How can one man go through and flip five or six waves of security . How can we have another man get on an elevator with the president with a gun . How can all these breaches happen . We want to know. We want our president protected. Thanks for watching. Im al sharpton. Hardball starts right now. Its here. And this is hardball. Good evening, im Chris Matthews in washington. One of the worlds most terrifying diseases has reached u. S. Shores. The cdc has confirmed the first ever case of ebola diagnosed here in the United States. Ive got some questions id like answered tonight, especially after the president said this just two weeks ago. I want the American People to
know that our experts here at the cdc and across our government agree that the chances of an Ebola Outbreak here in the United States are extremely low. In the unlikely event that someone with ebola does reach our shores, weve taken new measures so that were prepared here at home. Weve reached that unlikely event as of today. Heres what we know. An individual traveling from liberia to the United States was tested positive for the disease. Theyre currently in strict isolation at a hospital in dallas. The patient, an adult male, arrived in the u. S. On september 20th. A week ago he began developing symptoms. On sunday he was admitted to the hospital. President obama has been briefed by the cdc which held a press Conference Today to disclose the case. The doctor said Health Officials were taking swift action to prevent the spread of the disease. He says they have identified everyone the patient may have
had contact with while infectious and theyre confident it will not lead to an outbreak here in the u. S. The bottom line here is that i have no doubt that we will control this importation, or this case of ebola, so that it does not spread widely in this country. It is certainly possible that someone who had contact with this individual, a Family Member or other individual could develop ebola in the coming weeks. But theres no doubt in my mind, that we will stop it here. A reporter with nbc news joins us from dallas. A former White House Health care adviser and fellow at the center for american progress. And the Health Care Editor for politico. Dr. Manuel, how did this guy who is here, apparently from liberia, a liberian national, apparently. Were not sure. But certainly not an american. How did he get ebola, and if he
got it, why wasnt that information picked up at the airport . Apparently he had his temperature taken on takeoff . Did he know that he was exposed to it . Did he know he might have it and somehow get through the United States immigration, and everything else, and just walk into the country like this . Chris, its an important thing. You get exposed and theres a latent period where youre unaware that you have the disease and youre also not infectious at that period. Thats obviously what happened. Once he got to the United States, once that incubation period is up, he began to feel symptoms and went to the hospital. Why do we let somebody in the country during their incubation period . If theyve been exposed to whatever secretions, why do we let the person in until its clear the symptoms are not going to turn up, when you say it has an incubation period . First of all, we dont have enough information to know whether he knew he had contact
with someone who had ebola and was coming to the states because he had it. Is that reasonable . That a person wouldnt know that . Well, it is reasonable. Because lots of people can touch other people who could be infected but not infectious, but not having severe symptoms. So i think its quite reasonable. His temperature was normal. He got on the plane and he came to the United States. And i think they, you know, in texas, they were clearly prepared and i think they it sounds like theyve done a very good job. I think what tom frieden said was right. You do Contact Tracing for everyone hes contacted, then make sure that they dont have it. And its quite easily contained in the United States. We know that, chris, because in nigeria theyve been able to contain it, and their Health System is better than liberia and sierra leone, but nowhere near the United States. So im just trying to follow the logic here. Everybodys being told, dont worry unless they have the
infectious symptoms, you can see them, that you dont have to worry about catching them. Yet this guy picked up the disease apparently from somebody who did not have the infectious symptoms. Again, dont hypothesize. We just dont know. We have no idea what he did or didnt do and how he got it. Im sure thats going to be Vital Information to try to understand the transmission, but the idea that theres going to be a widespread outbreak here, i think is just, again, its a bit of fear mongering. We have a single case. This is not a yeah, yeah, but im just going back to the president s statement and that is that the president said it would be unlikely if we had a case in this country. Unlikely to even have one case. You want to see the tape again. He said there wouldnt be an Ebola Outbreak. He said in the unlikely case someone brings it here. In the unlikely case. Theyve done it. Were living in the world of the unlikely already. Im not fear mongering. Im stating the facts and i wonder if everybody else is. Youre right, its an unlikely case, but again, we need to put it in perspective. This isnt easily transmitted. Its not like the flu. Its not like measles or chickenpox. You need contact with bodily fluids, and we have a Health System thats much better prepared to prevent that from happening once the person is in the Health System. Now, as you point out, before you get into the Health System, there arene chances where your feeling sick, its a fever, muscle aches, where you could be infectious, and for those things, we need good Contact Tracing. Thats why we have the cdc and Good Public Health measures. I would emphasize, chris, this if any americans thought whatever happens over there, its irrelevant to us, we dont have to care what happens in west africa. This shows you thats simply a false statement. While were not at severe risk
of an Ebola Outbreak here, what happens over there does matter to us for our health, but also in terms of failed states, bad problems in other countries that could affect us. We really do need to be much more engaged in other countries and making sure their Health Systems can work and solve these kinds of problems. Let me go do joann from politico. The president said it was unlikely it would reach these shores. It has reached these shores. My problem, this fella, an adult male, caught the disease and didnt know it, and came here and only discovered when he got here if he had it. But must have realized he came in contact with somebody because he got it. The fact is, he has the disease. It was unlikely that he would be here with it, but hes here and he got it from someone who didnt have the smymptoms, but e got it from them. Thats why people are worried
that they could get it from this guy, in the incubation period. What do we know . The cdc was explicit they did not believe there was any threat to the people on the plane with him. That was something at the press conference they said. Theyre not worried about that. Its that early stage when he began to get sick, when he was in the United States between the time he started feeling sick and he ended up in the hospital, thats the interval theyre worried about, and thats where theyre doing the Contact Tracing including the family and whoever else he came in contact with. We dont know what he knew he was exposed or sick. Thats not anything that we can say happened with certainty. We have not sealed off liberia. Planes and people are coming back and forth. The issue now is containment. There are two issues for Public Health. Find out who he was in touch with, who had close contact, who may be a threat. Make sure theyre taken care of and make sure they dont infect anybody else if they get sick. The other thing, the public panic. Its a scary disease. Its not something anyone wants here. But its not like you sneeze and youre across the room and somebody drops dead. You see the contradiction thats being sold out there. You cant get it except from somebody with obvious symptoms. And were told this guy may not know he has it, but you can only catch it from somebody with obvious symptoms. You can have high fever, muscle aches, that are similar to the flu, similar to lots of other viruses. And that is the in monrovia . Its a situation where you can be infectious. But you wouldnt think that would be a suspicion on his part if hes in monrovia, liberia, and has the symptoms of ebola and doesnt think he has ebola . He didnt have symptoms when he boarded the plane. Thats clear now. The person he had contact
with did. Youre not following my logic. Hes in contact with somebody. He got ebola from. Thats all im going back to. How did he get it without knowing he was getting it . If you can only get it from someone with obvious symptoms. Have you ever gotten a cold in the office when someone else was around and they sneezed once and might have had a fever, but it doesnt seem like it was that serious . I think this isnt that kind of situation. But people can have symptoms without you knowing it. And thats the worry. The reason we can be assured here that this isnt going to be a major outbreak, we have a cdc that can do very good contact traces. We have a very good Health System that takes universal precautions on all patients, with the gloves. And youre not regularly in contact with peoples bodily fluids the way its much more common in liberia. Those things distinguish it. And i dont think we should get
into a panic because we were reassured it would never be in the United States. The president said it was unlikely. It has happened. Its here. Heres more from cdc director, dr. Thomas frieden, who has addressed the media just an hour ago. Here he is. Ebola is a scary disease, because of the severity of illness it causes. And were really hoping for the recovery of this individual. At the same time, were stopping it in its tracks in this country. We can do that because of two things. Strong health care Infection Control that stopped the spread of ebola. And strong core Public Health functions that trace contacts, track contacts, isolate them if they have any symptoms, and stop the chain of transmission. Were stopping this in its tracks. What are we missing in this discussion so far, charles . Well, the dallas county
health department began even before the cdc announced. The hospital announced it may have a patient in dallas. The county began preparations for this. The good news, the doctors in charge of the investigation here say this is not africa, that we have a great infrastructure and ability to deal with this outbreak. Hes in a hospital now, in strict isolation. Its a modern facility, the doctors know what theyre doing, according to the experts here, and we just have to wait and see how this patient plays out. But you ask a very good question. What about this man . What was he doing in liberia in the days before he left . Was he exposed to it and not know it. Did he have a Family Member who died from it . And maybe tried to get to this country for treatment. Those are questions we dont know. It will come out in time, but
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nationalists at blair house. Gerald ford was shot at twice in one month, first at the california state capital and then just a few weeks later in san francisco. Ronald reagan was shot by John Hinckley out of the washington hilton and barely survived. A the cold fact is, an american president stands in the line of fire. He will either be protected well in that line, or he will die. Either the secret service is effective and lucky or the president and the country will suffer the consequences. Those are the facts. The question, why we cant get straight answers from the head of the secret service is a serious one. A deranged man raced into the white house. So is the even more bizarre news that a man could fire his rifle from his car into a white house window multiple times and not have that fact even recorded. Late today, news of a another incident. The Washington Post reports an
armed contractor with a criminal record was in an elevator with president obama during a trip to atlanta. Jerry connelly is on the Oversight Committee that led todays hearing questioning the secret Service Director. And Kristin Welker joins us as well. What are we missing . You were there, went through the hearings. This thing seems bizarrely broken. Its actually jawdropping. I mean, if you put this in a bad story, it would make for a bad novel in washington. And yet it really happened. You know how that guy, omar gonzalez, how he got across the lawn . Theres a lot of space that, and all the way to the back of the white house . It was a series of failures. He wasnt detained before he got over the fence, on the lawn. He wasnt detained getting into the white house. The door was unlocked and
unguarded and he roamed around the white house for some time before being tackled. The secret Service Statement left the impression that the fence jumper was apprehended quickly. Something me now know was true. That description leaves the impression to anybody listening now that he was tackled after he walked steps through the door. Were you lying to the American People . Again, i look forward to having an open discussion today. Thank you. Were you lying to the American People, or were you misled about where the intruder was tackled . Were conducting an ongoing investigation. That was robo talk. Wasnt too useful. She wasnt answering my questions and i think a lot of lawmakers felt as though she was deflecting the questions that she had about that discrepancy. Why the initial report that he was tackled right inside the door, why initially did we think that he was unarmed and then these revelations that he, in fact, did have a three and a half inch knife with him. And as we know now, he ran the length of the east room and wasnt tackled until he got to the green room door. And were learning that guard there had just gotten off duty, he was heading home for the night. Thats a key point. You had shift changes going on. The president had just left. You talked about the series of security failures. It seems as though they happened because the secret service on that night, at that moment, just blinked, after president obama had left for camp david for the weekend. Well the secret Service Director took a bipartisan grilling on the agencys security from both. Lets listen. The white house is supposed to be the most guarded house in
the world. And for anybody to even get into the premises is something that i just find unacceptable, totally. If a wouldbe intruder cannot be stopped by a dog, or intercepted by a person, perhaps more lethal force is necessary. I want those agents and officers to know, at least this member of congress has their back. Dont let somebody get close to the president. Dont let somebody get close to his family. Dont let them get into the white house ever. If they have to take action thats lethal, i will have their back. Its clear that our security plan was not properly executed. This is unacceptable and i take full responsibility and i will make sure that it does not happen again. What do you make of this secret Service Agent who saw the evidence that bullets had been
fired into the white house near the truman balcony, saw all the evidence and decided not to report that out of fear that they would be criticized for doing that . What kind of culture is that where you cannot report shootings into the white house to your superiors . Its a culture that puts the safety and security of the first family in danger. We have to have a completely transparent and open communication culture in the secret service, otherwise this just doesnt work. And something can and will go wrong, as it just did. Were lucky that the president and the first family were not there. They came under scrutiny in todays hearing. Spurred by this anecdote. It reads, officer Carrie Johnson had heard debris fall from the truman balcony the night before. Listened during the roll call before her shift saturday afternoon as superiors explained that the gun shots were from
people in two cars shooting at each other. Johnson had told people friday night she thought the house had been hit. But on saturday she did not challenge her superiors. For fear of being criticized. She later told investigators. Thats what she said. What do you make of that . Are we into a situation now where theres sort of a, dont ask questions situation, because you dont want bad pr, making the white house look more vulnerable than they wanted to look . I think that is one of the big concerns. I can tell you there was a Robust Exchange about that very point that you just mentioned. Congressman cummings really after a series of tough questions about that, about the culture, about why that secret Service Agent that night didnt feel as though she could say, i did hear gun shots fired. Instead that agent felt as though she had to leak it. She said it was a breakdown in the culture, and the director agreed. She said, look, it is
troublesome. She acknowledged that and said in the wake of the Washington Post report shes looking into why that agent felt that way. But the problem is, its coming out through leaks, chris. Its not being determined by the agency itself. And i think that thats where the big concern here comes. I would just know that Julia Pierson was appointed last year by president obama to reform the culture within the secret service. Remember, she was appointed right after the scandal with prostitutes in cartagena, colombia. She was tasked with reforming the culture, so its significant that shes now asking questions about the fact that it doesnt seem as though the culture has been reformed significantly enough where agents feel comfortable coming forward and saying what they really heard, what they really saw. Chris . You know, we saw with the attempts on Ronald Reagans life, fantastic work by jerry paur who got into the hospital in three minutes, saved his life while he was infernlly bleeding. He had those guys take bullets
for them. These guys are amazing. Yeah, and i think its really important despite this latest misstep, not to forget that. That the men and women of the secret service are willing to put their lives on the line instead of somebody else. And thats a pretty sacred contract for america. Thats why this is so disturbing. I think we need better management. I think the axe is going to fall and not on the president. Thank you. Up next in the side show, a new clinton, the granddaughter, dominates late night. Thats charlotte and this is hardball, the place for politics. Horizons to map their manufacturing process with sticky notes and string, yeah, they were a little bit skeptical. What they do actually is rocket science. High tech components for aircraft and fighter jets. Were just their bankers, right . But financing from ge capital also comes with expertise from across ge. In this case, our top lean process engineers. So they showed us who does what, when, and where. Then we hit them with the important question why . Why put the tools over there . Do you really need those five steps . What if you can do it in two . Whoo, thats an interesting question. Ideas for improvement started pouring out. With a little help from us, they actually doubled their output speed. A hundred percent bump in efficiency. If you just need a loan, just call a bank. But at ge capital, were builders. And what we know. Can help you grow. And cialis for daily use helps you be Ready Anytime the moment is right. Cialis is also the only daily ed tablet approved to treat symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently. Tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. Do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. Do not drink alcohol in excess. Side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. To avoid long term injury, get medical help right away
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on the streets of hong kong, but officials have refused to meet with them. And authorities looking for er. Back to hardball. Were back, and the first confirmed case of ebola in the United States is a surprise, or a shock after president obama assured the American People it was unlikely that ebola would reach this country. Lets listen again to what the president said in his address to the center for Disease Control in atlanta two weeks ago. I want the American People to know that our experts at the cdc and across our government agree that the chances of an Ebola Outbreak in the United States are extremely low. In the unlikely event that
someone with ebola does reach our shores, weve taken new measures. Were at that time. The president announced the deployment of 3,000 personnel to west africa to contain the spread of the virus. The wall street journal reports that off to a slow start and the epidemic is spreading faster. Jon capehart, and noah beerman, reporter for the boston globe. When you focus on the white house insecurity and then you realize we have another insecurity situation, everybody in this government, from the cdc upwards and trying to play down the danger. Were now in an unlikely situation. Well because i know the American People, theyre not going to be confident about this until theyre really sure its safe. Absolutely. And theres a lot we still dont know about what happened in this
case. For instance, the president assured us that checks and balances have been put in place. We know this man had his temperature tested before he got to the flight to the u. S. . Why . It would seem to me thats one of the checks and balances. Anybody from that region, theyre probably taking their temperature. Questions i have that i dont have answers to yet, once he landed, were they still monitoring him . Or was it strictly on his own volition that he went into the hospital . We dont know the answer to that. We know theres an incubation period. So he could have been here for like, did they monitor him for 21 days after he arrived . That would be perhaps a reasonable thing to do. We dont know. We dont know. Were all used to answering these questions. According to the doctors, you cant catch it from someone
except in their infectious. Which say parent, so he might have known he was dealing with somebody with ebola and yet that question doesnt seem to get asked at the airport. Apparently not. I think jean raises all of the questions that i have and that the American People have and that we wont know until the cdc or this person recovers and we get the answers to those questions. Otherwise, my fear is that, you know, the fear of this one case will lead to some sort of hysteria because of the information what would that take . And why would that be dangerous . People being hysterical about an epidemic thats not actually here, even though one person who has it is here, thats the danger here, that people will lose their minds over something that they dont have to lose their minds over, at least not yet. Like a war of the worlds situation . Absolutely. 28 days later. We need protocols, the word we keep using for the White House Security. Protocols that are fair and
nondiscriminatory, but obviously the gentleman and from liberia, one ever the areas thats caught up here. And it gets back to the president s seriousness when we send 3,000 gis over there. We have an interest. Its here now. People getting worried, not knowing whats going on. I remember back in florida covering anthrax where i was working and the outbreak well, it wasnt an outs break, but the limited outbreak, the attacks started there and thats where people died, and there was mass hysteria. Tom brokaw, they were all getting anthrax danger facing them. It wasnt just having an outsourced person open your mail. It was people fighting each other for a prescription that they didnt even need. Some of them getting violently ill because of those drugs, the
side effects there. The white house is clearly trying to contain fears about this. Minutes ago, after the news broke, dan fifer said this on cnn. Weve been preparing for this possibility for a long time. America has the best doctors and Public Health infrastructure in the world so were ready to deal with it. And the White House Security problem. Choice words today for the head of the secret service. Heres congressman steve lynch from massachusetts, suggesting the secret service is trying to protect their rear end. Watch how tough he is here. I know youve got a lot of wonderful people over there, but this is not their best work. This is disgraceful. This is absolutely disgraceful that this has happened. And im not even going to mention the fact that it took us four days to figure out that somebody had shot seven rounds
into the white house. This is beyond the pale. And ive listened to your testimony very deliberately here this morning. And i wish to god you protected the white house like youre protecting your reputation here today. You know, every irishman has a little bit of cop in him. [ laughter ] he was tough. You guard your rear end, your reputation, more than you guard the white house. Thats nasty. And as a boston globe reporter, you will not normally see him get that animated over something. Which shows you the bipartisan concern over there. Why do you think they all agree on this . Just easy pickings, right . Fish in the barrel . Absolutely. And for republicans, its particularly nice, because they dont look partisan, and yet theyre attacking the administration for incompetence. Beauty. Its a twofer. Yes, its easy. Its also very serious. This could be any president did you hear my list of president s who have been shot at and barely survived . We talk about thirdworld countries. No country has had a record like this, going back certainly to lincoln and garfield. Its almost every 20 years. For a while, it was every 20 years. I think whats really scare ne this one, he went right past the steps to the residence. And there are children in the house. Theres no guards upstairs. And the children in the house. Do you think there might be some suspicions, not that were looking for conspiracies, but i notices the sense that you know the concerns about kennedy, they didnt like him, he was against the war. Which i knew was nonsense. They loved the guy. And all the people in the white house were for kennedy, loyal americans, but this idea that somehow obama is exposed more danger because somebody doesnt like him . Im seeing that on my twitter feed. There are people asking questions each passing day since
this story first hit, saturday night at 5 00, sunday at 5 00, yesterday at 5 00, there are all these new stories where it looks like, why all of a sudden are we seeing these huge dangers . Like theyre playing down on the job because they dont like him . Nono. But thats whats coming across on my twitter feed. But its also a matter of perspective, because hes had, what . Three times as many threats on his life as prior president s. Apparently thats settled down. But in the beginning that was true. The secret service had a big load right now in terms of protecting him. Ill say it again, these guys put themselves in front of the bullet. They take the bullet and jerry paur saved Ronald Reagans life. Well be back with more from the round table. Well talk about mitt romney. I think romney is really on the edge of seeing a wide open
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the middle where she can be strong. Its all about electability. And a piece today from new york times, they note the former republican nominee is leaving the door open for 2016 and rights that a confluence of political realities has created a ginin opening for a romney third act. Early frontrunners like Chris Christie or jeb bush have shown themselves to be flawed or reluctant or both. A splintering of possible movement candidates, rand paul and ted cruz, could beget a need for a default consensus choice. This skt comes after a july. I dont know how he can walk away from it. He just sits there. Theres nobody that looks like that i going to get in the field. Christie has problems. Jeb has reluctance. Mitt romney knows he came close. People like you keep saying it. He might think about it more. You know, i mean, whats interesting, i think Chris Christie backers, potential jeb bush backers, they dont like to see stories like this. But there are others. Scott walkers got a win. A win in wisconsin no, its not guilty a cinch. Hes got to focus on that right now. John may get in. Not sure. Portman, senator portman, from
ohio, is definitely considering getting in. And if he gets in, thats where the jeb people go. Thats where the money goes. See, hes one of the bush client. So portman is mr. Excitement now . No, hes not mr. Excitement. Kacastings got a personalit. Other players, rubio youre a great sports hyper. Youre telling me this game aint over yet. Im it witelling you this, ws his home state going to be . I think Hillary Clinton is a strong candidate. If she runs a strong race, she cant be beaten. If she runs an average race, she cant be beaten. No right wingers. Reagan was as close as we got and he turned out to be much
more moderate. He is your competition. Of course. But hes a good reporter. So here, he gives us an insight into mitt romney. Theres this key line in there that leapt out at me. Mitt romney saw what happened to his father, george, after he ran for president and no one would return his phone calls and how mitt romney is desperate to not let that happen to him. So in this new media age, he can be in everyones faces all of the time. But thats his style to do. Inflate the persons importance. But why are we talking wait a minute. He wants it both ways. He wants to build up romney as a pros pekt. If youre saying hes worried about a lonely retirement so he runs for president of the United States thats absurd. I dont think liebaowits likes
politicians. Hes so much better than the candidate. If he ran as a moderate republican, he would be very presentable to half the country. And thats who he is. This story does a very good job of the same thing that the documentary did, which is humanizing him, showing you, wow, you know, this is a guy i could like, which he had a difficult time presenting, as he acknowledges. But one of the more interesting things about the art kal is some of the quotes from romney where hes speaking almost in the future tense, it looks to me, about a run. I think its in his head. Dont you think its in his head . I think everybody puts it in his head. Why shouldnt he consider it. The people closest to him are taking jobs elsewhere. I do think he wants to influence the future of the party. He jumped in the primaries this year with the Tea Party Establishment fights. He put skin in the game in some of those races and he won. I think he should say let them eat cake in french. I said can you say let them eat cake in french . He said i can, but i wont. I love your skepticism and your pugnacious attitude. Welcome to the show and well be right back. This is jim. A man who doesnt stand still. But jim has afib, Atrial Fibrillation an irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. That puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. For years, jims medicine tied him to a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. But now, with onceaday xarelto®, jims on the move. Jims doctor recommended xarelto®. Like warfarin, xarelto® is proven effective to reduce afibrelated stroke risk. But xarelto® is the first and only onceaday prescription blood thinner for patients with afib not caused by a heart valve problem, that doesnt require regular blood monitoring. So jims not tied to that monitoring routine. Gps proceed to the designated route. Not today. For patients currently well managed on warfarin, there is limited information on how xarelto® and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. Xarelto® is just one pill a day taken with the evening meal. Plus, with no known dietary restrictions, jim can eat the Healthy Foods he likes. Dont stop taking xarelto®, rivaroxaban, unless your doctor tells you to. While taking xarelto®, you may bruise more easily and it may take longer for bleeding to stop. Xarelto® may increase your risk of bleeding if you take certain medicines. Xarelto® can cause serious bleeding, and in rare cases, may be fatal. Get help right away if you develop unexpected bleeding, unusual bruising, or tingling. If you have had spinal anesthesia while on xarelto®, watch for back pain or any nerve or muscle related signs or symptoms. Do not take xarelto® if you have an
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will be the favorite and for three key reasons. One, who she is. Talk about a resume. Cant think of an american president ial candidate who weve known longer. Two, bill clinton is the most popular politician in the country. And three, yes, the fact that she is a she. Weve been through some less than stellar president s to get their rightful turn. All that said, she could turn out to be more than beatble. The republican nomination will b be, as they say in politics, worth something. Why . Because the economy still isnt so great out there, obviously. Two, because this war president obama has launched against isis will still be being waged over there and very likely without the prospect of any near term victory for us. And heres the big one. The American People have a habit, hard to shake, of rotating the Political Party ins the white house chlts every eight years they find themselves with a deep appetite for change. They want the ins out