latest dia tribes, he s working with president bush as well. it s hard to keep the conspiracy together. you have to wonder where he gets this stuff. a certified conservative says beck s hysterical blaming of the left for the events in ki see if you can tell it apart from what beck s saying. want to predict what beck s going to say tomorrow? listen to what the berkshires say today, he s not just dancing in the dark, he s dancing with the devil. president obama went into the lion s den, the republican chamber of commerce. our leader will do anything to get this economy moving and creating jobs. and sarah palin s out there preaching journalism, the politician who couldn t te katie couric what she reeds is now tell iing us what to write. on the 100th anniversary of his birth, ronald reagan has some would reagan who opposed aggression have attacked iraq? finally, i know the lyrics to the star spangled banner are tough, but couldn t christina aguilera have learned the wor
roberts filling in for contessa brewer who has the day off. the big story we re covering today, a new age of civility inside the beltway as congress gets back to business. before we are democrats or republicans, we are americans. reporter: in his weekend address president obama called on members of congress to tone down the meanness in the wake of the tragedy in tucson. this is a time with great challenges for us to solve. i believe we can do it worthy of those who sent us here to serve. the white house is taking the first step, inviting members from the house and senate both parties. democratic senator chuck schumer and republican senator tom coburn said they ll join several others who promise to break with tradition and sit together during the president s speech. that s symbolic, but maybe it just sets a tone and everything gets a little bit more civil. chuck and i have been able to work on multiple bills because we sit down one-on-one and work things out. the
all right. the house is not waiting very long to just jump into action. you re seeing john boehner being sworn in a short time ago as the new speaker of the house. a lot on the plate of the next congress. joining me live now is democratic strategist peter and ron christy. good to see you both today. ron, let me begin with you. they ve got a lot on their plate. they ve got $100 billion in spending cuts, they want to repeal health care reform. how does john boehner go about accomplishing anything and trying to straddle the very loud extreme facs of his own party and the more moderate factions of the republican party? well, contessa, john boehner
boehner and our republican colleagues, as we wish them success, we must stand ready to find common ground, to solve problems and to build a more secure future. for all americans. and as we take the oath of office today to support and defend the constitution, we must be ever mindful that it makes us trustees for the american people, with an obligation to do what is right for them and cust custodians of the american heritage, our great values. thank you, my colleagues, for the honor of serving in that tradition as the speaker of the house of representatives. i thank you, my colleagues. [ applause ] again, i want to congratulate all of the new members of congress, all of you who have been reelected, but especially the new majority and the new speaker of the house, john boehner. now the house will be led by a proud son of ohio. a man of conviction, a public servant of resolve, and a legislative leader of skill. speaker boehner is a leader who has earned the confidence of his conf
president obama got his legislative agenda back on track and it took more than a little help from his own friends. he needed republicans to cross the finish line with don t ask, don t tell and the 9/11 first responders bill. one of the toughest hurdles certainly was the ratification of the s.t.a.r.t. treaty but he got 71 votes, 13 of them from the other side of the aisle. kinn karen finny and ron christy and the key group was a key of ten republican senators that will be returning not retiring. what is this group of ten and how important are they, karen, to 2011 and getting things done? you know, i think it s the group of ten and beyond that, actually, because in part of what we saw over the last several weeks, remember that some of these very same republicans over the last couple of years made it clear they were