michael blumfield is the managing director of the milan group polling in market research firm. its clients include elected officials across the country. fortune 500 companies and some of the leading public-interest groups. in the political sphere michael has established a reputation for helping democrats take back republican seats, even in so-called red states. lisa davis, currently serves as the director naa arby's divided we fail, a fantastic campaign is add to probably have seen a lot during the 2008 election cycle and his focus is to demand solutions from congressional members and businesses, civic leaders on the issues of healthcare and lifetime financial security for all. and rounding out their-- the national political and public affairs survey research firm that has completed more than 4 million interviews. i don't think bill has done that himself but the firm has done that with voters and consumers in all 50 states and a dozen foreign countries. called by "the new york times" the reading republican pollster, a polling company, public opinion, strategy, represents 19 u.s

we are kind of a dwindling group these days so it is nice to see mark blumfield, the people call mr. capital gains, the guy who has been so irresponsible for so many of the great policy changes. you were back here in 1978, right? [inaudible] he is responsible for the 1923-- and jimmy p from u.s. news who is a good friend and is one of the top leading writers on the economic space. >> how do you pronounces last name? >> i an not even going to try. leagis call him jimmy p. i'm going to talk for a few minutes about how the book came into being and by the way, my good friend is here who is one of the great biographers of ronald reagan. when is your new book coming out on reagan? september. he wrote a great book on the 76 reagan campaign and has a book coming out that i can't wait to read about 1980. reagan is a central figure to our book so i am a big fan. it is so funny you mention the issue about the trillion dollars because i was thinking about back in 1987 when i briefly worked for ronald reagan. remember win jim miller was the head of the budget office? we did something arthur in 19

. >> host: darryl from blumfield, indiana, democratic line. good morning.re you with us this morning? we'll go on to nell waiting in white cross, georgia. on our line for independents. nell good, morning. >> caller: good morning. >> guest: hi, nell. >> caller: how are you. >> guest: veil well, thank you. >> caller: i'm fine and blessed. i'm not hearing you now. >> host: go ahead with you question or comment. we can hear you. >> caller: i'm very pro life. i don't believe in abortion. i believe a baby is a baby, before it's born, and i don't believe we have the right to take that life, and you're you were earlier talking about the kids coming across the border. we should show compassion, we should take care. and these very liberal i guess that's what they're called, people that use -- they don't want prayer, they don't want god or anything but now suddenly the

we are kind of a dwindling group these days so it is great to see mark blumfield who people call mr. capital gains was the guy responsible for so many of the great policy changes happening. you are back here in 1978, right? he is responsible for the 1923-- >> that was the disasters in 78. >> and jimmy p from u.s. news who is a good friend and is one of its top leading writers on economics these days. >> you can pronounces last thing. >> we just call him jimmy p but he is one of the great reporters. i am going to talk for a few minutes about how the book came into being and by the way, my good friend is here who is one of the great biographers of ronald reagan. when is your note-- new book coming out? september. he wrote a book on the 76 reagan campaign and now has a book coming out about 1980 and reagan is the central figure to our book. i am a big fan. it is so funny mention this issue about the trillion dollars because i was thinking about that in 1987 when it briefly worked for ronald reagan, remember when jim miller was the head of the budget office? we did something arthur in 19

. -- sara blumfield. we have people here from the advocacy committee and members of the museum board of directors. tonight's program is sponsored by the museum's committee on conscience. this is our effort to deal with present day genocide, particularly the areas of response and prevention. the committee on conscience has two major goals. first, public education, working to sensitize the general public at large to the problem of genocide, the general problem of genocide. we do it through programs like tonight. we just took ambassador rise through the exhibit ourselves. the second part is out reach to policymakers. it was a blueprint on the government, to be better positioned on genocide in the future. to get on to tonight's program, is my pleasure to introduce to you ambassador susan rice, our permanent representative to the united nations and a member of president obama's cabinet. you have some biographical information on her, but i wanted her -- wanted you to know that she has had a very distinguished c