this storm way off to the east, they could see some rain. they could see some localized flooding, but it appears better and better with every passing hour that the effects are going to be very, very minimal. and, don, you can see it s been a glorious day out here. people on the beach. young boy playing in the sand. down the beach, people fishing, enjoying the day. i did talk to one couple earlier who said, they tried to go kayaking today, but the place was closed in preparation for the storm. they didn t get to do that. but i tell you, if that s the worst of the effects from this storm, we re all doing really, really well. don? that s how you do it. now, that s a walk and talk. thank you, john zarella. appreciate the tour there. reporter:u got it, sure. what s the exact opposite of a tropical storm? i want you to look at this picture. this is what people in western south dakota woke up to today, on october 5th. more than 30 inches of snow. other places nearby, had more than 40 in
afghanistan this week, it is now increasingly clear that the united states is winding down its massive military commitments to the two wars of the last decade. we are out of iraq and we will soon largely be out of afghanistan. threats remain, but they are being handled using special forces and intelligence. finally, after a decade we seem to be right sizing the threat from terrorist groups. or are we? we leave the battlefields of the greater middle east, and we are firmly committed to the war on terror at home. what do i mean by that? well, look at the expansion of federal bureaucracies to tackle this war. since september 11th, 2001, the u.s. government has created or reconfigured at least 263 organizations to tackle some aspect of the war on terror. 33 new building complexes have been built for the intelligence bureaucracies alone, occupation 17 million square feet. the equivalent of 22 u.s. capitals or three pentagons. the largest bureaucracy after the pentagon and the depa
why lyndon baines johnson could get things done in washington and the lessons for today. and is china changing from a company into a country? i ll explain. first, here s my take. whatever you thought of president obama s speech on afghanistan this week, it is now increasingly clear that the united states is winding down its massive military commitments to the two wars of the last decade. we are out of iraq and we will soon largely be out of afghanistan. osama bin laden is dead, al qaeda is a shadow of its former self. threats remain, but they are being handled using special forces and intelligence. so finally, after a decade, we seem to be right-sizing the threat from terrorist groups. or are we? while we leave the battlefields of the greater middle east, and we are firmly committed to the war on terror at home. what do i mean by that? well, look at the expansion of federal bureaucracies to tackle this war. since september 11th, 2001, the u.s. government has created or re
pointed out in this space before, has a family farm that has received over a quarter of million dollars in direct cash from the federal government. that is, of course, in addition to her federal salary of $174,000 for her real full-time job as a member of congress. thanks to sam stein at the huffington post today, with we now have yet another example of back bachmann political dependence, career dependence on socialism. the huffington post obtained a letter bachmann wrote on october 5th, 2009, to the obama administration secretary of agriculture recall thanking him for government intervention in the pork industry. that s right, government intervention in the market. she wrote, your efforts to stabilize prices through direct
has received over a quarter of million dollars in direct cash from the federal government. that is, of course, in addition to her federal salary of $174,000 for her real full-time job as a member of congress. thanks to sam stein at the huffington post today, with we now have yet another example of bachmann political dependence, career dependence on socialism. the huffington post obtained a letter bachmann wrote on october 5th, 2009, to the obama administration secretary of agriculture recall thanking him for government intervention in the pork industry. that s right, government intervention in the market. she wrote, your efforts to