people like shepard smith, people -- all of our white house people they report fairly. >> here is the brilliance of fox news. what you have been able to do, you and dr. ailes, have been able to mainstream conservative talk radio. >> bill: why wouldn't john mccain come on this program during the last campaign? why didn't he dodge us and not come on if you -- we are in business to help the g.o.p., he wouldn't come. >> in you are not in the business of john mccain. he is not g.o.p. enough for you. you are in the business of sarah palin. >> bill: dick cheney is to you mr. republican. wouldn't come on the program, stewart? >> not mr. republican. because dick cheney, again, this atmosphere, there is a lot of light which is he obviously allergic to. >> bill: stop. come on. i gave to you with examples that you can't refute with your propaganda outlook. >> that doesn't mean anything. let me explain what i mean. >> bill: two examples john mccain and dick cheney g.o.p. neither man would come in here because the questioning is too tough. don't give me i'm a republican shrill, that's bull. >> you

. >> shepard: geraldo segment tonight, killer whale drowned a 40-year-old trainer in orlando, florida will remain an attraction at the park despite killing three human beings. >> this is a -- really a, a wonderful animal, and him -- his participation in our shows, his engagement in our interactions and so forth is very important to his overrule health and husband dry. he will remain an active contributing member of the team. >> bill: with us now fox news anchor geraldo rivera. i'm not going to see that. >> that man is on drugs. i can't believe what i just heard. >> bill: this is my problem with the thing. i don't want the orca destroyed. i think they should just let it go and put it out in the ocean. drop it in there. but i'm not going to pay money to see an animal that's killed three human beings. that makes me queazy. in 1991, in sea land of the pacific in british victoria this same whale killed assistant trainer it was then a deal to release the animal back into the wild of the waters off iceland. the deal fell apart because sea land closed because of the absolute repulings, revuls

i know you have seen it back home with shepard businesses and foreclosed homes. you have heard it from constituents desperate for work, and we have seen it in the burdens families have been grappling with us since this recession hit, things we have been grappling with for years. being able to save up enough to retire or to help a child with college expenses or pay health care. these problems have not gone away. it is still our responsibility to address them. all that has happened is we have gone from having the largest senate majority in a generation to having the second largest in a generation, and we have got to remember that. there was apparently a headline in the village voice announced that republicans win a 49-51 majority. that is worth thinking about. we still have to leave. saving and creating jobs has to continue to be our focus in 2010. last year we gave small businesses tax relief and expanded lending. i do not know if you are aware that loans have gone up 78 or 80%, which indicates the degree to which there is still a huge demand among small businesse