Thank you, evan. Thank you very much for being here, congratulations on the book. Thank you, thank you. I have to say i was little surprised to learn about the book and to read it. Its a funny book, thats not the surprise but the surprise is that i remember when you got to the senate, there was talk of you, i guess the expression was the Hillary Clinton model, following the Hillary Clinton model, you know, do your homework, go to committee hearings, dont do national press, basically show that you mean to be a serious senator. Youve been in there for nine years. Right, right. This is not the kind of book you wouldve written, almost nine years, this is not the kind of book you wouldve written maybe at the first, would you . Oh, not at all. Basically, i had to not be funny publicly [evan] right. For my entire first term laughs . audience laughing and i took hard to do. I mean i get, the book is a response to a lot of questions i get asked. The first i get asked the most is is being a Unit
You can also contact us via social media. You can vote on a pole on poll oncspan a facebook. Com cspan. Heres the front page of the New York Times closed quote this morning of the New York Times this morning ofg us on the phone is cq roll call. What happened yesterday . What happened was they had breakfast along with the ranking members of the house and Senate Budget committees and basically just had in informal discussion. Then they had a short meeting really pattys murray and patty murray said they were hopeful that they can reach some kind of agreement but they did not get into any specifics. Did any other Committee Members meet besides the four of them . Guest no it wasnt the four of them. Oft looking at the budget the new Conference Committee, 12 democratic senators, nine republican senators, for Republican House members, three Democratic House members, it seems awfully waited on the side of the senate. Is that correct . It is andt is the way it seems kind of strange. The Conferen
Greece. Some of the other headlines this morning, a surge in healthcare coverage signups innups, 1. 1 million enroll this initial period. The Washington Times reports report bybenghazi the New York Times may be to benefit Hillary Clinton for president. And the New York Times reports about the democrats and how theyre look at the 2014 elections. They are turning to the minimum wage as a strategy to help win elections. The question for you these first nexttolast this day of 2013 who was the biggest political loser this year . Who had a rough year in your view . Who lost ground or lost support . To hear some names from you and some explanations as to why you think someone was the loser politically this year. Youll remember we did the winners a short while ago. The phone numbers. Over 1,500 facebook postings at this point just 7 00 in the morning eastern time. A few about the biggest political loser of 2013. Thats have i i cant facebook. And if not by phone, you can via facebook, also twit
Eye. That leaves us blind. Then David Cay Johnston on the house budget deal. The war on public pensions. Nelson mandela is laid to rest. All that and more coming up. To democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Nelson mandela was laid to rest as south africa laid to rest its leader. He was laid to rest in his home village at the age of 95. South african president jacob zuma said that his struggle for justice will carry forward. While the long walk to freedom has ended in the physical sense, our own journey continues. We have to continue building the type of society he worked tirelessly to construct. We have to take what is laid so wills and in doing continue drawing lessons from your very rich and extraordinary life. People visited his coffin in the lead up to the funeral. At least 125 people were killed when Syrian Government warplanes on rebel areas in the Northern Area of aleppo. Dead included 28 children. The attack comes a month over before peace
Eye. That leaves us blind. Then David Cay Johnston on the house budget deal. The war on public pensions. Nelson mandela is laid to rest. All that and more coming up. To democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Nelson mandela was laid to rest as south africa laid to rest its leader. He was laid to rest in his home village at the age of 95. South african president jacob zuma said that his struggle for justice will carry forward. While the long walk to freedom has ended in the physical sense, our own journey continues. We have to continue building the type of society he worked tirelessly to construct. We have to take what is laid so wills and in doing continue drawing lessons from your very rich and extraordinary life. People visited his coffin in the lead up to the funeral. At least 125 people were killed when Syrian Government warplanes on rebel areas in the Northern Area of aleppo. Dead included 28 children. The attack comes a month over before peace