Aroundrecommend that that might overshadow tomorrow. Guest this is something john bennett will have to address on camera. Hes put out statements supporting Steve Scalise who spoke to a racist group and he acknowledged in 2002 also majority leader kevin mccarthy, republican from california has also supported scalise. Scullys has said he regrets talking to that group back then that he wasnt sure he was talking to that group at one point blames staff on it. He has been able to weather the storm because while the have been a democrat whether the calls for him to step aside as the leader, republicans have not. Anytime you get into this type of controversy as long as your team, members of the kindle call for you to step aside, then youre probably going to survive. At the same time it is something reporters will be asking about this week. Host the headline track issues of lacking the republican, the first one in the caucus so that she would not publicly defending scalise. Up and democrats hav
Notwithstanding the fact that i have a point of view, those are the facts, and nobody can dispute that, i take that and i do not just do a defense of the law, but i argue why it is making difference politically for people, and if reconciliation is used to repeal parts of the law than what i would do is try to have made my case on all these points so that when reconciliation is vetoed, people will understand why it is important. What role do you think in the final two years of Vice President biden in dealing with congress and how would that role differ from the role he has played in the first six years . Im happy to answer that question but make has a perspective but nick had has a perspective. I think he has a significant role to play, from an outsiderss position. He is liked and trusted. So if there is an average tried to get things done, if there is never to try to right now we are in a who struck john stage where they did not retract to become all that is meaningless now. It is mean
Come to washington after the civil war and they dont know besides. Which i think does have an impact. Are there other questions . [inaudible] all right. [applause] the book is available up to the register. I personally think you should go buy it. Im happy to sign anything. Thank you all for coming. I appreciate it. [applause] [inaudible conversations] oh, wonderful. [applause] booktv is on facebook. Like us and in the with us and watch videos and get uptdate information on events. Facebook. Com booktv. Next on booktv the life and career of Seymour Hersh. Over his career he broke stories on u. S. Government development of chemical and biological weapons. As well as the massacre in vietnam and watergate and messick spying and the abuse of prisoners in iraq. This is about one hour and 20 minutes. [applause] good evening. Thank you all for being here today and tonight. It is my pleasure to be here with you on this cold wintry evening in new york city and i got a text message just before i
Many of you have filled out the forms are ready. If you dont have a pencil or pin to write with pulled up your hands and our people will come around. I have some prepared questions obviously but i know i cant cover everything and we will see we can do. Toward the end of the program we will get into our q a session. Lets get acquainted first. We like to do that with these programs. Raise your hand and remember the kennedy assassination weekend. Raise your hand if you are here in dallas at the time. Fascinating. I wanted to make one point. We are here because of a very sad event but we dont want to make this a sad occasion. I would like to pass on a story that came to me while i was halfway through the book. It did not occur to me until i read a passage in the book. Let me take you back to Denver Colorado where jerry and clans worked in the office but not at this time. In 1963 i think it was i saw president kennedy and at the time we lived next door to one of the top executives at the lo