it s not just our mission. it s their mission we re helping them to succeed with. and lindsay graham. to lose there would be disastrous. and to win there would be monumental. politics, with peter baker of the new york timeses, and dan balls of the washington post. i am candy crowley, and this is state of the union. while democrats find to struggle a single voice on afghanistan, the american public is finding its own. 31% thought things were going well, and 62% said somewhat badly or badly. testifying before the senate armed services committee, the man nominated to be the new commander warned against an early exit. i have no reason for optimism, if the taliban were
position for house republicans. president obama heads to missouri on thursday to raise money for blunt s opponent robin karn hand. first time they ll be at an event together. savannah, the president also making some remarks about the economy so that es a the professional side and all of these domestic visits these days have a political side to it an enthis one will be the center in missouri. exactly. and nevada, too. making a stop in las vegas for harry reid. coming up, another gaffe from michael steele. will this be the straw that breaks the elephant s back? keep in mind again, federal candidates. this was a war of obama s choosing. this is not something the united states had actively prosecuted or wanted to engage in. that s a statement that has a lot of republicans very upset. the washington post dan balls is up next. we ll talk about whether steele can survive this one.
frankfurt after a long drive. thanks very much. and democrats of course, here at home, facing tough challenges from republicans and tea party activists in november. while stumping for barbara boxer in los angeles last night, the president said her supporters have to match their opponents enthusiasm. these mid year races are the ones where historically, it s been hardest to get folks activated. particularly the party in power. and so people get kind of worn down and in some cases, people get complacent. some cases, people take things for granted. but you can t take it for granted. well, he certainly didn t have a great deal of enthusiasm there. savannah guthrie dan balls, political correspondent for the
the activity. thank you, sir. good to be with you. that was david axelrod. couple pieces of news out of there. they re koushsly confident when it comes to the senate reconciliation bill. vice president biden might preside over things. clearly financial reform is next. joining me now, the washington post s dan balls. dan, where are we today with the obama presidency, where we weren t yesterday? well, it s always better to win than not win. and they have fought this battle for a very long time. they have taken a lot of hits on it. both the president personally and the democratic party. they have felt like they have crossed a barrier here. they have a long fight ahead of them. they know that. the republicans are not going to stop battling against this health care fight. we re going to see it all the way through to november and probably see it in 2012. they feel as though they now
truth isn t truth. the president of the united states says i didn t truth isn t truth, mr. mayor, do you realize this is going to bad meme. don t do this to me. don t do truth isn t truth to me. joining me on set, chief correspondent for the washington post, dan balls. ken dilanian, former special assistant to the president and former press secretary for vice-president pence mike lauder. and white house reporter for the washington post sung min kim. thank you all for being here. i hardly know where to begin on this evening. but, dan balls, since you have spent many, many years, watched many presidents do this, have you ever seen before this kind of dissembling around what is true and what is not true in your time as a reporter covering washington? no, i don t think anybody has.