his barbarity, but to be a more competent general in organizing the russian forces. we have not seen the end. it will probably be even worse in terms of the slaughter of innocent people that will take place. right. and the early messaging from the kremlin was that this invasion was going according to plan. but with this leadership shake-up, less than two months in, does that suggest putin and his cronies are no longer living in denial about the reality that s happen ogg tonight ground? perhaps they never were. perhaps they understood full well that this wasn t going according to plans. bs-ing the world about it. the notion that putin doesn t know what s going on, he has been in the dark on how his troops have performed, i think it s absurd. we keep telling himself well, maybe he is kind of isolated. maybe he doesn t know what his generals are doing. i think that s absurd. i think he knows exactly what has been taking place and he is angry about it. he should be angry about the lack
her way to a degree. that s why anybody who feels sorry for pat will find themselves on the receiving end of the receiving glare where she might punch you. she s still getting up every day and doing what she does best which is teaching. the players, she says, are my best medicine. our final honoree is not here. shimon peres, the president of israel, who has done more for the cause of peace in the middle east than just about anybody alive. i ll be hosting president peres for a dinner here at the white house next month and we ll be presenting him with his medal and honoring his incredible contributions to the state of israel and the world at that time. i m looking forward to welcoming him and i ll save my best lines for him for that occasion. so these are the recipients of the 2012 medals of freedom, and just on a personal note, i had a chance to see everybody in the back. what s wonderful about these events for me is so many of these people are my heroes individually. you know