One justice that was guaranteed oh, here is First Lady Michelle Obama walking in right now. Shes guaranteed to get applause from everybody. A bipartisan warm welcome for the first lady of the United States. There she is. Shes greeting dr. Jill biden, the Vice President s wife. Dana bash, our chief congressional correspondent, is there. Tell us what its like in the room right now. As you said, there is definitely a warm welcome. Im sitting right over where the republican side is. And not only are the republicans clapping for michelle obama. I can see several of the republican lawmakerses with their cell phones out taking photographs. And theyre smiling and clapping. Shes definitely somebody who has bipartisan adoration. Thats a fair thing to say. Mr. Speaker, the president s cabinet. The cabinet is coming in right now. They Just Announced them. There is the newly minted secretary of state, former democratic senator of massachusetts, john kerry, now secretary of state, followed by the se
This is a big moment in the president s presidency. There is no moment for president like being reelected. I think the president feels like his theory of the economy has been validated by reelection and lets not forget, economic restoration is still the major goal. He has a lot of opportunities, and a lot of emotion tonight is around new gun laws, new gun control measures. Some momentum. Well see what can happen. Immigration reform, bipartisan movement there. But ill tell you, brian, this is a very difficult atmosphere over taxes and the budget. I spent some time with Speaker Boehner today. Who said the president doesnt have the guts to take on spending. Doesnt have the courage to take on liberals in his own party. These sides are really far apart on something as fundamental as how we deal with spending and the debt in our country. And thats going to be part of the back drop tonight. The relationship right now between the two men who will be feet apart tonight, the president and the ho
My parents immigrated here to improve their life and to give their children a better one. My dad worked as a bar tenor bartender and my mother as a maid. I did not inherit any money from them but i inherited something better. An opportunity to make it to the middle class and beyond no matter where you start off in life. It comes from a free economy where people can risk their own money to open a business. When they suck they hire more people who success they hire more people. President s in both parties from john f. Kennedy to Ronald Reagan have known that our economy is the source of our middle class prosperity. But president obama, he believes it is the cause of our problems. That the economic down tun happened because the government did not tax enough, spend enough, or control enough. As you heard tonight, his solution to virtually every problem we face is for washington to tax more, borrow more, and spend more. This idea that our problems were caused by the government that was too
How will we go to the dr. And get it taken care of . Host president obama will be in the south, georgia, North Carolina, what do you want to hear next . Caller i want to hear about the reform. What can he do for me as far as that. How can he help me get me some insurance so i can take care of my bill . Host eastern pennsylvania, republican line, welcome. Caller i would like to just say that president obama can talk the talk, but can he really walk the walk . Host in what sense . Go ahead and turned on your tv while you are talking to us. What do you want to see him do next . Caller i would like to see him follow through on health care for medicare and Senior Citizens and all the people who cannot afford insurance. And insurance is increasing dramatically for normal middle class people. They will be losing their jobs the cows of the factor that these companies are cutting back, and it is very depressing. Host what did you think about senator rubios speech . You are a republican. We hear