Zones, 2027488000. Mountain and pacific time zones, 2027488001. If you are in iraq veteran and want to give your perspective, you can call us at 2027488002. Can text us by calling texting us at 2027488003. You can post on our social media sites as well. cspanwj is our twitter feed and our Facebook Page is facebook. Com cspan. Reporter joins us on the phone, a Senior Correspondent based in baghdad. We thank you, good morning. He will join us shortly for this conversation. If you want to let us know about your thoughts, you can give us a call on the line. 2027488000 in the eastern and central time zones. 2027488001 in the mountain and pacific time zones. For veterans if you are a veteran of iraq, give us a call at 2027488002. Text us by giving us your name, city, and state at 2027488003. The Washington Post has a perspective piece taking a look at why iraq is the center of the dispute between iran and the United States, this is a piece done by adam taylor. One of the questions they post is what relationship does iran have with troops in iraq and syria . Iran has been a long long accused of running a network of proxies using shiite militias to undermine rival governments. The exact nature of its relationship with these groups is the level of a tommy a tommy is hard to gauge from the outside, which gives them plausible deniability for antiu. S. Action. Frequent have led to increasing ease and the apparent able to reach the u. S. Embassy, surprised observers. The New York Times has a picture featuring what was going on the last couple of days outside the by gettya picture images. A spokesman said the group in thed to erect tents street for an openended sit in to leave iraq. The United States has about 5200 troops in iraq. In addition to a number of civilian contractors, the troops are stationed northwest of baghdad. Their task is to trade Iraqi Security train Iraqi Security forces. On, showing going video being posted online of what is going on outside the u. S. Embassy. You want to give your thoughts on these attacks, the number is 2027488000 for those of you in the eastern and central time zones. In the mountain and pacific time zones, 2027488001. Or iraq vets, 2027488002 we start in carlsbad callow, phallic carlsbad, california. What do you think about the recent events . Caller good morning, pedro, happy new year to the world and thank you for cspan. We should have learned from benghazi. Downnk we let our guard significantly. We have let our guard down when it comes to the middle east. President trump declared victory, as did president bush and the minute we let our guard down, the enemy comes in and attacks. Is u. S. Soldiers, u. S. Diplomats, and they should be protected extremely well and i think after benghazi, it should have been quite fortified. Massachusetts is next, and iraq veteran, this is ronald. Good morning. Caller this is ronald calling from massachusetts. Host you are on, go ahead. Caller when are they going to wake up . It is 2020 and they are still fighting. Every time you get a republican in there, there will be many wars. Host you served in iraq . Caller i served in the vietnam war. Unit in with the best the United States army and my brother. Host if you are calling the iraq veteran line, those are veterans that did serve in iraq. Just to let you know. , you are next. Y morning, pedro, and happy new year to everybody. I think it is sad what is happening in iraq with the embassy being overrun. It seems like the iraqi people do not want us there. Since 2002. There i dont see how the u. S. Can continue at this rate. The American People do not want this for an intervention. This obviously blowback. We are in these countries and go into these countries and the problems with iran go back to us overthrowing their last democratically elected leader and that was a u. S. Coup. Interactions that have set the town the last 40 years has been blowback from u. S. Overreach into these countries. Host the attack on the u. S. Embassy is straight from irans playbook in 1979, a sign of control over shiite military groups. We must protect our citizens. Off our twitter feed, this is robert saying the president will not allow another benghazi to happen. He is a real president. Jim saying the president tweeted in iraq that would be held responsible and stated this was not a warning, it was a threat. Is Facebook Page facebook. Com cspan. Mark esper in releasing a statement about the deployment of troops and activity in baghdad writes this saying at the direction of the commanderinchief, i have of arized deployment response of the irf today u. S. Central command area of operations in response to recent events in iraq. Approximately 750 soldiers were deployed to the region and Additional Forces are prepared to deploy over the next several days. This is an appropriate and precautionary action taken to increase threat levels and the United States will protect our anywhere they are found of the world. Are teresa in florida, you next up. Caller bear with me, i have a head cold. Lets take a walk through history. First of all, it was not irradiance that attack iranians that attacked us on 9 11. 3000 americans were vaporized. Our bestaudis are buds. Figure that one out. And george w. Bush stood in front of cameras and said i am sending my planes to iraq to drop leaflets telling the army to put down their guns, do not fire on our soldiers and i will help your families out and he betrayed them. Host what about the recent actions and what about the current u. S. Efforts . What do you think about those . Fallout fromis the that disaster is war we were lied into. Host some of the attacks thoughts on this these attacks. In the8000 for those eastern and central time zones. 2027488001 in the mountain and pacific time zones and if you are an iraq veteran, served in iraq during wars there, 2027488002. In georgia, hello. Caller happy new year. Host thank you, go ahead. Caller lets put the shoe on the other foot. If iraq was over here for 17 us,s bombing us, shooting what would we be doing to the Iraqi Embassy . Just put the shoe on the other foot. Actionsu are saying the by those forces are justified . Caller what would be be doing if iraq was here bombing california, texas, montana. What would we be doing to their embassy . Do you think we would be doing nothing . Next earlyp is up early in california this morning. You are next up. Caller thank you. I think i have an issue with the fact that we are getting very close to impeachment. This is almost a duplicate of what took place with clinton. It seems like as soon as it is time for the senate to confirm the impeachment, all of a sudden. E are back in war with iraq i hope something comes that will show host what do you mean by that statement . We ended up going to war when clinton was impeached and we seem to be going back to war now that trump has been impeached. Host are you saying this is a planned event to distract . Caller i dont have any evidence of that, but i think this is something we need to look at. Host Washington Post analysis adds this to what is going on, tensions between the United States and iraq cap escalated under President Trump and it was the iraqi president who said he would reject President Trumps idea the United States could keep troops in iraq. Sundays airstrikes broke the status of forces agreement that allows u. S. Troops in iraq. Irans influence is a point of contention as thousands took to the streets to protest the government. Some even burning down the consulate. That took place in early november. Rob in new york, hello. Caller good morning. I agree with the woman from florida that this is a repercussion from the lie that got us into the iraq war in the first place and the last caller saying it is a distraction, it is a distraction. Host what leads you to that . Caller declassified afghan papers where it admits the media and the government, three president s and every talk on tv lied for decades. Host how do you connect those dots to the events of the last few days . Caller i dont think it is hard to connect the dots at all. Host how so . Caller we are over there and we should not be. We spent trillions of dollars and it was a lie, a lie to bring in a police state, surveillance state and we are screwed because nobody in the media except cspan, some callers like me will address it. We are being herded down a bad road. Host that is rob in new york. Lets hear from robert in kentucky, you are next up. Caller how are you doing this morning . Host fine, thank you. Caller i believe we are being seen as an occupying force. We have been there so long and another part of this is nobody is talking about the iranian interest pushing this demonstration at this point in time. They fought a war in the 80s, the 1980s, iraq and iran and america has a very short attention span. Host what is irans interest now . Caller they have always wanted to come down and have their oil fields. That is what they fought over in the 1980s, so this is a continuance. Their mindset has not changed since 1979. Host the military times has a profile of some of the troops being called into service over the actions of the last couple days saying u. S. Central command said the detachment of marines deployed to the embassy to reinforce security. Marines were requested by the state department and the deployment was approved by Iraqi Security forces. Patchy attack helicopters are providing overwatch. The state Department Spokesman told a military times in an email statement there had been no breach and that there were no plans to evacuate the embassy. Clear support a sovereign and independent iraq. We are monitoring the situation and call on the government to protect our diplomatic facilities. That is the state Department Spokesperson telling the military times that yesterday. Florida is next, we will hear from pamela, good morning. Caller good morning. Am i on the air . Host you are on, go ahead. Caller i am wondering what is going on. Iraq again . , on. What gives them the right to attack us again . I thought we had it straightened out . Now we are back in the same boat again. No one is taking care of our country, no one wants to deal with it read our country should be first. I thought that was what it was all about, america. We are supposed to help people, not be torn down, right . Michigan, hello. Caller how are you doing today . Host i am well. Happy new year, go ahead. Caller i would like to state i dont see where we should put anymore american lives in harms way. Marines die, had leadership is a joke. You have a good day, sir. Host does it matter because it is a direct attack on a u. S. Installation . Caller everything matters, but it is our leadership that has got us to where we are today. Host as far as the current activity, do you support it or not . Caller i dont support any american lives being wasted. For the27488000 eastern and central time zones. 2027488001 if you live in the mountain and pacific time zones. For you iraq vets, it is 2027488002. Next up, we will hear from warren in redwood city, california. Caller good morning. Believeling to say i this whole mess has been caused by President Trumps 2027488002 President Trumps failed Foreign Policy. This can be tracked back to the fact he has failed us completely in every Foreign Policy agenda he has tried. Host could you track that to the previous bush and obama administrations as well . Caller absolutely. Al qaeda can be tracked back to bush and the prison in baghdad. It all started there. It is completely a disaster the there middle east policy has been from the very beginning back to world war ii. Host in the right up for reuters, taking a look at President Trump and his role he played in this saying directly accusing iran of orchestrating violence saying iran will be held responsible for lives lost or damage incurred at facilities, this is not a warning. He was asked later in the day about the possibility of the war the tensions spiraling into a war. Iran should want peace more than anybody, but i dont see that happening. That was an exchange with reporters in florida. Massachusetts, hello. Caller my comment is we brought this on ourselves. This is what happens, you always push people around all the times, we are the bullies of the world and this is what happens to us. I feel sorry for the men and women over there. I was in the military. If we minded our own business, it is never will because all about oil. That is all i have to say and thank you for listening to me. Host ron is next, arlington, virginia. Good morning. Caller good morning. I am ex military. A commentke to make to what you what he said to a caller. Wasnt there an attack on a military installation . Not really. They are not like military installations. There have been u. S. Soldiers and contractors killed repeatedly, but we never conducted an airstrike. Does the public understand over 6000 airstrikes in afghanistan in 2019 . We should be asking ourselves what we are doing. Host just to be clear, the embassy in iraq is a u. S. Installation. Caller we are not talking about the embassy right now. Host we are talking about the embassy in relation to the strikes. Caller i will give you that. We have to understand the difference, why doesnt iran have the right to protect themselves . What are we doing . We are not really paying attention to what is going on, we just think we can throw our weight around. Look at israel, they can just kill anybody they want . Host back to iran, what should we do . Caller with iran, we should sit down and have a negotiation or we are going to have a world war and you will not have your show anymore. Host rita is next. Caller good morning. Happy new year. Host thank you. Says in thebible last days there will be wars and have you allump, ever seen the world in the shape it is in . He needs to be impeached and throwed out of the country. Host from louisiana, good morning. Historically, leading thing, probably before that, our involvement has been all wrong. Our cancellation of the iran deal is the problem and that is probably one of the reasons iraq is in such a mess. Host why is that a problem in your mind . Caller if we kept iran in check, we kind of had them in check because we had diplomats handling this stuff who knew what they were doing, but then we withdrew from that. We let iran to say we are not going to honor our deal. Here we are. Iraq, still in afghanistan, still everywhere. Aboutwhat do you think the current response by the military in this case with the embassy . Is it an appropriate one . Ourer i want to protect people, but i dont want to kill anybody else. I understand why these people are protesting. It reminds me of the ken burns vietnam saga, they want us out, they want their country back. They want the iranians out, everybody out. We would not want these people occupying our country, so who can blame them . I dont know what the answer is. Host the Washington Post adding to the analysis of what is going on the last few days, particularly with the response of this administration saying President Trump viewed the deal with suspicion and argued the Previous Administration had not done enough to curtail iranian influence. Reimposeday 2018 and sanctions on iran. Sinceited states has targeted the religious and political figure, also designated the iranian guard as a terrorist organization. There has been no indication support for militias has been curtailed. Iran has been linked to attacks on a saudi oil facility. Most of the parties remain in agreement. Iran also started enriching and stockpiling uranium at a higher level than allowed by the deal. Lula in ohio, good morning. Caller yes. Host you are on, go ahead. Caller you talking to me . Host yes. And if you would not mind, turn down your television to make the conversation easier. Caller i am going to do just that. This government of ours is supposed to be of the people for the people and by the people. We are the ones who are supposed to be in charge. We are supposed to tell the politicians what to do because we put them in office. Host how does that relate to the attacks on the embassy . Caller they dont do what they are supposed to do. You let the politicians run around like wild children and do whatever they want to do. Dont say nothing. Host lets hear from david in new york. Hello. Caller i am going to depart a little bit from what people are saying here. Would like usaqis there because they look at this country and see this is Political Freedom and economic freedom. There. Nt have that i believe the iranians probably feel the same way, you talk to the average iranian citizen, they would not mind being like us. I remember one reporter in an saidview one citizen quiet quietly looking askance both ways, we want to be like you. It is the other countries that cannot survive. They are the ones working against us, i dont buy that. Usn in vietnam, they wanted to stay. We bailed and that was not good for them. Host how do you connect to what we are seeing play out in baghdad . Caller i think that is radicals, all government inspired. I think there are Interest Groups that cannot function in a free market. They will not have power in that kind of a world so they foment this. That is the only way they can have their way. Thatarket economy, is what i think. Ast do you think this is shortterm issue or longerterm issue especially with iran . You have got to overcome all those special interests in those countries. Iran is run by a small group of clerics. They cannot live where you have free elections and free markets, so they do anything they can to adjust it so it serves them. Host we will take one more call from greg in michigan, your last call on this topic. This straightget trump turnedwhen his back on the obama attempt at peace with iran, i thought to who rushed in where angels fear to tread . Then trump turned around and said obama had given billions of dollars to iran in cash. Wet money was from 1980 when froze American Assets in iranian banks. This all started with a lie and now we are paying the price, twisting the tale of iran and baghdad has iraq on its mind and israel on its mind. We deserveing what for twisting the tale of iran and not following up on the obama accords to make peace with iran. Host the nuclear deal was a combination of countries, just to add. It was not just the United States. A terriblemade mistake, we twisted the tale of the iranians and lied about a bunch of things obama did. Now we are going to pay the price and it will be a mess. Greg in michigan calling on the attacks of the embassy, this developing story, we will update you as necessary. For the remainder of our program on this new years day, what we would like to do is get your take on when it comes to 2020 and what you think when it comes to politics and an election coming up. If you are more optimistic or pessimistic when it comes to your viewpoint on that front. If your view of politics is more optimistic, give us a call at 2027488000. If it is more pessimistic, call us at 2027488001. If you are unsure, it is 2027488002. You can call us and text us and post on social media sites as well. Usa today did a poll taking a look at this idea saying if americans thought things would get better or worse in their own lives in 2020. 11 said no, 80 predicted their lives would be better. That optimism stretched across demographic lines and one of the main reasons those people who participated said they thought their lives would be better was the economy. Asked about the nation of a whole, attitudes were more avided bipartisanship by 7216 , republicans expected things to get better. Would getsaid things worse. You can factor that into your thinking when it comes to the year ahead in washington, if you view things more optimistically or pessimistically. During the course of this program, we will be joined by opinion us to talk about not only things of politics, but other issues, joining us from New Hampshire, arnie arneson. Good morning, happy new year. Guest happy new year and i think frightened is the third option. Optimistic, pessimistic, or are you frightened about 20 20 and that sort of encapsulates my opinion. Host what do you base that on . Caller i think democracy is being stressed in a way we have never seen before and the impeachment is one example of that. We have a present that doesnt actually value the constitution, looks at laws as something that apply to the little people, but not him, we are looking at an assault on voter rights and we see a rise in voter suppression. I am looking at the gerrymandering that will change as a result of a new census, but has a stranglehold on what we see happening in states because we have gerrymandered so there is no meaning for november elections. I am looking at what is happening around the world and that is the climate crisis. Everybody watched what was happening in australia and we were like, australia is burning and then be look at the amazon, the rain forests are burning and we look at california, california is burning. We cannot look at just the stock market and what is happening in our own personal economy without realizing we are part of a planet, we are kind of on this boat together and there are so many things pressuring us to create a level of instability. My optimism is tempered by the fact i cannot look at how happy i am in concord, i have to look at how the rest of the world is unstable and know that i am a piece of that. Host when people picked personal views of their optimism, but they put the economy as the number one reason they set on. Guest how do you like your congressman . I love my congressman . What do you think of congress . They suck. This is part of the problem. We have this idea the bubble we are in is something we only have to care about and then when we look at congress, we realize congress is dysfunctional. How is it possible to have a wonderful congressman and Dysfunctional Congress . We have to step back and say what does this say about us and how we need to have a bigger worldview . We have always been somewhat xenophobic and looked at ourselves and thought this is all that matters. It doesnt. That is where the advantage or disadvantage of Climate Change is it is putting us together in a way that is not necessarily positive, but it will force all of us to have a come to jesus moment and the example of the fires alone tells you i think the world is on fire and that will challenge us in 2020. Host do you think those issues are being addressed directly by the candidates or these potential people who would like to become president . Are they addressing those issues or sticking to mainstream issues when it comes to an election themed conversation . Guest Climate Change has changed. In 2019, it listen would not be part of the vernacular. Another piece they are talking about is the inequality gap. We see the greatest inequality gap in america in 50 years. My headline i called you about the other day was a headline that said the 500 richest people in the world saw their wealth byt their wealth increased 1. 2 trillion. They speak about Climate Change for that one point through trillion dollars . Did they invent something remarkable . No. The rich got even richer and of that 1. 2 trillion, half of was accumulated by the rich people in america alone. Look at growing inequality, the rich getting richer and then there is a real tragedy, we somehow think this economy is doing well. For the poorest americans, we have seen a financial decrease in stability by 7 from 2004 to 2018. You tell me what that is about. If the economy is doing well, why did it forget them . What did donald trump do . Even as they are struggling, they saw their finance decline, what happened . Toald trump cut food stamps 700,000 people. Screw you while you are down and what is ironic about this is so many of those 700,000 live in states when donald trump won. The poor are struggling, we have not lifted them up, we have drained them and then we take their food away. A pox on us. Host which of the candidates coming to New Hampshire are directly addressing that and what you think who do you think it is resonating with most as they come to New Hampshire . Guest when you say billionaires, you think Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren because they have used the terms and they talk about wealth and this grotesque wealth gap and a wealth tax. All the candidates are getting it. They are realizing even after 8 years of barack obama, a democratic president , guess what . Got through. That means democrats and republicans are responsible for the situation we have now. Donald trump was basically an invitation for us not looking at these issues. All the candidates are talking about it. Some address it with a greater sense of urgency than others, that is the difference. It is not between progressives and moderates, it is those that quicker, some of us who think we need to do two things at once, which is move quickly forward as well as recognize the status quo will not be a status quo unless we address the urgency of change. Day, who has first the best chance of winning New Hampshire . As you see it. Guest ask about me. The moment i make my decision is when i make my decision. At this point, it is incredibly fluid. Everyone will be watching what is happening in iowa. Iowa changes the landscape because they mix it up. That doesnt mean we take direction from iowa, but we Pay Attention to iowa. Cory booker is not on the state. If cory booker keeps talking about how he is organizing in wouldif cory booker suddenly do something remarkable in iowa, in New Hampshire, people will Pay Attention because they will try to figure out why he is not in the top tier. Elizabeth has seen a problem because of her response on medicare for all. Bernie survived his heart attack, he is stronger than ever before and bringing in more money than anyone else. Iowa, butl do well in he has a history in New Hampshire and his history is not because he lives in the state next door. It is because he cleaned Hillary Clintons clock. There is a lot of fluidity and mayor pete is doing well in iowa, trust me, mayor pete is doing well in New Hampshire. Hes not only the demographic represents although he feels a bit old for 37 and seems to have an old demographic that follows him, but his sexual preference resonates well in New Hampshire. I have always said New Hampshire state. T of a libertarian we were the first state in the nation that elected by politics, not by courts, embraced the concept of gay marriage, so there is a sensitivity and open door for mayor pete, plus he is wicked smart. He seems to be like a Young Joe Biden and if you are looking for something that appears moderate, you have moderate in a young package. Host Corey Lewandowski not running for senate. Guest he needs to make money. He will lose to Jeanne Shaheen. He likes making money, you dont make money when you are running for the u. S. Senate and he was a gift for Jeanne Shaheen because the longer he put his name out there, she was raising more money off of his name. It was a winwin for Jeanne Shaheen. She does not get cory in the 2020 campaign and she raised a bundle of cash because he threatened to run. Host this is arnie arnesen, the host of a talk son and conch talkshow in concord. How can people find you . Guest my show airs and streams live every day at noon eastern time and then it goes up at 7 00 at night and you can hear me on the pacifica network. My biggest Radio Network is houston, texas. Host thanks for joining us, as always. Happy new year to you. That sets it off as far as your optimism or pessimism when it comes to politics and the new year. You can call saying you are optimistic. If you are pessimistic, 2027488001. If you are unsure at this point, 2027488002 is how you do that. If you want to text us, you can do so at 2027488003. Include your name, city, state. Indiana, this is ellen, thank you for holding on. You are on. Caller i really wish you would have bachman from netflix after that lady went off because her pessimistic view could depress anybody. I am optimistic. I think donald trump has truly tried to do what he said he would do. I am optimistic democrats are going to learn a lesson about not revealing the constitution of our constitution and i am optimistic hopefully the lesson hold them backll to get moderates and blue dog democrats and things they used to have and get rid of the socialistic you. I am just really happy donald trump is in office and i hope he stays in office and he always teases and says 16 years and i always say from your mouth to gods ears. I am thrilled he is our president , i love him as president and i am truly optimistic and please get someone else on your Television Show that can give a different view than what the democrat did. Host we will hear from a wide variety of opinion assists. Greg first in pennsylvania. Caller good morning. I am very optimistic. The lady from indiana is exactly correct. Donald j. Trump is exactly what we need. The lady that was on from New Hampshire, you should have asked her a couple questions. You should have asked her what have you done for the poor . Addresse you done to the gap in income . What have you done about Big Government . You support the democrats who are all talking about big democrats Big Government, but she says New Hampshire was Big Government. They were two obvious questions that should have been asked and she wants to give everybody how can how to reach her so she can reach get money. She is on every three or four months and says the same crap every time. Host dave says he is pessimistic. Hello. Caller i am dave in georgia and i heard 20 minutes ago you are doing fine today, so i will not ask how you are doing and i am pessimistic because it was in the 1970s host are you still there . Caller yes, i am. I am standing there listening to this protestant preacher telling a crowd of teenagers, one of the boys had on a tshirt that said all one people and it had an image of the world and the preacher said we are not all one people, we are americans, we are exceptional and that is what got us where we are today. We are not exceptional, we are a bunch of racist bigots. When we went in vietnam, it was to side with the white people, the french, who went over to brutalize the vietnamese. I killed people over there for a lie and it is a lie that american exceptionalism is a load of nonsense. We all should love each other and be kind to each other instead of loving the almighty dollar. Host lets hear from paul in alabama. Sir. R hello, i am optimistic mainly because donald trump is our president and i have a little thing i want to say to you. Ignorance is the currency of the left. They dwell in it, live in it, and espouse it to their ignorant constituents and then they rely on that ignorance to get them votes. Else tohave anything say other than happy new year to america and i hope this world hopes to be more americanlike. Host paul in alabama, those are just a sampling of what we will ask you when it comes to politics in 2020. If you are optimistic or pessimistic. You can take a look at the election or what is going on in congress. 2027488000 if you are optimistic. 2027488001 if you are pessimistic. Maybe you are unsure, 2027488002. We will be joined by a variety of opinion nests opinionists. A talk show host in florida joins us via skype on the phone. Happy new year. Guest happy new year. Host describe your show and the take you gave politically. For 23 years i have been at 93. 5. We do a lot of local and stuff. L trumpdience is largely a audience. Set the stage and behind the brick the president. Host talk about florida as it stands. What are the areas that the president has to focus on and what are the areas the Democratic Candidates have to focus on . Caller the president needs to win guest the president needs to win over people who voted for him. I would like to see him court of few more people to push them over the finish line. I expect because he has a favorable governor, ron desantis has done a masterful job. The president will win reelection and do it with florida. Host if there are specific areas you are interested in, you corridor, how i4 does that contrast the southern part of florida or the panhandle . Guest in southern florida, it is a tougher hill to climb because of the amount of people who have voted democrat. There is development virtually everywhere, even at the Daytona Beach area. There is a lot of thriving business, industry. Has benefited from the tax revisions. They could not only invest in floater, but they could feel good about their money again and this country. That is why i see a lot of people very much in favor of the president. There are a lot of detractors as well. I dont want to discount those people. A lot of people who came down from new york who did not have a favorable impression of donald trump continue to be against him and they bring up stuff from the tweetshey dont like his. From my listeners in florida, those people that like the president are not going to leave him. Host the president is expected to hold a rally. With evangelicals, that is expected to take place in miami. What does that rally say about florida as far as the president s interest in gaining voters . Guest i think it is a good move , obviously an area he needs to work on. He will get some help. Marco rubio will probably be at the rally. He does come out when the president needs him. Probably get will hit on health care because we have not seen enough changes there. The big thing for the radiance have noticed is congress has nothing with the. Xception of Michael Waltz congress walked away from issues such as infrastructure, industry, Even National defense. Florida is looking for a presence in space force and that is important for the state of florida employment in the future. Host the president relocating to florida, is that is a locational move or a political move, do you think . Guest it is not a political move, he has had property for years and enjoyed living in florida. Be controversial to the people in the palm beach area because of the amount of money. It helps put florida on the map. Since harry truman, we have not had a president spend this much time in florida. Host we have been asking people yout optimism or pessimism, can relate that to the election or other things that would determine your view . Guest i think people are concerned if the president has acceptability for joe biden. There is a lot of people who like him. They are the type of people who would love to have a beer with him and he is a likable person. I think they are scared by the fact his programs dont appear to be focused enough that would actually raise the standard of living for people in florida. I think they have seen the return on investment with their vote for President Trump and i dont think they see they will get anymore from joe biden. Some of my listeners tell me they are worried things will reverse under a biden administration. As it answers your question about how hopeful people are, i think people like what they are seeing at least in florida and they want to see it continue and i dont think they want to see a reversal to the old days of spending andbt and uncertainty. Host whohost how can people find your show how can people find your show . Guest i will be back on the air on monday and they can also go newsdaytonabeach. Com where they can find all our programs and news offerings. Time. Thank you for your happy new you to you. We will continue her calls about whether you are your calls about whether you are optimistic, pessimistic, or unsure about the new year. Aller happy new year i am both optimistic and i am pessimistic. I am optimistic because things are going well for a lot of people. A lot of questions and things we need to work out, but i am optimistic that as a country, we can work through this. I am pessimistic because what are the democrats going to do if they cannot get trump out of office . They are already questioning the validity of the neck of the election in 2020. They want to do away with the Electoral College. My question on that is if Hillary Clinton had won in 2016, would we even be discussing the Electoral College . It seems like it would have worked fine then. I am both optimistic and pessimistic and i can only pray for our country and that people will come into this new year host we will go to massachusetts next, somerville. This is mike. Happy newy caller year, everybody. I am a little pessimistic especially speaking after witnessing the impeachment. Ssue it brought up the fact for me that there is a lot of anger on. Oth sides also that it seems hard for people to verify factual information. There is a lot of misinformation going on and politically, we are at some sort of turning point as it stands right now. I just dont know. I think the factual information and money getting in the way of politics is skewing everybodys reality. We are all the same people, all in the same country. We all want the same things and i think there is a lot of issues to tackle like Climate Change and Public Health and environmental regulations and measuring our happiness a lot of people comment on how the economy is doing well. It might be a valid point, but i try to look at the root cause why it is doing well and i see any promise there except for a shortterm bump from tax cuts. I dont get it. 6 figures. Almost i am fine, comfortably and comfortable, personally. Health care is getting out of control. Been from my savings and 401 k and health care and car insurance, 50 of my income goes towards rent over here and 30sliving alone under my on the outskirts of boston. I liked alert to work. I just dont see any host from our texting service, brick in texas saying the country is polarized politically. 020 will see an increase in division. Georgia from gainesville, you are next up. Go ahead, you are on. Caller thanks so much and happy new year to everyone. I am very optimistic because 2020 will be a distinction. You have businesses that got huge tax breaks and we know what they did with their money. They are going to help the employees that work there. You have white evangelicals standing with trump no matter what he says and does. Are they going to stand with jesus christ . We have the health care, opioid addiction that has proved out this year after a study. They came out that said white men are dying after this plant went out of business or was closed and they are starting to see there is hopelessness in which minorities have been saying for years. Are they going to stand up and say this is the fact, we have to help the people in desperation . Host with all that being said, explain your optimism. Caller i am optimistic because we are going to see exactly who are christians and who people reallyand who people really aret will be well defined and either we are going to come together, which i am optimistic once we are able to see who is who, those that really love god will come together and do the right thing. That is james in gainesville, georgia, rounding out the first about if youou are optimistic, pessimistic or unsure about the future ahead in politics. Call us on the phone or text us at 202 7488003. If you want to post on social facebook are cspanwj, facebook. Com cspan. Emily cochran talks about a second republican senator asking quon