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They represent very red states. and that's what they talk about. >> are they really running against j.d. hayworth and the guy who's knocked off bob bennett? are they really running against more conservative, more right wing primary opponents, and that's why they're putting on the show today? >> even before that. when i came back here, you know, i had been away for a while. i came back. it seems that listening to them on the floor when i'm presiding. the whole thing is very, very playing to the base. they're following on in kind of the bush tradition of playing to the base. i don't think it's a...

You very much. many saw the surprise announcement yesterday that congressman bart stupak will not seek re-election on healthcare reform casualty. that's what the g.o.p. are quietly licking their chops over the controversy over the healthcare law and hope it will help chances in the mythed term electi electielectio election -- mid-term election. check in with indiana congre congressman mike pence among the leaders an it the southern leadership conference for republicans to talk about this and other things in the news. were your surprised that bart stupak decided not to run for re-election? afte...

I shall retire from regular active service as an associate justice, and, he cited the effective statutes, the day after the court rideses for the summer recess -- rises for the summer recess, most respectfully yours, justice stevens, and it will impact the court but not as dramatically as the resignation of other justices would, he's identified with the liberal wing of the supreme court, something he challenged and questioned in interviews of him and in an interview, he identified himself as a conservative on the court, saying that he regards it as the duty of the justices to just interpret th...

He'll turn 90. on may 21st, he'll become the court's longest serving member. there are two milestones coming up for him. it's quite obvious from the comments he made to the "times" that he's well aware of the political situation, the need if he is going to step down, to give enough time to the white house and senate so they can get his successor nominated and confirmed. it seems apparent from statements he's making he probably on the one hand hasn't decided what he's going to do. it is unusual for justice stevens who doesn't do a lot of interviews to be doing this. some are reading into this, ...

Now? it seems fairly certain that the justice stevens himself has not yet made this decision but also seems fairly likely that we'll find out sometime this month. there are a couple reasons for that. one is he'll turn 90 in about two weeks on april 20th. in may he'll become the third longest serving member of the u.s. supreme court on may 21st so those are a couple milestones that he might look at in terms of deciding but he's made a very telling comment in an interview with the "new york times" over the weekend. he said that he recognizes the need to make his intentions known sooner rather th...