fight months ahead. my hope in the new year we continue to heed the message of the american people and hold to a spirit of common purpose in 2011 and beyond. reporter: president obama in the new s conference doing a bit of a victory lap. look at the list of lame duck session of accomplishments. radification of start. don t ask, don t tell. tax compromise . 9/11 health bill food safety bill . 19 judge nominees confirmed and we ll bring in an expanded panel. teave haves. ab stoter associate editor of the hill. juan philips and steve your take on the president and his victory lap? i am not sure he needed to
report. good evening, i am bret baier. a lame duck session has neared completion. president obama celebrated ratification of his nuclear arms treaty with russia and signed in to law the reversal of the military s ban of gays openly seshing. minutes after the senate ratified the start treaty, president obama scheduled a new s conference and a holiday upon trip home to hawaii. this is the most significant arms control agreement in two decade and make us safer and reduce our nuclear arslenil. the aids said the lame duck session turned out not to be so lame. earlier today he signed the repeal of the military s don t ask, don t tell. gay or straight who want nothing more than to defend the country, your country needs you and wants you and honored to have you in the military ranks. former president clinton who supported the repeal believed it was a compromise that would protect gays and not punish them. mr. obama negotiated the repeal with military leader family groups an
fight months ahead. my hope in the new year we continue to heed the message of the american people and hold to a spirit of common purpose in 2011 and beyond. reporter: president obama in the new s conference doing a bit of a victory lap. look at the list of lame duck session of accomplishments. radification of start. don t ask, don t tell. 9/11 health bill food safety bill . 19 judge nominees confirmed and we ll bring in an expanded panel. teave haves. ab stoter associate editor of the hill. juan philips and steve your take on the president and his victory lap? i am not sure he needed to
report. good evening, i am bret baier. a lame duck session has neared completion. president obama celebrated ratification of his nuclear arms treaty with russia and signed in to law the reversal of the military s ban of gays openly seshing. minutes after the senate ratified the start treaty, president obama scheduled a new s conference and a holiday upon trip home to hawaii. this is the most significant arms control agreement in two decade and make us safer and reduce our nuclear arslenil. the aids said the lame duck session turned out not to be so lame. earlier today he signed the repeal of the military s don t ask, don t tell. gay or straight who want nothing more than to defend the country, your country needs you and wants you and honored to have you in the military ranks. former president clinton who supported the repeal believed it was a compromise that would protect gays and not punish them. mr. obama negotiated the repeal with military leader family groups an