Now on booktv Thomas Stanton argues the main difference between companies that successfully made it through the 2008 financial crisis and those that didnt was the willingness of upper management to listen to feedback before making decisions. This is about an hour and 15 minutes. Good afternoon and welcome to the cato institute. I am the director of Financial Regulation studies at cato. I am also honored to serve as moderator for todays book form. Reading press coverage of the financial crisis one comes across phrases such as banks did this and banks did that. These generalities, there was no response to the financial crisis or events that preceded it. To confirm took different approaches and several ceos and their boards made poor decisions, others made good decisions, prudent decisions and sometimes brilliant decision that not only saved their firms but about and to gain market share come out stronger than ever. In my own riding i tend to place considerable emphasis on the poor Public
The bat the fiscal cliff, all reports are that congress can retroactively prevent the tax hikes set to begin today. It has one more day to prevent automatic spending cuts that take in on wednesday. Our coverage of this class continues this morning on washington journal. If you want all along, go to c span. Org fiscalcliff. We will begin with your take on this emerging deal. Democrats republican independents remember to send us a twit a tweet at twitter. Com. Facebook. Com cspan. Or at cspan. Org. The senate voted around 2 00 a. M. Eastern time. Here are the senators that voted no. Michael bennet, democrat of colorado, along with senator tom carper, democrat of delaware, senators grassley, harkin, as well as these four republicans, senators lee, paul, rubio, and shelby. Not a boating were senators jim demint, the republican of South Carolina. He is retiring. Senators kirk and lautenberg as well. Here was the reaction from all four House Republican leaders. It put this out in a joint sta
Republicans for their part insist that the president gets serious about cutting spending in order to reduce trillion dollar deficits and a National Debt that is now mindboggling league not monotonous. House minority leader disagrees vehemently with the speaker on how to reduce deficits and debt. Today she offered a paradoxical statement on fiscal policy that would make both casey stiegel and yogi berra proud. The tion now just 24 days away from 600 billion of spending cuts and tax increases that will automatically kicked in. And pelosi has some wise words for washington. Please listen terror. This is a moment of truth. The clock is ticking. Christmas is coming. The goose is getting fat. In many Homes Across America it is very, very lean times. You cannot cut your way to deficit reduction. Lou thats right. Pelosi says we cannot get our way to deficit reduction. Listen to the top democrat in the house of representatives, the former speaker of the house unveiling on dealing with the fisca
On the ground in ukraine. We will open up our phones to you in the first 45 minutes. We want to get your thoughts and your reactions. Thinkt to know what you the u. S. Response should be to that vote. Our phone lines are open, democrats can call republicans you can also catch up with us on all your favorite social media pages, on twitter, facebook, or. Mail us at journal cspan. Org a very good monday morning to you. I want to take you to the u. S. And around the world. Heres the front page of the New York Times today sanctions on the horizon. Theront page of Washington Post the front page of the hartford current and onto the front page of the pittsburgh postgazette finally the front page of usa today this morning. Stories leading most every u. S. Paper around the country. Bring you the latest according to the wire result on that vote to secede in crimea. The ap noting the chromium election chief says 90 of voters support joining russia in the final vote results. That is the latest acco
Insist that the president gets serious about cutting spending in order to reduce trillion dollar deficits and a National Debt that is now mindboggling league not monotonous. House minority leader disagrees vehemently with the speaker on how to reduce deficits and debt. Today she offered a paradoxical statement on fiscal policy that would make both casey stiegel and yogi berra proud. The nation now just 24 days away from 600 billion of spending cuts and tax increases that will automatically kicked in. And pelosi has some wise words for washington. Please listen terror. This is a moment of truth. The clock is ticking. Christmas is coming. The goose is getng fat. In many Homes Across America it is very, very lean times. You cannot cut your way to deficit reduction. Lou thas right. Pelosi says we cannot get our way to deficit reduction. Listen to the top democrat in the house of representatives, the former speaker of the house unveiling on dealing with the fiscal crisis one more time. In m