Wants to do it. Gwen a breakthrough or a breakdown . Another Senate Debate over who gets to prosecute military members accused of Sexual Assault. We must remove the conflict of interest in the current system. The system in which commanders can sweep his own crime or the crime of a decorated soldier or a friend under the rug. Gwen and a turning point in afghanistan. But in which direction . Will we ever leave . Lets be clear. The war in afghanistan will end next year. As the president has promised. The combat mission will be over. Gwen plus, one half century after an american president was assassinated. The lingering shock. The enduring legacy. And a day of remembrance. Covering the week, susan davis of usa today. Martha raddatz of abc news. James kitfield of national journal. And Michael Duffy of time magazine. Awardwinning reporting and analysis. Covering history as it happens. Live from our nations capital, this is Washington Week with gwen ifill. Corporate funding for Washington Wee
Wants to do it. Gwen a breakthrough or a breakdown . Another Senate Debate over who gets to prosecute military members accused of Sexual Assault. We must remove the conflict of interest in the current system. The system in which commanders can sweep his own crime or the crime of a decorated soldier or a friend under the rug. Gwen and a turning point in afghanistan. But in which direction . Will we ever leave . Lets be clear. The war in afghanistan will end next year. As the president has promised. The combat mission will be over. Gwen plus, one half century after an american president was assassinated. The lingering shock. The enduring legacy. And a day of remembrance. Covering the week, susan davis of usa today. Martha raddatz of abc news. James kitfield of national journal. And Michael Duffy of time magazine. Awardwinning reporting and analysis. Covering history as it happens. Live from our nations capital, this is Washington Week with gwen ifill. Corporate funding for Washington Wee
Blackwell of policylink and Michael Tanner of the cato institute. Ifill here with us now, as they will be throughout the evening, our own shields and brooks. Syndicated columnist mark shields and New York Times columnist david brooks. 7 so, gentlemen, put on your prognostication hats. What do you expect tonight . It wont be f. D. R. s new deal. Were not looking at the 100 days here. Were looking at modesty, theme of opportunity, discussion of the executive order. Immigration will be bigger, probably a few threats on the debt ceiling somake sure congress doesnt put us in default, but not look at a gigantic agenda. Im most interested in the tone. I think the president a nation that is severely pessimistic, has been now in the wrong direction rather than on the right track for 10 years now. The sense of pesmism is pervasive, and i want to see if the president can connect with people beyond the room tonight. Woodruff is there a defensiveness already setting in with this state of the union
International and domestic news is all on the table for you this morning as we open up the phone lines. Also, send us a tweet. Or post your comment on facebook. Or send us an email. We will get back to that New York Times story. First, some other headlines on the domestic front. Here is the Washington Times. Also, sticking with the senate, the Baltimore Sun reporting this headline in politics, here is the denver post open phones before the first 30 minutes. We have a short show because the house is coming in at 9 00. Steve in gaithersburg, maryland, a republican caller. Caller host when did the Republican Party become the party that restricts poor . I understand the tax cut for the rich is important to some people, but i feel the good thing would be unlimited in of government at the federal level. That has nothing to do with this. That would be more on the spending cuts. Host what do you make of the back a plan being reported by the New York Times saying if we cannot come to some sort
Get it done before january 1st. Even congressional leaders are skeptical. The American People have a right to be very upset with this congress. President obama has invited nancy pelosi, john boehner, mitch mcconnell, and harry reid to the white house this afternoon for a fiscal cliff summit. Here we are five days from the new year, and we might finally start talking. Todays white house meeting might be the last chance to come to an agreement. Thats because it takes time for a bill to work its way through both chamber of commerce. I dont know time wise how it can happen now. Under senate rules, the only way a bill could make its way through the procedural hurdles in time is if every senator agrees not to. Theyll have 24 hours. Outside the beltway, carlino will be watching. Everyone is kind of in a waitandsee and fingerscrossed per expect tichb right now. Since 1930 this is only the fifth Time Congress has worked after christmas. And todays summit is the first time president obama has me