powerful it isepp blatter is. he was not arrested today but he s presided over this corruption organization for decades. we like soccer in the united states. it s not the american sport per se. why is this the u.s. government, the full might and force of the u.s. government now involved in this. is this about the u.s. not getting the world cup in 2022? there were americans involved in the alleged wrongdoing. chuck blazer is an american that lives in new york. former fifa committee member who pled guilty and turned on fifa and provided evidence. he wore a wiretap at the 2012 olympics. this investigation has been going on since 2011. the question was would the fbi ever provide the goods. we ve been waiting four years. it happened today. one quick final question. let s be selfish americans right now. with all of this being laid out, did the u.s. lose out on a bid
the u.s. and afghan governments are now in three-way peace talks with the taliban. all this as the taliban marked the 23rd anniversary of the soviet withdrawal from afghanistan just yesterday. they emailed a statement to the media saying, quote, selfish americans must learn a lesson from the russian deget and no longer fight a meaningless battle with zealous afghans. let s talk a little more about this. before we start off this conversation, let s remind everybody who the taliban is. not only are they responsible for the deaths and maiming of thousands of americans, but let me just show everybody this time magazine cover that seemed to have such an impact. they are the ones that dragged
took over. that number, though, reflects many, many millions of americans who are underemployed or just can t even muster, really, the gumption, the enthusiasm to get out there and look for a job. so that 8.3% unemployment number is an indicator to president obama and to his allies in the media to make it look like things are getting better, but rook at the look at the price of gas, look at the price of a barrel of oil, look at the manipulation of the domestic oil supply via our s actions to lock things up, and you start getting a collier and truer indicator of how the economy s going. jon: not long ago, mitt romney led the president in a hypothetical matchup in the polls, now he is down, mitt romney is down seven, eight points below the president. some observers say that s because mitt romney, newt gingrich, rick santorum have been engaged in this circular firing squad where they re all attacking each other. do you agree?
years was to legit myself the taliban as a central tenant of the afghanistan government. you ask many americans about that, they d probably not think that was the goal. we ll continue to have this conversation, general scales and seth, thank you so much for joining us, both of you. jon: big brother is watching. the government monitoring social networking sites, causing even more concern about your online privacy. is it at risk? a live report straight ahead. also, a dog owner suing a big pet supply chain claiming a groomer there mutilated her little dog and then tried to blue back part of its ear. our legal panel weighs in next. what a good dog, yes you are. what a good dog, yes you are. what a good dog, yes you are,
call from president obama to one of the democratic negotiators to make sure he was on board. we do expect the senate republicans to oppose the package. they are senator jon kyl, senator jon barrasso, and senator craipo. but last night they announced a deal had been struck. we agreed, the congress is clear that we will have it sign, we have reached full agreement. reporter: needless to say they are brewing the coffee a little stronger here on the hill after a late night last night but this clears the path to extend the payroll tax holiday for 160 million americans for the rest of the year, to extend unemployment benefits and make sure that doctors are properly reimbursed for medicare patients. jenna: i hope cough eye was the