goal than we ve ever been. but you re right. on a lot of those issues, on gun safety, on climate change, on early childhood education, we ve had to reduce our expectations because the very dysfunctional nature of the congress and also because the dramatically reduced revenues from the recession. but i hope we can find a way to get past this. i hope that we ll learn from this bitter experience that we ve been through and that the leadership in the house will decide to focus more on what the country wants than this very small group of members. may i ask you quickly about some international news here. the new pakistani prime minister is going to visit the white house on wednesday. it s now being reported that the u.s. plans to release $1.5 billion in aid that has been held up since the bin laden raid. do you agree with releasing this aid? well, i do. it s really in our self-interest to make sure they spend these resources in dealing with the terrorism problem. it s not obviously confi
they let him in. he knelt down next to reagan s bed. he was in bad shape. he held both of reagan s hands and they recited the 23rd psalm together. then he kissed him on the forehead. it was not long, only a couple minutes apparently. reagan said, thanks for coming, tip. it was to me a humanity statement. we need them. a statement of humanity, of christianity in this case. i checked with his daughter susan, who s a pal of mine. she said he definitely news the lord is my shepherd, he knew that psalm. what s so amazing is i listen to you talk about this. you lived in this era. do you sometimes pinch yourself and say i was part of all this? no, i was on the plane with president carter. it s in the book. it starts the book off. when we get beaten by reagan. i m sitting there when we get the word, you guys are going to lose by ten points.
hospital room and offered a prayer, the 23rd psalm. tell us about that relationship. they saw each other as human beings. it was early in the relationship. i always say they met each other at the fundraiser, reagan was still a democrat, they would have been the best buddies in the world. what they fought over was party philosophy, reagan went from liberal to conservative. they didn t put up for congress in l.a. because he was too far left. he really moved. tip stayed. one lig piggy went to the market and one stayed home. that s the difference. but tip did, this is from an eyewitness, one other guy in the room, tip knelt down next to the president s bed and held his hands and they recited the lord is my shepherd, the psalm and kissed him on the forehead and said i hope you get better. and he said thanks for coming, tip. it s so real. another think about backing up with gorbachev, limits are
the 23rd psalm. the lord is my shepherd i shall not want. he makes me to lie down in green pastures and he leads me beside the still waters. he restores my soul. he leads me in the paths of rightousness for his namesake. yeah, though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death. i will fear no evil. for thou art with me. thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. they preparest a table before me in the presence of my enemies and thou anointest my head with oil and my cup runeth over. surely good mercy shall follow me all of the days of my life and i will dwell in the house of the lord forever. amen .
the 23rd psalm, the lord is my shepherd, i shall not want. he makes me to lie down in green pastures. he leads me beside the still waters. he restores my soul. he leads me in the paths of righteousness for his name s sake even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i fear no evil. for thou art with me, thou rod and thy staff may comfort me. thou prepares a table for me in the presence of my enemies, you a point my head and my cup runs over. surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me all of the days of my life, and i will dwell in the house of the lord forever. amen. john, chapter 14.