demonstrated significant breaks, it was john mccain. so they had to convince the public through rhetoric that the two were won in the san. the other thing that they did was solely to emphasize mccain's page. now, it would be politically incorrect, of course, to say someone is too old to do anything, but there are very subtle -- i don't even know if there are subtle, but indirect ways that one can imply someone is too old to serve. it should be noted that the obama campaign was actually not the first to bring up mccain's age in the 2008 election. it was actually brought up first by a hiker be supporter flu in january of 2008 said if john takes over the presidency at 72 and the ages three to one, how old will he be in four years? you will be 84. [laughter] some newspapers are also picking up on this. interestingly enough just mentioning aids. you read the newspaper and it says so and so, 22. whatever the age is. 55 percent more inclined to put that qualifier when reporting on john mccain. these differences were consequential because peopl

he said this about john mccain. he said john mccain doesn't understand how enhanced interrogation works. i mean, after you break someone they become cooperative. he is questioning whether john mccain who opposes torture really understands torture. he apologized sort of today saying he didn't mean to question mccain's military service as a prisoner of war in vietnam. what's going on here? >> obviously the -- what -- john mccain -- suffered at the hands 40 years ago bears no resemblance to the united states intelligence community's efforts to get intelligence today. it is a limited and effective. we know that. everybody from from leon panetta on down said it contributed to the capture and killing of ubl. he was making that distinction. certainly wasn't attacking john mccain. what's going on, you have been there, wolf, these guys are out there doing one-on-one retail politicking in iowa and new hampshire and south carolina. and you know what the voters are like there. you will talk to each of them individually four tim

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obviously you've got lindsey graham disagreeing with john mccain, his old friend. it's not an easy call here. one side is about the spear theorists. how do you prove death? if they're showing these photos to the members of congress, they should show the photos to journalists, too. >> richard wolffe, author of "revival," and also of msnbc. thanks for joining us tonight. >> you bet, lawrence. >> coming up, president obama's trip to ground zero tomorrow. why did president bush decline the invitation to attend? >>> and later the torture debate. senator john mccain says today waterboarding did not play a role in capturing bin laden. [ male announcer ] in 2011, at&t is at work, building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we're covering more people in more places than ever before in an effort to give you the best network possible. at&t. rethink possible. but i wasn't

today john mccain headed to the floor of the senate to refute that. of the 100 members of the u.s. senate, mccain was the only one who was tortured as a p.o.w. in vietnam. today he repeated his longstanding belief that torture is wrong. >> in my personal experience, the abuse of prisoners, sometimes produces good intelligence, but often produces bad intelligence. because under torture a person will say anything he thinks his captors want to hear whether it is true or false, if he believes it will relieve his suffering. i opposed waterboarding and similar, so-called enhanced interrogation techniques before osama bin ladin was brought to justice, and i oppose them now. the trail to bin ladin did not begin with a disclosure from khalid sheikh mohammed, who was waterboarded 183 times. the best intelligence gained from a cia detainee was obtained through standard non-coercive means, not through any enhanced interrogation technique. this is not about the terrorists, it's about us. but i dispute that it was right to use these methods, which i do not believe were in the best interest of ju

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john mccain was wrong and to give credit to john mccain, he did he come out today and say, well, i guess the president was right about how we handled pakistan. and i remember the absurd criticism. then even criticized on that debit how he pronounced pakistan, even though that technic lit correct way of pronouncing it. we look at president bush and how he handled pakistan, he thought it was a different scenario, wasn't much we could do there he said at one point. "putting 100 of our special forces, stomping through pakistan to find bin laden is simply not the strategy will work." look it is not a black and white issue, as president obama found out it is important to have a president that does nuance it turns out that two answers are either you put 100,000 troops in or you do nothing at all it turns in you put in well, navy s.e.a.l. team 6, about two dozen guys and they get the job done. so, anyone who is at this point saying no, no, no president bush all right right strategy or john mccain had had the right strategy or republicans had the right strategy, after eight years tos of not getti

songbird crash mccain when it comes to you know representing the party of the constitution john mccain could get hit by a political metaphor of a nuclear bomb and the constitution would hardly notice the fall out. as much as ensuring for ron paul and believe that he won the debate by presenting the best platform with gary johnson in a very close second place to be honest i think the night went to herman cain in terms of getting the most out of this one of them more importantly i feel like the freedom movement has already won i was really overwhelmed to see how much the party has shifted since two thousand and eight ron paul has moved a mountain towards himself ron paul and now officially according to a c.n.n. poll is our best chance of beating president obama he just raised over one million dollars with his money bomb in less than a day and i believe that ron paul is going to be our next president but that's just my opinion joining me now for a full analysis of the debate is our adverse the main contributors take the libretto and luke would ask me who are with me last night for the you

we'll bring in senator john mccain of the armed services committee for the latest on that. and presidential politics-- is "the donald" trying to play the race card, and is the president trying to make trump the face of the republican party? >> no one is happier, no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than the donald. ( laughter ) and that's because he can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter like, did we fake the moon landing? ( laughter ) >> schieffer: it's all ahead on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs "face the nation" with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. and now from washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning again. the more we know about these tornadoes that roared across the south, the worse the story becomes. as more bodies were found overnight, the death toll rose to 342-- 250 of them in alabama alone. that makes this tragedy the worst natural disaster since katrina, one of the worst weather disasters of all time. this morning, the people of the south will be going to church to

listen to what john mccain had to say. irges so far i know of no information that was obtained which would have been useful by, quote, enhanced interrogation. >> so what's going on here? is there any merit to this tortured hypothesis? or is this an attempt to rewrite history to try to grab credit for something they clearly did not do? let me bring in national investigative correspondent michael isikoff to help answer that question. great to have you here. >> great to be with you. >> i know you did some reporting on this. first, khalid sheikh mohammed, when did he give up the courier's name? >> there's so much misinformation about this. let's be clear. there are only three cia he-value detainees that were waterboarded. one was khalid sheikh mohammed. he was waterboarded 183 times, subjected to the most extreme waterboarding and interrogations of all detainees in u.s. custody. you when they was asking about this kuwaiti courier, he played down his significance he described him as retired, he dismissed him as being relevant.

mccain's of this and john mccain and mitt romney exactly will start going to pakistan but even to be there it really was alex thanks for the great they sort of you're doing it over think progress every chance bush had an apple solid in law he screwed up so claiming that he deserves credit now that president obama did what he could do never do is just absurd the truth is the only reason bin laden is no longer around is because bush is bad ideas no longer live at the white house. crazy alert a middle school teacher in the state of washington has fulfilled his end of the bargain back in two thousand and one yuri well of he would not shave his beard until some of bin laden was captured now after nearly three thousand five hundred days of hair growth well is finally busting out the razor which is a good thing as well as beard was about the same length as osama's same hood grain color too and it was only a matter of time before it caught the eye of the death or would undoubtedly use it to claim that bin ladin was in fact still alive and teaching fifth grade at a middle school in a washingt

that is why you have folks john john mccain, her former running mate. we all remember there were some tense moments between her staff and john mccain's staff during the 2008 presidential campaign. but he's maintained pretty good relations with the former alaska governor. he was on one of the sunday talk shows yesterday saying he thinks she could run and win and beat president obama in a potential 2012 field. folks like mitch mcconnell said yesterday on one of the other sunday talk shows that the obama white house can celebrate and do touchdown dances all they want at this point at the prospect of sarah palin getting into this race, but remember 1980 the carter folks were very optimistic, very happy to see ronald reagan running against them and they paid the price come november of that year. she is not to be underestimated at this point. she can certainly make a lot of noise in this campaign and she seems to be doing that right now, joe. >> touchdown dances. that's a pretty good way of putting it. thanks, jim acosta in gettysburg. we'll be watching you.

we'll bring in senator john mccain of the armed services committee for the latest on that and presidential politics. is the donald trying to play the race card and is the president trying to make trump the face of the republican party? >> no one is happier, no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than the donald. and that's because he can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter like did we fake the moon landing? >> schieffer: it's all ahead on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs "face the nation" with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. and now from washington, bob schieffer. good morning again. the more we know about these tornadoes that roared across the south, the worse the story becomes. as more bodies were found overnight the death toll rose to 342, 250 of them in alabama alone. that makes this tragedy the worst natural disaster since katrina, one of the worst weather disasters of all time. this morning the people of the south will be going to church to mourn their dead but in too many communities there are no places

mccain's service and john mccain and mitt romney exactly will start going to pakistan be there really was alex thanks for the great thanks for that you're doing it over think progress every chance bush had an apple solid in la he screwed up so claiming that he deserves credit now that president obama did what he could do never do is just absurd the truth is the only reason bin laden is no longer around is because bush is bad ideas no longer live at the white house. crazy alert a middle school teacher in the state of washington has fulfilled his end of the bargain back in two thousand and one yuri well of he would not shave his beard until some of bin laden was captured now after nearly three thousand five hundred days of terror growth weddle is finally busting out the razor which is a good thing as well as the beard was about the same length as osama's same color green color too and it was only a matter of time before it caught the eye of the. who would undoubtedly use it to claim that bin ladin was in fact still alive and teaching fifth grade at middle school and if washington. comin

i mean no surprise that john mccain would say that. she was his running mate in 2008. he took a lot of flack for it. a lot of political experts believe he could have won that election had she not been picked as his running mate. he thinks she could beat barack obama. >> of course she can. she can. now whether she will or not, whether she'll run or not, i don't know. a lot of things happen in campaigns. if you remember i was written off a couple times and we were able to come back. she certainly is a major factor and i believe that she can be very competitive. >> reporter: and john mccain has a point there. don't write off sarah palin, even though she's just a few points back in the polls she has the ability to generate a lot of media attention, generate a lot of buzz. she's going to be doing that over the next several days and we'll watch every move for you. >> i know you will. jim acosta, thank you for being live for us from gettysburg, pennsylvania. that leads us to our question of the day, do you think sarah palin will run for president? we want to hear your opinion

john mccain graduated second or third at the bottom of his class in annapolis. he was only there because his dad by was an admiral. sarah palin barely graduated at all. i'm not trying to be cruel, but i don't know how don thald trump can pose as the protector of academic credentials. and that's why when he does this with regard to this man of color it pushes this racial button. it is a very common narrative and one that any responsible person who wants to be president needs to be aware of. and he is either totally unaware or doing it on purpose. either way, it is fundamentally disqualifying him as a leader of this country. >> i asked that question of him saying, don't you realize when you do this that you have a responsibility or at least you should. i'm okay, i'm comfortable with saying that, if he is running with president he's supposed to be responsible. i'm giving you the last word here, buck, whether he's racist or whatever, is it the same outcome whether he is doing it willingly to push buttons or whether he's doing it and doesn't realize it with the same

we'll talk foreign policy hot spots with senator john mccain. it's a "fox news sunday" exclusive. also is the g.o.p. president -- as the g.o.p. presidential field takes shape, what will sarah do? we'll ask the sunday panel what palin's decision means for the republican race. an our power player of the week honors our nation's fallen military in 24 musical notes. all right now on "fox news sunday." hello again from fox news in washington. as we observe this memorial day weekend, we promise some 4th of july fireworks as we discuss some of the nation's most pressing problems with two of the newer voices on capitol hill. republican allen west of florida, a tea party favorite. and democrat donna edwards of maryland, member of the progressive caucus. we welcome both of you to "fox news sunday." >> good morning. thank you for having us. >> good morning. >> chris: let's start with medicare. paul ryan's plan to turn it from a fee-for-service plan into a voucher system. congressman west, even though this wouldn't start until 2022, you've got some push-back at one of your town hall meetings

john mccain hammered the freshman senator from illinois making that statement. take a look at this. >> you know, my hero is a guy named teddy roosevelt. teddy roosevelt used to say, walk softly, talk softly but carry a big stick. senator obama likes to talk loudly. in fact, he said he wants to announce that he is going to attack pakistan. remarkable. senator obama by saying that he would attack pakistan, look at the context of his words. i'll get osama bin laden, my friends. i'll get him. i know how to get him. i'll get him no matter what and i know how to do it but i'm not going to telegraph my punches. >> thank god america picked the guy who actually got bin laden. the republicans have never given president obama any credit for keeping this country safe. mccain's running mate has been of course spreading garbage like this for the last couple of years. >> as the u.s.s. cole was attacked, our embassies were attacked it was treated by an international crime spree not like an act of war. we're seeing that mindset again settle into washington. that scares me for my

john mccain hammered the freshman senator from illinois making that statement. take a look at this. >> you know, my hero is a guy named teddy roosevelt. teddy roosevelt used to say, walk softly, talk softly but carry a big stick. senator obama likes to talk loudly. in fact, he said he wants to announce that he is going to attack pakistan. remarkable. senator obama by saying that he would attack pakistan, look at the context of his words. i'll get osama bin laden, my friends. i'll get him. i know how to get him. i'll get him no matter what and i know how to do it but i'm not going to telegraph my punches. >> thank god america picked the guy who actually got bin laden. the republicans have never given president obama any credit for keeping this country safe. mccain's runningmate has been of course spreading garbage like this for the last couple of years. >> as the u.s.s. cole was attacked, our embassyies were attacked it was treated by an international crime spree not like an act of war. we're seeing that mindset again settle into washington. that scares me for my

this is acceptable let me please use the example of senator john mccain who we don't himself was at one point a prisoner of war who also you know had to suffer torture and he ended up writing it off today and he's using the material in a lot of the statements being made these face around to death of osama bin ladin and you know a lot of people out there are trying to claim that torture is what eventually led us to a song tonight in which is not sure if you look at the facts and john mccain himself refutes that statement here he as someone who has experience with this is know when you're tortured what you do is you say anything these people want to hear in order for them to stop physically torturing you but at the end of the this already comes to the basic point that it doesn't matter how we really define torture it's a moral argument it's about who we are and what we want to do as a country and so you know we here in making this case but only when it comes to getting osama bin laden the bad guy why is this not a moral imperative for our media and for our politicians to talk about all th

this is acceptable let me please use the example of senator john mccain we don't himself was at one point a prisoner of war who also you know had to suffer torture and here i'm going to be writing an op ed today and he's using the material and a lot of the statements being made these days surrounding the death of osama bin laden and you know a lot of people out there are trying to claim that torture is what eventually led us to us on bin ladin which is not true if you look at the facts and john mccain himself refutes that statement here as someone who has experience with this is know when you're tortured what you do is you say anything because people want to hear in order for them to stop physically torturing you but at the end of this opportunity comes to the basic point that it doesn't matter how we really define torture it's a moral argument it's about who we are and what we want to do as a country and so you know we here in making this case but only when it comes to getting osama bin laden the bad guy why is this not a moral imperative for our media and for our politicians to talk abo

the 26 rolled daughter of john mccain. kimberly sakamoto 26 year-old--a daughter. >>pam: kimberlee? >> kimberlee: this public service announcement to close off for the importance of wearing sunscreen. glenn back talked about this during his radio program and commented on the make and mccain. >> let me get to the make and mccain part because she is naked. >> naked. >> naked. >> another... that is weird because she was really naked. and that is when you threw up? >> is a weight loss thing. >> kimberlee: is is important to make and mccain of both the appearance at a skin cancer that is where she was promoting skin cancer awareness. checking out a tweet from her mother she is so furious. sure spotted a responded on 20th that she said she is so glad he is leaving fox. and make and saying that i am aware of his show. bathetic and extremely desperate for publicity resorting to attacking my weight. stay with us more kron 4 news after the break. hey marcel, watch this! hey marcel, watch this! [ buzzer sounds ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ hey marcel, watch this! yeah, marcel! -marcel! -hey ma

the former prisoner of war, john mccain? joe johns is next. >>> but, first, to date, only one president made it to all 50 states in one single term. that was president george bush senior. but president obama hot on the heels with only ten states to go. this is number ten, arkansas, nine, he has not quite made it to idaho yet. number eight, there's no place like kansas. number seven, nebraska. number six, of the state the president has yet to visit, north dakota. what are the five final he has to go? think about it. that's coming up after the break. stay here. building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we're covering more people in more places than ever before in an effort to give you the best network possible. at&t. rethink possible. i know what works differently than many other allergy medications. omnaris. omnaris. t

john mccain was a subject of hearings. they had hearings and with john mccain was a natural born citizen and eligible to -- they had hearings on whether john mccain was a natural born citizen and eligible to run. this ahas all been done in the last couple of years, but nobody is willing to take on mr. obama, nobody is willing to ask questions of him. john mccain is ok, not mr. obama. >> how did the mccain hearings come about? >> people in the democratic party in a heated hearings, a majority party in the senate held hearings -- -- people in the democratic party held hearings, a majority party in the senate held hearings. ted olson and others filed briefs and it was found that he was a natural but a citizen and eligible rto run. >> the question is -- that i have, then, is have you saw to initiate the kind of process? >> through congress? we don't have the right to do that. only members of congress have the right to do that. >> you don't have the right to petition them? >> we can petition them, but only members of congress -

john mccain, alan west, and don edwards. 3:00 p.m., "state of the union." all right off. patty murray, the chairman of veterans affairs. finally, 4:00 p.m., open quote face the nation." face the nation." on the republican jobs plan, politics of medicare and campaign 2012. the five network talk shows begin at noon with "week to press," "this week," "fox news sunday," "face the nation," "in the washington d.c. area. tuna in on satellite radio, download as an iphone application, or listen anywhere at cspanradio.org. host: we want to introduce you to judd legum, the founder and editor of "think progress." also joining us, guy benson, political editor. thank you both for joining us. let me point you to a poll to start off with. taken by abc news, rankings rudy giuliani and others in the republican field as far as to how others are responding. rudy giuliani, sarah palin, mitt romney, they are the top three. lower on the list, michelle bodman, but pawlenty, ron paul. booking at all of that. booking at the list, how it stacks up, looking at the polls, what does that mean for the

he has been laying the groundwork for a national campaign since john mccain passed him up for sarah palin. >>> michelle obama will address the graduating class at west point. it's something no other first lady has ever done. she'll speak to about a thousand cadets and their families at the annual graduation banquet. he's honored and privileged for opportunity, she says. >>> >> the split second decision that puts a mother in the national spotlight. >>> and makeup that can cause a medical mixup. the one thing women shouldn't do after putting on mascara. >>> high pressure is overhead. and the weekend could be totally different. we'll tell you all about it coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, toe with a south carolina cop. after being tased twic lee was >> here we go. dash cam video of a suspected thief going toe to toe with a cop. he was tased twice and took the cop car. busting through red lights until the dump truck got in the way. he busted a window and tried to escape before the cops finally nabbed him. nobody was seriously injured and he faces multiple charges. >> where does he get the energy?

john mccain says okay, not mr. obama. >> how did the mccain hearings come about? >> the people on the democratic party initiated hearings in the majority party in the senate and the initiative hearings and held hearings of senator mccain and ted olson if i remember correctly. they submitted briefs and the matter was voted on and was made that he was a natural born citizen. >> i recall that. the question is have you sought to initiate that kind of process? >> through congress? we don't have the right to do that, your honor. only members of congress. >> you don't have a right to petition congress? >> we can petition them but only a member of congress. >> so you're saying that -- nobody pressed them to do that? >> i don't know, your honor. but the ruling by converse was in essence non-binding. it didn't have the weight of the wall. >> i would like to reserve my time if i may. >> thank you, your honor. >> to start the clock again. each side gets ten minutes. >> ten minutes? >> each gets ten minutes. >> 20 to push a button? i'm sorry. >> it's right below you there. you

mccain doesn't understand harsh interrogation techniques. mccain spent five and a half years in north vietnam where he was tortured. last week mccain said so-called enhanced torture tack takes such as waterboarding did not provide intelligence that led the raid that killed osama bin laden. yesterday santorum insisted that mccain doesn't understand how enhanced interrogation works. >>> new details are emerging about the secret lovechild fathered by former california governor arnold schwarzenegger. tmz says this is the mother of the child. the "new york times" reports she was pregnant at the same time maria shriver was also pregnant 14 years ago. shriver has known about the boy since january. through numerous allegations of misconduct, shriver was her husband's strongest supporter. >> you've gone on record as saying you would vouch for his character. he was that good of a man and yet everything you believed as your marriage, the character of your husband, it all falls down around you. if that's not the worst sense of betrayal, i don't know wha

. >> john mccain, mike roger, harry reid, robert gates, hillary clinton, steny hoyer and here is a real grownup, dianne feinstein it, john kerry and scott brown, who probably will get re-elected because he keeps doing normal things like this. supporting the president, boehner and rubio. gene, for the defense? >> well, i don't know what to say. you're having associated me with sarah palin. >> you did it. >> but let me make another serious point that i don't think ms. palin made, which is that those photos, like it or not, are an historic document. this is an historic moment. this is a man who not for better or worse, for worse, has had more influence over events in this young century than any human being i can think of. his demise, well deserved, is a historic moment and i think it's an historic document. i would -- >> let ask you this. i would err on the side. >> you are a great journalist, you are looking that the right to know thing. let's look at lawmakers who weighed in. let's look at a collage, a montage, i guess it's called, of opinion here, these last few days. >> i personally th

later on this afternoon we will hear from senator john mccain of the u.s. institute of peace talking about middle east policy. that will get underway at 6:00. this after the president made a major address on u.s. middle east policy. we will show that to you at 5:00 eastern. john mccain live at 6:00. both here on c-span. to go no one succeed in life by themselves. you must be willing to lean on others, to listen to others, and yes, love others. >> watch 2011 commencement speeches on c-span memorial day weekend in search more than 200 past commencement speeches. online at the peabody winner award library. it is washington your way. >> now available, c-span congressional directory, a complete guide to the first session of the 112 congress. inside knew it and returning house and senate members with contact information, including twitter address and committee assignments and information on the white house, supreme court justices. order online at c-span.org/shop. >> the c-span networks provide coverage of politics, american public affairs, and find are content an

john mccain isn't running again. and i think it's a big tipping point in my view, a big tipping point between the parties that didn't exist before. >> todd? ike was restrained. he didn't use military force hardly at all. carter didn't use it. but there's a difference between restraint -- >> most of our lifetime it's been the reverse. but i think one of the things that president obama may have put to rest with this, there will be some people that never like him, but you really can't say he is not a man who has a certain amount of daring, because he did pick the hardest option. and, you know -- >> it also resonates what he did with the pirate that time on a smaller case. >> i think it resonates with the notion that we are not going to mess around. and the white house was quite successful in putting out those speeches from 2007 and 2008 in which at the time you'll recall people sort of mocked him. oh, yeah, if you saw bin laden you'd take him out. you shouldn't say that out loud because it will hurt our relationship wit

, young republican and daughter of senator john mccain. it was soon after the shooting after gabrielle giffords and it turned to gun politics, then this happened. gun control is getting in discussion again. you were a strong second amendment supporter. >> i am. and a member of the nra. >> my first date with susan was at a ladies day on the range. i am proud of that. like there is a tiny bit of common ground on this. >> you can come with me to the next nra convention. i'll take you with me and see what it's about. how about that? >> i accept. i say what i mean and i mean what i say. so, nra convention, me and meghan mccain. here we come, that's next. [ male announcer ] if you think "heroes" are only in movies, consider this: over 70% of firefighters are local volunteers... these are our neighbors putting their lives on the line. and when they rely on a battery, there are firefighters everywhere who trust duracell. and now you can join with duracell to help. just buy specially-marked packs & duracell will make a battery donation to local vol

www-jmd, what would john mccain do. the nomination can be yours. just take the principles that make you respected and distance yourself from them. >> what you're infering is you know what? if we legalize heroin tomorrow everybody will use it. how many people here would use it if it was legal? i bet nobody would. oh, yeah, i need the government to take care of me. i don't want to use hair win so i need these laws. >> jon: no! the correct answer is prayer in schools. what are you doing? you keep this up and you'll never end up a shell of your former self. hello, old friend. i know you'll be watching tonight. yeah, that's right. yeah, you're a real maverick. will no tragically ambitious politician speed walk away from the mildly centrist positions they once held perhaps someone for whom this craven reversal principle net a short-lived appearance at best? >> yes, you. >> two years ago you would not endorse water boarding of high- value detainees. >> i support enhanced interrogation techniques under limited circumstances. >> you don't oppose government

> if he is killed or injured because of that, that's fine, but we ought -- >> reporter: but senator john mccain is not fine with president obama's decision to let nato do the fighting. >> we should be leading. we should not be following. we should not be behind. >> reporter: it's clear what the united states wants. >> the narrative we want to come out of this is that the libyan people overthrew a dictator. no the that we came in and toppled as despot. >> reporter: a despot who says he's suffered a terrible loss but not willing to step down. on capitol hill, brian moore, news 4. >>> in virginia, alabama and six other states, ravaged by tornadoes, today was a day for mourning and healing. at least 342 people died in those storms. hundreds of others remain missing. the national weather service now says a tornado in the alabama town of hackelberry had winds of more than 200 miles per hour. it's been given an e-5 reading, the strongest classification for a tornado. they gathered to pray for all those who had been lost. >> pray together and hold strong. >> it's amazing, on everybody just helpi

listen to john mccain on whether he would release the photographs. >> that's a judgment that has to be made by the president, taking all things under consideration. my initial opinion is that it's not necessary to do so. i think there's amplele proof -- there is ample proof. but i will defer to the president of the united states. sarah palin thought differently. >> she did. but she was almost the only republican in the great majority of republicans in this town and elsewhere came to the clon collusion that this is great success. quite a few of the republicans did as we saw speaker john boehner twin has compliment to the president and the former president. that was about -- i wouldn't say that was grudging. -- mitt romney said it was fine not to release the photo. >> but there was a difficult political move here for the president because he really had to walk a fine line not looking like he was taking victory laps, meeting with the families, going to fort cammable -- cammable, kentucky. >> the president should find a way to mark the occasion -- not to celebrate fwow mark wit the victims

john mccain and i came to the house of representatives in the same year, in 1983. and though he came to the senate first, we have worked on many things together over the years. we have our differences, that's for sure, but there are times when john does extraordinarily good things and this morning was one of them. he wrote a column in "the washington post" about the issue of torture. it's an issue that's been in the headlines for the last two weeks after the capture and killing of osama bin laden and questions were raised as to whether or not so-called enhanced interrogation techniques, or torture in another parlance, were used to obtain information that led to osama bin laden. a few years ago, that issue came up on the floor of the united states senate. i had strong feelings about it, but senator mccain stepped up and really led the effort to put the united states senate and our government on record that we were opposed to the use of torture. no person was better qualified in this congress to speak to it than senator mccain. he was a victim of torture himself when

john mccain and giuliani competed to be the moderate candidate in 2008, and mike huckabee and others -- huckabee and mccain who basically became the survivors. this is a test of whether in fact there is a moderate wing and an independent wing is still there. jon huntsman is laying claim to that. mitch daniels will also compete for that if he comes into the race. the real action and intensity and energy right that seems to be exclusively on the conservative side, and that is the case, it will be a problem for democrats from 1972 when all the action and energy was on the left side of the party and they nominated george mcgovern, and an admirable man who carried one state. >> a republican nominee who is a squished -- he will vote against him anyway. >> mike huckabee -- i take him at his word that he backed off, but i think they will be clamoring for him in the future. >> also grumbling about rick perry in texas. >> and michele bachmann. >> sarah palin. we reached the debt limit, and the gang of six is now a gang of five. >> the worst thing you do is bang your head against the wall until

republican senator john mccain and kay bailey hutchison, however, are siding with the president. >> that's a judgment ha-ha to be made by at the present time and taking all things into consideration. my initial opinion is that it's not necessary to do so. >> i think that a doubt ser going to doubt a picture as much as they doubt dna evidence and every other verification that we have given. >> they spoke after a closed door meeting yesterday with cia director leon panetta. on sunday at -- on "60 minutes" president obama will explain the decision to go after osama bin laden, and one question steve croft asked was, why was the terrorist leader buried at sea. >> it was a joint decision. we thought it was important to think through ahead of time how we would dispose of the body if he were killed in the compound, and i think that what we tried to do was consulting with experts in islamic law and ritual to find something that was appropriate. >> you can watch the entire interview with the president sunday on "60 minutes" beginning at 7:00 p.m. >>> the navy seals who killed bin laden are reportedl