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They represent very red states. and thats what they talk about. >> are they really running against j.d. hayworth and the guy whos knocked off bob bennett? are they really running against more conservative, more right wing primary opponents, and thats why theyre putting on the show today? >> even before that. when i came back here, you know, i had been away for a while. i came back. it seems that listening to them on the floor when im presiding. the whole thing is very, very playing to the base. ...

You very much. many saw the surprise announcement yesterday that congressman bart stupak will not seek re-election on healthcare reform casualty. thats what the g.o.p. are quietly licking their chops over the controversy over the healthcare law and hope it will help chances in the mythed term electi electielectio election -- mid-term election. check in with indiana congre congressman mike pence among the leaders an it the southern leadership conference for republicans to talk about this and othe...

I shall retire from regular active service as an associate justice, and, he cited the effective statutes, the day after the court rideses for the summer recess -- rises for the summer recess, most respectfully yours, justice stevens, and it will impact the court but not as dramatically as the resignation of other justices would, hes identified with the liberal wing of the supreme court, something he challenged and questioned in interviews of him and in an interview, he identified himself as a co...

Hell turn 90. on may 21st, hell become the courts longest serving member. there are two milestones coming up for him. its quite obvious from the comments he made to the "times" that hes well aware of the political situation, the need if he is going to step down, to give enough time to the white house and senate so they can get his successor nominated and confirmed. it seems apparent from statements hes making he probably on the one hand hasnt decided what hes going to do. it is unusual for justi...

Now? it seems fairly certain that the justice stevens himself has not yet made this decision but also seems fairly likely that well find out sometime this month. there are a couple reasons for that. one is hell turn 90 in about two weeks on april 20th. in may hell become the third longest serving member of the u.s. supreme court on may 21st so those are a couple milestones that he might look at in terms of deciding but hes made a very telling comment in an interview with the "new york times" ove...

Muslims and the current prime ministerial maliki is a shea. its different to read that much into it. theres quite possibly an efforts to create violence and chaos in the streets of baghdad as they struggle to form this new government. >> which they seemed to have succeeded at doing today. thank you so much. well, the white house is preparing for a poshl shake-up to the u.s. supreme court as its longest serving member weighs his potential retirement. after 35 years on the court, justice john pa...

Product, we would have wound up in the same position. we just made the deal with the unions, looks like the reconciliation package, this eight hour meeting at the white house, long last they have the deal, then they lose massachusetts. in terms of policy, you end up in the same place. in terms of politics, the president had this opportunity, pelosi and reid were stuck in the mud for weeks over how to go forward. pelosi kept saying we cant pass the bill. said you had to. >> here is the dean of th...

That didnt seem to be working well. late r at the jail house she insisted she bought them at walmart and the cocaine was prestocked in the jeans at walmart. you know the defense. the old walmart put drugs in my trousers defense. works every time. someone call johnnie cochran. straight ahead, the longest serving member of the house, john dingell, joins us to share his thoughts on a health care bill that hes been pushing for 27 terms and how the one that passed shakes up compared to the one he had...

Joining me now is one man who has been waiting for this day for a long time. democratic congressman john dingle of michigan, chairman of the house energy and commerce committee. he is the longest serving member in the house and has made a career of fighting for universal health care reform. he is a man after my own heart. he loves to fish. congressman, are you going to go fishing now that you got this bill passed through? >> im going to be doing that and a lot of other good things but mostly we ...

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