decades. i emphasize the warm welcome because when public health realities forced us to make this a virtual event. i made the compelling argument that there were warm days in february and maybe we should just go for it and get a tent and a couple of heaters. and as usual the thoughtful staff at the bpc prevailed and so here we are virtual yet comfortable my pleasure to set the kind of contest for today s discussion. the bipartisan policy center is really primed to focus on durable national policy that we believe requires the engagement across a broad ideological spectrum and as a result, we normally focus most our attention on the congress. it has occurred to us and in recent months that the congress is a somewhat less dynamic vibrant deficient enterprise and at once was and in that vacuum the presidency the executive branch has absconded with significant amounts of you know, effective national power and that s really the premise for today s discussion if you think back to pr
that there were warm days in february and maybe we should just go for it and get a tent and a couple of heaters. and as usual the thoughtful staff at the bpc prevailed and so here we are virtual yet comfortable my pleasure to set the kind of contest for today s discussion. the bipartisan policy center is really primed to focus on durable national policy that we believe requires the engagement across a broad ideological spectrum and as a result, we normally focus most our attention on the congress. it has occurred to us and in recent months that the congress is a somewhat less dynamic vibrant deficient enterprise and at once was and in that vacuum the presidency the executive branch has absconded with significant amounts of you know, effective national power and that s really the premise for today s discussion if you think back to president clinton and the mexican peso crisis, he was flexing some executive muscle president bush post 9/11 as a wartime president with a little bi
on the evolution of the american presidency over the last two decades. i emphasize the warm welcome because when public health realities forced us to make this a virtual event. i made the compelling argument that there were warm days in february and maybe we should just go for it and get a tent and a couple of heaters. and as usual the thoughtful staff at the bpc prevailed and so here we are virtual yet comfortable my pleasure to set the kind of contest for today s discussion. the bipartisan policy center is really primed to focus on durable national policy that we believe requires the engagement across a broad ideological spectrum and as a result, we normally focus most our attention on the congress. it has occurred to us and in recent months that the congress is a somewhat less dynamic vibrant deficient enterprise and at once was and in that vacuum the presidency the executive branch has absconded with significant amounts of you know, effective national power and that s rea
presidency over the last two decades. i emphasize the warm welcome because when public health realities forced us to make this a virtual event. i made the compelling argument that there were warm days in february and maybe we should just go for it and get a tent and a couple of heaters. and as usual the thoughtful staff at the bpc prevailed and so here we are virtual yet comfortable my pleasure to set the kind of contest for today s discussion. the bipartisan policy center is really primed to focus on durable national policy that we believe requires the engagement across a broad ideological spectrum and as a result, we normally focus most our attention on the congress. it has occurred to us and in recent months that the congress is a somewhat less dynamic vibrant deficient enterprise and at once was and in that vacuum the presidency the executive branch has absconded with significant amounts of you know, effective national power and that s really the premise for today s discu
there is no getting rid of it. there is a political deadlock. host: we are all out of time. you re the united nations bureau chief for reuters. you can follow him on twitter. appreciate your time and your insight on the united nations. guest: thanks a lot. it was great to be on the shelf. host: that does it for today s washington journal. enjoy your monday and have a good week. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] comedian lewis black is known for his standup comedy on the daily show. he will talk about politics at the national press club and we will have coverage beginning at 1:00 eastern. also, at 2:30, the former pakistani ambassador will join with other experts from political parties. the atlantic council will host the event at 2:30 eastern on c-span 2. 3:00,ck here on c-span at authors discuss human rights in north korea. the main speaker is michael kirby. he will talk about a report on