stopped going because they sit there by bumps on a log. john paul rehnquist, john paul stevens, antonin scalia almost never goes. the problem here is the state of the union has been a political pep rally for decades. there is nothing new about that. there is nothing new about that. right. it is curious that john roberts is all of a sudden concerned about this issue when it is a democratic president. but in terms of the substantive issue, it is akward and i don t blame the ones who don t go. didn t roberts do sort of unusual outreach early on, inviting biden and obama to come and meet and bond? he revived an old tradition a few days before the inauguration the vice president-elect and president-elect come to the supreme court. it was a gracious gesture, very much appreciated by the white house. only eight justices attended.
mccain-feingold the legislation enacted by john mccain and russ feingold. she attempted a run in the senate in 2004 but lost to judd gregg. that s it for us. thanks for joining us. i m wolf blitzer in the situation room. up next campbell brown. hi, everybody. a congressman s emotional outburst on the house floor just a little while ago, that topping the mashup. we are watching it all. patrick kennedy who launched into an absolute tirade this afternoon on the floor of the house. his target, the media. something you should hear. take a listen. if anybody wants to know where cynicism is, cynicism is there are one, two press people in this gallery. we are talking about eric massa 24/7 on the tv, war and peace, $3 billion, a thousand lives and no press. no press. you want to know why the american public is fit. they re fit because they re not seeing their congress do the work that they re sent to do. it s because the press, the press of the united states is not covering th