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This week on q a, Heritage Foundation distinguished fellow, lee edwards. He discusses his memoir just right a life in pursuit of liberty. Host lee edwards, your new book just right. What do want somebody to take away . Mr. Edwards i want them to realize that Barry Goldwater was far more than just somebody who voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964. That he was, in fact, the most consequential loser in american politics. I want them to come away, hopefully, with an idea that Ronald Reagan was not amiable dunce. But actually an intellectual who is very comfortable with ideas. I would like them to come away with an appreciation of bill buckley. Sometimes we get caught up in his style, but he was also a very serious man who could have been the playboy of the western world, but chose, as a put it in the book, to be the st. Paul of the conservative movement. To evangelize on behalf of conservatives and throughout his life, some 60 years. Host you say in the book you are now designated as
Public service by americas Cable Television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. This week on q a, the Heritage Foundation distinguished fellow, lee edwards. That is followed by washington journal, live at 7 00 with your this week on q a, Heritage Foundation distinguished fellow, lee edwards. He discusses his memoir just right a life in pursuit of liberty. Host lee edwards, your new book just right. What do want somebody to take away . Mr. Edwards i want them to realize that Barry Goldwater was far more than just somebody who voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964. That he was, in fact, the most consequential loser in american politics. I want them to come away, hopefully, with an idea that Ronald Reagan was not amiable dunce. But actually an intellectual who is very comfortable with ideas. I would like them to come away with an appreciation of bill buckley. Sometimes we get caught up in his style, but he was also a very serious man who could h
Minute to explain. Everyone will probably remember that mitt romney promised in 2012 that the first thing hewas going to do on his first day of in office was to defund obamacare. But maybe you dont remember what he said, the second thing he was going to do. He was going to defund both the national endowment, that was the second thing was going to do on his first day in office. These endowments are in the sights of the republicans because they would like to get rid of them. Mister chairman, this is a good amendment but the one thing thats missing is a sentence calling for increase in the funding of these endowments. We are getting less money now than when obama came into office the cause of the sequester and i dont know if its possible to add a sentence. So. Hang on. For fear of reopening other issues, i think im going to referthis to the technical side. I think your motion speaks to the issue of support. We will let the technical drafters decide on whether that can be included, okay .