it was that simple. he talked in his inaugural address about being a good citizen and loyal friend and loving parents and a good citizen was someone who left his home and neighborhood and town better than he found it and as we remember him today it is that simple. president george hw bush left his home and his nation better than he found it. heather: as a historian you have some interesting notes. one of which was george bush became president 200 years after george washington. that is right. 1789, 1989. what, comparing those two both of them prioritized manners and being polite, civility was important to george washington and it was very important to george hw bush and how he developed such good relationships with people with civility.
willingness to look at facts and if you do that it is hard to understand why you would not have a more sensible position on guns and the climate. heather: bloomberg says he will decide whether to run for president in 2020 by february. the one who did think he is not running in case you care, michael avenatti. he will not run in 2020 at least for now. 26 after the top of the hour, they got what they wanted but paris is still burning, protesters in france say they will keep rioting about a freeze on gas tax hikes to support the climate change agenda. a live look at the russia rotunda where president george hw bush lies in state. the nation gearing up to say their final farewells. presidential historian jane hansen cook will reflect on the legacy of bush 41 up next.
that s true. one question to ask is-what is the end game here for president obama with russia? is it just to get a cease fire? is it containment? we now looking back at ronald reagan, he was trying to get the soviets to a nuclear arms reduction treaty, and ultimately he was hoping that the soviet union would end up in a ash heap of history in terms terms of communism. so what is the end game? that s a question that is worth asking and pursuing with president obama when it comes to president putin. emotions sometimes counts for a lot. being really enraged and showing it counsels for a lot. it does. it shows passion, and care. it shows care. interesting. always good seeing you, jane hansen cook. do you think that carry open mike thing with my buddy chris wallace was an accident in you must think those bus leeds of illegals were surprised. we ask, you decide.
36.5 billion of ten years tsa is charging now thanks to the congressional meeting to help pay down the federal debt. i mean, really? 37 billion to pay down the federal debt instead of trying to protect americans flying in the was it billed as that? i cannot imagine in the were for more money it would have been billed as something that would go toward relieving the debt, meritorious has that might have been to many. it s a weird way to get money. but as i read it, neil, that s exactly the way it was posed. so there were no backroom meetings, no sneaky deals. this was right out there where everyone can see and it it was approved again, just to be clear, my skull is thicker than yours, this was not going to homeland security and keeping us safer. this is going to about a fee to handle the debt. that is correct. now, sadly, sadly, even if it were going to help keep us safe, it s not. it is virtually impossible and i m telling you this f1ó personal experience, neil
very powerful. jennifer stefano and dallas tea party founder. welcome to both of you. jennifer, we are already getting reports that some of the tea party candidates are surging significantly. the delaware race more dramatically. what do you think is going on here, jen? i think the republican establishment very much underestimated the tea party and our organizational abilities and ability to raise money. i think when we first came on the scene they like to pat our heads and say great job protesting and hold up the signs and make trouble for the democrats and when we wanted to have a say in our own party they balked and they thought we would event waltly go away and go back to our homes our jobs. we went home and organized and got ready and now taking it straight to the people and the people are working to get the candidates elect. the argument has been among the traditional party of establishment that you might like and fall in love with a tea party candidate but you will