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As far as that conference call, we featured our foreign policy advisers. it was not a call where the staff was encouraged to be speaking with reporters but where we wanted to put the focus on our foreign policy team. let me say this about mitt romney when it comes to hiring, he looks at the qualifications but does not consider race, ethnicity or sexual orientation. if you are curious about his hiring record, go back and look at his four years where he spend as governor. the hallmark of his appointment process was bringing in the best and most qualified people. >> you said he resigned because h...

Could be saving. >> absolutely. that's just the commission's staff. what we save in terms of the projects themselves, another council member who introduced the bill that i'm co-sponsor of to eliminate the commission pointed out in his district, he wanted to design a park's bocce court to put a roof on it. $75,000 is what they estimate would call, prefab unit so the old guys could play it in the court. after the design commission came back $750,000. >> you want to get rid of it. it is redundant. there's a lot of waste. mayor wants to keep it because why? >> look, this is an appointment process....

Judgeship. >> it's a linear relationship. >> exactly. >> well, susan and i were just talking about this, yes, there's one element ofç you can literay give money and buy them, but their whole appointment process, you know who you were bought by? >> if you hear of a case, people always say, is the judge democrat or republican? >> which is why it's good if you get a speeding ticket and somebody knows the judge. you're like, oh, somebody knows the judge. >> you don't want it to get down -- >> well, if you know the cop. >> all right, let's talk about somebody -- let's talk to somebody who wishes ...

Most dangerous man in america. tonight, i'd like to introduce you to number two. the second most dangerous man in america, his name is don berwick. n.p.r. called him something of a rockstar in health policy circles. that is great. because he is your brand new head of medicare and medicaid services. you probably haven't heard of him because president obama bypassed the confirmation process and appointed him to the post. enough of the pesky conference in congress. i want you to know this happens all the time. 99% of presidential appointees are, well, they go through the whole process by the sena...

Appointment process. it's almost like they are doing the bidding of the white house. the "washington post" called berwick, "the most important healthcare reformer you've probably never heard of." here it is. it's great. oh, boy. the chances he moves smooth lu through the process are next to zero. little did they know they have a friend in the white house. and also nominee to lead maidcade group may face tough hurdles. "new york times" reported the confirmation fight on health chief, dr. berwick faces a long uphill struck to win senate confirmation. reuters, reuters, they said, he's likely to f...