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>> if anybody wants to know where cynicism is, cynicism is that there's one, two press people in this gallery. we're talking about eric massa 24/7 on the tv. we're talking about war and peace, $3 billion, 1,000 lives and no press! no press! >> it's hard to watch. what do you think? >> listen, i think the point patrick kennedy is trying to make is a valid one. it's 24/7 massa and we have big issues like a war in afghanistan, which is not receiving a lot of attention publicly. >> it is receiving a lot of attention. >> i don't agree with that at all. >> richard engel is embedded. >> we have richa...

>> we have general odierno on, the ambassador on. quite frankly, afghanistan has gotten a lot of coverage, richard engel. it's in the front page. is massa a big story, when that strange story comes out? of course, it is. all these other stories are getting coverage. it looks to me like patrick k kennedy has the issues are giving him real trouble that i think are taking him right out of the congress of the united states. >> it's been a very tough year and he has suffered a horrible loss, and is about to leave congress. the other point to make, he's looking up at an empty press gallery. most rep...

And, you know, those were -- >> prescription drug payments that bush passed, two wars he never funded. >> and affects tax receipts. >> both budgets in 2008 and 2009, one of them came up to $465,000, the other 1.something trillion. were passed by democratic congresses. they can't lay it all on bush. democrats deserve a lot of criticism and blame. but these last two deficits, president obama voted for them. >> total control for six and they did nothing. that's the record of republicans in power. >> there was an emotional moment on the house floor, gentlemen. i want to play a little bit of it for...