This Virginia Bar Association event is about 90 minutes. [applause] think you so much. I want to thank steve bush, Paul Atkinson for their exceptional work for the work they did to get this program together. The events of january 6 are feared in our memories. I use that firm appropriately. The only connection, the only other example i can think of is 9 11. I think in each instance we actually saw this in real time, almost as if we were there. But we have to get past those images and we have to ask ourselves why did it occur . Who or what is responsible, and perhaps most importantly for our discussion today, how do we prevent it from happening again . That is why this panel and these four individuals are so extraordinary so we can hear them altogether. We will spend the better part of an hour with each one of them giving us their thoughts and perhaps i will have a followup question or two. Then we will do the audience questions. At the end of this 90 minute period i expect we will know
Instability, anger and division. Thats what is disappointing to me. Mr. Speaker, as i look to the president to lead this country, i want to look at a man who, of his past and who he is, a very dynamic person. Came from very tough circumstances to become president of the United States. I wish he would say, you know what . My job is to lead this conversation about jobs and the economy. My job is to lead this conversation, look, we tried stimulus spending. I really thought it would work, but it didnt. Some republicans, why dont you come to the white house . Why dont you have a conversation with me . I havent been invited for years. Maybe we arent going to find any agreement, but at least we can respect each others opinions and say what do we need to do to get our economy back on track. Why is it 7 of our neighbors dont have jobs, many of them are underemployed in jobs they dont want. Why is that . What can we do to come together . Mr. Gardner what we have been able to do for jobs, i know
Good afternoon. Thank you all for coming. We are honored to have with us so many distinguished members of the club, even though the elders club has been formed six years ago by president mandela of south africa, this is the first public event for the club and we are very honored it takes place in washington. Of course, we have with us president carter. I do not need to go through the introduction. And the u. N. Envoy to syria. President ahtisaari is also [laughter] the 2 the focus for this meeting is the palace dan conflict. This event could not have been more opportune given the announcement friday the delegation is visiting washington at the start of this planned engagement. Members will explore how they can be helpful. From washington, they would go directly to london meeting with paid. Meetings in beijing and paris will follow. Today, they held talks with secretary kerry and susan rice, mainly on the middle east and why they are not in a position to tell us what they told them, exa
Isnt it obvious after what chechen nationalism did to us in the Boston Marathon, is it this that the americans and russia see a common enemy like in world war ii. Could obamas failure to attack on syria get us to fight alongside each other. Can this be the point in history we need . Big question coming up in the show. First a political fight here at home. President obamas base support remains strong. The latest journal poll shows 78 of democrats, four out of five approve of the job hes doing right now as opposed to 16 who disapprove. Thats stronger than the 45 approval nationally. 50 disapproval that president obama gets. The democrats are holding strong. Congressman gregory meeks, a democrat from new york and clarence pace, a columnist for the chicago tribune. I want to start with the congressman up in new york. Im amazed because i know part of this, i think, may have to do with this hesitancy about going to war in syria. I just think the president is very much in sync with most democ
Americans and russians see a common enemy, just as we did in world war ii . Could obama be the way to get america and Russia Fighting alongside each other instead of against each other . Could this be the Inflection Point in history we need . Big question, thats coming up in the show. First, the fight here at home, president obamas base support remains strong. A poll shows 78 of democrats, 4 out of 5, approve of the job hes doing right now, thats stronger than the 45 approval nationally, 50 disapproval president obama gets in the full poll, but democrats are holding strong. Democrat of new york and columnist for the chicago tribune. Starting with the congressman from new york. Part of this, i think, may have to do with this hesitancy about going to war in syria. I just think the president is very much in sync with most democrats, which is, yeah, we might have to do something, but i feel very bad about going to war again. I wonder whether his hesitancy isnt perfectly in sync with the wa