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yes, 32 no. but this year, 70 democrats switched their vote from yes to no. just 148 of them voted to fund the wars, 102 said nay. >> it seems to me that it is inappropriate for us to vote yes on a blank check. >> the afghanistan government is failing to have any competency. >> i cannot look my constituents in the eye and say that this operation will hurt our enemies more than it hurts us. and so i will reluctantly vote no. >> most republicans support the war, most americans do not. and it is hard to wage war if the country turns against it. today, the deadliest month in the longest ...

>> reporter: nathaniel ayers, a one-time child prodigy who dropped out of the juilliard school. he was a homeless schizophrenic and later landed on the dangerous streets of skid row in los angeles. and that is where "l.a. times" columnist steve lopez met nathaniel ayers. >> me too. >> it became a deep but difficult friendship. ♪ this week ayers was part of a white house program marking the 20th anniversary of the americans with disabilities act, barring discrimination against people with mental and physical disabilities. ayers, who wore white, he explained later it's because it's the white h...

>> you've gonl ononly got two s. >> reporter: nathaniel ayers, a one-time child prodigy who dropped out of the juilliard school. he was a homeless schizophrenic and later landed on the dangerous streets of skid row in los angeles. and that is where "l.a. times" columnist steve lopez met that thanh yel nathaniel ayers. >> me too. >> it became a deep but difficult friendship. ♪ this week ayers was part of a white house program marking the 20th anniversary of the americans with disabilities act, barring discrimination against people with mental and physical disabilities. ayers, who wore white, ...

American politics. what i'm not comfortable with is saying -- pointing out problems without solutions. now, the tea party, what i said to the reporter, was that the tea party is expressing anger that a lot of average americans feel we are spending way too much money, we've lost our way. it really was started as a reaction to overspending. there's some signs in these rallies and i think it's disturbed a lot of americans, but i'm not going to label the whole group by that. what i worry about is that the public is rightfully upset about their congress not delivering, but when we try, you know, gr...

>> it seems to me that it is inappropriate for us to vote yes on a blank check. >> the afghanistan government is failing to have any competency. >> i cannot look my constituents in the eye and say that this operation will hurt our enemies more than it hurts us. and so i will reluctantly vote no. >> most republicans support the war, most americans do not. and it is hard to wage war if the country turns against it. today, the deadliest month in the longest war. afghanistan, with the chairman of the senate armed services committee, democrat carl levin. >> it's not just our mission, it's...