a member of the committee, and there is a couple problems with this response. clearly the president equivocating on whether or not vladimir putin was responsible is a problem and it s why. we re under attack and we need a coordinated response, and when the president is on again and offer again, mostly denying it, it makes it impossible for that to happen. the national security advisor abolishing the position of cyber coordinator. a bizarre decision given that. the second reason this is important, john, is i have met with people in earn eurostern e that have been putting up with russian interference for years. i asked what is the best defense, and they said that it is for the people to know what is going on. so when it happens their population says it s just the
recapture these voters in the middle, he s got to recapture independent voters. it s in his hands. if he decides to work with republicans i think it s going to be a to acue to his political benefit. i agree he has to reach to the middle. i think republicans have to reach to the middle as well. you have a caucus and a republican house that is much more to the right of the american public. untruvment that s not true. they were just elected by the american people! they were elected by the american people, but the fact of the matter is their agenda in k. matt, and you know as well as i do, is a tea party agenda, whether it s repealing health care reform, whether it s cutting spending. you have michelle bachmann equivocating on whether or not to raise the debt ceiling. so the reality of governing is going to set in quick levment i think john boehner has done a smart thing and think the language coming out of the speaker-elect s office and his folks is very promising. i mean, there ar