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Congress is so far overreaching into states business, its crippling our economy. the bail outs, the stimulus, obama care. >> so, the question, does he support forming an armed state guard? if so, what would it do? state senator randy brogdon joins me now. thank you for being with us. the government overstepped its powers, a lot of people feel that way. you have made statements that make it sound like you support a volunteer force. do you? >> well, i certainly support our national guard. we curre...

The grass roots level. >> well, i think its going to be anna burger. they have a convention every four years. it is a straight executive board vote. shes very popular. shes a hard worker. shes a lot like andy stern. theyve worked together very well. actually, andy stern leaves them in really good shape. fiscally responsible, replenished, organized. and i think its a very calculated move on his part and time to move on to do something else. theres no controversy here whatsoever. if he decides to ...

Out. >> exactly. 2012, here we come already. still almost 1,000 days till the 2012 election but it got under way in new orleans in the southern republican leadership conference. the two people who organized, mitt romney and ron paul were at the very top. >> they were the only two. >> that you could organizations try to win the straw poll. what was impressive about romneys win, he wasnt there. he wasnt one of the speakers. if you were covering the event, you could see a lot of efforts for romney ...

>> that our generation is able to succeed in passing this reform is a testament to the persistence and the character of the american people who championed this cause, mobilized, organized. who believed that people who love this country can change it. its also a testament to the historic leadership and uncommon courage of the men and women of the united states congress. whos taken their lumps during this difficult debate. >> yes, we did! >> always good to have humor at the white house at a big si...

Organized. who believed that people who love this country can change. >> reporter: the word from the democrats who comprised the narrow majority the first of its kind for social change of this magnitude. >> the president: testment for leadership and courage of the men and women of the united states courage who have taken their lumps during this difficult debate. [ laughing ] >> yes we did! >> reporter: laughter came from democrats in the health care crosshairs since the culprit, gary ackerman of...

[ applause ] this legislation will also lower costs for families and for businesses and for the federal government, reducing our deficit by over $1 trillion in the next two decades. it is paid for. it is fiscally responsible and will lift a decades long problem in the economy. thats what you all worked for and made happen. [ applause ] that our generation is able to succeed in passing this reform is a testament to the persistence and the character of the american people who championed this cause...

If you look at medical malpractice its only about 2% of the health care budget. whats a problem, though, is people acting differently. doctors behaving differently because of the concern about lawsuits. defensive medicine. i have a poll i found said nine in ten doctors, according to this one gallup poll, admit to practicing defensive medicine at some time in their career. >> basically a doctor saying, you know what, well do this other test even though i dont think its needed. in case im ever sue...

You get engaged. dont do it while youre in the dating phase. >> that might scare them away. >> the tendency is to not talk about it initially. perhaps the person who is the lower income earner or the person with the least amount of assets feels like i dont want to be perceived as a gold digger and i dont want to send the wrong impression. but after youve gotten engaged, talking about a prenup should be part of your overall money conversations. >> when you are having this conversation, how long d...

Reform during congresss august recess. what they did with that time was relatively easy to see. they expressed open, blind, omni-directional hostility to every idea remotely associated with fixing americas dysfunctional health system, even ideas that had been around for generations, even republican ideas. the fear health reform paloosa took the form of bus tours and rallies and angry, organized, screaming crowds at congressional town hall meetings. who exactly was fomenting and directing and org...

Our heart felt thanks. ive never seen such a well-planned, organized, collaborative effort on the part of all agencies of law enforcement. you know, theyre still out there 87, the search and rescue is continuing. and our focus and our prayers and our hope is that chelsea is returned home as soon as possible. jane: boy, ours as well. chuck, is there anything that you need from the community there that you could ask for? >> were getting everything and more than we could ever ask for and hope for. ...