spending plans. that turned out to be a big mistake. particularly when we were expanding defense spending. should have been much harder than domestic spending. after 9-11 i thought the way he ak questions canned spending increases was giving them what they want. i need these guys on the war issue. it is exonerating to some extent. democrats took control on the house and senate and the pressure on bush to end the war in iraq intensified. the war in iraq has been a mistake a grotesque mistake and it must be our goal to end the war as soon as we can. co shared by james baker recommended a phased withdraw from the company gripped bioterrorist insurgeninsurgency. what everybody wanted that january of 2007 was for the president to announce the troops are coming home give it whatever face saving cover the president
other governments and we believe we are doing everything we possibly can do to protect american security interests and those around the world but recognize this: when criminals leave prison after serving a sentence, some of them return to crime. you know, we actually expected this to happen. and we are taking appropriate the comparison you are making, would suggest that we believe this is a sort of a federal law enforcement issue. and, not a time of war issue and i want to be clear on that. well, martha, under your logic that would mean we d never let anybody out of prison. martha: during a time of war, when this person is an enemy combatant, perhaps not. we are a nation of laws and we are going to work to protect our interests, and we will make sure that going forward, that our detention policies are consistent with u.s. law. martha: all right, p. j. crowley, thank you very much. it is obviously a very hot topic and one of great concern to a lot of folks out there and i really
34% support. if you break it down and go inside the numbers you will find that people who strongly oppose president obama have a higher, strongly want republican takeover of the house. have a stronger aversion to president obama. it s not quite as strong as the aversion to president bush in 2006 when democrats gained control over the war issue but it takes to us the heart and soul of the election. it s becoming a hallmark. the economy. and jobs. and the sense he wasn t doing enough. if you look at the healthcare issue, if you look at the tax issue. it doesn t seem to be driving the voters in the way that jobs are driving the voters. they are making this the referendum on obama that democrats don t want. bret: although, nearly three in four voters express dissatisfaction with voters. they say the country is headed in the wrong direction and that s beyond the economy. but economy is still the main issue.
and dennis kucinich and others in trying to promote an agenda. and this is seen as compromise, it s not exactly compromise. but i think the people in the country see this as good, because you can work together and find out what you agree on. i think the war issue is a great issue that and you know, the federal reserve has been something. i had tremendous support from democrats, i had 320 members of congress sign on to that bill. so that is what i think is important. but i didn t have to compromise my principles. as a sitting member of congress, given the anger out there, obviously you have a lot of support among and sort of, you know, a lot of credit among tea party activists. but do you think some republican congress people are concerned about being seen as too moderate, as being seen as being too willing to compromise? by the tea party people, you mean? yeah. yeah, i think that s it, but i just think that we re moving in the right direction. i think the most magnificent
because you can work together and find out what you agree on. i think the war issue is a great issue that and you know, the federal reserve has been something. i had tremendous support from democrats, i had 320 members of congress sign on to that bill. so that is what i think is important. but i didn t have to compromise my principles. as a sitting member of congress, given the anger out there, obviously you have a lot of support among and sort of, you know, a lot of credit among tea party activists. but do you think some republican congress people are concerned about being seen as too moderate, as being seen as being too willing to compromise? by the tea party people, you mean? yeah. yeah, i think that s it, but i just think that we re moving in the right direction. i think the most magnificent thing that this revolution is going on and the people have discovered it, and they re not blaming the average citizen, they re blaming washington. that s why republicans and democrats