Our people defenseless. Lou we talk to josh and barbara and joined by congressman louie geom arer. And also President Trump unvooeling a boost in boost in military spending. The president will keep the promises he kept on the campaign trail. Lou we take up with general jack keane. And the Budget Committee voting to repeal the health care. But the speaker seemed to change course suggesting he would accept only modest changes to legislation. Now we will refine it. Will this be ryan care or trump care . Lou Speaker Paul Ryan talking to President Trump by phone. The phone call comes after brietbart released audio of speaker ryan slamming the president when he was a candidate pack in october. I will not defend donald trump not now or in the future. I have concerns and i am doing what is best for you the member and not what is best for me. Lou good evening, the deep state is trying to undermine President Trump every stepf the way and President Trump vowing t fight after two left wing judges
Our people defenseless. Lou we talk to josh and barbara and joined by congressman louie geom arer. And also President Trump unvooeling a boost in boost in military spending. The president will keep the promises he kept on the campaign trail. Lou we take up with general jack keane. And the Budget Committee voting to repeal the health care. But the speaker seemed to change course suggesting he would accept only modest changes to legislation. Now we will refine it. Will this be ryan care or trump care . Lou Speaker Paul Ryan talking to President Trump by phone. The phone call comes after brietbart released audio of speaker ryan slamming the president when he was a candidate pack in october. I will not defend donald trump not now or in the future. I have concerns and i am doing what is best for you the member and not what is best for me. Lou good evening, the deep state is trying to undermine President Trump every stepf the way and President Trump vowing t fight after two left wing judges
Reconstruction. Es received his ba and masters degree at the university of illinois, where he was able to root for his beloved chicago that by later deserted going to Rice University when professor hyman moved, and received his phd at Rice University, where unlike many people, he published not just one book out of his dissertation, but two. Unfortunately one of his books that he published out of his dissertation arrived at perhaps an auspicious time, the ineachment of Andrew Johnson 1973. You may know what else happened in 1973. , as those of us who know him call him, has also been president of the society for historians of the gilded age, a distinguished lecturer for that organization, and a very important mover in that organization. But he has also been extremely active as author and publisher and speaker in demand all over the country. I recently saw him speaking to the texas humanities council. I am not sure how much advice they took from him, based on what i have heard, but at lea
Peter i am going to use the lectern for just a minute. Thank you very much. It has been my pleasure to know our speaker tonight for more years than probably either of us would like to admit. I first met les when he was one of the brightest young graduate students at the university of illinois, where we both were studying under harold heiman, one of the greats in the field of constitutional history and reconstruction. Although les received his ba and masters degree at the university of illinois, where he was able to root for his beloved chicago cubs, he later deserted that by going to Rice University when professor hyman moved, and received his phd at Rice University, where unlike many people, he published not just one book out of his dissertation, but two. Unfortunately one of his books that he published out of his dissertation arrived at perhaps an auspicious time, the impeachment of Andrew Johnson in 1973. You may know what else happened in 1973. Les, as those of us who know him call
The past two weeks here in our france,and yesterday in it is really good to be among friends today. Thank you all for being here. We have an Amazing Group of speakers so i will get right to it. Thank adam. D to adam, where are you . Netroots the board of and used to be the chair. Hes a big booster of this panel so i am very grateful to you. Bys panel is organized alliance for justice as well as the center for American Progress. And again, we are just privileged to be here with such an Amazing Group of panelists. With a vacancy on the Supreme Court and we all know there is a vacancy on the Supreme Court, we are really at a Tipping Point in our history and the coming years will swing the Court Dramatically in one direction or another. Nextct, during the resident term, three justices will be in their 80s, ginsburg, breyer, kennedy. So that no matter who wins this bection, we will not only going to vote for a president , we will also be going to vote for a Supreme Court. Given the number o