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>> absolutely and, admiral mike mullen the chairman of the joint chiefs said we are really, meaning the military, a neutral instrument of the state. talking about how regardless of who is in the white house, regardless of what office, we dont follow the person, we follow the office, meaning the military and i think that is absolutely right. that is essential and is throe of commander-in-chief -- the role of commander-in-chief to be the ultimate arbiter, to decide the mission and pick out the str...

Reimbursed much if anything by bp. this fund will be good. theres an independent administer that will weigh and pay the claims. its what bp has said they would do. im pleased bp yesterday entered into the agreement to set up the fund and fund it at $20 billion. >> neil: but you see what i mean, with the best of the intent, what im saying happens is its a start, this $20 billion is a start but now its in the hand of a arbiter so it if anything slows the process, it isnt bp, it will be the process...

Help now. >> neil: thats the government taking power away from a private company. >> from whom? >> neil: the company. >> a private company under federal had law is obligated to pay those claims. >> neil: so you share -- understood. but what youre saying is the government and the president, within his right to set up an independent fund to make sure -- you know this is a private congressional, it has an obligation and should pay, even if a independent arbiter is deciding that? >> its not up to bp...

They could ask them to volunteer taylor do it but its so unconstitutional, its against democracy. thats a dictatorship or fascist empire when you say i demand this. exxon valdez went through the entire process of the legal system. it took 20 years. is that horrible? absolutely. did it go to the united states supreme court? yes and presumably the smartest brains in the land made decisions. what theyre tying to do is what took place after september 11 with the airlines and telling people if you op...

Opinion. they had a good meeting this morning but heres what he said in a written statement to us, quote, as supreme court justice ms. kagans job description would change dramatically, far from being a member of the team we would be serving ago a check on it. that is why the founders insisted for an independent arbiter and will question her thoroughly on that question. jabe jane -- jane: shannon, thanks. jon: are you angry? a lot of voters seem to be. if you have any doubts, consider this. two v...

Statement over and over again, you said nice things about senator specter, you said you condone the campaign there, you said you were actually endorsing senator specter, tough decision for you, explain why you decided between congressman says stack and arlen specter. >> i vouched for senator specters character, which was under attack, i dont think i started getting involved in the race directly. in fact i very specifically said, i do not want to be the arbiter of swift boating in america and my ...

Spoken out against the pentagons dont ask dont tell policy, also as an undergraduate at princeton in the early 1980s written derisively about conservatives and it appears prolife advocates. she wrote in one article shortly after the 1980 elections and i quote, anonymous lu moral majority-backed avengers of quote unquote innocent life and the b1 bomber are beneficiaries of the general turn to the right and a profound disorganization on the left. jane: james -- >> the key thing is, does this perso...

Appointment is a lifetime appointment and thats yes different from voting on the nomination of a political appointment, such as solicitor general. >> i continue a grow more. i think thats actually grew. does this person have the kind of understanding of the law that they are supposed to be a neutral arbiter of disputes, that does not sides, does not see the opportunity to sit on the supreme court as one to advance certain political agendas. this is the antithesis of law and that will be a fundam...

He is making provisions that will be changing a very complex financial system, at least have the intellectual honesty to admit you cant predict all the outcomes. the president has a take where he presents himself as having academic, reasonable discourse, but it really has inside of it a sharp edge of partisanship. he won the presidency. that gives him a big house, a lot of power and a fabulous airplane, but does it not make him the arbiter of american political discourse. >> bret: mara, we talke...

Illegitimate is appaappalling. he is making provisions that will be changing a very complex financial system, at least have the intellectual honesty to admit you cant predict all the outcomes. the president has a take where he presents himself as having academic, reasonable discourse, but it really has inside of it a sharp edge of partisanship. he won the presidency. that gives him big house, a lot of power and a fabulous airplane, but does it not make him the arbiter of american political disco...