another weeks another crisis in washington. this time over immigration. the late nestest in a string of crises and another lesson that how the powers that be and us in in the media come together to bring the gears of government to a grinding halt abo. tuesday they asked to nearly 4 billion and this is yet another example of events controlling the administration. first a problem gets a lot of media attention. we call it a crisis. next congressional republicans point fingers at the white house. lastly the white house after a little bit of rea reacts. in the last minute, immigration round minute round table that has been set up during his trip to texas, an example of white
increasing problem and then the announcement that there was a crisis in the political piling on. so government is a much more complex thing than the coverage of government. having said that, i think the administration has fallen into a pattern, but it s a pattern that allows them to deal with the immediate thing while they re actually doing the hard work of governing. and that is their job. michael, i guess the thing is, it does seem as if washington can t crisis manage. can t speak with one voice. the last time it spoke with one voice was right after 9/11 and we haven t seen it since. i think that s fair. but i do think that there is a broad impression here, a pattern, maybe it is part of modern government, but the administration sometimes maybe we won t know for five years. is this unique to the obama white house or unique to this polarization or this i looked at a few examples. in the after mamath of the navy
today s senate hearing kicks off a series on the border crisis. tomorrow jay johnson and sylvia matthews burwell will face questions on capitol hill. the way the law works, they do get handed over to hhs.face que. the way the law works, they do get handed over to hhs.matthews questions on capitol hill. the way the law works, they do get handed over to hhs. senator jon tester is a member of the committee and he ll have an opportunity to grill them. good morning, sir. good morning. good to be here. so where are you on this request from the white house, the cost, what they re asking for? are you inclined to be supportive of it or have you not decided? i m open to it. it s a lot of money. i think it s unfortunate we did not get comprehensive immigration reform passed. i think probably wouldn t be here today if that was the case. but we are where we are. i think it s going to be up to the folks in hope land securime