Officials. 2027488001 for republicans, 2027488000 for democrats, for ndependents, 2027488002. Thanks very much for being with us. Inside the opinion page of Washington Post, photograph of senator al franken, one of three public official who is resigned this week along with trent franks of alabama and john conyers of michigan. And also in the Washington Post, nbcs matt lauer, roy moore of the Alabama Senate race, bill oreilly of the Fox News Channel sch and harvey weinstein. Will the federalist website have two different points of view that we want to get your opinions on this. First from denise in mccallister. She wrote a mans character is certainly a factor in the quality of his governors but when the sins are governance, but when the since are personal n nature, host you can read the full essay by the federalist website. And theres this from georgey borman if a politicians personal life doesnt matter for voting, why even voice support for those values at all . Going on to say im not
Answered a few questions from the governors. This is about 45 minutes. It was a classic situation where the host turns to the first speaker and says shall we let our guests enjoy themselves a little longer or would you like to begin your remarks now . Im sorry to interrupt all the conversations going on, but thats why were here. And the secretary has graciously agreed to be with us for this time, so lets take advantage of it. I want to thank governor fallon to agree to being the cochair. I want to thank the secretary for his remarks and for agreeing to remain afterwards to engage in dialogue with all of us. Im a little bit torn because i learned just as we walked in that hes a big Philadelphia Eagles fan who, yeah, governor, yeah, see . Well, im getting over it. But the Veterans Administration needs no introduction, so mine will be brief. The va impacts the lives of our veterans in so many ways, and in addition to its vital services, the va means something deeply special to our veteran
And the secretary has graciously agreed to be with us for this time, so lets take advantage of it. I want to thank governor fallon to agree to being the cochair. I want to thank the secretary for his remarks and for agreeing to remain afterwards to engage in dialogue with all of us. Im a little bit torn because i learned just as we walked in that hes a big Philadelphia Eagles fan who, yeah, governor, yeah, see . Well, im getting over it. But the Veterans Administration needs no introduction, so mine will be brief. The va impacts the lives of our veterans in so many ways, and in addition to its vital services, the va means something deeply special to our veterans. It is the fulfillment of a sacred promise that their country made to them. They stepped forward to protect and defend our country in a time of need. Some returned relatively unscathed from their service. Many, however, carry physical and psychic wounds which will plague them for the rest of their lives. Now they are in need. T
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