Larry King is next, his guest Senator Sam Brownback and Chuck Schumer on the Alito hearings.

She said no, she had not. She said, Nobody knows my views on Roe v. Wade. She said, No one can speak for me on Roe v. Wade.

It could have been worse.

Chuck Schumer the Democrat, liberal senator from New York.

The bottom line is that his removal from the scene is a good thing. But given the allegations that he padded his resume in a serious way, I don't think he should stay as head of FEMA.

Supreme Court justices have enormous power. With the flick of a pen, they can change our lives on issues like civil rights, and women's rights, and environment, and workers' rights, and what corporations can and cannot do.

I'm nodding.

We would expect the president to maintain the critical balance of the court that Justice O'Connor fought so long and hard for by nominating a consensus, mainstream nominee.

If you'd look at salary scales, you'll see that the glass ceiling still exists in a lot of business and even our government is still heavily dominated by men.

We can't ever, ever give in to the Republican agenda.

The conversation in Washington is taking place in some parallel universe.

There has never been an administration, I don't believe in our history, more intent upon consolidating and abusing power to further their own agenda than the current administration.

Speaker Gingrich and I have been talking about health care and national security actually now for several years. And I find that he and I have a lot in common.

It's a shorter stride and that's sort of more -- of course the smiling is making up for it. But if she swung her arms and if she opened -- if she made a longer stride, she would probably be regarded as even more effective, not quite as…

I'm running for reelection to the Senate. I have more than I can say grace over right now. There's just so much work to be done. And, you know, I just have to say that this budget debate is not just about, you know, numbers. It's about…

I am focused on 2006.

It wasn't as dramatic as it sounds. I've had a -- I came up with the 24-hour virus in the last 24 hours, and I will -- I'll be fine.

My husband is doing very well. He's in great humor. He's beating all of us at cards and the rest of the games we're playing. He's going to be fine.