question to the prime minister. i have been asked to reply. i am sure the whole house will join me in sending our profound condolences to the families and friends of the two soldiers from 3rd battalion the rifles who died in afghanistan yesterday. we send our deepest sympathies to their families. this christmas, we will all be thinking of the bravery and dedication of our armed forces overseas, and especially at this time of year, of the families who support them. my right honorable friend the prime minister is in copenhagen. this morning he met the un secretary-general; this afternoon he will address the assembly. endorse what the right honorable about these fallen soldiers and our thoughts will be very much with their famili

and remembering the lives of william f. buckley, jr. and senator ted kennedy. . the debt deal labor leader fielded questions. the former -- the deputy labour leader fielded questions. she also took questions on the british economy and foreign policiey issues. >> questions to the prime minister. >> mr. speaker, i have been asked to reply. i am sure the whole house will join me in sending out profound condolences to the family and friends of the two soldiers from the third of volume rifles to die in afghanistan yesterday. we send out the deepest sympathies to their families. this christmas will all be thinking of the bravery and dedication of our armed forces overseas and especially at this time of year. overseas and especially at this time of year, the families who support them. my right honorable friend the prime minister is in copenhagen. this morning he met the u.n. secretary-general. this afternoon he will address the assembly. >> the whole house will endorse what the right honorable lady has said about these fallen soldiers and our thoughts will be very much

remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr. and who are ted kennedy. all next week a rare glimpse into america's highest court through unprecedented on-the-record discussions with 10 supreme court justices about the court, their work and the history of the iconic supreme court building. five days of interviews with supreme court justices starting next monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> america icons on d.v.d. c-span's three original documentaries on the iconic homes the three branches of american government. the collection is only $24.95 plus shipping and handling. for this and other gift gifting id ideas go to c-span.org/store. tkpwhr as we continue our look at the crime rate in america and victims we want to look at the sentencing guidelines for some of those and we want to welcome to the program the executive director of the sentencing project. good morning. guest: good morning. host: let me share one statistic with our audience. for a male born in 2001, if he is black chances of are one in three that he will be incarcerated. for hispanics it

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the national review editor remembers the by with the magazine's founder, william f. buckley. later, historians discuss the lives and senator ted kennedy. -- lives of senator ted kennedy. >> on tomorrows "washington journal" we will talk to clark and urban -- clark kent ervin and a look at the obama family's christmas vacation in hawaii. it begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern every day on c-span. beginning monday, a rare glimpse into america's highest courts their unprecedented on the record conversations with 10 supreme court justices about the court, in their words, and the history of the buildings. five days of interviews with supreme court justices starting monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. get your own copy on dvd. it is part of the american icons collection, a free disc set, including programs on the white house and capitol, with the many items available at c- span.org.store. >> the chair did the initial policy review of afghanistan and pakistan. he now gets a historical perspective of the past eight years of american presence in the region. the president's decision to send additiona

richard burr kaiser remembers the life of the magazine's founder, william s. buckley. >> we will talk with clark kent irvin, henry farrell, and ken walsh. "washington journal" starts at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. no available is c-span's book "abraham lincoln, great american historians on our 16th president. it is in hardcover at your favorite bookseller and now in digital audio to listen to any time, available where digital audio is sold. >> author of williame eggers spoken sentences go about his book. this is just over an hour. >> it is wonderful to be here in beautiful sunny california. a lot of my cousins are here. it really means a lot to me. we can put a man on the moon. how many times have you heard that phrase. if we can put a man on the moon, why can we not hear homelessness. if we can put a man on the moon, why can we not fixed schools. if we can put a man on the moon, why can we not make killer robot police? >> before this decade is out, landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. no project will be more impressive to mankind or more

eastern, remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> in the mid-1990s, newsweek -- "newsweek" named omar not wasow one of the most interesting people to watch in what -- in cyberspace. sunday night, he talks about his current studies at harvard and what is ahead. that is on c-span's q&a. host: in just a moment we will return to afghanistan tuesday to a number of u.s. service members who are spending this christmas day in afghanistan. as you heard from general gary patton, it is about 5:00 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. there in afghanistan. we will get to our service members, marines, soldiers and sailors in just a bit. here is a commentary in the philadelphia inquirer. we're joined by a marine joined bylyle stiffarm. we appreciate you joining us this morning. tell us a bit about yourself, your machine, and how long you have been in afghanistan. guest: good morning to you, mary christmas. i am from foreground, montana. i am a native american. i have been in afghanistan for four and a half months. i have 45 days and counti

buckley is sort -- william f. buckley is sort of the father of the conservative movement in marry. hin america. he said "the role of conservatives is" -- quote -- "to stand athwart history yelling 'stop.'" that is exactly what our republican colleagues have been doing by filibustering and trying to kill health reform. they are a thwart history yelling "stop." but my friends on the republican side are on the wrong side of history, the wrong side of reform and the wrong side of progress. madam president, i've been saying that this bill, the patient protection and affordable care act, is like a starter home. it's not the mansion of our dreams, it doesn't have every bell and whistle we'd awl all -l like, but it has a solid foundation, giving every american access to quality, affordable coverage. it has an excellent protective roof which will shelter americans from the worst abuses of the health insurance companies. and this starter home has plenty of room for additions and improvements. madam president, we democratic senators are proud to own this starter home and we are proud of the f

anti-semitic teachings had appeared in national review itself, the letter was also sent to his editor, william f. buckley, jr. but whereas the editor of the nation had responded to a similar letter by denying that the vidal piece is anti-semitic or even anti-israel, buckley wrote an editorial associate his magazine from so brand on this issue and admonishing him to begin respecting, quote, the unwelcome -- welcome, excusing, concerning israel and the jews. what emerge from this dramatic contrast between the two cases was further evidence that anti-semitism has largely, if not as a name of pat buchanan reminds us, not entirely banished from its traditional home on the right. while especially in the guise of anti-zionism, it was meeting with more and more toleration and sometimes even approval on the left. this momentous reversal also manifested itself in the bitter debate over other issues of jewish interest and concerns such as quotas and the plight of soviet jewelry that i analyzed in detail in my book. but it was and is a christian attitude toward israel that the reversal of roles between left and righ

eastern, remembering the lives of william f. buckley is the leader of the harvard institute for politics, joining us from cambridge to talk about the newly released poll from the institute looking at the attitudes of young americans towards politics and public service. we want to let our viewers know that we are going to set up our phone lines differently this half hour. for those under 30 -- john della volpe, thank you for joining us. this is an update from one you did earlier this year or around the campaign, correct? guest: this was conducted number 16, 2009 -- november 16, 2009. i]host: let us look at some of e early data you have in the poll and it turns up the approval rating of president obama's handling of issues -- in terms of the approval rating of president obama's handling of issues. guest: 18-to-29-year-olds for the last decade have been an ally in american politics -- outlined in american politics. if not for young people, it is unlikely that president obama would have won the iowa caucus. the lesson here is in 2008, young

eastern, remembering the laws of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy.ost: caller: ♪ host: caller:[cy national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] "washington journal" is already special time and after that we will give you a coverage on the blog senate vote. we will have analysis on the senate health care about. later, we will talk to a lieutenant-general about the wounded warrior program for veterans. host: welcome to "washington journal." in 50 minutes, the senate will gaveling to session and in 30 minutes they will vote on final passage of their aid hundred $71 billion health care reform bill. this is a key milestone in a months-long health care debate that has dominated capitol hill. senate democrats are, they have the votes to pass this legislation, giving president barack obama an important victory on this christmas a pretty road to health care reform does not end here. the senate bill will need to be reconciled with the house version which was passed on november 7 and there are key differences between th

and remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> in the mid-1990s, newsweek named omar wasow one of the most interesting people to watch in cyberspace. and since then, he has helped found a charter school in brooklyn and explain the new technologies on oprah. sunday night he talks about his current cities and what is ahead on c-span's q&a. >> "washington journal" continues. host: brigadier-general gary patton is the deputy for the combined security transition command in afghanistan. we do want to let folks know we are going along distance to get this signal from afghanistan, so there may be a bit of delay both in the general's response and your phone calls. general gary patton, thank you for joining us this morning. guest: bill, thank you for having me. and from everyone on our end, all our service members, and merry christmas to everyone back there in the united states. thank you for having me on your show today. host: why don't we start with some essentials and what do you tell us where you are and the

remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> next a discussion on a recent meeting of arab leaders in kuwait. the speaker is the ceo of the national council on u.s. beer relations. this is over an hour and 20 minutes. >> good afternoon and welcome. i am james winship, vice president for programs and we are delighted to welcome you here on this afternoon when washington life is still suffering the consequences of a snow job. nothing disrupts the city like snow does and we appreciate the fact that all of you made the effort to come out this afternoon and brave the slush and uncertain fortunes of driving or mass transit in and out of the city. so, welcome. i would like to first thank our hosts and would like to introduce russell smith who is special counsel for government relations here to welcome you and tell you a bebit more. >> welcome to you all this afternoon. we are pleased to be hosting this seminar and meeting. i think everyone here and most people in washington recognize there is no region that

eastern, remembering senator ted kennedy and william f. buckley jr.. . >> thomas hart benton. >> yes, why? >> well, he was a big man and a big giant of his time. thomas hart benton, john tyler called him the most raving political maniac i ever knew. but benton was representing missouri in the senate for 30 years, and he was a powerful figure. he wrote a massive memoir after that, which historians have been using for a century and a half. and he was very powerful during that time. >> the story though about the duel, and andrew jackson, it never ceases to amaze me when i read it -- what was the story? >> benton had been his aide-de- camp in the war of 1812, they were very close. but jackson, there were a lot of duals in tennessee in those days, when jackson was relatively younger. and he consented to be the second at the duel of a friend of his who was dueling thomas hart benton's brother, jessie benton. jessie took a bullet to the buttocks, which proved somewhat embarrassing, and as a result of that the benton's were trashing jackson's name all ove

and remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> this christmas holiday we have got three days a book tv on c-span2. at the beginning friday morning at 8:00 a.m., books on history and public affairs. you'll see sarah palin on her recent book tour and you will hear about the biography on supreme court justice scalia. tracy kidder from the recent miami book festival is also included. you can get the full schedule at booktv.org. merry christmas. >> now is an accurate and pilot fatigue and aviation safety. there were questions about recent accidents involving fatigue and the required experience of airline pilots. it runs about one hour, 50 minutes. >> welcome today the hon. randy babbitt, the administrator of the federal aviation administration. we have held a number of hearings recently on the issue, particularly of safety and fatigue and related matters. this hearing is a hearing to discuss a wide range of issues with the administrator. mr. babbitt is going to be talking about what he has been involved

and remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr.month left to enter c-span's 2010 student cam contest, with prizes for middle and high school students. top prize, $5,000. the essay -- it must incorporate different points of view. winning entries will be shown on c-span3 do not wait another minute. >> word from politico this morning that representative parker griffith, a freshman from alabama, will announce that he is switching parties to become a republican. the story says that his party switch comes on the eve of a pivotal congressional health- care vote and will send a jolt through the house caucus. and that represents a coup for the house republican leadership, which had been courting him. again, politico reporting today that congressman parker griffith, a freshman democrat from alabama, will switch parties and become a republican. on c-span, it is today's white house briefing. at the last white house briefing of the year, many questions focused on the last steps of the health-care debate. house and senate negotiators, if it is p

eastern, remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> this christmas holiday, we have three days of the book tv on c-span2. friday morning at adm, books on history, politics, and public affairs, including taylor branch on his new book, "the clinton the tapes," sarah palin on her book tour, and a new biography of supreme court justice scalia. you can get a full schedule at booktv.org, and follow us on twitter. merry christmas. host: joining us now at the c- span cable is brigadier-general gary cheek. walton to the program. -- welcome to the program did tell us about the army would warriors program. guest: we have soldiers from three basic areas, about 40% isolated from theater, 20% are soldiers who have had injuries in mobilization or demobilization, mostly reserve components soldiers, and the other 40% are soldiers, mostly active duty soldiers, who have become wounded or injured, things that just happened in every life or part of the training, etc. for the nine dozen soldiers, we have 29 units across the unite

and remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr., and senator ted kennedy. >> in the mid-1990s, news -- "newsweek" named omar wasow one of the 50 most important people to watch in cyberspace. since then, he helped found a charter school in brooklyn and explain to new technologies on oprah. sunday night he talked about his -- talks about his current studies on c-span's q&a. >> the senate passed an $871 billion health care bill. the vote was 60-39 along party lines. the only senator who did not vote was kentucky republican jim bunning. nebraskas and a democrat ben nelson was the last senator to vote yes on the bill. he spoke following the vote. remarks that the majority leader made about all of the people that work at the capitol during the difficult an intense time. we thank you very much for your outstanding service. it's early and i'll be brief. the most obvious problem with the bill before us is it doesn't do what it was supposed to do. the one test for any bill was whether it would lower costs. this bill fails that test. it's

starting at 8:00, remember the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> now available, c-span2 book "abraham lincoln." the perfect gift for the history buff in your life. it is a unique contemporary perspective on lincoln from 56 scholars, journalists, and writers. from lincoln's early years to his life in the white house and as relevant today. it is now available in digital audio to listen to any time. >> the u.s. house comes in momentarily, about five minutes for another procedural session. no votes expected. until then, part of today's "washington journal." also from "the washington post" is an interview with scott wilson. obama defending his first-year record. talking about his efforts on the economy and financial overhaul. from the jump page, including a photograph of the present. he said the president vigorously defended the legislation, saying he is not just grudgingly supporting it -- i am enthusiastic about what we have achieved. he goes on today -- say -- host: we will hear some of the debate on the se the chairman of

strategy against al-qaeda and afghanistan and starting at 8:00 pm eastern remembering the lives of william f. buckley, jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> now a senate hearing on the backlog of dna evidence collected for unsolved rape cases. tens of thousands of so-called rape kits across the country have not been tested. we'll hear about the justice for survivors of sexual assault act which provides incentives to local law enforcement agencies to process rape kits. patrick leahy of vermont chairs the judiciary committee. this is an hour and 45 minutes. ... >> now we're going to examine some disturbing reports that despite the important progress we've made to insure justice for rape victims, in too many jurisdictions large numbers of kits continue to sit untested. when dna evidence taken from rape victims that could be used to convict criminals, our communities become more dangerous. that's unacceptable, and we have to fix that problem. since we passed this important law in 2004, the act has resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars going to states for the testing of dna samples to reduce backlogs. and

strategy on al qaeda and afghanistan and starting at 8:00 eastern, remembering the lives of william buckleysenator ted kennedy. >> david axe was recently embedded at canned our air base in southern afghanistan. he observed how the u.s. military is treating the afghan air force. >> they won't -- this is the crash. .. >> that pkm only has a 45-degree motion. [speaking in native tongue] >> you come up the side. you might have to cut it off there to get it loose. there you go. your team, you for, start the process. go slow. slow, slow. all right. >> the afghan military is still pretty small even eight years into its war. it's like 80000 afghan soldiers, probably slightly more police. so it's like a couple hundred thousand guys, most of them ground soldiers. but in the interest of building up kind of self-sustaining, self supporting afghan military, nato has been encouraging the development of an air force. because in afghanistan, most of the time you want to deliver things by air. you are trying to support your afghan army battalion, hundreds of miles from some population center. they need heli

and remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr.nator ted kennedy. >> in the mid-1990s, newsweek named omar wasow one of the most interesting people to watch in cyberspace. and since then, he has helped found a charter school in brooklyn and explain the new technologies on oprah. sunday night he talks about his current cities and what is ahead on c-span's q&a. >> "washington journal" continues. host: brigadier-general gary patton is the deputy for the combined security transition command in afghanistan. we do want to let folks know we are going along distance to get this signal from afghanistan, so there may be a bit of delay both in the general's response and your phone calls. general gary patton, thank you for joining us this morning. guest: bill, thank you for having me. and from everyone on our end, all our service members, and merry christmas to everyone back there in the united states. thank you for having me on your show today. host: why don't we start with some essentials and what do you tell us where you are and the primary

later on, author richard burr kaiser on the life of william f. buckley. >> beginning monday, a rare glimpse into america's highest court threw unprecedented on the record conversations with 10 supreme court justices about the court, their work, and the history of the iconic building. starting monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and get your own copy of the documentary on dvd. it is part of the american icons collection. this is one of the many items available at c-span.org/store. ç>> next, an author discusses e successes and failures of the u.s. government over the last 75 years. this is hosted by the commonwealth club in san francisco. it is just over an hour. >> i love the weather. i am pleased to be hereç tonigt with my friends and colleagues and many relatives are here. my brother and his wife are in the back and a lot of my cousins. this really means a lot. >> if we can put a man on the moon, how many times have you heard that phrase? if you put a man on the moon, why can't we cure homelessness? it did not start off as a cliche. it started off a

officer on eve of the strategy against al qaeda and afghanistan and remembering the lives of william f. buckley., and senator d kennedy. >> just about a month left to enter c-span's 2010 student cam contest, $50,000 in prizes for middle and high school students, top prize, $5,000. it just creates a 5 to 8 minute video on one of our country's greatest strengths or challenge -- it in -- must incorporate system programming and have varying points of view. winning entries will be shown on c-span. don't wait another minute. ç>> overnight in washington, democratic changes to the health care bill passed a procedural vote 60 to 40 with the bait resuming this afternoon. more procedural votes coming up tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. eastern and wednesday at 1:00 eastern. a vote on final passage expected a christmas eve. live senate coverage on our companion network, c-span2. key democratic senators had a news conference on the health careçççw3 bill coming up todaye at 1:15 p.m. eastern. we will have for you on c-span. here is the final portion of debate leading up to that overnight vote. this is just over an ho

eastern, remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr.. -- and kennedy. hearing on the efforts to cut the rate of form -- of foreclosures. we will hear about the modification program. steve cohen chairs the subcommittee. this is about two hours. >> thank you for your attendance. this hearing will now come to burgle -- order. and i will recognize myself for a short statement. today's hearing is part dostwo f the modification efforts. for me, the foreclosure price hit home. my home city ranks 15th in the foreclosures. more people have called me and talked to me about their personal foreclosures and anyone else. tonight is the first night of hanukkah. without a house, there is no place to put a menorah. it is relevant that to start today. my home state of tennessee ranks among the top states. fothe extended the foreclosure crisis is such that even some middle-class areas are affected by foreclosure numbers. with unemployment at 10%, many responsible homeowners find themselves on the brain -- brink of losing their homes. it could just be the laid-off. it rais

starting at 8:00, remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> this christmas holiday, we have three days of the tv on c- span2. beginning friday morning at 8:00, books on history, politics, and public affairs. you'll see sarah palin on her recent book to work and you'll hear about a biography on supreme court justice scalia. tracy kidder from the miami book festival is also included. you can get a full schedule at booktv.org. >> an event now with former congressional staffer and scholars on what goes on behind the scenes before legislation is passed. hosted by the university of virginia, this last about one hour and 40 minutes. >> if everybody in the room can do the same, we will be in pretty good shape. we have come pretty far and we have a little bit farther to go given the dimensions of the problems associated with debt and deficit. our last panel explored the possibility of policy reform. our panel is very well equipped considering that some of them have spent parts of their professional lives in the policy trench

eastern, will member in the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. what's all next week, a rare glimpse into america's highest court their unprecedented on the record conversations with tin supreme court justices about the court did, their work, and the history of the iconic supreme court building. five days of interviews with supreme court justices, starting next monday at a p.m. eastern on c-span. up next, a conversation with steve forbes on how he feels present a bomb is handling the economy and the latest on the senate health care debate. this is about one hour. journal" continues. host: joining us from new york, steve forbes, the author of "how capitalism will save us" -- former ceo. you indicate in your introduction that he began writing the book in 2007 before the economic collapse. what prompted you to write a book on capitalism at that time? guest: well, there's a lot of misunderstanding about what true free markets are. how they work and what rules are needed. in that sense even though most have a favorable view, it is like the proverbial f

starting at 8:00 p.m., remembering the lives of william f. buckley and senator ted kennedy. >> in october, the center for american progress and journalist maria shriver at released a report discussing women in the work force. later, a keynote address by labor secretary hilda solis. >> good morning, everyone. so happy to see everyone here. i am the executive vice- president for the center for american progress. it is my great pleasure to welcome you all here for our conference on the publication of the shriver report. this is a joint project between the center for american progress and the first lady of california, maria shriver. this is available at bookstores near you. in this report, we explore what it means that women will soon make up half of the work force for the first time. many of our families now have a woman not only as the sole breadwinner or an essential co- earner of support for the families economics. these facts have far reaching consequences for all americans businesses, government, education and media and places of worship. we have -

eastern, remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr.this christmas holiday, we have three days of the book tv on c-span2. friday morning at adm, books on history, politics, and public affairs, including taylor branch on his new book, "the clinton the tapes," sarah palin on her book tour, and a new biography of supreme court justice scalia. you can get a full schedule at booktv.org, and follow us on mey christmas. host: joining us now at the c- span cable is brigadier-general gary cheek. walton to the program. -- welcome to the program did tell us about the army would warriors program. guest: we have soldiers from three basic areas, about 40% isolated from theater, 20% are soldiers who have had injuries in mobilization or demobilization, mostly reserve components soldiers, and the other 40% are soldiers, mostly active duty soldiers, who have become wounded or injured, things that just happened in every life or part of the training, etc. for the nine dozen soldiers, we have 29 units across the united -- 9000 soldiers, we have 29 units acr

remembering the lives of william f. buckley and senator ted kennedy.rector of the national institutes of health. çwe spoke with gary cheek about the army'sçç program for wound veterans. this is about an hour. çç gary cheek. walton to the program. -- welcome to the program did tell us about the army would warriors program. guest: we have soldiers from three basic areas, about 40% isolated from theater, 20% are soldiers who have had injuries in mobilization or demobilization, mostly reserve components soldiers, and the other 40% are soldiers, mostly active duty soldiers, who have become wounded or injured, things that just happened in every life or part of the training, etc. for the nine dozen soldiers, we have 29 units across the united -- 9000 soldiers, we have 29 units across the united states. the other part of the program, which looks after the most severely injured soldiers that are part of that, about 1000 of them are on active duty, and about 4700 are retired and have gone back to the community. we have a program that cares for them followin

remembering the lives of william s. buckley jr.. >> up next on c-span, the ceo of sesame workshops on keeping sesame street relevant to children after 40 years on the air. this is about an hour. >> good afternoon. welcome to the lunch impetus i am president -- welcome to the lunch. i and the president. where the world's leading professional organization for journalists. we are committed to a future of journalism. we foster a free press worldwide. for more in formation, please visit our web site greta: . . . >> and not necessarily from the working press. i would now like to introduce our table guests, and stand briefly when your names are called. from the right, the washington bureau chief. ed lewis, strategic communications for toyota in north america. jerry szerimski, past president of the national press club. dr. wilson of the school for communication in journalism at the university of southern california, and chairman of the board for the corporation for public broadcasting. cheryl hampton, director of recruiting at national

remembering the lives of william s. buckley jr.. >> up next on c-span, the ceo of sesame workshops on keeping sesame street relevant to children after 40 years on the air. this is about an hour. >> good afternoon. welcome to the lunch impetus i am president -- welcome to the lunch. i and the president. where the world's leading professional organization for journalists. we are committed to a future of journalism. we foster a free press worldwide. for more in formation, please visit our web site greta: . . . >> and not necessarily from the working press. i would now like to introduce our table guests, and stand briefly when your names are called. from the right, the washington bureau chief. ed lewis, strategic communications for toyota in north america. jerry szerimski, past president of the national press club. dr. wilson of the school for communication in journalism at the university of southern california, and chairman of the board for the corporation for public broadcasting. cheryl hampton, director of recruiting at national