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I think if he fails to get nailed by the two big charges against him now, there's a third one looming, a federal investigation involving the aqueduct race course, and given this governor's track record, lord only knows what he's going to do next. >> all right, the venerable fred dicker from the "new york post." thank you. >> thank you. still ahead, karl rove is speaking out about his former boss and the war in iraq. a new revelation that might be surprising. that's next. also, in less than 48 hours, security workers at one airport will be getting a closer look at you. the latest on those n...

To have back-dated a check to cover up what he did. these are very, very serious matters, no question about it. >> yeah, and fred, you know, new york gets a lot of attention here, but how much does this affect things in terms of the democratic party nationally, or does it at all? >> well, nationally, i think it adds to the sense of the party in trouble after having been at its peak of power. here in new york, it's a disaster for the democratic party, though more immediately. and what happens in new york does affect the national democratic party as well. >> how do you see this playing out? >> i...

>> a trillion here, a trillion there. pretty soon you're talking about serious money. wait until you hear the new meats how much president obama's budget will cost taxpayers over the next ten years. democrats turned to the nuclear option on health care reform. we'll explore how that would impact the kind of health care you might get and how the whole battle could determine the outcome of the big mid term elections. u.s. blood and treasure has been spent to bring democracy to iraq. fresh violence ahead of the big electionsment are the iraqis capable of standing on their own? i'm brian...

Governor david paterson got a pep talk you might call it this afternoon from paterson's chief of staff. they were told to stay focused despite the numerous distractions. three top aides already left amid paterson's serious ethical and legal problems. as for the governor, he'll make his first public appearance since wednesday when he speaks at jfk airport in just a few hours. fred joins me live via skype from albany. thanks for joining me. >> my pleasure. >> it's interesting staffers get a pep talk but not from the man who is their boss. why wasn't david paterson at this meeting? >> part of the...

Watch. >> the at the meeting last night, people came away that they could govern. as a result that david should be able to finish his term. secondly, the other issue that came out is that due process should prevail. there's a current investigation going on. that investigation should be completed. >> fred, do you believe on that first point that he can govern? >> i don't. this place is paralyzed. i'm at the capital right now. nothing is moving forward. we have a $9 billion budget deficit. the legislative leaders do not want to deal with this governor. i'm talking about the democratic leader. th...