into the details and see what s in the realm. to sort of see what these military leaders want. because right now, there isn t much clarity on that. they are accusing president bazoum of certain things, that their frustration with the security situation, that they re accusing him of things like corruption, for example, and the close ties to to the west. but exactly what is it that these military leaders want? well, we don t really know right now. as i say, if it s just power for power sake, then it will be very difficult, very difficult to reverse. but if they have some grievances that they re willing to articulate that are of more of a policy nature, then that could be dealt with. sweden has said it may give police the power to prevent people from burning the quran. the country s prime minister,
than any time in american history. i think they re going to do it again. on that point about people being in it for a power, power sake. far-right conservative person said earlier this month about the senate race in georgia. and i quote. i don t care of herschel walker paid to abort endangered baby eagles, i want control of the senate. you are in the senate a long time. 1973 to 2008. you know that institution inside an out. better than anybody probably who s ever served. and that time, you served with many republicans. many conservative republicans. super conservative republicans. my question to you, though, mister president. can our democracy survive with the republican party is it only cares about power? well, look, i think that if we allow the republican party to continue to metastasize into what a minority of the party of the hole is.
nearly $1500 this year alone and take 100 billion out of the hands of middle class families each year. do you think senator scott campaigning on his own plan that republican leaders haven t endorsed is hurting the party politically, congressman? look, we like good ideas within the party, and then we kind of shake it out; right? it sounds like a pretty good plan to me. we will take a look at it. i think, sandra, you are correct. we need to be unified in our platform. what we re doing in the house is very different from the senate. senate runs around like rogue, you know, operators. we have a plan. kevin mccarthy and i after my china task force recommendations, we are setting up task forces on every issue facing the american people that will be announced in august, with, you know, a specific plan of action and legislative plan of action. we don t want power for power sake. we want power to change the course of this country, against biden s failed policies.
the affordable care act. obamacare would not have happened without the legislative wizardry of harry reid. and barack obama is not the only president to have benefited from harry reid. george w. bush, and there is no love lost between those men. george w. bush and harry reid worked together to deal with the great recession. it was a democratic congress that passed the bush administration s approach to the great recession, and harry reid was there doing what he felt was necessary for the nation at a very difficult time. president joe biden called reid one of the all-time great senate majority leaders, and for harry it wasn t about power for power sake. it was about the power to do right for the people. on tuesday, barack obama shared a recent letter he sent to reid. i wouldn t have president been president had it not been for your encourage 789 and support. i wouldn t have got done most of what i got done without your skill and determination. and republican house speaker
passed the health care bill that bears his name, obama care, without harry reid. it should be called reed care as much as obama care. he also honored his friend saying it wasn t about power for power sake, it was about the power to do right for the people. mitch mcconnell who has a contentious relationship with him, said i never doubted that he was doing what he deeply thought was right for in evidence. he retired from the senate in 2016 after an accident left him blind in one eye. he was dierged in pan degree yachtic cancer. now they re remembering the titan of the senate, a softspoken fighter never afraid to mix it up in the political adegree in a. that was andrea mitchell.