and don t have the kind of problems iraq has. it is not simply a question of bad map making that brought iraq to where it is today. it is also succession of poor leaders and two very devastating wars. one against iraq iran and then, of course, more recent war against the u.s. and coalition forces. and then terrible government after the war by the person who is now prime minister, al maliki. it is part of a continuum of extremely poor governance by over a millennia. you mentioned al maliki and mentioned leadership. again, i go back. the 100 years after the european established iraq and established the government and established rules. and it is still happening. the outside powers, wrought side forces, trying to make the rules for iraq. the white house is saying, you know, it wants a new leader
in 2010 the state capitol did everything you could do to help candidates get into washington and hold on to their seats. so they got to do the map making there. this is the product that helps to lead to the districts. this is what florida s third district right now. that process the process of a party drawing the lines to the favorites. it is named after there is a twist in florida. even as they were electing the republicans to run are the state
the american people support it. the only question is whether congress will have the courage to do the right thing or whether they will allow more innocent people including innocent children to be gunned down. why is there such a chasm between what people have said they wanted in poll after powe and what congress seems poised to do? yeah. this has to do a lot with the house of representatives. i think if there is any kind of gun control measure that can be passed in the wake of the newtown massacre, it is universal background checks. this comes down to the house of representatives and the kind of member of congress that has been elected to that body recently. in 2010 and 2011, republicans were in control of the map making in a lot of districts and they drew some very conservative seats for their own members to hold on to for the next decade. so you have a very conservative house. and throws the people who if the universal background checks makes it to the floor of the senate and the