other side, a defense. so i don t like the idea that the person who was accused of something doesn t have a chance to say what happened. i think it s unfair that he is being prosecute in the media court. the fact of the matter is, i don t know what happened. you don t know what happened. no one knows what happened. i think it s unfair that the media s coverage doesn t reflect that fact. we don t have all the information. sean: the people who have been most responsible are the mainstream media. the nbcs of the world have been totally, completely, utterly biased and irresponsible. i think that happens now, i think fundamentally over the last decade, we no longer have journalists. we have really pretty talking heads who have no journalism background, which is supposed to be fair and objective and let the viewer come to the decision. they bring their opinion in and it is not journalism is a craft. it is something that we have
i mean, there s this normal tendency in media, when airplanes land safely, it s never covered, when there s a plane crash, it gets intensive coverage. it s quite natural, but it s very unfair to our military operators in afghanistan and in iraq to some extent, because you only get news coverage. killing bin laden, the problem is, we need more media coverage, because that media coverage would show the grinding out, day to day, incremental progress that our forces are actually making, rather than simply highlighting when we lose 30 people tragically. jon: you ve been on the front lines, you know that that kind of coverage doesn t necessarily win readers or viewers. that s true. it s a ratings problem, especially when you have a lot going on at home,
to repeal and replace this entire health care law. you and i know this is bad for patients, it s bad for providers and nurses and doctors who take care of those patients, and it s bad for taxpayers. this law has really done nothing to get down the cost of care, all of the promises the president made, they ve been broken in terms of you being able to keep what you have if you like it and in terms of the impact on cost. the president talks a lot about more coverage for people, but coverage doesn t necessarily mean case, and we ve seen in new york and in california significant cuts to medicaid that are being proceeded, which are going to impact on the ability of people to get care, even though the president has taken the other line and equates those two. it s not the same. bill: senators, thanks to both of you, and a press conference in two hours, we appreciate the preview, senator graham and barrasso, appreciate your time. martha: here s a question for you. is al-qaeda putting a new focu
jon: right now egypt on the brink of major change. massive crowds jamming the streets of cairo. plus,nother winter wallop, a colossal storm pelting states from the rockies to the northeast. and shocking video of screams for help, a young boy attacked by a group of bullies. all new this hour, happening now. we want states to be able to make the decision, ultimately, but realistically, we need to repeal and replace this entire health care law. you and i know this is bad for patients, it s bad for providers, the nurses and doctors who take care of those patients, and it s bad for taxpayers. this law has really done nothing to get down the cost of care. all of the promises the president made, they ve been broken in terms of you being able to keep what you have if you like it and in terms of the impact on cost. president talks a lot about more coverage for people, but coverage doesn t necessarily mean care. jenna: new efforts underway right now, those two republican senators trying