lindsey graham would stick with something. it does not really matter -- these people don't need a reason. they will continue to do what they are doing until we take them out of the way. people did not have to have an excuse to be wicked. they are by nature. that is all i have to say. if host: comes river, new jersey. democrats line. -- toms river. caller: my statement really is, this government that we love so dearly and our fathers have died for, it is unbelievable the lives -- lies and the seat in congress. we have to get these people out of office. host: we are asking you about senator lindsey graham and his comments yesterday on "face the nation" about closing guantanamo and proceeding with military tribunals and offering to help obama retreat on the terror trial. the headline in the associated press story in this morning's "the philadelphia inquirer." john in district heights. good morning. caller: guantanamo has been a thorn and america's side for a long time but closing it is not going to do anything for the american im

lipped s lindsey graham if you watch this employee gram will be the most related in politics he kind of echos what congressman delay aid they won in the house of representatives but the american people lost higher taxes more government control of healthcare and enron style accounting define this bill the up coming election will be a referendum on the substance and process used to pass this it will be a c

i am happy that senator shumer and senator lindsey graham are working together. i was delighted to see their blueprint. is it far from legislative? sure. but the majority leader reid has said he will put time on the senate floor. i know that chairman lay hi is looking forward to seeing the bill so that he can call for those markups. and what i'm saying to my party, the democrats here today, what we're saying to them is chair man lay hi is the chairman of the judiciary committee, let's get a markup. we know he believes in us. let's get that floor time on the senate. let's get them to finish that blueprint and turn it into legislative language. then see what obstacles present themselves. instead of always saying, you know it's a hard job. maybe we can't get there. it's so difficult. so we never begin. we have to start being optimists and stop being so pessimistic. i think we're pessimistic because we don't want to engage because it's a difficult thing to do. it's not easy, but it's a necessary thing to get done for our nation. >> what is the timetable here? we're i

your colleague senator lindsey graham of south carolina is working with john kerry of massachusetts, joe lieberman of kentucky, for it's sometimes called the tripartisan cap and trade bill that would fence off f i understand it, but it would set carbon caps. so it's not one size fits all, but it suggests a comprehensive carbon control plan. did president obama today outfox the republican caucus? >> i dont think he did. to suggest it might even say he tried to outfox his own democrats in the united states senate and house that come from states that aren't going to support a carbon based piece of ledge slashz. at the end of the day, it's important we along at the entire piece of legislation. republicans and democrats will voice opposition to anything with carbon that might come out of the white house. i commend lindsey graham for trying to push the envelope, but i can't support carbon because it penalizes the state. the federal government is doing natural things today, and the last thing i want them to do is pick winners and losers based upon which state you come from. gr i totally agr

with us this morning, senators chuck schumer and lindsey graham. they have escaped the pressure cooker of washington and gone back home where no doubt your are constituents have a lot to say about the legacy of health care reform. welcome to both of you. >> morning. >> thank you. >> let me ask you about this legacy question. senator schumer, is it going to be that millions of additional americans are covered with health insurance, or is it going to be headlines like we saw this week, that at&t and other companies will take a billion dollar charge because of lost deduction as a result of this law and that ultimately they may provider fewer benefits to their employees? >> well, i think as people learn about the bill and now the bill is enacted's going to become more and more popular. here's why. two things happened, david. first the lies that have been spread, they vanish because you see what's in the bill. we had death panels in the summer. people will see no dth panels. illegal immigrants are going to get health care. it's true they're not. the num

but lindsey graham doesn't stop from words. but from the terrorist-controlled gaza strip, senator graham went to visit himself the largest town that was directly in the line of fire. there that day he pledged his personal support for the safety and security of israel's citizens and he lauded quote the spirit of israeli determination in the face of constant terror. he knows the threats that israel faces every day. and that's why he has pushed so hard for strong u.s.-israel cooperation in developing missile defense systems. whether it be the long-range arrow missile or the shorter range david sling. and when it comes to the greatest threat facing israel and america today, the specter of a nuclear-armed iran, senator graham is constantly looking for the next action that he can take. whether urging the administration to quickly move forward with crippling sanctions or seeking to penalize companies that provide technology, facilitating this theocratic regime's repression of its own people. in every arena, senator graham has demonstr

you have the negotiations, as you know, larry, between lindsey graham and joe lieberman on the variance of the administration's proposal. the most important thing from the standpoint of the obama administration and the people who believe to do something is to put a price on carbon in some fashion. doesn't have to be cap and trade. >> sharon, i would ask you, the other conspiracy theory going around this is a diversion that the obama administration is against drilling in the rockies and in pennsylvania and in everywhere else that they're saying, look, we'll drill offshore only because they're going to stand in the way. >> it'sç interesting, the firs point of opec, one thing to keep in mind in terms of what the opec ministers are looking at, they're looking at china and india, they're not looking so much at the u.s. as in year's past. but, again, saudi arabia and others are looking at china more than the u.s. also keep in mind what we're looking at, the expanse of what we're talking about. that is something considerable but the natural gas drillers will look at these shell plates and st

i'll get reaction from republican senator lindsey graham. he's standing by live. >>> rock versus rubber bullets in east jerusalem as tensions rise between palestinians and israelis, are u.s./israeli ties also in crisis mode? we're going to hear the latest from the secretary of state, hillary clinton. >>> and a messy scandal sent him into seclusion and rehab, now tiger woods announces his return to golf for the biggest tournament of all. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. the world. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> even as the top u.s. military commander warns the war in afghanistan is about to get tougher, a major change in u.s. detention policy there may ease one burden for american troops. they used to have 96 hours or 4 days to detain suspects or they would have to release them. now, troops will be able to hold suspects for 14 days and sometimes even longer. a dramatic change in u.s. policy. and this comes just one month after a cnn inves

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this is what the "new york daily news" wrote in an op-ed this week as well, senator lindsey graham made a statement last week that showed why washington is losing the public's trust and his party in particular is losing its sense of duty. graham had joined with senator schumer to present a well-reasoned outline for immigration reform. then graham threatened to walk away from his own proposal, "if the health care bill goes through you this weekend, that will in my view pretty much kill any chance of immigration reform passing the senate this year." what do you say? >> well, i'm just being honest. i worked with chuck schumer to come up with legislation. i will keep working with chuck on immigration. but here's the effect. immigration immigration's tough. it is a tough, heavy lift. the president promised to pass an imdpraigsreform bill in his first year. they've done almost nothing in the white house on immigration. we've been absorbed by health care. people are risk averse. if a moderate democrat got a call from the president, he wants you to come to the white house and help him with immi

. >> lindsey graham reach across the aisle on climate change and guantanamo bay. he told "the washington post" that purity is replacing the principle of compromise. is this a risk for republicans, flat out refused to work with democrats on these big issues? >> it depends on the issue. let's concentrate on the two, gitmo and cap and trade. he and i do not agree. we do not agree on most things. keep in mind, it was john mccain and lindsay gramm driving the effort on cap and trade. i hope that we have a chance to talk about gitmo, but on cap and trade, no matter what they do to it, it is a massive tax increase that does not reduce co2. this is not me speaking, this is the epa speaking. i think that maybe purity is not that bad. i think that the american people are on the side of purity. >> clearly you do not want to close guantanamo, that if it is not one place in the united states, it will be another. what is your solution to dealing with the people at guantanamo, in that graze owy zone? of what is your solution for dealing with them going forward? >> a fair questio

graham, i don't know, but lindsey graham is appealing to a new demographic. he's going along with the concept of climate change. he doesn't mention global warming. it's all climate change. so you could say he's appealing to the younger voters who are very much interested in the issue. he's going around it with a gas tax. martha: stuart, great to have you with us as always. stuart varney, fox business network. bill: some developing news from a devastated country, rescue workers smashing through fallen walls and going through rubble, searching for survivors in chile after a 8.8 magnitude quake hurt that country. well over 700,000 have died. the chilean -- sorry, 700, excuse me. seven hundred deaths reported so far. the chilean president says a growing number of people are still missing, meanwhile, 500,000 homes have been destroyed or damaged. secretary of state hillary clinton will visit that country tomorrow. phil keating has more from the capitol city of santiago. phil, good morning there. >> reporter: good morning, bill. i'm on top of one of the very large b

they are trying to get lindsey graham of south carolina to try him in a military trinalal in exchange of getting graham's vote to build a prison in illinois. they'll probably get the vote. it's not clear that they'll get their own party, their own democrats to vote for that deal as well. they don't want them in the u.s. chris: tiger woods is coming back, can he ever get back to where he was? be right back. chris: our big questhin tios week, will tiger woods regain his position as a sports icon? kelly. >> i think it's going to be tough. people may like him, but they won't forget. chris: will he become an icon again? >> this is so out of my lane, chris. chris: this is america. this isn't about sports. >> we love redemption so yes. >> yes, he will if he deals with the personal side of his story more openly and candidly. americans love that redemption thing and he is still the greatest golfer of all time. >> anything is possible. the story, i agree that the story of redemption is almost as appealing as the story of a fall from grace, but -- chris: what are you society with the attitude? >

they are trying to get lindsey graham of south carolina to try him in a military trinalal in exchange of getting graham's vote to build a prison in illinois. they'll probably get the vote. it's not clear that they'll get their own party, their own democrats to vote for that deal as well. they don't want them in the u.s. chris: tiger woods is coming back, can he ever get back to where he was? be right back. chris: our big questhin tios week, will tiger woods regain his position as a sports icon? kelly. >> i think it's going to be tough. people may like him, but they won't forget. chris: wil he become an icon again? >> this is so out of my lane, chris. chris: this is america. this isn't about sports. >> we love redemption so yes. >> yes, he will if he deals with the personal side of his story more openly and candidly. americans love that redemption thing and he is still the greatest golfer of all time. >> anything is possible. the story, i agree that the story of redemption is almost as appealing as the story of a fall from grace, but -- chris: what are you society with the attitude? >>

[applause] and finally, senator schumer, along with republican senator lindsey graham, has taken the lead and circulating a senate letter urging president obama to immediately impose tough, meaningful sanctions against iran. tomorrow, when we head to capitol hill, we will ask the rest of the senate to sign on. [applause] it is clear that senator schumer cares deeply about the issues that matter to us most, and is uniquely positioned to advance those issues in the u.s. congress. please join me in welcoming a longtime champion of the u.s. israel relationship, my friend, our friend, senator charles schumer. ♪ [applause] >> thank you bob cohen. thank you for being here. you are all great friends of israel. and i am proud to add bob, you are a great friend of mine. i also want to thank howard kohr who i heard gave a great speech this morning. one of his many talents. mr. curds for the hard work that helps make aipac just about the most effective political organization in america. thank you. now it is an honor to be here tonight. i want to extend a warm welcome to everyone, but particula

you know, when the stimulus bill was being debated, i think john mccain and lindsey graham said they would go for a $450 billion stimulus and paul krugman in "the new york times" wrote and said it needs to be much larger and they settled at a number kind of in the middle. is there any kind of formula for how much you borrow when you have bad unemployment above which then it starts to drag down what you're trying to do because the debt is too big? is there a handy way for a layman to look at ha. >> oh, sure. oh, sure, and we're nowhere near it because the fear in excessive borrowing is that it will drive interest rates up and choke off investment, consumer demand and the economy as a whole. that has been, of course, totally countered by fed policy and interest rates are essentially zero. so we're a long way from where fiscal spending would crowd out private -- the private sector or hurt the economy in anything like the short run. that's aside from building up a further fiscal difficulty for the long run. but in terms of the short run, we could have had five times, i suspect five times

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i talked at lunch with lindsey graham, who is a republican senator who is negotiating with both sides and he said it is unlikely that congress will act on both of the priorities this year, and looks like they will be kicked until after the elections. >> well, when it comes to financial reform n is something that resonates with people across america regardless of the party. so the faster they get it done perhaps the better for everyone politically? >> well, exactly. the next step is the floor debate and republicans have a whole bunch of amendments. and bob corker, interesting i will the republican senator from tennessee who had been negotiating with chris dodd said that the republicans made a mistake not to strike a deal earlier, and now republicans with the amendments and democrats aggressive saying they will fight the republicans, paint them as the party of no, and they are confident they can get the republicans to eventually support the bill, so it is possible that the republicans will cut a weaker deal from their own philosophical viewpoint than they could have cut earlier in the p

on "meet the press," lindsey graham and chuck schumer join david gregory. on tuesday, a "today" exclusive interview with president obama. >>> hooer a look at what we're watching. remember joe the plumber? in an hour, he'll be in phoenix to head an ax the tax rally to propose a temporary tax hike in arizona. it begins at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. same day sarah palin's there in an hour and a half. gilbert arenas will be sentenced on the felony count. again, with joe the plumber in phoenix, john mccain and sarah palin together in tucson, two hours, the former running mates will appear for a mccain senate rally. the arizona senator hoping to hold on it his seat. >>> gilbert arenas, not the only big sports news today. two other big names. pittsburgh steeler's quarterback ben roethlisberger is accused of assaulting a woman in georgia and she is still cooperating with police. he tells "usa today" she is going to be reinterviewed. the case is complicated with her having a blood alcohol level of more than .20% at the time of the incident. >>> alex rodriguez is meetin

nice -- lindsey graham went on the record. nice to see you. even senator mccain came out with strong language saying there would be no more cooperation until the end of the year. >> the well has been poisoned. people are upset at the process used to pass this bill. reconciliation is being abused. when you think about it is nullifying scott brown's election. if they had gone through the normal course of business, you pass a bill in the house in the senate, there's differences you work it out in conference, send it back to both bodies, you got 60 vote hurdle in the senate. scott brown said if he went to the he would vote to kill this bill. reconciliation avoids the conference system. so we are going to be passing the senate bill with changes without using a conference. scott brown never gets to vote on health care and that has made a lot of us mad. >> greta: were the republicans out ed in procedure? >> no they just used something no one has used before. i think it is sleazey and inappropriate and unleashes some unhealthy forces. senator byrd obj

graham, who has proved to be a pretty good ally for this white house. so i think you're going to see some defections on the republican side particularly on economic matters because with unemployment still so high and country really hurting, i think republicans will want to be seen as work iing with democrats on some of the jobs measures and we already saw that in one jobs bill and i think the democrats will figure out other jobs measures that will attract republican support. i think the rhetoric is still going to be poisonous. it's as though the two sides hate each other but they will accomplish something. >> thank you very much, eleanor clift, contributing editor for "newsweek." thank you for joining us this morning. and still ahead this hour, tiger woods stepping back into the spotlight next week at the masters. just how badly does the pga need tiger back on the tour? [ female announcer ] sometimes you need tomorrow to finish what you started today. for the aches and sleeplessness in between, there's new motrin pm. no other medicine, not even advil pm

lindsey graham and i'll be introducing legislation entitlements should not be part of a reconciliation process i.e. 51 votes. it's too important. 1/6 of our gross national product. >> you were critical of this bill, some of the deals made. you talked about that during your speech during this summit. you have this note able exchange we played a portion of during the open. let me show it to you. >> let me just make this point. john, because we're not campaigning any more. election's over. >> i'm reminded of that every day. >> what was your reaction to that moment? >> well, look. the president said that the campaign is over. what i was saying to the president is that the mistake that has been made is assuming with 60 votes in the senate and overwhelming majority in the house you can move legislation through which has to be bipartisan in nature. it has to be. every major reform has had bipartisan support. and so, what they ended up with is in order to buy votes, they did these unsavory deals. they are unsavory. to say that 800,000 people in florida will be carved out from any reduction in

graham, u.s. air force, but, also, the very much, the iraqi security force elements that are in charge of that now. and, again, we don't just hand off to them, we train, we equip, mentor, we monitor and so forth. >> i'm always concerned about the security of our country, when colonel graham is in theater over there. the -- >> we'll give senator graham an extra minute on his time to... >> he needs more than that to defend himself. [laughter]. >> the glad path for troop strength in afghanistan, and, the collateral issue of training the security force in iraq, are we on the right glad path, will we be able to meet the goal of next year. >> you are talking about afghanistan? >> yes, afghanistan. >> in terms of the deployment of the additional forces, we made the commitment to the president to have them all there by the end of august, with the exception of a division headquarters that is not needed by that time, 99% of the 30,000, we are on track to do that. i can tell you that transportation command,

fanned there is any republican who has shown a courageous ability to cooperate, it's lindsey graham. and he said this week that on immigration, other issues he is not in the mood to. because the republican does think they were totally squeezed out on this. rightly or wrongly. they think that. and i think they have some justification, various committee hears where they were totally squeezed out. >> lehrer: on health care. >> and they took some own self-marginizing views. i would agree with mark. i think the financial regulation is the one issue that is not a clean idea lling-- ideaological divide there are issues like raising taxes for energy that are pretty clean and nothing will get done on that. i would be very surprised if anything got done on immigration but the financial regulation, you could actually see something get done. and then the big issue is, i keep harping on, is the deficit. there is no money left for anything else. >> lehrer: . >> jim, i think you could say that not to dram aadvertise health care t is the end of the reagan era in the sense of large came legislative i

graham. and he's made no bones about it. he believes goingugh the process, the reconciliation process, is going to destroy h efforts to work on health care -- on immigration, on th guantanamo issue. it's going to destroy it all. sam? >> it's not going to. some republicans say if this health care bill passes, and i think it will, it will destroy the country. that's nonsense. >> ot gdest but will it destroy bipartisan? >> what bipartisanship? the moment you started "the roundtable," shows there's not much bipartisanship up there. >> we were able to do it in the '90s. >> you and tom? >> yeah. >> i recall some fights, though. >> history from the standpoint -- on the floor of the senate. >> we had our disagreements. but we also came together. welfare reform, balanced budgets. safe drinking water. portability of insurance. big things in a bipartisan way. >> the democratic members of the house and senate, their appetite for difficult votes is now exhausted, which means, the country will -- this is t

graham. and in your recent state of the state speech you said this: problem solvers recognize that important achievements often require consensus and consensus sometimes requires concession. what you seem to be saying is you'd look for areas to work with president obama, areas of consensus, and areas of concession. >> i would work to mack sure that i stand with people who will help the people of my state and my country. i am a pragmatic common sense conservative, always have have been and my political mentor was connie mack and a great senator and i look at every issue through the prism of less taxing, less spending, less government and more freedom and i understand we're in a tough economy and when you are in a tough economy sometimes you have to do the kinds of things that make sense in order to be able to keep people employed. and continue to have work happening in your state. to make sure your schools continue to be productive and that you fight for the teachers and the students, and figh

graham. and he's made no bones about it. he believes going through with the process, the reconciliation process, is going to destroy his efforts to work on health care -- on immigration, on the guantanamo issue. it's going to destroy it all. sam? >> it's not going to. some republicans say if this health care bill passes, and i think it will, it will destroy the country. that's nonsense. >> it's not going to destroy the country. but will it destroy bipartisan? >> the minute you started "the roundtable," shows there's not much bipartisanship up there. >> we were able to do it in the '90s. >> you and tom? >> yeah. >> i recall some fights, though. >> history from the standpoint -- on the floor of the senate. >> we had our disagreements. but we also came together. welfare reform, balanced budgets. safe drinking water. portability of insurance. big things in a bipartisan way. >> the democratic members of the house and senate, their appetite for difficult votes is now exhausted, which means, the cou

democratic senator charles schumer and republican lindsey graham of south carolina crafted a draft reform proposal. but even senator graham feels the administration is not pushed hard enough. >> this idea that this administration has been unwaivering on immigration reform is just political spin. and the people at the rally ought to know that. >> suarez: but the nation's estimated 11 million illegal immigrants the schumer- -graham proposal would allow a path to legalization. illegal immigrants would admit to breaking the law to stay in the u.s., pay fines, and perform community service. they also need to pass background checks and show proficiency in english. plus the plan would require all u.s. workers, both citizens and immigrants, to obtain fraud-proof social security cards with a biometric identifyer. there would be a zero tolerance policy for illegal immigrants who commit crimes and it would create legal ways for more low-skilled immigrants to enter the country once the economy recovers. democratic congressman of illinois is the congressional hispanic caucus's point man on immigration

. >> beyond lindsey graham? >> we're working with senators -- obviously he's taking the lead on it, but, you know, we're going to explore what possibilities there are. we want to move the country forward, chuck. i think that's what people want. i was disappointed this morning senator mccain said we're not going to cooperate on anything for the rest of the year and protest over the passage of health reform. i don't think that's the attitude the american people want from elected officials. they want us to work together where we can and oppose each other in a principled fashion where we don't agree. that's what we're going to do and hope other leaders in this town will do. >> are you concerned about the tone -- the tone of the debate this week in the senate? that it could disturb whatever shots you have on energy? >> i guess i was a little bewildered by the tone of the house debate. bewildered because the criticisms that were being leveled were not commensurate with the legislation that we were offering. this notio

. >> chris: governor crist, you say the senators you admire most are john mccain and lindsey graham. in your recent state of the state speech you said this -- put it on the screen. "problem solvers recognize important achievements often require consensus. and consensus sometimes requires concession." what you seem to say is you would look for areas to work with president obama, areas of consensus and areas of concession. >> i would work to make sure that i stand with people who will help the people of my state and my country. i'm a pragmatic, common sense conser conservati conservative. always have been. my mentor was connie mack, a great united states senator. i look almost every issue through the prism of less taxing, less spending, less government and more freedom. i also understand we're in a tough economy right now. and when you are in a tough economy, sometimes you have to do the kind of things that make sense in order to be able to keep people employed, to continue to have work happening in your state, to make sure that your schools continue to be productive and you fight for

. >> rahm's negotiating buddy is lindsey graham. they are working together on a deal to close guantanamo bay. they started working together when they were doing debate negotiations. rahm emanuel for president obama. lindsey graham for john mccain and got to have a working relationship that's extended to a bunch of issues. could even result in an energy bill down the road. >> huh. >> all right. and the "r" word. how are both parties trying to spin the upcoming showdown over health care? the word being, of course, reconciliation? >> or rahm is through as dred likes to call it. a big vulnerability is having this portrayed as some sort of back-door trick or parliamentary sleight of hand. they are out there looking and saying republicans have used it in the past and rather than calling it reconciliation which nobody can say and nobody understand, they are saying simple majority, which sounds lemon scented and nobody can argue with. >> is it a good idea for them to push it through on simple reconciliation if only 35%, 40% of americans sup

we're troubled that lindsey graham may be stepping back. at the end of the day, this is going to require both parties to step up. most democrats are for immigration reform. very few republicans. i hope that the republican party will work with democrats to get this done this year. this is a problem that frufs the american people. we've got to eliminate illegal immigration with reform. >> sorry, guys, we're-- >> i don't think anyone accepts frank cherry's assessment. he's been opposed for years, why would we buy the same snake oil. we're for enforcement. no, you're not. >> with the 11 million people. >> you lie big guy. >> and it will continue today on the national mall. you said, frank, you could expect 100,000 people demanding immigration reform. this debate will continue. we appreciate you both being here this morning. >> thanks a lot. >> the red river is set to chris today, as residents there are already dealing with massive flooding. rick reichmuth with a live report from the river's bank. >> and you heard about sandra bullock's husband,

he says he's work on it with senator lindsey graham. and they say this plan may surprise some republicans, because unlike most of the democratic plans it includes a likely back of nuclear energy and offshore oil drilling which are popular with republicans. maybe john kerries on to something. >> i agree with my democraticfriend it's all about jobs. when we face even up employment of -- when we face unemployment of 10%. in the inner cities, 18%. what good is it if people can't heat their homes, and educate their children. they have the healthcare debacle. historically democrats are going to get shown the door because it's a mid-term election. democrats are in a position where they can salvage some seats by take on the economy. megyn: we are watching the senate floor where they are take up this reconciliation bill, the so-called fix-it bill coming out of the house which will fix the healthcare bill that's now been signed into law. bernard, if they go ahead as senator kerry seems to be intents on doing and take up climate change legislation

those opportunities are out there right now, and being followed by, for example, senator lindsey graham of south carolina and the senator kerry on the issue of climate change. to me, those opportunities are not gone at all. and it is the way the senate operates. you do need to form some sort of bipartisan consensus to pass important legislation. >> i want to take the opportunity to ask the last question here of the panel. i think all of us, we talk about reconciliation but maybe we could ask the panelists to give us a preview of what we might see in the next several weeks or month or so of procedure dealing with the health care bill. what are the things you like to highlight, what are the likely, what's the likely course of the health care bill and what are the likely obstacles and will we do, what's your top pick on something that we should watching for that we might not be? >> i can go first, and you say that i think that the real challenge is going to be actually passing the senate bill in the house. and so i think that's probably the main thing to look at. i think the fixes that th

my colleague lindsey graham has talked about the idea of some kind of a bipartisan arrangement whereby the president will acknowledge the will of the american people, which is very strongly against trying these terrorists in the article 3 courts and in favor of trying them in the military commissions, and it seems to me that there is sufficient understanding. the administration certainly agrees with the military commissions act. it has said that it would use that act to try some of these terrorists. it doesn't believe that that act represents an unconstitutional approach to dealing with these people. and according to public opinion surveys, american public opinion is very strongly of the view that these cases should be tried before military commissions. that being the case, it seems to me there is an opportunity here for us not to try to make this a partisan issue but to try to follow what the american people really believe should be the case here, that these cases can and should be tried before military commissions, when appropriate. that there is also a place for them to be tried bef

i don't care what lindsey graham or john kerry say. that's history now. people are not going to pay that kind of thing to get nothing for it. back in this -- when we were talking about the $700 billion interest they're paid every year -- that's what's going to happen by 2020 with this administration if we let it continue. that would cost each tax paying family in the -- in the united states of america $6,000 per household. each and every year after 2020. put it another way, the entire financial industry bailout, you remember the famous bank bailout? i know republicans were partially responsible for that too. that happened -- that vote took place in this senate on october 1, 2008. it was back during the bush administration. that was back when hank paulson came and told everyone that he was going to save the nation and the republicans bought into it and many of my good conservative republican friends and voted for a $700 billion bailout. i did not. and a few others didn't. but the vast majority did. that's kind of interesting. that $700 billion is the same

senator schumer from new york and lindsey graham to debate where it all goes from here. >> we'll look forward to it. david gregory, thanks. >>> reminder, tuesday on "today" we'll have an exclusive interview with president obama, his first since the passage of health care reform. if you have any questions you'd like us to pose to the president, go to our website at todayshow.com. >>> it is coming up on 7:13. here's ann. >>> today the vatican is on the defensive as new questions emerge about pope benedict and what he knew about two priests caught up in a pedophilia scandal years ago. nbc's stephanie gosk has been covering this story all week. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. there's a new potentially damaging report in the "new york times" this morning that pope benedict was more closely involved in the mishandling of the pedophile priests in munich in 1980 than the vatican says he was. according to the paper, a memo sent to the pope's office indicated that reverend peter hullerman who been returned to regular pastoral work in munich just days after being transfe

late yesterday, senators chuck schumer and lindsey graham said they'll put on a full court press for higher tariffs and sanctions in the coming months if china doesn't revalue its currency. as we look in on that house ways and means hearing just getting under way, remember that april 15th will be the next opportunity for the treasury department to declare china a currency manipulator. president obama has said he favors a stronger yuan. law majmakers say it's time for actions to speak louder than words. >> there's hesitancy within the administration, but that hesitancy cannot lead to doing nothing effectively. and china says anything that we do that would be effective is, in quotes, protectionism, but it is really china that has been protectionist in terms of its trade policy and its currency policies. >> and of course, currency value is not the only issue. the google controversy goes to the heart of technology concerns. business leaders are divided. right now in china, a top u.s. chamber of commerce official says china's pushback against google could lead to american and other foreig

graham is working with democratic senator john kerry to get a climate change or environmental bill, energy bill, that's going to do two things: one, we've got to get off foreign oil. that is a national security issue. and two, we have to come up with renewable energy sources so that we didn't ever have to rely on fossil fuels again. and that's the goal. now, this step, how big or small it is, really shouldn't be the debate. what should be remarked upon today is that we've gone a step in the right direction, and i really don't think that, again -- >> trace: but i got to say, he said a step in the right direction. dick, pardon me, but a lot of people have said a step in the right directions tomorrow the epa comes out with their new co2 guidelines patrick and that's going to hit businesses. they're in essence going to say this is what the carbon dioxide emissions can be. how much is that going to cost american businesses? >> well, trace, i have to go back to something dix said, because it's just simply misleading and factually inaccurate. this country, you know, the notion we need to g

. >> well, i think we saw the blueprint issued by senator lindsey graham and schumer, a bipartisan one. i know the white house had a lot to do with working with those senators to make that happen. the white house embraced it, there are other stops that are being taken and i think we've got the president's attention once again so that he can fulfill his commitment and his promise to getting comprehensive immigration reform. this is a president that said i'm going to sign comprehensive immigration reform in the first year of my presidency, that was a promise. i think we have him focused once again and we know that there are other things that are being done within the administrative language it address the issues that we raced. >> okay. >> so we can vote for this bill. >> to be clear the current health care bill does not allow undocumented or illegal workers to buy into the system. so, why has your vote switched? >> i said in the-- if you listen carefully, alisyn to what i said. i said we are going to deal with this in a macro sense, both within and outside the context of the language of

. >> lindsey graham reach across the aisle on climate change and guantanamo bay. he told "the washington post" that purity is replacing the principle of compromise. is this a risk for republicans, flat out refused to work with democrats on these big issues? >> it depends on the issue. let's concentrate on the two, gitmo and cap and trade. he and i do not agree. we do not agree on most things. keep in mind, it was john mccain and lindsay gramm driving the effort on cap and trade. i hope that we have a chance to talk about gitmo, but on cap and trade, no matter what they do to it, it is a massive tax increase that does not reduce co2. this is not me speaking, this is the epa speaking. i think that maybe purity is not that bad. i think that the american people are on the side of purity. >> clearly you do not want to close guantanamo, that if it is not one place in the united states, it will be another. what is your solution to dealing with the people at guantanamo, in that graze owy zone? of what is your solution for dealing with them going forward? >> a fair questio

republicans like lindsey graham, or brett, dick lugar. i just have to let them know that it will cover the rogaine, geritol and slim fast. [laughter] >> as far as foreign affairs, i still say we must be firm with the iranians. however, we must keep open dialogue. so that's what i'm going to make a trip myself to beverly hills. and lastly, in closing, i must say this on a serious note. i know that the choices we have ahead of us are tough, and not everyone agrees with my choices. however, i promise you that by the end of my term, america will be able to stand up together, for the first time, and agree that once you go black you don't go back. thank you all very much. god bless you, and god bless america. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen. our headliner tonight is a self-titled all-american immigrant. joe wong has come a long way from a rosy eyed new immigrant to one of the hottest properties in the world of comedy. he's appeared several times on both david letterman and the ellen degenerate shows. and since 2001, has been a boston favorit

graham are working together on immigration reform. under the plan, all legal u.s. workers would be issued an id court with indebted information such as fingerprints to tie the card to the worker. the two senators' plan to meet with president obama as soon as this week to update them on the plan. the russian foreign minister in remarks earlier today says that a new treaty committing u.s. and russian strategic nuclear arsenals could be signed within two or three weeks. mr. lavrov spoke as representatives resumed talks in geneva over the nuclear reduction treaty. he says the main sticking point is the u.s. plan to build a missile shield in eastern europe. and today is the first day that same-sex couples can marry in the district of columbia. some couples opting for a quick ceremony in a gay rights group office or church, while others said it will wait for a more elaborate celebration. those are some of the headlines from c-span radio. >> which four presidents of the past 90 years old? they were john adams, herbert hoover, ronald reagan,

graham with the president for an update of the bipartisan bill. the president and first lady hosts a tv screen called. a book with the called" actor tom hanks and director steven spielberg are expected to be there. evidence this morning that the job market might be improving. the labor department reports that new unemployment claims fell last week. commerce apartment numbers say that trade deficit shrank in january, reflecting a drop in imports of foreign cars. american exports also fell. they expected the trade deficit to widen. on capitol hill, a house panel hears testimony on the federal government's oversight of the auto industry. another in a series on toyota's massive recall. 60 groups accuse the nhtsa of being too cozy with toyota. democratic leaders plan to begin reading the healthcare bill. hoyer says the congressional budget office has scored it as some provisions. an estimate will be released today. >> obama and his socialistic ideas, this is a life lesson in progress right now for conservatives. >> sunday, the founder and president of

those opportunities are out there right now, and being followed by, for example, senator lindsey graham of south carolina and the senator kerry on the issue of climate change. to me, those opportunities are not gone at all. and it is the way the senate operates. you do need to form some sort of bipartisan consensus to pass important legislation. >> i want to take the opportunity to ask the last question here of the panel. i think all of us, we talk about reconciliation but maybe we could ask the panelists to give us a preview of what we might see in the next several weeks or month or so of procedure dealing with the health care bill. what are the things you like to highlight, what are the likely, what's the likely course of the health care bill and what are the likely obstacles and will we do, what's your top pick on something that we should watching for that we might not be? >> i can go first, and you say that i think that the real challenge is going to be actually passing the senate bill in the house. and so i think that's probably the main thing to look at. i think the fixes that th

let's listen to lindsey graham and jim demint. >> it's a house of cards, it's a ponzi scheme of the first order. it's going to blow up the deficit. it's going to affect every business, every family in this country. it was done by one party rule and it was a shame we had to go down this road. >> we'll find out in november who won or lost this battle. over 60% of americans still want republicans to fight to repeal this, so what i do next is i'm trying to replace those who voted for this bill, i want to repeal it and i want to replace it with some real reform that puts patients in charge of their health care again. >> steve: okay. let's pose mr. schumer's point, that the more you get to know it, the more you like it. you've had a chance to chew over it a couple of days. do you like it more? e-mail us right now. the reason we ask is there is a brand-new gallup daily tracking poll. they have two polls that they track the president's approval. they got a weekly and a daily. and the very latest daily shows that 46% of americans approve of the president. 46 disapprove. it is a tie. >> gretchen: j

in "the washington post," it is senator lindsey graham offers a plan for handling detainees. a republican from south carolina said the draft legislation to the white house to create a broad framework for handling television -- terrorism suspects. we will watching that as this develop. let us go back to your calls. floyd, a republican line, norfolk, virginia. caller: i would just like to ask about -- you know, when this government was trying to help all of these people with their houses and everything, and i did not need no help and i was making it and still find -- just fine until one accident took me out of work and lost all of my income. because of what i made for the last 15, 20 years, i guess it affected me because they told me i did not need no help. now i spent all of the money that i saved, and the 401k and savings plans, and i have asked the government for help to help me renegotiate my loans, which was not more than i could afford at the time but now i am taking everything i could get to make a payment, and i need help. and the government don't -- all the paperwork t

>> we'll have a debate on economic consequences and the fallout with chuck schumer and lindsey graham. >> chuck, who do you have winning it all in your brackets? >> reporter: well, they're not in the tournament anymore, so that's my big problem. >> so who is it now? who's your pick? >> reporter: hey, i had kansas, like every other -- >> so, who do you like now? >> reporter: i had butler, baylor, kentucky. how do you not go with kentucky? >> you have to go with kentucky. david, who do you like? >> i like uk all the way. >> go big blue! all right, guys, thank you so much. >> senator john mccain is back on the campaign trail today with his former running mate, sarah palin. when we come back, we'll go live to phoenix where they're holding a rally later today. keep it right here on "morning joe." brewed by starbucks. here, kitty! here, kitty! oh, just come snuggle with momma! missing something? now at sears optical, get 2 pairs of glasses for $99.99. with bifocals just $25 more per pair. sears optical. don't miss a thing. (announcer) not just sinus headache... ahhhh! but pressure... and co