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that was preserved for pea net that. the staff of the dna has gotten to be quite large. think people were thinking of being dozens. the dni is sort of a strong chairman of the board for the whole community. there are really only three or four needs to pay much attention to. most of those agencies are quite small. i think probably having such a large staff kind of gets in the way jaeand generates sometimes conflicts between the dia and dcia that didn't occur before. >> well, he -- this is certainly a glitch, but he's the fifth director of national intelligence in five years. so when you say this thing can work if we have the right people, what kind of right person do we need? because clearly either we have the right people or the job is too overwhelming or the turf
getting democratic victories from pelosi and reid. instead, what he did in each one of these three victories he got was he formed an alliance outside the democratic caucus that really helped to bring public opinion his way and sway votes in the congress. on the big tax bill, he worked with the republican leadership, got it done. on don't ask, don't tell, he had secretary gates, who is a very influential figure in washington these days, along with the head of the joint chiefs, who lined up with him, they helped to really drive home the point. that don't ask, don't tell repeal was sound policy. on this final one, on the start treaty, this really turned around when he brought in the former secretaries of state, republicans, and that reversed the momentum. >> so david, you know, it takes every president a year or two to kind of come into his own and sort of figure out how to do, how to do the job really. do you feel like this is partly
volunteers since washington's day but after pearl harbor president roosevelt examined the women's auxiliary army corps. suddenly women were in uniform too. they didn't just sing and dance and make coffee but equal status was still a long way off. when world war ii ended and women went home, they and the country would never be the same. >> in 1948, president truman defied fierce opposition and ended segregation in the military. urging the president to action, a new movement was taking shape, the civil rights movement. 16 years later the civil rights act became law. today, with the end of don't ask, don't tell, the next chapter has begun. the military has always been the way we homogenize this country. which is why i believe in some sort of national service. >> once more, we change the military. it will surely change us. >> when we come back, a deal was reached today on the 9/11 responders health bill. we'll talk to a fire fighter who was at ground zero and has since been diagnosed with thyroid cancer. stay with us. ready sensei.
differences. i think you have to negotiate. doesn't mean you're going to do what they want. keeping them isolated, i don't think it's ever worked. this is why i believe we need some kind of engagement by north korea. it's going to be carefully done. it's got to involve the six countries. it's got to be with verification. with benchmarks. but right now not talking, hoping they don't retaliation, that's not the way to go. but i think our policy has been firm. we're anchored with south korea. maybe now that they gave us this opening, somebody should respond to them and say, okay, do those arms control measures you told richardson, and then we'll talk and let's see where we go. >> all right, governor richardson, fascinating conversation. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. >> do you think it was a good idea to create this office and can it be fixed so it works appropriately? >> i think it would have been
together, they always want to reorganize. because reorganization is one of the only things they can talk about. so getting the right people in the jobs, making some policy changes, often those are classified. and you can't -- the only thing you can talk about and show you've done something is if you reorgani reorganize. i think you ought to be slow to reorganize. i'm not yet ready to throw in the towel on this new system even though i didn't really want it implemented in the first place. >> mr. woolsey, before wlelt you go, i want to clarify one point. you said this system could work. that would suggest you currently do not think it's working. >> well, the jury's still kind of out from my point of view. i'm so reluctant to reorganize. yet again i'd like to see it work. i think clapper and pinetta are fine individuals. i've known them both for 30 years. they're really very able. think they may well be able to make it work. i guess the way i'd put it is the jury's still out. >> james woolsey, thank you so
i'll be the first in line. >> you said he will reenlist, have you been in the military as well? >> no, we talk over our options. now i have a family to think about. so i'm excited to think about rejoining the military with zach at my side. >> there are parameters within the military that preclude the concerns a lot of people have or at least would minimize them. >> exactly. i'm really glad we're looking at changing policies in a way that we don't create special rules. that we'll treat everyone the same. there are already rules on the books that make it very clear that inappropriate behavior between any service member won't be tolerated and will be immediately rectified. those same rules will go into effect and govern any inappropriate behavior between anyone. >> listening to the president today, it was one of the most powerful statement he's made in quite some time. people are saying, has he lost his voice, his energy? today, i thought he had his
you see, we always knew that the perfect could not stand in the way of the good. the bill was necessary. it provides finances for the medical monitoring programs. today's victory will hopefully show the medical monitoring programs will be a success. >> this is a big deal. this is $4.2 billion total. $1.5 billion for health benefits. $2.7 billion for compensation. you're talking a lot of money going to the right purpose, which is to take care of the folks like you and others who responded on that tragic day. went right into the pit as it was called. many losing their lives. people exposing themselves to tox toxins. digging to go through the rubble to see who could be saved on that day when, you know, the world came to a standstill and some, like you, bravely acted.
understanding? >> i certainly would caution folks to be smart about this transition period. but we have a military with the most amazing noncommissioned officers and officers who are extremely professional who can take care of this challenge. and make sure that every service member's treated with respect and dignity. >> it seems to me the military has been one of those remarkable institutions in our society that when it came to racial integration, sexual integration, in terms of men and women working together, and now integration in terms of sexual orientation, it has been a catalyst in such a critical way. i just think this is another remarkable moment for the military, proving it can take our society forward. i think you're a great example of that. are you planning to reenlist? >> my partner zach and i are starting to look over the options. i'm really excited about rejoining the military. as soon as the pentagon figures out exactly how that's going to work and how folks like myself who were discharged can rejoin,
discharged if they were intercepted. now, soon the day's going to come when they don't have to worry about those sorts of things. >> let's take a quick look at what you saw today so everybody else can see. >> no longer will tens of thousands of americans in uniform be asked to live a lie. or look over their shoulder in order to serve the country that they love -- [ applause ] as admiral mike mullen has said, our people sacrifice a lot for their country. including their lives. none of them should have to sacrifice their integrity as well. >> theen, why do you think it took so long? >> you know, this was a challenging breaux l pprocess t entire way. i'm excited to see we made it this far. i was excited to see the level
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