president bush, mrs. bush, neil bush, we want to welcome you.so want to recognize michelle nunn, the ceo of points of light. it's worth applause. [ applause ] now, this is not the first time president bush and i have come together for an event like this. four years ago i went down to texas a&m where president bush has his library to help celebrate the 20th anniversary of points of light. i appreciated the warm welcome, by which i mean the extremely loud howdy i received. i was deeply impressed by how invested the students there are in community service. but most of all i was moved by how much they love president bush. now we've come together to mark another milestone. as of this minute, 4,999 points of light awards have been presented to individuals and organizations across this country. so now i have the honor of joining president bush in presenting number 5,000. [ applause ] about ten years ago, floyd hammer and kathy hamilton were getting ready to retire. they had been farming for years. they had earned a break. they planned to sail around th

i endorse governor bush. i endorse governor bush. i endorse governor bush. i endorse governor bush. i endorse governor bush. chris: four years later when the republicans were on the verge of losing a white house, mccain was a good soldier, even to the point of going to a rally in florida and there you see him hugging george bush. this year with things even worse for republicans, bush and mccain have stayed cozied up and all reminds me of dean martin and jerry lewis. they were a huge hit, in fact the greatest nightclub act in history but they also had a huge personal falling out. they could barely stand each other for a while there but even when things got really rocky between them, they still managed to turn on the magic. >> martin! >> what is it! >> i'm in trouble. >> oh, what's the matter? >> look. chris: what a classic act. when we come back, why john mccain picke next most fascinating character, sarah palin. be right back. >> "the chris matthews show" i out there owning it. the ones getting involved and staying engaged. they're not afraid to question the path they're on. because

bush. mr. draper, in this book you asked the question, could a black kid from south-central los angeles be the photographer for the president of the united states? what is the answer to that question? >> guest: that's a big yes. >> host: how did you get the job? >> guest: well, back in 2000 i was as assigned by the associated press to cover the bush campaign because i was a staff photographer. that's my background is photo journalism. so i covered the campaign full time for 18 months nearly. >> host: did you get to know the president in, did you get to know the president in that kind of work? >> guest: you do. you do. you spend a lot of time on the road, mostly with other journalists and a lot of time with staff, campaign staff. i really didn't think about the job until actually after the election because you might remember the election wasn't decided that night and during the recount, well, that gave me the opportunity to pursue the position if governor bush had won the election. and, everythi

president bush, mrs.bush, we want to welcome you and also recognize michelle nun, ceo of points of light. it is worth applauds. now this is not the first time president bush and i have come together for an event like this. four years ago i went down to texas a&m where president bush has his library to help celebrate the 20th anniversary of points of light and i appreciated the warm welcome. by which i mean the extremely loud howdy that i received. i was deeply impressed by how invested the student there are in community service. but most of all, i was moved by how much they love president bush. and now we've come together to mark another milestone. as of this minute, 4,999 points of light awards have been presented to individuals and organizations across this country. and so now i have the hoppnor o joining president bush in giving number a 5,000. number 5,000. about ten years ago, floyd hammer and kathy hamilton were getting ready to retire. they had been farming for years. they had earned a break. they

under bush is being recognized as a trailblazer in defiance of some bushes most controversial policies he was appointed by president george w. bush is a top justice department official but at a critical moment komi defied the bush white house rejecting a request to renew a controversial terrorism surveillance program he's seen by many as in the same old as the current f.b.i. director robert muller tough and a straight shooter wow rejected insane overreach of government surveillance maybe isn't so bad after all before we hail him as a civil liberties hero let's take a closer look at his track record first starters although he initially opposed warrantless domestic spying he has ventured agreed to it but that's just the beginning remember jose padilla the u.s. citizen who is suspected of aiding terrorists back in two thousand and two on started receiving due process the deal was held for three and a half years in a military prison as an enemy combatant there he was kept in blacked out isolation and tortured repeatedly now i'm only bringing this indefinite detention case of a u.s. citizen

bush at a wreath laying at the u.s. embassy in dar es salaam, tanzania. >> and that is an unlikely meeting in an unlikely place. but for president obama and former president george w. bush africa it seems is one subject on which the two men often agree. live in dar es salaam. she joins us live. sometimes when it comes to africa the policies of president bush have been a hard act for mr. obama to follow. >> reporter: absolutely, john. and it's been really interesting speaking to people here who actually expressed their disappointment in what mr. obama whose father hails from neighboring kenya has managed to achieve on the continent versus president bush. you know, of course during bush's time in office he launched something which has been widely lauded for tackling the hiv epidemic on the continent. what mr. obama's legacy is still remains to be seen. i imagine some of what he's been talking about on this trip will make it into that. broadening the investment opportunities on the continent, dealing with the investment en

under bush is being recognized as a trailblazer in defiance of some bush's most controversial policies he was appointed by president george w. bush is a top justice department official but at a critical moment komi defied the bush white house rejecting a request to renew a controversial terrorism surveillance program he's seen by many as in the same mold as the current f.b.i. director robert muller tough and a straight shooter wow rejected insane overage of government surveillance maybe isn't so bad after all before we hail him as a civil liberties hero let's take a closer look at his track record first starters although he initially opposed warrantless domestic spying he eventually agreed to it but that's just the beginning remember jose padilla the u.s. citizen who is suspected of aiding terrorists back in two thousand and two one step receiving due process the deal was held for three and a half years in a military prison as an enemy combatant there he was kept in blacked out isolation and tortured repeatedly now i'm only bringing this indefinite detention case of a u.s. citizen up b

from zambia president bush defended the program the program in place to protect the country and one of the certainties is civil liberties were guaranteed so you don't think there's a compromise between security and privacy i think there needs to be a balance and i think as the president explained there's a proper balance. so a bit of bipartisanship from the former president but keep in mind president obama came into office on the promise of being the anti bush but these revelations about america's continuing surveillance and counterterror tactics are spurring more criticism of the president than before and some are even feeling that deja vu back to the bush years political commentator sound sax shares his thoughts on the matter today presidents forty three and forty four were together in tanzania africa far far away from the white house which is dealing with the fallout of all its intelligence secrets being laid bare for the world to see secrets created by both presidents bush and obama now these two men seemingly couldn't be more different barely of the same generation they are fro

bush presidency. it's a good issue so so many former colleagues and it's a pleasure for adelman to host the event here tonight. and without i would like to introduce anita mcbride, former chief of staff for mrs. laura bush. [applause] spent good evening, everyone. thanks so much for coming. this has been an incredible turnout and, in fact, eric, as you know, he was on fox news as one of the interviews and i went on facebook and i said when are you going to do this party in washington? he responded right back. if you would be willing to host it las -- [laughter] >> brian mccormick to help, all the cohosts, i don't want to start with names because of will forget all 30 of you that were willing to support this and also your book that is out front so we thank you so much for doing that. we know that we had an incredible turnout. we had responses as you know beyond a waiting list. so we know we run out of books. i was just told, however, we were prepared if that was possible you can still order the book an

bush. barbara bush will be there. they will both be speaking soon.y're going to be -- it's always nice to see a president and a former president get together at these kinds of events. we'll dip in. we'll hear what they have to say. standby for that. the two presidents will be there in the white house. let's do a quick market check right now. stocks haven't been moving much today after hitting record levels last week. the dow up about 27 points. investors are weighing news out of china that its economy has slowed down a bit. china has the second biggest economy in the world. it is one of the biggest trading partners with the united states. that's creating some concerns over how much this could hit the economy, the u.s. economy, actually, right now. >>> this jamboree is going to involve white water rafting, zip lining, skateboarding, things we've never seen and it's going to be a totally new experience. >> jamboree 2013 starts today in west virginia. it's the first requiring boy scouts and scout leaders to meet body mass index standards based on their

bush in the white house that legislation failed in two years later when obama was in the white house he made sure the legislation went nowhere working actively to water it down. and then his justice department went to unprecedented lengths to target journalists at the a.p. and at fox news and of course one can only assume that as a member of the illinois senate in two thousand and two when he spoke out so passionately against the iraq war that barack obama didn't imagine a decade later he'd be at the helm of a global drone war targeting not just afghanistan and iraq but also pakistan yemen and somalia so what causes this transformation maybe it's what eisenhower warned of in one nine hundred sixty one the power of the military industrial complex or maybe it's the immense political pressure to keep the nation safe from terrorism or maybe it's the weight of responsibility of steering a world superpower maybe it's a combination of all of these but it's affected not just obama and bush but also clinton and george h.w. bush and reagan all have used the force of our military around the wor

bush did in africa.eremonies in which people are a little delicate especially because of t43's legacy. i think this will bring more attention to that. they will be cordial. they will be as friendly as they can possibly be. it is the president's club after all. but the other is president bush 43 has been incredible on the domestic scene here. he has spent a fair amount of time as has laura bush, in africa in the ex-presidency. they have followed up on work they've done through their foundation. this is still a priority for president bush. >> which has earned the credit of this president, president obama as well. we appreciate you joining us. that's it for this edition of "daily rundown." coming up next on msnbc is "jansing and co." she'll have live coverage of the george zimmerman trial as well as the press conference in tanzania. we'll be right back. >>> a look at your business travel forecast. i'm todd santos. looking at a few areas of the east coast. boston and d.c. a chance for showers into the aftern

bush's library in dallas. recently bush has demonstrated a flare for fashion. for his 89th birthday last month, he sported superman socks. at the white house, bush didn't disappoint the style watchers, his choice of socks, sandy cane stripes. >>> researchers are reporting an alarming rise in high blood pressure among kids across the country. 27% spike in hypertension in american children between the ages 8 and 17 over a 13-year period. it's being blamed on childhood obesity and too in salty snacks. >>> apple is investigating a report that a woman in china was killed by an electrical shock from an iphone. according to chinese news media, it happened when the 23-year-old woman answered her iphone 5 while it was plugged in and charging. apple sent out an e-mail to news outlets saying it will fully investigate and cooperate with authorities. stunning story there. wow. >>> and it's bad enough losing your job. but how about finding out you've been fired through text message? workers at a central florida restaurant say it happened to them. what's worse, they are waiti

president bush, mrs. bush, neil bush, we want to welcome and you and recognize michelle, the ceo of the points of lights. that's worth applause. [applause] this is not the first time president bush and i came together for an event like this. four years ago i went to texas a&m where president bush has his library to celebrate the 20th anniversary of points of light, and i appreciated the warm welcome by which i mean the extremely loud "howdy" that i received. [laughter] i was impressed how the students are invested in community service, but i was moved by how much they love president bush, and now we've come together to mark another milestone. as of this minute, 4999 points of light awards have been presented to individuals and organizations across this country, and now i have the honor in presenting president bush with number 5,000. number 5,000. [applause] ten years ago, kathy hamilton and lloyd were ready to retire. they had been farming for years. they earned a break. they planned to sail around the wo

bush to launch a war which i felt the time was one of the leaders of the end to a movement ok what's the difference. well syria was. was a revolution in the in the in the same way that egypt saw its revolution which toppled hosni mubarak in the same way that tunisia so revolution that toppled the and in the same way that the people of libya rose the people of syria as well as yemen other countries also rose at the very same time the context can't be ignored the syrian revolution for six months after it starts all it was calling for was the reform of the regime not the fall of the regime you mentioned that their way of started to was through peaceful protests and i take your point i was there on the ground are so many of those peaceful rallies but i think the protests. is that i saw back then in damascus and in many other syrian cities have absolutely nothing in common with the armed rebels and the problem is that yourself your group and many other arab intellectuals in the west seem to you said just that you know on this particular case using violence using aren't resistance may be j

bush, to his credit, has been enormously circumspect as a former president. republican they want to look at this. votet 40% of the hispanic when he won reelection in 2004. that is something republicans can only dream about. >> charles? >> interesting, this newfound respect for george bush, now that he agrees with my on immigration. that was something that was rather lacking for the last 13 years, but that is just an aside. >> are you happy to see him? >> i liked him before you were ready to rehabilitate him. >> [laughter] >> where was i? >> your aside. >> i will mention one>> are youm the bill. the cbo estimates of the bill, if passed, in 10 years, will have 8 million new illegal immigrants. what problem have assault? >> the conservative estimates is nothing youe can do to forecast accurately. a lot depends on the economy on the border. right now, we are doing 87% enforcement. that is a pretty good number. there is no way to get 100%, probably no way to get 95%, but you could probably do better than 87%. i have a great deal of respect for george bush's a posi

bush, to have worked for the entire bush family. there is no issue on which he was more right than comprehensive immigration reform, and most recently, there was no statement that he uttered that was more wise, and i think a more important warning to the republican party than to do comprehensive immigration reform because it is the right thing to do, not for political purpose. and when you head down the path, when you even leave the impression that, perhaps, your motive is political, this is what happens. you empower pundits and conservative talk show hosts who are powerful, like it or not, they are powerful in our world. but if your entire motive is political, then you hand them the power to influence the outcome. if your motive is to fix a problem -- let me just be clear. there is no more important political purpose for republicans than to show that we are competent and we can govern. so forget about what group benefits. we must show that we have competence because above all else, we're supposed to be the party that can fix things

bush and blair appears quite accepting of violence aftermath. on both will and bassett the west for ruling iraq out cynically advocating a similar approach in syria want to discuss that i'm now joined by our last hour to critique president of the code of a foundation mr altikriti i really appreciate your being here now my first question may sound provocative but i find much of the pro-democracy and anti a sad rhetoric really similar to what we heard from george w. bush about a decade ago people like yourself who at least at some point for in support of armed rebellion argued that since assad is a dictator syria would be a better place without him and therefore all the measures to get rid of him are somehow justified even if it is a war and to me that's the very asons of the bush's case to launch a war in iraq there are some stark differences to start off with between iraq and between syria and iraq there was no revolution in iraq there was a war that was instigated by the push of interests strategic financial. whatever it may be at the time the

bush and laura bush. >>> also, we spoke with jimmy carter.th are two former presidents and they have two very different views on the nsa leaker edward snowden. jimmy carter, george w. bush on edward snowden and a lot more coming up. i want to make things more secure. [ whirring ] [ dog barks ] i want to treat more dogs. ♪ our business needs more cases. [ male announcer ] where do you want to take your business? i need help selling art. [ male announcer ] from broadband to web hosting to mobile apps, small business solutions from at&t have the security you need to get you there. call us. we can show you how at&t solutions can help you do what you do... even better. ♪ >>> now a cnn exclusive. the former president george w. bush speaking candidly about the nsa leaker edward snowden. speaking also about the ailing nelson mandela, and speaking also about his successor in the white house, president barack obama. former president bush and his wife laura sat down with cnn in zambia where they're renovating a health clinic. listen to what they said ab

bush as war criminal and than. can. well and some of the similar tactics in syria is precisely because of this tribal. reason like when you have an outline it's entirely humanitarian it's not limited to fight what else about them being arabs or buying misallocated but when you say that as an arab or as a muslim as a or as a humanitarian your have some more in title meant to come in to syria and say to the syrian people who are still highly divided in the attitude towards assad because you know a significant proportion still supports president assad whether you like it or not so when you are common to syria and start telling those people who should be their legitimate later and who should be not i think this is the very same argument that president bush sad because president bush based it on a humanitarian basis he said there were americans have your rights and responsibilities to protect the oppressed people of iraq now what you're saying is that because you're an arab because you are muslim you for some reason have the

bush. the economic president i think he calls himself your younger worker i believe he should be able to set aside part of that money in your own retirement account so you can build a nest egg for your own future. under reagan the mandated gender included not only deregulation of main street industry but the financial industry as well this set the scene for a future disaster on a scale previously unimaginable starting with the hundreds of savings and loan bankruptcies of the late one nine hundred eighty s. the financial razzle dazzle that thirty years later takes down the economy really starts when wall street starts inventing all kinds of new gimmicks and the regulators give all this stuff a free pass. everything and ghouls you know baseball has rules right down to how many stitches are on the baseball. and when you remove the rules you enable people who behave badly the purpose of rules is not to regulate saints it is to deal with people who are sinners. once wall street was deregulated t

bush, 41, and barbara bush, opening up to their granddaughter jenna about why the former president cutll his hair. >> later, making a difference, a boy, a truck, and moment of inspiration that changed everything for one family living with autism. >>> we are back now with more on the striking photograph of 41, former president bush, who suddenly shaved off his hair. so did everybody in his secret service protection detail. we later learned it was in support of a 2-year-old son of one of his secret service agents who is undergoing chemo for leukemia. the bushes lost their daughter robin at age 4 to leukemia. today, his granddaughter, jenna bush hager, traveled to the family compound in kennebunkport, maine to get a closer look at the buzz cut and to have a candid conversation about what inspired him to do it. >> one of the reasons you shaved your head because you just wanted to see that little boy smile? >> that's right. and all of the agents had done it. and i wanted to show solidarity with them. >> i think john and his wife are very touched and surprised. very. >> does it surprise you

bush. another bush son weighed in today on his father's legacy. >> that's right. it's neil bush. he is the son of the president who actually runs the foundation, keeps it going these days. it's got to be difficult to have one brother who is a former president. another a very powerful former governor who might run for president some day neil bush got a bit emotional as he talked about his father's legacy. it would not be in treaties signed or wars won. it would be a return to the moral compass that must guide america through the next century. i'm talking about a respect for the goodness that makes this country great. >> you hear the emotion there. former president bush know for choking up at a lot of events obviously passed that on to some of his son's family members but also that legacy of service has been passed on as well. >> it really is satellite delay. apologies. ed, the former president bush is also famous for snazzy socks. look at the ones he wore today. his son neil even commented on these here. >> trying to be a style setter. i don't know if you noticed the socks there b

bush as war criminal and than. condone some of the similar tactics in syria is precisely because of this tribal affan the reason like when you have an outline it's entirely humanitarian it's not how humanitarian is right what else about them are absorbed by mr l. to create it but when you say that as an arab or as a muslim as a or as a humanitarian here have some more entitle men to come in to syria and say to the syrian people who are still highly divided in the attitude towards assad because you know a significant proportion still supports president assad whether you like it or not so when you are common to syria and start telling those people who should be their legitimate leader and who should be not i think this is the very same argument that president bush that because president bush based on a humanitarian basis he said the american capital rights and responsibilities to protect the oppressed people of iraq now what you're saying is that because you're an arab because you are a muslim you for some reason hav

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president bush, mrs. bush bush, mrs. bush, we want to welcome you and recognize the ceo of points of light. that is worth some applause. [applause] this says not the first time president bush and i have come together for any event like this. four years ago i went to texas a&m where he was celebrating the 20th anniversary of points of light and i appreciated the warm welcome by which i been the extremely loud howdy i received. [laughter] how the students are involved with community service but i was moved by how much they loved president bush now we come together to mark another milestone. as of this minute, 4,999 points of light awards have been presented to individuals and organizations across this country so now i have the honor to join president bush to present number 5,000. [applause] about 10 years ago while getting ready to retire they had been farming for years they had earned a break they planned to sail around the world than there french told them about a special place they should visit along the way, a village

bush. >>> a teen has been in jail for five months after he made a joke about a school shooting online. he was explicit that it was a joke so why is he still in jail? his father is live and will discuss that. >> interesting conversation kate will have, something's wrong, when does it become a crime. >> when does a joke cross a line. >>> let's start with a major new development, nsa leaker edward snowden has withdrawn his request for asylum in russia after president vladimir putin put a surprising condition on snowden, stop leaking information harmful to the u.s.. snowden is bashing the obama administration. cnn's phil black is live in moscow with more. good morning, phil. >> reporter: good morning, chris. there was that one condition put there by russian president vladimir putin and as you've mentioned, snowden was not prepared to contemplate it at all, but applying for application in russia was just one stage of a big plan to widen his search to try and find a country that would protect him

president bush saying today that freedom has been attacked by... >> bush: make no mistake, the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts. >> clarke: president bush said to us in the basement of the white house on the night of 9/11, "you have everything you need." and that was true because, as soon as we went to the congress, they said, "just tell us what you need." blank check. >> narrator: the president was determined to spend whatever was necessary and do whatever was necessary to conduct a new kind of war. >> ashcroft: the president turned to me and said-- in my direction anyhow-- he said, "never let this happen again." >> townsend: i understood that to mean there was no end of the earth we weren't willing to go to, there was nothing we weren't willing to ask for, there was nobody we wouldn't work with. >> narrator: the key to the new war would be secrecy. >> cheney: we'd have to work through the dark side, if you will. we've got to spend time in the shadows in the intelligence world. da priest: in the first few , the entire blueprint for wha

bush and if you could just get rid of bush and like mitt would take over interviewed all be driving around in solar powered cars and life would be beautiful within three or four weeks. old chris hedges it's a form of your correspondent author of nine books and a member of the new york times pulitzer prize winning team a democracy gives expression to the desires and concerns of ordinary city. when the that's through the press the labor union one of the culture. an oligarchy accessed and co-ops all those institutions if you are a billion it you can sit down and say ok i'm going to put three hundred thousand dollars into the race in colorado four hundred thousand dollars into mexico half a million dollars into vermont and use for the money and nobody has to know who i am i can do that with no disclosure whatsoever this is a huge step backwards for the marchese it's a step forward for oligarchy or a handful of extraordinarily wealthy individuals and large corporations have a major major major influence over all political life after the obama administration came in with his big hopes of

bush who said snowden is a traitor and that the u.s. has been hurt by the leaks well we're going to talk to mark levine about these matters and more in a few minutes so here's what's in your prime interest. less and less people are watching television and their homes that traditional way according to a nielsen report there will be more than five million is zero t.v. households in the u.s. in two thousand and thirteen as zero t.v. household are homes where viewers watch a video content on other devices such as computers smartphones and tablets instead of primarily online t.v. the average american absorbs more than forty one. hours per week of video content on all screens from televisions to smartphones that's almost five and a half hours a day so let's profile area is an internet subscription based company that will instant two thousand and twelve some believe it has the potential to become the netflix of the broadcast television and history you ask how does area work according to what we found on the company's website ariel has develope

experiences as you may have guessed from the name the form is dedicated to the development of the bush and of its acceptance of. this forum was different from the previous ones in the sense that it was focused on a specific economic sector it wasn't just a forum for innovations that involved all economic sectors it was aimed at the wrong material sector mainly the oil and gas industry focusing on a specific sector which gave the form a second wind. as well as showing off the latest products innovations developments and strange slimy substances many participants of the form some to firm contracts of corporation in part the focus of this year's forum on the oil and gas industry was so successful that the organizers sponsor continued dedicate in the form to different economic sectors in the future the robots were particularly popular most are students at the turn to be advancing. robots and humans was even slate of the two thousand and eighteen located off the beaten track of the trans-siberian railway i'm sure that times will continue to stand out as the very heart of bush innovation cry

bush and the former first lady barbara bush. this is neil bush now speaking. they just awarded the 5,000th point of light award. it went to an incredible couple. floyd hammer and kathy hamilton, a retired couple and a farm owner from union, iowa, who told their story of going to africa and their lives changing forever. they're the founders of a nonprofit that delivers free meals to children suffering from hunger in 15 countries, including the united states. this all started after an outreach trip to tanzania where they stopped to volunteer at a mission and were forever changed. on this day, we honor their work and volunteers around this country and around the world. in fact, points of light has seen millions of people volunteer and assist. they've mobilized the forces of millions of people to take action and bring a change in this world. we'll continue to follow the developments and talk much more about it. meanwhile, i'm tamron hall. the news nation is following developing news, continuing reaction to the george zimmerman not guilty verdict. protests planned

and also i believe, there are bou bushes around people with air conditioners as well, there are bushesaround them as well. >>. [ inaudible ] >> there's no objection. >> for ease of use. >> do you want them as a composite exhibit or individually? >> having individuals -- [ inaudible ] >> one of them, i don't know which one, it will come in as exhibit 21. second one will come in as defense exhibit 22. >> thank you, your honor. >> may i approach the witness, your honor? >> yes, you may. >> officer, i will show you pictures are not -- not that night, but the next day, and ask if this is what you are familiar with. i'm going to show you both 22 and 21 because they are a similar area. is that what you are talking about? >> yes, all those bushes. i believe there is probably an air conditioner back here. and this shows the end of the building. >> this is number, as we have shown to the jury -- >> 144. hh. >> 22? >> oh this one. 22. okay. i believe there's probably an air conditioner back there. some bushes there. and this is the end of the building. and there's bushes along the wall. >> if you

bush began a tradition.t across the country, every day, americans were finding ways to serve each other, and give back to their communities. often with few resources, and little recognition. president bush knew that their good works were valuable. the people they helped. he created an award, the daily point of light award, to recognize americans to serve their neighbors and communities in innovative ways that inspire us all. for the rest of his presidency, nearly every single day, president bush gave someone a daily point of light award. after he left the white house, he kept going and going. in between skydiving and other activities. he kept going. [laughter] it should come as no surprise. we are talking about somebody who has served his country in such extraordinary ways. when you do a parachute jump at the age of 85, not just a parachute jump, but another parachute jump, this is somebody was not going to slow down anytime soon. today, we are extraordinarily honored to be joined by the family that helps bu

. >> host: what about the tax cuts in the early part of the bush, the first bush administration or bush43, the first term? we hear often on our call-in program on c-span that president clinton left president bush with a surplus, and he squandered it. >> president clinton certainly did leave president bush and a guy with a surplus. a big reason for that is he brought spending down during the '90s. as a share of gdp, spending fell by 4.1% of gdp. 4.1 percentage points during the 1990s. and that enable us to have a surplus. in the '90s, federal spending has risen, reversed that completely as a share of gdp. it's gone up a size 25% from 18-point to in 2000. so it seems to me that one way we've gotten wrong here is that we have ratcheted up spending as a share of gdp, more than is sustainable. >> host: sure those tax cuts have taken place? >> guest: i think the permanent tax cuts were good to do. they help the economy. i quarrel with this temporary tax cuts in 2008, for example. part of the sting was to try to get the economy going. but everything i see is reducing the top tax rates, reducin