This week on q a, james mann, author and resident at Johns Hopkins school of studies, he talked about his biography of george w. Bush. James mann author of the biography on george w. Bush. If a friend asked you to tell him about him what would you say . I would say he was the son of a president , had trouble dealing with that fact for the first 40 plus years of his life and then got his own personal life together enough to be a quite successful and shrewd politician to be elected governor of texas and then became president of the United States. The first thing he would be known for then, at the time of his presidency, now and forever more, will certainly be the fact that he was president at the time of the september 11th attacks, and chose to wage a war in iraq that turned out to be a disaster. What were his early years like . Well, he followed in his fathers footsteps and i say that quite literally, because he was forced, almost, to go to prep school at andover, he went to yale, he di
After the Police Commission voted unanimously tonight to fire the chief. Good evening everyone. The mayor said they decided to terminate chief Anne Kirkpatrick without cause, but clearly they found her performance lacking. We get the breaking news now from reporter henry lee who has the latest on this startling development. Reporter it is startling, rumors have been flying all day, and a little after 8 00 the announcement was official, chief Anne Kirkpatrick is out of a job, fired without cause, Officials Saying its time for new leadership. The oakland Police Commission voted unanimously to fire police chief Anne Kirkpatrick with oakland mayor libby schaaf giving her blessing. The trust between the Police Commission and police chief has become irrevocably broken. The mayor said the voter approved measure gave her and the commission the ability to fire the chief without cause. She thanked kirkpatrick for her service but said a new leader needed to move the department forward. I do not r
Now are higher as they answer questions in public. Today the Intelligence Committee chair says the evidence might support a charge of bribery. Resident trump says he has done nothing wrong. Public testimony wednesday begins with bill taylor, a top diplomat in ukraine. West point graduate, vietnam war veteran and career diplomat , who has served under both parties. Also testifying will be george pence, the Deputy Assistant secretary of state for europe and eurasia. The question at the center of the impeachment inquiry, did President Trump abuse his power commit and Impeachable Offense when he asked ukraines president for a favorite to investigate rival joe biden, his son hunter and the company boersma that paid hunter to be on the board. Intelligence Committee Chairman adam schiff sent out a memo saying he will have 45 minutes for questioning. Its a much more efficient, effective way to do it. Democratic Committee Chairman adam schiff and minority leader devon nunez will likely leave mu
Last time we talk what its actually a score districts, god bless you have multi just yes because the closer but thank you. Crying comes to the fate of the most desperate potentially reckless. The west is again about powerful um, extreme. His voice is becoming so it is quite possible that we may see some extreme actions to both stop ukraines defense. And then obviously that will be a danger of escalation arising out those actions. What do you to see as potentially extreme actions from the side of the west . Because its clear that the ukraine is becoming more liberal in its open use of terrace tactics. But what about the wes 12 . I mean, thought, oh the token anomaly is the introduction of western troops in some phone. That issue seems to be on the agenda again. Theres also i talk about not know slice ons. Yeah. Old kind of stuff was being be discussed at the beginning of the war and which yeah. West the latest, the refuse to contemplate of that, that time. But that back on the agenda an
Public service by americas Cable Television companies that is brought to buy your cable or satellite provider. Up next on afterwards, mark levine argues against expansion of the federal government in his book, rediscovering americanism. He offers his thoughts on what the country must do to return to what the founders intended. Host congratulations on another bestseller. Its good to be on the set. Usually im on the phone talking to. Rediscovering americanism in the tierney of progressivism. I found it a deeper, scholarly water history, Letter Research and excellent contrast between the principles and values that are essentially american in the ideas and motives of progressives. One thing that hit me in the first chapter was what we call conservativism is really americanism. We wouldve been better off if we name the whole idea. Were trying to conserve those values that made us so unique and prosperous. What is americanism too . Thats a great point. And thats my point in the book too. We