Weve got another 15 months to get more than our fill of 2020 president ial campaigning. Here we are going to take a few moments to remember a man who won it in 1988. Thatemed the longer he led lived, the more loved and appreciated became. I was struck like many others i think by this national outpouring of respect in the days leading up to and through the funeral of George Herbert walker bush. At the funeral of his wife barbara, seven months earlier, al gore said he served our nation with extraordinary integrity and grace. [applause] the country seemed anxious to separate those qualities last november and december. A world war ii hero before he began his long political career. By and large, history looks back pretty favorably on his residency. Brookings institution surveyed nearly 200 political scientists earlier this year asking them to rate all 44 president s, the elder bush came in 17. He drew praise for foreign policy. His popularity sank as the economy sank. He did not win reelect
Get lost on he spent. You ando welcome all of let you know how much we appreciate you being here tonight. Knowing that the Democratic Party has done a little counter programming. [laughter] plusve another 15 months to get our fill of 2020 president ial campaigning. Will take a few moments to remember a man who won it in 1988. A president , who seemed the longer he lived, the more loved and appreciated became. I was struck like many others i think by this national outpouring of respect in the days leading up to and through the funeral of George Herbert walker bush. The funeral of his wife barbara, seven months earlier, he served our nation with extraordinary integrity and grace. [applause] the country seemed anxious to separate those qualities last november and december. A world war ii hero before he began his long political career. Backd large, history looks pretty favorably on his residency. Brookings institution surveyed nearly 200 political scientists earlier this year asking them t
Tonight, please use the microphones that we will place, one there and one to the side. That is so your question doesnt get lost on cspan. I want to welcome all of you and let you know how much we appreciate you being here tonight. Especially knowing that the Democratic Party has done a little counter programming. [laughter] we have another 15 months plus to get our fill of 2020 president ial campaigning. Here we will take a few moments to remember a man who won it in 1988. A president , who seemed the longer he lived, the more loved and appreciated became. I was struck like many others i think by the national outpouring of respect in the days leading up to and through the funeral of George Herbert walker bush. At the funeral of his wife barbara, seven months earlier, al gore said he served our nation with extraordinary integrity and grace. [applause] the country seemed anxious to separate those qualities last november and december. A world war ii hero before he began his long political
I would like to say a couple words about the revolution and the history of intelligence. This is one subject that is vastly underrepresented in historical literature. Most of us went through school and learned about the revolution. Even at the college level, we do not delve into the importance of intelligence during the american revolution. This is quite problematic. If you look at the advantages of the british over the americans, the british at almost every advantage. They had a modern professional army that had been battle colonies didas the colon not. The americans had a small Continental Army that could not really be counted on. The british of the greatest navy in the world. The americans did not have a navy to speak of. We have privateers. Pirates, essentially, that we gave the ability to steal and pillage for their pay. Most americans did not actually support independence. Less than half of continental americans support independence. Thousands fought for the british. And many of
But clinton does not have a new red lines. A warning from lithuania as Prime Minister to germany do not take any options off the table when it comes to helping ukraine fight against russia. The onboard golf is going to help you with this. We begin in the United States with tough talk and controversial comments on israel from the top democrat in the Us Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer today called for new elections and is real and criticized is really Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling him an obstacle to beats taken listen, 5 months into this conflict, it is clear that is rileys need to take stock of the situation and ask, must we change course . At this critical juncture, i believe a new election is the only way to allow for a healthy, an open Decision Making process about the future of israel. At a time when so many israelis have lost their confidence in the vision and direction of their government. All right, i want to go to washington. Our correspond to Benjamin Alvarez g