Good point about appealing to the sort of talk to some of the chairmen. He talks about the second they start to get a political consciousness he becomes a slave to the masses and used to be yet to him to decide what was in the National Honor of the state in Medieval Europe but when you get to the enlightenment all the suddenness of to the mobs to tell the kinglet is the issue of the National Honor. You can see this is supposed to be the classic disinterested Public Servant immune from the pressures of government sort of like the supreme court. You can see the sort of hightech populism of American Culture is now invading even in those places and that you need someone who feels the pain of the average man and what is supposed to be the purely technocratic position. And i think that is going to continue. I want to agree unexpectedly on one point and that is the profound the transfer the effect of the driverless cars. I actually thought a lot about that. And my prediction is that it will q
Society but i was also a believer in a tough approach to the soviet union which means i had ready 30 much at home in the Democratic Party at the time. You had pat point hand. You had Henry Jackson a great senator from Washington State and later on that element of the Democratic Party shrunk to nothingness. And as it did i was without a home. I remained generally without a political home. You could obviously fairly call me a neoconservative then. Host s been 18 years since the 1996 telecommute nations act was enacted by congress and signed by president clinton. Today on the communicators we are going to discuss that its goals and whether or not it should be rewritten rewritten. Joining us are two of the authors of the 1996 Telecommunications Act rick boucher who is a democrat from virginia served in congress from 1983 to 2011 and jack sub 3a republican in texas from 1981 to 97. Congressman feels what was your role in the development of the 96 pelka medications act . Guest it was actuall
Saying that there is not that big of a difference between the tea party. This morning, we are asking viewers if you agree with that assessment. Dca split in the Republican Party and you think it will be a factor in the election this year. Give us a call. It democrats, 202 5853880. Republicans, 202 5853881. Independents, 202 5853882. Line for thecial tea parties. It is 202 5853883. Us on alltch up with of your social media pages. On twitter, facebook, or email us. A good wednesday morning to you. We want to take you through some of the headlines from those primaries last night. The front page of usa today. Usa today. The Washington Post story primary victories a boost gop establishment. The front page of the washington times, gop insurgent gain no traction. Down tea party as promised in the landslide. Gop sees primaries taming tea party. In notes that john boehner asked tuesday whether he believes tea party influence was waning. Conflict that the between the tea party and gop leaders ha
But obama wants to take yours, as in obama wants to take your gun. Maybe you could elaborate on that subtitle and tell us what you mean and what evidence there is to show that obama wants to take my gun or the gun owned by someone in the audience . Request well, in 1996 president obama said that in a questionnaire when he was first running for office if he wanted to ban in 1996 president obama said in a questionnaire when he was first running for office if you want to ban all handguns and he said yes. He expanded on that four years ago four years later when he was running for statewide office and said although it might not feasible with the principle still support banning all handguns then as recently as 2012 after the horrendous tragedy in newtown president obama and Mike Bloomberg who funds the Bloomberg School which daniel works for came out within the solemn same day and said we should start banning rifles. So when they Start Talking about banning rifles and banning handguns thats
If you missed any of what donald trump had to say this its noon, you can see in entirety on cspan. Org. News coming out of the white house. President obama is set to announce that the u. S. Hopes to keep 9,800 troops in afghanistan following the end of the war later this year. This is planned on is contimbent following the upcoming elections. President obama is expected to talk about this later at the white house. Hell be in the rose gardens. Well have those remarks at 2 45 eastern on cspan. Be sure to join us at 8 00 for a look at the financial crisis. Ben bernanke told a room full of congressional leaders, quote, unless you act in a matter of days, the Financial System and the world will be brought down. Chris dodd is joined by barney frank. Heres a brief look. We did something unpopular that staved off disaster. Heres the disadvantage politicians are at visavis economists. Economists can write articles and do analyses in which they invoke the counterfactual. They can talk about why