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A critical and underappreciated part of his legacy. and that is that over a 30-year period in congress, when it became almost impossible to name it, let alone oppose it, when it became bipartisan orthodoxy to ignore this huge, growing thing in american policy that nobody would stand against, barney frank made the case over and over and over again that when we count what dollars we spend in this country, a dollar is a dollar is a dollar. and just because its the pentagon that spends a dollar, tha...

Of the castle. they dont want that. >> they like to rale against it but what they are railing against, bill, i think is a character. they are railing against macho and puffing. a guy who walks around and acts like he is the biggest cock of the walk. what they do want is men who are responsible, men will take the role of protecter. you started with boys. boys -- when boys act out, what are they doing? they are doing, this they are playing, they are shooting, they are soldiers. they want to do the...

Of the castle. they dont want that. >> they like to rale against it but what they are railing against, bill, i think is a character. they are railing against macho and puffing. a guy who walks around and acts like he is the biggest cock of the walk. what they do want is men who are responsible, men will take the role of protecter. you started with boys. boys -- when boys act out, what are they doing? they are doing, this they are playing, they are shooting, they are soldiers. they want to do the...

Of the castle. they dont want that. >> they like to rale against it but what they are railing against, bill, i think is a character. they are railing against macho and puffing. a guy who walks around and acts like he is the biggest cock of the walk. what they do want is men who are responsible, men will take the role of protecter. you started with boys. boys -- when boys act out, what are they doing? they are doing, this they are playing, they are shooting, they are soldiers. they want to do the...

taxes on the wealthy. >> i will not support any plan that butts the burden on ordinary americans. i will veto any bill that does not raise serious revenues by asking the wealthiest americans or biggest corporations to pay their fair share. this is not class warfare. its math. >> this is not class warfare, reference to the opposition hes getting from republicans who are saying it is just that, class warfare. theyre calling the presidents tax proposal a cheap political gimmick. pure poli...

he plans to cut and veto any legislation that cuts medicaid and medicare that doesnt raise taxes on the wealthy. >> i will not support any plan that butts the burden on ordinary americans. i will veto any bill that does not raise serious revenues by asking the wealthiest americans or biggest corporations to pay their fair share. this is not class warfare. its math. >> this is not class warfare, reference to the opposition hes getting from republicans who are saying it is just that, cla...

a billionaire who famously lives modestly in omaha, nebraska. they argues the richest americans arent being taxed enough. he says he pays a lower rate than his secretary. he wrote about it in an op-ed in "the new york times" called "stop coddling the rich." he plans to cut and veto any legislation that cuts medicaid and medicare that doesnt raise taxes on the wealthy. >> i will not support any plan that butts the burden on ordinary americans. i will veto any bill that does not raise se...

As japan reels in crisis, the future of nuclear energy in this country is once again in the hot seat. robert kennedy, jr., has earned a reputation as a staunch protecter of the environment, as an activist and attorney specializing in environmental law. while putting everyones obvious initial reaction to japan aside, robert, is it time for more nuclear energy in the united states or less? >> well, you know, ive always said this, ali. a nuke is good if we can ever make it safe, if we can ever make...

Good to see glue good to see you. >> if they changed the rules on a filibuster so you didnt need 60 votes in the senate to pass a major bill, you could ram through a new energy climate change bill. >> no, i dont agree with that, stuart. last time we talked i mentioned cap and trade is dead but the ironly the democrats would talk about doing away with the filibuster rule right after the dean of the senate died, that was -- the last protecter, bob byrd, died and they want to do that. its not going...

The united states on the north slope, transalaskaan pipeline. weve had nothing but problems up there for the last two, three years. now we have this explosion in the gulf where, unfortunately, 11 people died and the environmental catastrophe is upon us. its a culture. their own reports, they indicate that they ignore risk. they accept nonconformance and allow imcompetence. thats their own report. bp even agrees with it. its a culture of corruption there. >> do you agree with the presidents asses...