senators who might contemplate voting against this new s.t.a.r.t. treaty? >> well, i'm just reminded of the phrase that senator william fullbright used during the vietnam war when he talked about the united states in danger of becoming a crippled giant. i think failure to ratify this agreement would not only mean no more progress on dealing with nuclear terrorism and proliferation, but it would cripple american foreign policy across the board. >> ambassador richard bert, chief negotiator for the first s.t.a.r.t. treaty, now in the alumni association, with a great thanks of your time, sir. >> thank you, keith. for more on republican reaction on the signing of the new treaty, time to bring in our own howard fineman, who is in new orleans tonight for the southern republican leadership and who did not attend cornell. >> thank you, keith. >> the attendees and headline speakers, any indication that they figured out the nuclear arms treaty signed by this