education, in science and technology and transportation, that s part of what has made us an economic super power. but our next guest says that words like investments are just code for payoffs. that the democratic party has become the party of special interest. jay cost is a contributing editor at the weekly standard and author of the brand new book spoiled rotten, how the politics of patronage threatened the democratic party and now threatens the american republic. he teaches classes in robert morris college in pennsylvania. thanks for having me. let s start by talking a little bit about president andrew jackson. old hickory. he founded the democratic party with high goals. he wanted to do what? well, jackson was elected for the first time in 1828 and in the 1820 s, they were a period of great corruption where the government seemed to be working for the elites in the northeast and jackson wanted to clean that out, wanted government to represent all of the people, people
well. making money off historic landmarks in baltimore, maryland? they are considering putting historic landmarks like this tower up for sale? the city says the old buildings are not only eyesores but a financial drain. this tower was the tallest in the nation back in 1828 and became a national landmark in the early 1970 s. the city says it wants to know how much it s worth to a private developer. i guess that means bulldozer. yes. you can call this an extreme case of road rage. check out this guy on a motorcycle trying to squeeze between two cars. apparently the silver s.u.v. won t let them. look at that driver in the s.u.v. slam into the motorcycle and clinging to the windshield. the driver of the s.u.v. loses control of the car and crashes. is this a movie or is this really happening? but it doesn t end there because look, the guy tries to drag the woman out the window as you just saw. the bike rider walks away and the video has gone viral on
park? when there are children? also later the pope makes his first visit to mexico and is calling on catholics to resist the temptation of violent drug traffickers. a lot of mobile apps allow us to keep up with our friends. now some new ones want to help you cozy up to strangers. we ll see how coming up. you re watching cnn saturday morning where news doesn t take the weekend off. from cnn s world headquarters bringing you news and analysis from across the nation and around the globe, live from studio 7, this is cnn saturday morning. our big story that we investigate from all angles to give you context and analysis, our main bar, the death of trayvon martin. as the national fury grows vigils and marches are spreading throughout the u.s. demonstrators wearing hoodies and holding skittles have become the trademark symbol for people demanding justice for trayvon. george zimmerman admitted shooting martin saying he aktded in self-defense. since the shooting last month zimme
albums with hit like saving all my love for you and the greatest love of all and i will always reporter: perhaps her crowning achievement was her 1992 cover of dolly parton s i will always love you from her film the body guard with kevin costner. whitney houston was born into a musical family in newark, new jersey, in 1963. her talent was discovered at an early age and signed by arista records in 1983. her first two albums brought seven consecutive number one hits, surpassing a record set by the beatles and begys i want to dance reporter: she went on to become music s most awarded female artist of all time according to the guinness book of world records and won six grammys, two emmys, 16 billboard music awards and 23 american music awards and was named female artist of the decade at the soul train music awards in 2000. but her career stalled as she struggled with drugs and alcohol and stormy relationship with bobby brown became tabloid fodder. she filed for di
crowd. plus, sarah palin speaks today. will she officially endorse anyone? but there may be more political intrigue in maine, as well. we ll take you there, as well. from cnn s world headquarters, bringing you news and analysis from across the nation and around the globe. live from studio 7, this is cnn saturday morning. and maine is where we ll start this morning. maine s republican voters are heading to the caucus site this morning to choose their candidate for president. it s pretty much a two-man race for the state s 21 delegates. ron paul has a strong ground game white mitt romney is making a last-minute push. shannon, good morning to you. set the scene for us. people very excited up there in maine and the country, as well. you re right. the caucus goers are just getting started. you just had the pledge of allegiance and this is about to get under way. this is no ordinary contest like we ve seen. this is a little different. for one, we re expecting mitt romney and