can this get up and running fast? well, it has to. i mean, i think france is a bit ahead of the curve because they know what the threat really is. the european parliament needs to pass legislation to, for instance, pass eu citizens pas a watch list. you can nigh this from istanbul airport in turkey where the fighters go and not even be checked on a watch list going into europe. when you talk about visa waive countries that could potentially come into the united states with western passports, that s where the home land gets implicated. the panel is here. i want to bring everybody in. eugene robinson from the washington post, my colleague at nbc chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell, jennifer rubin writes the right turn column, and jeff greenfield, former correspondent for cbs, cnn, abc, a big contributor to the politico and the daily beast. jeff greenfeld, you wanted to ask a question. everybody seems to want a robust response.
refugee issue, we think two of these terrorists were actually syrian refugees. this causes a grave concern on the part of policymakers because we don t want to be complicixli sit with a program that could bring in terrorists into the united states. i disagree with ben rhodes. i have been briefed by the fbi and homeland security and they tell me this can t be properly done. you noted this in the report, that there is no international database and the report actually blames europe essentially, that there s not enough cooperation with some of our european allies. can this get up and running fast? well, it has to. i mean, i think france is they know what the threat really is. the european parliament needs to pass legislation to, for instance, pass eu citizens past a watch list. you can fly in from istanbul in turkey and not even be checked
that was bill de blasio outside his home in brooklyn this morning. he s the newly sworn in mayor. they said today s snowstorm would be his first big challenge in office. but it s his son who s getting all the tough questions. 16-year-old dante de blasio was inundated with facebook posts last night all from his fellow classmates who wanted to know if school would be canceled. the new york times obtained one of those exchanges. while it seems the first son of new york had little inside information, he was willing to lobby his father for a day off. quote, everyone is asking me this, he said. old man winter will decide, but i m trying to convince my dad. the typo there should be a too, of course. his mother had other plans for him. she responded with a photo of a snow shovel saying that s what dante will be doing if he does not go to school tomorrow. school was canceled and dante picked up where his dad left off later in the morning. up next, florida congressman and tea party darling ala
in 2016. in an interview on boston herald s radio show trending now, west said that he s more concerned about a potential elizabeth warren candidacy than he is about another bid from hillary clinton. but listen to his explanation. quote, elisabeth warren is their darling. that s who they want. and they have to run another woman because they need the marketing gimmick of the first something. we had the first black president. now we re going to have the first woman president. a gimmick, he says. finally, chris christie amplified speculation he may run for president in 2016 after sending christmas cards to several republican officials in iowa over the holiday. buzzfeed reported that at least five people in the first caucus state received the cards including some who have never met the governor. one state representative seemed to reasonably suspect that he intended to say more than just seasons greetings. quote, governor christie sent me a christmas card. i mean, it s only three years unti
in an interview on boston herald s radio show trending now, west said that he s more concerned about a potential elizabeth warren candidacy than he is about another bid from hillary clinton. but listen to his explanation. quote, elisabeth warren is their darling. that s who they want. and they have to run another woman because they need the marketing gimmick of the first something. we had the first black president. now we re going to have the first woman president. a gimmick, he says. finally, chris christie amplified speculation he may run for president in 2016 after sending christmas cards to several republican officials in iowa over the holiday. buzzfeed reported that at least five people in the first caucus state received the cards including some who have never met the governor. one state representative seemed to reasonably suspect that he intended to say more than just seasons greetings. quote, governor christie sent me a christmas card. i mean, it s only three years until the iow