Host the name of the book is the end of big how the internet makes david and goliath. The author is nicco mele and he joins us from boston. Mr. Mele before we get into the substance of your book if you could relate your personal experience to the book the end of big. Tesco i started my life as a Computer Programmer and ended up at the intersection of technology and politics in 2003. I joined howard deans president ial primary campaign. I joined very early in late april of 2003 and was on the campaign from most exactly 12 months from the early days to the very bitter end. My experience as a working for an insurgent candidate led me to think a lot about the role of technology and empowering insurgencies against the establishment. So its really kind of where my folks started. In 2007 and early 2008 we watched the astonishing democratic primary where Hillary Clinton who was the Party Standard error, indeed she and bill clinton built the modern Democratic Party. She lost in the primaries to
Ones of the food and Drug Administration while negotiations continue. Washington, aurnal talked with border reporter to find out what was going on. Lets begin with what we heard. What do you have to say . I do not expect a clean one to be brought to the house floor. Will with the there are. Senate republicans are not going to provide the votes that would be necessary to get it through the senate. Given all the speculation over the last week that this was something he would do, it is possible he felt that he needed to make it clear that he will do something on the debt and the deficit. Lets show our viewers what he had to say when he was on abc this week. I told the president that there is no way that theyre going to pass. The president is risking default by not having a conversation with us. We are not going down that path. Time to deal with americas problems. How can you do nothing about the underlying problem . This year the federal government had more revenue than any year in the hi
Here in america and we did a lot of research on it. Whats your opinion . Lets look at what has been created and so on. I think the way the country has turned it basically is wonderful, and these guys took a great chance and they risked their lives and a lot of people died so we did have a government where the states took place. The irony that i bring up and i read about the tea party is that in fact there is not a lot in common between the contemporary tea parties and the fiscal policy ideas about the fiscal policy. David mccullough on 60 minutes the last few weeks was talking about the fact that we have become historical the illiterate in his opinion and they asked him why that was. I wonder what you think about that. Can i ask that question . Do you agree . It is the fault of my wonderful profession. I dont think we teach history as it should be taught. It was a wonderful story about the past that helped to answer questions about our president , and i think the better that we teach h
Mr. Leahy mr. President , i ask the call of the quorum be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection, so ordered. The senator from vermont. Mr. Leahy mr. President , today were debating whether the senate is allowed to vote on the confirmation of patricia millett. Shes nominated to fill the vacancy that our current chief justice, john roberts, previously occupied on the United States the United States court of appeals for the d. C. Circuit. Now, if shes confirmed as of course she should be, shell be only the sixth woman to serve on the d. C. Circuit in its more than 1020year history. Shes be a 120year history. She is an extraordinary nominee, she has impeccable credentials for this important appellate court. I like so many others across this country hope that her confirmation is not going to suffer from the partisanship and gridlock that consumed Congress Earlier this month. Patricia millett has had a brilliant legal career. Shes argued 32 cases before the Supreme Court. A
Has programs which clearly leads to the disappearance of a million jobs. Isnt it time for the admit theyre wrong and to apologize . My honorable friend is absolutely right. The british economy is on the mend. We see unemployment coming down. The numbers didnt work going up. Our growth rate now forecast to be almost three times as fast as German Growth and frankly the Party Opposite and leader of the opposition told us we would lose a million jobs. He was absolutely wrong and it is time he got to his feet and told us he was wrong. Mr. Speaker . Having listened to select Committee Hearing yesterday, can the Prime Minister tell us whats the difference, can the Prime Minister tell us whats the difference between his order. Can i just say to the Prime Ministers pps, his role is to nod his head in the appropriate places and to vet and carry notes. No noise required. Mr. Speaker, listen to the select Committee Hearing yesterday. Can the Prime Minister tell us what is the difference between hi