The Justice Department statistics show that nationally only 16 of state prisoners are in for drug crimes and less than 4 are there for drug possession. And yet, our very president is going around stating an untruth. That is because this is an administration i think that is ruled by an ideology that claims that Law Enforcement is somehow racist. And that, as you say, is a disservice to officers of all colors who are there to help the good people in the community. Mr. Mccarthy, you rightly observed that the title this hearing, the war on police, is directed more broadly than just the department of justice. But it is rather what i see as a pervasive, to use a term of art, pattern and practice across the federal government and this administration, and indeed, i think no one bears more direct responsibility than the president. As ms. Macdonald just noted, president obama has directly tried to attack his own fbi director for observing that Violent Crime and homicides are increasing. We saw a
With a focus on the prison system. A harvardpreview with professor talking about a resumeon has become of people are thrown in jail. Incapacitation, rehabilitation, retribution has also looped in our reasons for punishment. We really shifted our motivation for incarceration from rehabilitation. Retribution, a sense that these are somehow deeply immoral actors that we want to submit to the harshest possible conditions. I think we are now seeing the ansequences of what i feel is misguided strategy that we are somehow expecting for the 2 million individuals currently have in prison, if we can exposed them to psychologically brutal conditions, and then release them into the streets, successbe a policy for and a strategy to reduce crime. Part of the conference will also hear about overcrowding in prisons, the vocational programs, and what happens to prisoners after they leave the system. That is tonight here on cspan at 8 00 eastern. On q a,sunday night twotime bullet surprise cartoonists,
Yourself and mashed in my world, and then you discover, there is a hook in their. There. [laughter] been s. i have always interested in your little biographical tom toles in the righthand corner. What are you thinking about it when you write it . The thought, initially, was the thought derived from pat all oliphant, who to me is the watershed of political cartooning, and he hates me to this day for coining that, and heme that is perfect because invested in it and it was so personal, and it seemed like it was offlimits. Library, i wasa looking through early 20th century american cartooning, and i found out this marginal commentary was part of the andand and i thought i thought, i would give it a try. I put myself in a personally. It is a drawing board. David s. do you have any way of putting yourself in the cartoon and giving a Second Opinion . Tom yes, it is just another dimension. When i draw cartoons and sketches, i always draw them without that in mind. Take that away, the cartoon i
Or commercial courts of law which they have asked us to help them with. They want serious help to create commercial courts of law. They created an intellectual Property Court because they recognize they are becoming amateur, innovative economy. They need these things. It will benefit american businesses but they are not doing it for that reason. Theyre going to trying to do this because it is for their own benefit. One area they talked about was a structured response to allegations of cyberattacks but the president had a pointed comment. Is, our wordsow followed by actions . What is the timeframe, thinking about whether this works, our sanctions still on the table if it does not . There is not a precise timeframe. Is the messagey was clear. Actions speak louder than words and what are you doing about this . Where big an area progress was made, the bilateral investment treaty. That was struggling to make progress. Leading up to this, significant progress was made in terms of the sectors
Skilled workers, there is an opportunity in terms of Immigration Reform to do with that but also there is an Economic Opportunity and a moral obligation when it comes to skilled workforce. I mean immigration. Second is we have to invest in not just roads and bridges and we have read the data about we are not investing enough but we have to invest in high speed broadband. With 20 of households do not have access, how can we compete . More business is being done on the internet. Betsy etsy, a company that allow someone to start a business at home, it is a Public Company. A fast Public Company here in the United States and it basically is a marketplace for craft workers to sell these things. We have to have broadband for those folks to have access, 90 of which are women, most of whom are staying at home, these are microbusinesses. There is a new definition of what business and productivity is that we are not connecting. And generally 2010 the president set the goal of doubling u. S. Expor