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Get right back to jack with "the cafferty file." jack? >> the question this hour is -- where do the republicans go from here? i like this. chuck writes, they could propose something on term limits? thats certainly a popular idea right now. all this repeal activity and lawsuits about the constitutionality of the health care bill, those are really dead ends and certainly wont do them any good in the midst term elections. jim writes, the answers simple. the house and senate majority for the democra...

The democrats act quickly and president obama gives this thing everything hes got, passage of financial regulation reform could be a long shot for this year. meanwhile, a new cnn/opinion research corporation poll shows 53% of americans favor greater government regulation of financial institutions, 43% are opposed. support for regulation, highest among upper-income people, probably because they have the most money to lose. democrats also much more likely than republicans to support reform. heres ...

Campaigned for medicare 20 years ago, but it took two decades for his proposal to become law. the new bill expands the 30-year-old social security program to provide hospital care, nursing home care, home nursing service, and outpatient treatment for those over 65. medicare will become law on july 1st, 1966, and for mr. truman an historic souvenir from the president. for mr. truman, the passage of medicare is a dream come true. >> and in 1993, bill clinton proposed the universal health care cove...

Theyre all going to get on board. when they see president obama and vice president biden who said this is a big stinking deal -- used different words -- they think okay, im going to get on board. >> thanks very much. >> jack cafferty is coming up next. a cold case heating up in a most dramatic way. ♪

Incumbent on democrat members to go home and sell this and convince them this is in the best interest of the country. >> does the way it passes matter? republicans have used this demon pass method to push legislation through in the past? >> i think dee dees first modifier was correct. its ugly, its ugly, its shabby, and your own jack cafferty said. its sleazy. yeah, republicans have done this. they did it with dee des boss, bill clinton, they did it with welfare legislation and capital gains tax...

Ugly, its ugly, its shabby, and your own jack cafferty said. they did it with dee dees boss bill clinton, they did it with welfare legislation and capital gains tax cuts but with bye partisan support. i think he runs the choice of either being ineffect shul if he doesnt get it or imperious. i dont think this is going to go down well. >> bottom line, bill, do you think this is going to be pass. >> no, i dont. >> dee dee, do you think it is? >> i think at the end of the day, hes going to look thes...

Coverage get coverage. how many people with pre-existing conditions who couldnt get coverage now have it. this will affect people immediately and its going to be incumbent on democrat leaders to go home and sell this and convince them this is in the best interest of the country. >> bill, if it passes, does the way it passes matters? republicans have used this deem and pass legislation to pass legislation through in the past. >> i think dee dees first modifier was correct, when its ugly, its ugly...

Says, in recent years his agencies adopted a policy of no longer trading confiscated guns to dealers. he says those weapons are destroyed, but they still do trade discarded service weapons to dealers, wolf? >> i take it in tennessee, correct me if im wrong, brian, some other agencies are going to be doing more trading and selling of these guns, these confiscated guns? what do we know about this? >> probably all of them will, including the shelby county sheriff, who we just mentioned. the governo...

Some even suggest its unconstitutional. meanwhile, president obamas campaigning recentlessly calling on lawmakers to pass health care reform. quote, i want some courage. i want us to do the right thing, unquote. well the irony here is if nancy pelosi gets her way, it wont take much courage at all on the part of our so-called representatives, will it? heres the question. should nancy pelosi be allowed to push health care reform through the house without a vote? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile, post a ...

Detailed in three separate government reports, that country which is 99% catholic, is -- is just in shock. >> yeah. for good reason. all right, jack, thank you. jack cafferty, with "the cafferty file." the pressure is building on the pope, as catholics wait for some comment on that growing sex scandal, involving priests. jack just reported on it. one vatican official offering some answers. were going to have more on this story coming up. and the strong emotions stirred by health care reform....