he was a good and decent public servant. no one ever had to tell him to be civil and respectful with members of the other party. both parties want a restoration of shriver style civility in washington in the aftermath of the tucson massacre. but decency is not an easy post to hold if you don t really mean it it. republicans have been waiting for it. today they began their attempt to repeal health care reform. the type of heated political rhetoric is now under scrutiny. after a week of promising a civil tone, republicans in the house pick up where they left off. it s a little chilly, isn t it? i rise today in support of the repeal of the job killing obamacare legislation. this is largely symbolic. the republican attack on health care reform sounds very familiar.
week following the tucson massacre, house republicans returned to capitol hill and their top priority, repealing the new health care law. we can t afford it. they all know we can t afford it. reporter: a new abc news/washington post poll finds most americans, 50%, oppose the new law while 45% support it. repealing it is another matter. just 18% favor that. the repeal measure is almost certain never to make it past the house. we don t think it makes a whole lot of sense to debate a bill that thankfully will go nowhere in the senate and would certainly be vetoed by the president. reporter: republicans say they don t have to succeed in their repeal efforts. we could bring about in effect a full repeal by stopping funding. reporter: democrats see it as a chance to re-argue the benefits of health care reform. that bill might have no chance but republicans are fulfilling a campaign pledge to try to repeal a law that is especially disliked by the party s growing tea party factio
he was a democratic vice presidential candidate on the 1972 ticket with george mcgovern who will join us later. he was a good and decent public serve ants. no one ever had to tell him to be civil and respectful with members of the other party. both parties want a restoration of shriver style civility in washington in the aftermath of the tucson massacre. but decency is not an easy post to hold if you don t really mean it it. republicans have been waiting for it. today they began their attempt to repeal health care reform. the type of heated political rhetoric is now under scrutiny. after a week of promising a civil tone, republicans in the house pick up where they left off. it s a little chilly, isn t it? i rise today in support of the repeal of the job killing obamacare legislation. this is largely symbolic.
says he is willing to meet with the accused shooter. mark kelly said in a broadcast that he does not blame the mother and father of jared loughner. concerning her recovery, his wife has smiled and even gave him a neck rub. immediately after the shootings, talk radio in particular took a pounding as possible inspiration for the alleged shooter. that is giving voice to call that could muzzle that medium. james tells us where we stand. reporter: amid all those suggestions that the tucson massacre had origins in harsh radio and talk radio. it did not. one voice, jim clyburn, number three house democrat could be heard calling for the return of the fairness doctrine which ones regulated broadcasters. free speech is as free peach does, you cannot yell fire in a
all the federal judges in arizona have recused themselves from the case because one of the victims was john roll, the state s chief federal judge. in the wake of the tucson massacre, politicians on both sides of the aisle are calling for more civility in their debates. when congress resumes tomorrow it will be faced right off the bat with a very hot button issue. how long will this new politeness last? abc s david kerley takes a look. reporter: it s back to work. with plenty of talk of changing the talk in washington. in the washington post, republican senator john mccain calls for members to behave more modestly and courteously and respectfully toward one another. that echoes the president. before we are democrats or republicans, we are americans. reporter: and democratic leaders. to temper our words and respect those with whom we disagree. reporter: that could be hard. when the first piece of business is what is expected to be a nasty battle over health care. in fact, t