That doesnt mean there arent going to be ongoing nagging problems that are stubborn and cant be solved overnight. And probably the biggest one is the fact that despite economic growth, wages and income have still not gone up. And thats a longterm trend that weve seen for 10, 20, 30 years. And it makes people worried about not just their own situation, but whether their kids are going to be doing better than they did, which is the essence of the american dream. I think there are some concrete things we can do to make sure that wages and incomes do go up. Minimum wage in those five states was a good start. But i think more than anything what i want to communicate over these next two years is the promise and possibility of america. This is just an extraordinary country. And our democracy is messy. And were diverse and were big. And there are times where youre a politician and youre disappointed with election results. But maybe im just getting older i dont know. It doesnt make me mopey. It
A huge factor in driving to irans stable rating. What arabs knew back in 2004, who was the winner in iraq . Guess it comes out the winner in the arab world . Iran. In 2006 it was even higher. In 2008 he was even higher. In 2012 the clothing iran was the big winner. Because iraq was defeated, Saddam Hussein was the biggest nemesis to iran was defeated, and iran was now emboldened in their broader region. It goes beyond that though. They see irans role in bahrain, which some think here in the west is just a matter of saudi propaganda but Arab Public Opinion thinks iran is involved. Whether it is or not the perception mom tells me this all done. She says it doesnt matter, people think you are doing something. Take a look at what youre doing. It doesnt matter whether not its real or not. Public opinion believes it is real. And the nail in the coffin in Arab Public Opinion for iran is series. 17 of the 20 countries that we have surveyed now believe that irans role in iraq, and syria is deci
Hear some of that. He did an interview with Time Magazine that was published today. One thing mcconnell did is laid out areas where he and the president could Work Together. He named two of them. He talked about International Trade agreements first. He talked about comprehensive tax reform second. He said he thought those issues could have bipartisan majorities in congress and be signed by the president over these next two years. At the same time, he also laid out an area i thought would be a confrontati confrontation. He talked repeatedly about trying to repeal the individual mandate. Thats the key part of the health care law. President obama will never agree to that. Thats an area where you can see a lot of fights in the budget bills over that. So, mcconnell has been both conciliatory and both very feisty. I think youll hear both sides of that when he speaks today. He decided to have the event today at Mcconnell Center in louisville. This is a bit of a victory lap. Hes at the Mcconne
Democrats in his own party. Hell have a more fractious democratic party. This is not the Fourth Quarter but a lame duck period. Theyll look for their own ways to protect themselves because they saw what happened if they got too closely tied to obama this time around even in obama states like colorado and iowa. I think the president needs to reach out both ways, and i think its very much in the republicans interest to show they can become a governing party in more than just an opposition party. Its a big test for the republicans. Were standing by to hear from Mitch Mcconnell expected to become the next Senate Majority leader. Hes about to make a statement at the university of louisville in kentucky, his home state. Later this hour, the president of the United States will hold a full scale News Conference in the east room of the white house. Well see if he use as word like shellacking or thumping or whatever. A huge setback for the democrats. A lot of people have been asking me not only
In the chow auditorium. We have to be careful about calling him the soon to be majority leader because technically speaking, there is going to have to be an election of the Republican Caucus in order to designate them as their leader. Its a formality. Its a foregone conclusion. Technically speak, that electric still has to happen, and its worth noting that ted cruz, the senator from texas, has sort of withheld whether or not he might vote for senator mcconnell or somebody else. Last nights victory was so big it even surprised the mcconnell campaign. It had been a very tough race with Allison Lundgrengreemz. He beat her by a very strong 15 points and with it comes the majority. The exact size of that majority remains sob seen. In addition to mr. Mcconnells News Conference that will take place in just a matter of seconds, the president has a News Conference planned in about an hour. Up in maine angus king, the independent senator who currently caucuses with democrats, wants to hold a New