At first, my publisher, editor, and i were thinking should we just call it scalia but we wanted something larger because he is larger. It talks about his italian ba background. And the originalism is him looking back at what they founders wanted in the document and how it should be interpreted today. It was the committee, the title of the original, reflecting him as an original, and a first generation and a proponent of the originalism theory. There is no one like him ever on the Supreme Court. Is that what you thought about . So many people are intrigued by my choice. The first biography i did was Justice Oconnor but for people that dont know the court he is one of the nine, a conservative, and outspoken but why focus on him . He is an original. You know firsthand and have been following him and close to him for decades. He is so distinctive in style but he is distinctive among his career as well. You mention the opera. I think of Justice Scalia as someone who might have been an opera
plus the social network scores the golden globe for best picture. and on the fashion front, chuck, don t tell hollywood, it s not easy being green. good morning, it s monday, january 17th, 2011, i m savannah guthrie. with we really doing a fashion day? didn t you know? yesterday was a big day. chuck has been poring over the fashion analysis. i m chuck todd. we mark martin luther king today with the gri.com and the list of their most 25 influential african-american leaders in history. where does president obama rank on this list? who didn t make the cut? we ll bring you the results later this hour. but first, let s get to the rundown and that incredibly encouraging news out of tucson this morning. doctors have upgraded congresswoman giffords condition from critical to serious. and the two other shooting victims who remain hospitalized are now listed in good condition. nbc s miguel amaguere is live for us. what more do we know about the congresswoman? has she t
a toll that may be moving this country. in december 52% of americans said the war was worth the fight. this month only 44% say the war is worth it. let me say to the american people, this is a change in personnel but it is not a change in policy. the question is why not? and many of those asking are democrats. today, as congress moves quickly to confirm general david petraeus as the president s new man in afghanistan defining winning as making progress, then i think we are winning. we are assessing the state of war with two members of the senate armed services committee, jack reid and saxby chambliss. then the political state of the union with the two men heading up the battle for control of the senate, democrat robert menendez and republican john cornyn. i m candy crowley and this is state of the union. congressional critics of the president s policy in afghanistan include staunch supporters and implaquable opponents. many are very senior and well versed in for