adderal admiral mullen. the president knows the ultimate decision he has to make at times is to put men and women in harm s way, and you do that only with great consultation with your allies. you do that in a way that can protect those young men and women. and so at this point, as the president said, all options are on the table. but this has to be an international effort. it cannot be done by one country. is it or is it not in our vital interest that gadhafi goes? why does it matter to america? it does matter as human beings, as the president has said, his policy is, first of all, there should be no violence in these changes that are going on in the middle east. he has to protect the basic human rights, and in the end, there has to be a process, both political and economic for the people in these christophe some opportunity of real change. but nobody can force him out unless we lead the way.
difficult thing. the fact is, we have a redistribution machine sending money from the young to the old. we ve got to reverse that. i want at that talk beyond the budget and this crisis in the middle east. gene, i do think the vital question is, removing gadhafi in our vital u.s. interest. because if you answer yes to that, then you can take the next step of some kind of military action. but we re in some sort of opaque zone here of how we feel about that. we are. and actually, david, i think you could say yes to that question. but then what do you do? i mean, to that end, do you really try to impose a no-fly zone? do you really want american boots on the ground? the rebels in libya are not exactly excited about the idea of a kind of u.s.-sponsored revolution. they re doing this themselves. i m not sure how that would leave america stanng if we participate to too great an extent in what they re trying to do. these have to be, as the president says, i think he s right, these are home
future and hope. that s what it s about. i know we can be pretty cynical in this town, but normal people out there in america, the last thing they re thinking about right now in 2012. we ll leave it there mr. daley, thank you very much. coming up, one of the most outspoken critics of the president, tea party faithful. now she is fired up about overspending. he will talk to the head of the tea party caucus in the house, congresswoman michele bachmann from minnesota. and then eugene robinson from the washington post and david brooks of the new york times. meet the press is b [ male announcer ] covergirl introduces the next generation of beautiful. what s next? you.in makeup that won t weigh you down! new natureluxe ups your beautiful with a light-as-air feel. and new lip perfection makes your lips more beautiful in 7 days. join the beauty movement to help all of us rock the covergirls we are. get samples, rewards. get involved at facebook.com.
my question is this. is getting rid of gadhafi a vital u.s. interest? i think stopping the violence, first of all, that s occurring in libya is most important. the president has been very aggressive. we froze we initiated sanctions quicker than we have ever done in the past. froze $30 billion of gadhafi s money in the u.s. we have been very aggressive in our coordination with the international community in looking at all options. and we have also been very aggressive in bringing humanitarian aid to the region, to help people. there s a tremendous but it hasn t stopped gadhafi. it has not stopped them. there s no doubt. is it in america s vital national interest that gadhafi is gone? it is in gadhafi should go for the people of libya. he should stop this, as the president said. he should stop the slaughtering of the people in these battles. but if we can t define if it s in our vital international interest, doesn t it say how far we re willing to go to get him
over 900 waivers have been given out to unions and protected special interests. is it appropriate to refer to the government as a gangster government, and to question whether this president loves america? well, i said i do believe that actions that have been taken by this white house i don t take back my statement on gangster government. i think that there has been actions that have been taken by this government that i think are corrupt. you think the president has anti american views? well, i ve already answered that question before. i said i had very serious concerns about the president s views. and i think the president s actions in the last two years speak for themselves. when will you decide about a run for the presidency? i think there s a normal course of events when a decision like that will be made. and if i choose to go down that road, i ll make the decision. congresswoman bachmann, we will leave it there. thank you very much. thank you. coming next, pot