most americans don t necessarily care all that much whether crimea is part of russia or eye crane. the united states is duty-bound to care. nato was the vehicle for military intervention kosovo and afghanistan. and with nato states cutting back on defense spending, when trouble strikes they still look our way. and yet, russia is part of our negotiations for the peaceful solution in iran. and to de-escalate the civil war in syria. we have the muscle but the majority of americans don t armed conflict in europe. our nato allies are pulling out the 1949 charter and waving it around. so if you are president obama, given how complicated this is what would you do? that wraps things up for the reid report. i will see you back here tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. eastern and be sure to watch us online at thereidreport.com. the cycle comes up. we will have the latest on this crazy missing plane
political calendar but lately not so much. barely anyone remembers the origin of the st. patrick s day parades. while the supreme court has said that the allied war veterans council get to discriminate the power of the parade the statement of irish americans political clout is all but gone. the religious origins have washed in green beer. it is hard to see at this point why it wouldn t be simpler to just let everyone march. that wraps things up for the reid report. i will see you back here tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. eastern. we will talk about tomorrow s medal of honor ceremony, long overdue for two dozen war vetera veterans, who were denied the honor due to discrimination. be sure to visit us online at thereidreport.com. i have to tell you, i am awarding at the end of the show today our award for the most irish of them all on the reid report team. this one is going to declan murphy. our anchor producer, nobody is
19% of all voters in 2012 but just 12% of all voters in 2010. likewise, voters 68 and up were 17% of all voters in 2012, but 21% of all voters in in 2012, and herein lies the biggest danger for democratic candidates in 2014. the combination of growing cynicism among younger voters and solid voting behavior by older ones means whatever gains democrats make in presidential years they almost always give them back two years later. the turnout in that florida special election, it was under 40%. that s not about the party, the candidates or the president or obamacare. that s about you, and that wraps things up for the reid report. i ll see you back here tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. eastern when our guest includes music mogul russell response and i ll be taking your questions in a live google chat at 3:30 eastern. to submit your questions logon to thereidreport.com.
it is i wish we had more time to make this argumentment at the end of the day, it s a one-time payment. people need money year round. i m not sure that government should be subsidizing that s why that needs to be change. i think we can agree on that. i know we didn t have time. thank you very much. that wraps up things for the reid report. i ll see you tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. eastern. join us on line at thereidreport.com. the cycle is up next. i wish you had more time for that segment, too. sounds interesting. good debate. we ve got a lot on the ukraine, obviously. following breaking news and breaking diplomatic announcements. we ll bring it to you. also gay rights and the argument over chicken wings. i m on a diet. i don t want to hear that. get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married,