ENCEAMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN THE 
MIDDLE EAST AS WE SPEAK.
>> AND ON A MUCH LIGHTER NOTE, 
YOU WERE CAUGHT TODAY, YOU KNOW 
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, SENATOR,
THERE YOU ARE.
THERE'S THE PICTURE, DURING THE 
3 1/2-HOUR HEARING, YOU WERE 
PLAYING A LITTLE POKER OUR 
iPHONE, WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?
>> AS MUCH AS I ALWAYS LISTEN IN
RAPT ATTENTION CONSTANTLY WITH 
REMARKS OF MY COLLEAGUES OVER A 
3 1/2-HOUR PERIOD, OCCASIONALLY 
I GET A LITTLE BORED AND SO I 
RESORTED.
BUT THE WORST THING ABOUT IT IS 
I LOST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON 
THIS GAME.
>> YOU WHAT?
>> I LOST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A 
POKER GAME AND, YOU KNOW, YOU 
PLAY WITH PLAY MONEY, YOU KNOW, 
THE -- 
>> BUT YOU WERE PLAYING FOR REAL
MONEY?
>> NO, NO!
NO.
>> JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT, 
SENATOR.
I HEAR YOU SAY YOU LOST 
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
>> THOUSANDS OF FAKE DOLLARS.
>> THOUS
