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I did not expect to be here this long. And my wife, marcelle and i talked about it right after the last election. And we pretty firmly said thered be a last one. I knew from the polls that every day out i could easily be reelected this year. But i. Me too. We wanted to go home. I want to have more time. My kids are grandkids. We both like school, but i would have more time for that. But also, i. Its time for somebody else to come in there. And i wanted to be able to do things, but i. University ...

Last election. And we pretty firmly said thered be a last one. I knew from the polls that every day out i could easily be reelected this year. But i. Me too. We wanted to go home. I want to have more time. My kids are grandkids. We both like school, but i would have more time for that. But also, i. Its time for somebody else to come in there. And i wanted to be able to do things, but i. University of vermont and other places to help people. Oh, whats happened . The last half century, you know, y...

Last election. And we pretty firmly said thered be a last one. I knew from the polls that every day out i could easily be reelected this year. But i. Me too. We wanted to go home. I want to have more time. My kids are grandkids. We both like school, but i would have more time for that. But also, i. Its time for somebody else to come in there. And i wanted to be able to do things, but i. University of vermont and other places to help people. Oh, whats happened . The last half century, you know, y...

Senator patrick leahy, youre doing something that is hard for a lot of senators to do. And that is to retire voluntarily. What made you decide to do that . Well, i never thought i was going to be here this long. You know, im the only democrat elected vermont history, the youngest one time. And everybody said id be a one term senator. I thought that was quite possible, but then it got a little bit easier getting reelected. I did not expect to be here this long. And my wife, marcelle and i talked ...

Term senator. I thought that was quite possible, but then it got a little bit easier getting reelected. I did not expect to be here this long. And my wife, marcelle and i talked about it right after the last election. And we pretty firmly said thered be a last one. I knew from the polls that every day out i could easily be reelected this year. But i. Me too. We wanted to go home. I want to have more time. My kids are grandkids. We both like school, but i would have more time for that. But also, ...

If it happens here, we are here or anywhere that matters. America is watching on cspan. Powered by cable. Michael mayer, your new book about Benjamin Franklin has this phrase in it appearing several times, each generation discovers Benjamin Franklin for himself. What is it about Benjamin Franklin that makes him an enduring character for americans . It is in the eye of the beholder. Because he did so many things, i think it is easy, as as generations proceed or as different types of people look a...

Bloomberg knows better than that. Thatheard some people say we stop crime. I can go door to door and stick it in. We cannot do that. I wish you would emphasize that we cannot allow Police Officers to do that because the constitution says you cannot. I appreciate the point. That is one more point from the judges ruling. Judges ruling. It may lower the crime rate but it is unconstitutional. That is not where we begin, that is where we end. Situation, you can lock down an entire city. In that parti...

Next on booktv, greg gutfeld argues that liberals utilized manufactured outrage and artificial tolerance to deflect criticism of our social ideologies. He says what is deemed as smart and toller lance to front the liberal arguments. Its about an hour. [cheers and applause] thank you. [applause] the First Library ive been in where i have not been asked to put on my pants on leave. Im not kidding actually. [laughter] im going to get to that joke in a minute, but before, during the signing, i met s...

Exceed the capacity even before it opens. In an cli123 08 it was written the commission would take appropriations request under advisement in the course of the agents budgeting process. With 30 billion in taxpayer funding and liability and waste that exceeds capacity, why would the commission not request funding for a licensing process for the Yucca Mountains . Well, as i said earlier were moving forward with the courts order, and any further budgeting decisions will be commission decisions. The...

And regarding reports detailing actual d. H. S. Assistance an in e completion of smuggling illegal alien minors, in that case a child in many cases would transferred to illegal alien parents actually by h. H. s office of refugee sext in those cases, the federal government was completing the object of a criminal conspiracy, was not stopping the smuggling, not punishing the smugglers, but completing the operation. Now again, its another classic case of sending exactly the wrong message, a message ...