Dysfunction of our political system. Isnt high time to try and fix it i will ask derek smallwell. Plus how to dueling speeches from President Biden and donald trump this week showed us exactly who they are and whats at stake in 2024. The gops baseless Impeachment Hearing was so bad their star witness shut down their case against joe biden on day one. Good evening, im mehdi hassan. We did in fact end up dodging a Government Shutdown this week. It would have been the 22nd shutdown in less than 50 years. After House Democrats and the non crazy wing of the house gop came together at almost a stminute yesterday to pass a plan that keeps the government funded existing levels while adding and money for Disaster Relief in tokyo from ukraine. He might want to write the date November 17th and your calendars. Thats when the majority, quote, unquote runs out again. We do this entire dance all over again. What was passed yesterday in a hurry through the house and the senate and on the president s d
Show, a Government Shutdown averted for now. The republicanled house is near disaster illustrates the dysfunction of our political system. Isnt high time to try and fix it i will ask derek smallwell. Plus how to dueling speeches from President Biden and donald trump this week showed us exactly who they are and whats at stake in 2024. The gops baseless Impeachment Hearing was so bad their star witness shut down their case against joe biden on day one. Good evening, im mehdi hassan. We did in fact end up dodging a Government Shutdown this week. It would have been the 22nd shutdown in less than 50 years. After House Democrats and the non crazy wing of the house gop came together at almost a lastminute yesterday to pass a plan that keeps the government funded existing levels while adding and money for Disaster Relief in tokyo from ukraine. He might want to write the date November 17th and your calendars. Thats when the majority, quote, unquote runs out again. We do this entire dance all ov
acknowledging the president isn t leading and reminding him what country he is the president of. it is a shame his own party has to remind him of his duties to the nation and our great people. we hear the phrase lead from behind be it comes to president obama. how did it make you feel when he came out? this first comments regarding the malaysian airplane crash. the first comments the day of and then the second day when his comments followed samantha powers who came out forceful. she was strong, determined and correct in her view she was expressing. the white house tried to ensure everyone the president of the united states and the ambassador were working together.
nothing is going to happen. it s not clear who has a grasp on it. there s enough information out there. i have to assume they all have a grasp on it. the legislative process failed. it s failed. if you were the president would you sign executive action on immigration reform? he thooz do whatever he has to do. lawyers can create a rational for executive action. if that s what he feels comfortable doing, that s the deal. the immigration crisis is so urgent and so desperate if you are going to string your political credibility, it s a good place to do it. the phrase lead our way out of this whether it s immigration or the fact the country is literally crumbling around us, bridges coming down, roads
region to focus on the wars we have rather than the wars we want, jenna. jon: michael, the phrase lead from behind, is something governor romney used. he said i m going to throw that out. now the obama administration, and you said that you have not been entirely unhappy with obama administration for ren policy, but they sort of wore that phrase as a badge of honor, especially during the nato bombardment of libya. is there going to be a remarkable change on that score? should mitt romney become president? it s a food question. good question. that is part of what i like about governor romney s tone because i think it will push the debate on both side into a place that is more engaged. you re right the obama administration, may not have come up with that term, leading from behind. it seemed to characterize approach in libya which i thought was actually effective through 2011. but here we are in 2012 and we re in a mode of trying to