bob dole made an advertisement in which dan became a seal and the most extraordinary thing people willake away from this race. it's extremely tight and maybe the democrats have one chance of holding this because that senate race looks incredibly tight. >> emily, seals don't have perfect teeth like that, do they? >> in this campaign, i think i've seen seals, sheep, certainly a lot of guns and somebody stamping on the white house. >> also one of my very favorite ads was where a democrat turned to a republican and told him liar, liar, pants on fire. when he we get to the ads saying that. >> across the atlantic. the sunday times. need we go on? >> obviously not from home. i am here. >> and not wearing your pajamas because it's a family show. andrew, you've written a lot about the fact that you're quite vexed by what's going on in the republican party. are you vexed tonight? >> yes, because i think what will be fascinating is what happens from now on. we all kind of expected this. in fact it's kind of for me been anti-climatic where it came out where people guessed it would come out. >> no

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existence bob dole -- against bob dole. so i went to see you, and it was a big moment, right, because the leader of the opposition, he's the president of the united states, so it's, you know, did you get in to see him properly, and how'd it all work out and everything. and, of course, the british media were all turning up hoping for something to go wrong. anyway, i sat in those chairs that you do trying to look generally statesmanlike sitting with the president, and i remember the british media all came in. they used to kind of rush in like a great clutch, you know, the journalists. they'd all come in, and they'd shout questions. one of the british media shouted at president clinton, he said, do you think you're sitting next to the british prime minister? and that was a really difficult question because if he said, no, i was kind of -- that's me gone. if he said yes, he was interfering with a british election, right? so he thought a moment, he said, i just hope he's sitting next to the next president of the united states. [

when bill clinton in one thousand nine hundred five bill clinton was down about fifteen points to bob dole in the polls but when he had that standoff with gingrich on the budget and he stood tall and he won that fight he was up ten points on dole and he never looked back he never he never looked back from that so i think obama's got to pick some places where he stands tall i think the tax cut fight is a great example i think he needs to get very aggressive with the banks on this mortgage foreclosure issue these banks have been have been ripping people off and been foreclosing on their homes when they don't have the right to do it and obama needs to be a lot tougher on that i think he needs to pick some fights with people and i mean there are some easy ones out there like he's a foreclosure date and so it's so simple to point at a bad guy you know i realize who the enemy is there but to me is how much time do you think obama has to get it together i don't know if we reach a certain point he still hasn't taken a stand on anything that is two thousand and twelve completely lost i don't think

kay street with the lobbyist, bob dole and trent lott and tea party wing.ver the heart of the senate conference? that is a question going forward. >> the bureaucrat argument, you will the committee make decisions instead of the member of the congress closer to the people. but do the senior republicans want to be in this political environment or any political environment defend practice of earmarks, because congress has drop a great job? >> bret: no but they say they were going to cut spending overall so pot of money goes down. >> this is a distraction. earmarks don't amount to much and it's just a side issue. if they had bills on the floor right now to reform medicare or to change the way we structure social security, i would say you know what? that is a good point. go for that and do the big stuff first. they don't. it's not serious. >> bret: that is it for the panel and probably not it for this topic. stay tuned for the dangers of a late lunch. [ male announcer ] you'd never leave your car unlocked. why would you leave your life unlocked? car theft is a s

we liked his dad. 2006, bob dole came in second. he deserved a shot. '88 was george bush, reagan's vice president. there is no front runner. romney. and huckabee strong at the end. palin, v.p. i have don't think there is an epresumptive front runner to be in the -- >> wait. by the analysis you gave, that the republicans typically nominate the guy who came in second last time, why not romney? is it the massachusetts healthcare plan that disqualifies him or not? >> we are in a different place. republican lost the genetic predisposition. every one of the candidates will have strength and challenges. they'll aum come out of the block in the same way. there's not one group here and one here. they each face three challenges. what is narrative? why could it be you and not obama? what vision do you have for the country? second, do you show us explicitly or indirectly that you got decision-making ability, strength of leadership, the presence i wake up some morning saying i'm comfortable seeing you in oval office? do they give a sense they ca

bob dole got 41% in the puzzle election that year. new gingrich survived if that, but ultimately left. it was a platform full of risks for republicans, as we know. i want to spend time on those risks going forward. i want to bring a partisan interpretation to this by using real numbers. this was a big election. voters had a very big mess is for democrats -- a very big message for democrats and president obama. we ask questions on who was going to control congress? there wereery conscious of what they were doing. they wanted to take control -- democratic control of the congress. this was a very big message in this election. and it was an election centered on the economy. i am happy about the lack of progress. they were angry about the democrats seeming inattention to the economy. the health-care debate it looks like people focused on an issue other than jobs for a year. this diverted attention from the economy. they were unhappy about the lack of vision, message about the economy that would give an explanation for why the policies were

senator bob dole, i believe, was trying to be here. a distinguished soldier and statesman and always great to have an opportunity to share time with him as i did last week as he was looking forward to being released from walter reed where he had undergone surgery. ambassador gary dewar from canada and other distinguished guests from canada, thank you for being here this morning and thank you also for the generosity of the reception and luncheon following these ceremonies. members of the va team who are here today, thank you for all you do. i will add my thanks to chairwoman lois pope, to president part a wilson, to national spokesman gary sinise and all the wonderful members of the american veterans disabled for life memorial foundation your efforts to put together this wonderful project. scott brown is here. scotts that has been mentioned several times already, former secretary of veterans affairs, jesse brown who signed the original agreement with lois and with art wilson. bobby barrera, i always learn something whenever you get up t

jerry ford dumped nelson rockefeller for bob dole to run against in 1976. so stay tuned. >> larry: he never lets it go. i love woodward for that. he never let's it go. what are you working on now? >> i'm not sure. kind of seeing -- there's an awful lot going on. listening to anderson and you. i mean, in foreign affairs, domestic affairs, the obama presidency is being tested every day and we're going to see if

the arguments that i heard bob dole were, you know, within a philosophical zone that he lived in, reasonablyand the arguments ted kennedy would make back were reasonably put. and then you get to 2004. and john kerry, a war hero, who has exposed himself to enemy fire who's been out there, been injured in war, is talked about as if he was a deserter. there's not a democrat who has ever questioned john mccain's service in terms like that. there's a huge, huge difference between the departure points of those two discussions. >> i think you can find people who cross the line on the fringes on both side. the difference is that on the right, they have taken those people in the fringe and promoted them and put them in charge. you did have the arkansas project. when bill clinton was in the office that he had an airstrip in arkansas and he was a drug dealer and killing people and all this sort of stuff. but it was the fringe. you can find people who say crazy stuff on the fringe. but those people then became the swift boat people that ran the campaign against john kerry who became the citizens united

jerry ford dumped nelson rockefeller for bob dole to run against in 1976. i love woodward for that. he never let's it go. what are you working on now? >> i'm not sure. kind of seeing -- there's an awful lot going on. listening to anderson and

and i'm sure that bob dole and other republicans are still mad about that, that trent lott should notave sent bill clinton up for the third time, but they were in favor of it. they liked it. >> when you think about the dynamics of the next six to nine months, a player in this is the chairman of the house budget committee. it is the one document that could >> not just vision bedetails of the size of score of the government. the republicans tripped up in 1995. they had to reduce medicare. that's what began to derail the republican revolution in 1995. i'm curious if you can balance the tea party and in this own party, can you sell the budget to the public as a port of reasonable alternative to obama? >> well, '95 was a defeat for newt gingrich and the house of republicans. they held more or less spending for a year. that plays a large part in sends the budget towards being balanced two years later. they lost some public support and the budget slow down in shuts down government. let's remember, they didn't lose 60 house seats in the next election. they held control of the house. so, you k

. >> reporter: so has republican bob dole. >> and we have to recognize that this is a job for the peopleso we work for them. >> reporter: earlier, only wgn is there as the new senator sees his new office for the first time. a few signs of the last occupant left behind and for the naval reservist, a new mandate dead ahead. >> my job is as the most junior senator, with all humility, to go to work, to watch, listen and learn but i hope we move in a bipartisan direction of protecting the economy and expanding employment. >> reporter: it certainly was a battle getting here but kirk had nothing to praise today for his democratic opponent in this senate race, alexy ginulius. he was sworn in using an 1827 bible, that was used by a man known for the slogan, darn the torpedoes, full speed ahead. >> we know a good massage can help relax everybody but can it also ward off disease. >>> plus, no lovers behold. two teens reveal the secrets of home made snow. not there, but there. >> the journal of the american heart association reports, kids who reportly enjoyed fruits and vegetables had better artery

mistake of nominating a hopeless loser, someone who has no chance of winning, as you did in 1996 with bob dole, as the democrats did in 1998 with michael dukakis, as these parties do from time to time? and who is the biggest loser in ur field that you worry about the most getting the nomination? do you agree with the white house that their dream candidate is sarah palin and sarah palin is your worst nightmare if you're party chairman? >> well, i think that's a pretty big nightmare that the obama folks have to worry about as well. look, i think that we have a process. it is a longstanding process that has worked out very well in general. our candidates campaigned in all 50 states as they go for our nomination to become the republican nominee. that process helps us weed out the stronger candidates and most of the time we nominate a very strong candidate. i don't think it is my job or anybody's job to dictate who the republicans nominate nor is it our jobs to dictate who the democrats nominate. let the process work its way through and let meese candidates make their best case. we'll choose a nomi

he has given more than $10,000 to a host of politicians including fred thompson, bob dole, rudy giuliani, john mccain, and rnc chair michael steele. if you're giving to steele you're really a republican. all right. and who knew game show hosts were a hot bed of conservative hosts. i had no idea the game shows were doing this. speaking of conservative hosts, what would be the game show they would host? jokers wild. joker, joker, joker. i used to love that show. rebecca wrote about this, and she joins me now. i love that you wrote about this. this is fascinating. so let's get to the heart of this. why? >> that is a terrific question. and different scholars, you wouldn't believe it. but there are scholars who study game show hosts and republicans and that sort of thing have a bunch of theorys on the subject, actually. >> no, they can't. they have a bunch of theorys on this topic. >> there's a brilliant academic who has spent many years studying the evolution of game shows in america, and their influence on politics and culture. and he really charts the evolution or the development of the mo

that's why health care is so watered down, because it's really bob dole's old republican plan from 1994, but somehow that got to be the middle now. same thing with cap and trade. >> right. the middle is the near right. you mentioned false equivalence. i'm not fishing for either compliments nor reassurance here. i don't know that i've ever heard this from you at any length. give me your assessment of television news and its effect on american politics today. >> well, gee, you could write a whole book on that. i mean, since people have stopped reading in general, for good or bad, we're stuck with it. that's how people get their news. i think, you mentioned christine o'donnell there at the top. i think i read that that was the most reported story of the entire midterm elections, was christine o'donnell. that's pretty sad. but you know, i think the place where you go, where i go, for in-depth coverage is opinion news. when i say opinion news, people like you and rachel and lawrence o'donnell and chris matthews. you know, they have -- you guys have the time to really go into depth on an issu

senator bob dole i believe was trying to be here, a distinguished soldier and statesman.t is always great to have an opportunity to share time with them as i did last rickettsias looking forward to being released from walter reed where he had undergone some surgery. ambassador from canada and other distinguished guests from canada, thank you for being here this morning. thank you for the generosity of the reception and luncheon following the ceremonies. members of the va team, thank you for what you do. i will add my thanks to low as hope -- lois pope and all the under a wonderful members for all of your work, and your devotion, your efforts for this wonderful private. scott brown is here. his dad has been mentioned several times already, former secretary of veterans affairs jesse brown who signed the original agreement with lois and art wilson. bobby andbarrera, i always learn sending when you get up and speak. thank you to all the butter and service organizations who are represented here today. you all have contributed to making this memorial a reality. please join me i

i was -- i came into this seat after bob dole served in this body and served in this seat. senator dole from kansas i think is the iconic figure of the world war ii generation and of that greatt generation. just got out of walter reed hospital. he's been very sick and ill this year but is coming back and recuperating. i think he's 87 years old this year. most everybody in america would agree about the greates generation. they'd say that world war ii generation really hit the mark of what it is to be an american, what it is to sacrifice, what it is to fight for a gad cause -- fight for a good cause. and they did it with a set of virtue as that are timels, that are known and that i think we've got to emulate this time for us to deal with the problems we have now. they were courageous, they were selfless, they were courteous, they were people that would fight for aause, they were ones that exhibited charity, thrift, certainly known in that generation. and i think these are things that we've got to bring back. hard work, compassion. that's -- that seems to me when i think of th

that this republican party no longer had a bob dole figure., while they were trying to govern carried on campaigning. and that was a -- a really simple mistake that many of the campaign people said, hey, guys, the other side hasn't stopped the election. took them a long time to realize that. >> and you're right that the scott brown victory in massachusetts in january was the real wake-up call that knocked the president out of his complacency. but what changed? and if something did change, why ten months later is there still this -- this attitude that we saw during the run-up to the midterms? and even now, this kind? >> scott brown happened, everyone said this president is dead, finished, two months later he gets health care. so there's a repeated pattern here of people writing this guy off saying he's finished. there was new hampshire, texas and ohio, pennsylvania, this guy was supposed to be done a long time ago and he bounces back. that's number one to keep in mind. of course, you don't know, he's always going to bounce back. there's a repea

rahm emanuel who was often accused of being the guy looking for compromise told me that there's no bob dole in this republican party anymore. ronald reagan couldn't get the nomination for the presidency in this republican party. so there is a realization there. the problem they've had is that they've just been looking for the other side among a handful of republican votes as opposed to independent voters. in 2008, they were looking to a much broader audience for that validation and support. and it wasn't just republican members of congress. they have to spread wider. >> i remember the guy who originally said that ronald reagan couldn't get elected as a republican today. that would be me. >> he's channeling you. >> i'm glad to see that, but what eat practical effect of this? what's their new strategy knowing the republicans aren't going to go for bipartisanship in the next two years? >> i think we're seeing some of that now on the national security questions. why is the president being so much more robust when it comes to this obscure nuclear treaty that no one knows the terms of. in part be

if i had a chance to listen to bob dole this morning, and he had a piece of advice for republicans, said look you can spend all the time you want in repealing health care, he said, then nothing will come of it. and i think both sides are starting to work this out just exactly what their arrangement and accommodation. it's a shotgun marriage. and it's a forced marriage. neither party sought this out, but now they have cold responsibilities for the nation's economy and well-being. republicans in the house and a democratic president. >> what do you see? >> we knew it was coming. i know for a fact the white house has been thinking about this for a long time, we knew it was coming. i would say having spent a lot of time interviewing white house people and republican people, the republicans are a little further along in being aware of the limitations upon them right now. that there's not a lot they can do, they -- i think they've begun to think through a strategy. i'm not sure the white house has begun to think through a strategy. when you're a successful senate candidate in west virginia, tak

and bob dole, but republican , and wasial candidates t planning to use the welfare issue against him and it was taken a -- taken away. and i'm sure that bob dole and other republicans are still mad about that, that trent lott should not have sent bill clinton up for the third time, but they were in favor of it. they liked it. >> when you think about the dynamics of the next six to nine months, a player in this is the chairman of the house budget committee. it is the one document that could authoritatively set forth the republican vision, and not just a vision, but the details of the size and scope of government to contrast with president obama. the budget is what trip up the republicans in 1995. they had to reduce the growth in the rate of medicare. that is what started to do you really republican revolution of 1995. ken ryan balance the tea party within his own party? is there a reasonable alternative -- kenny savidge this as a reasonable alternative to obama? -- can he salvaged this as a reasonable alternative to obama? >> i think, republicans, in effect, had a policy success. they

newt gingrich and bob dole- the house and senate and democratic president was in the white house and it was a huge fight over raising the debt ceiling and gingrich and others said we won't raise it unless we get concessions from the president and we want cuts in medicare. medicaid and energy environmental programs and that's our price going along with it. president said i'm not going to do that. one led to another and then it finally expired and then in the winter of 1995-96, we had the spectacle of two government shout downs. historic events. newt gingrich at one point said if the government shuts down people won't even notice. but the reality was, it was a huge political backlash and republicans paid an awful price during the next congressional elections, and republicans have been chaste endowed by that as we head into this new, this new congress and this new tension between a republican leadership and another democrat sitting in the white house, we have different views on spending, um... everyone better be careful because you know, the economy is really in a very precarious positi

and bob dole, but republican , and wasial candidates t planning to use the welfare issue against him and it was taken a -- taken away. and i'm sure that bob dole and other republicans are still mad about that, that trent lott should not have sent bill clinton up for the third time, but they were in favor of it. they liked it. >> when you think about the dynamics of the next six to nine months, a player in this is the chairman of the house budget committee. it is the one document that could authoritatively set forth the republican vision, and not just a vision, but the details of the size and scope of government to contrast with president obama. the budget is what trip up the republicans in 1995. they had to reduce the growth in the rate of medicare. that is what started to do you really republican revolution of 1995. ken ryan balance the tea party within his own party? is there a reasonable alternative -- kenny savidge this as a reasonable alternative to obama? -- can he salvaged this as a reasonable alternative to obama? >> i think, republicans, in effect, had a policy success. they

we saw bob dole work together with bill clinton. but i'm not sure that's possible with this game.u know, alan, and hasn't been the democrats who lock themselves in a closet and didn't talk to republicans. barack obama tried to reach out to republicans, and they wouldn't come his way at all. no, what about the story then, the president hasn't reached out to the senate, the new senate leader, minority leader for 18 months, is that true? >> host: not too. i have seen mitch mcconnell at the white house and i go down there every day. i don't know who made up that story. but i will take the classic story, alan. you heard it before on the show is, true story, exactly happened right after obama got into office, again, he wants to be a post-partisan kind of guy. he told john boehner, the first time the present of the opposite party did this, set a want to come up and sit down and have lunch with your caucus. he didn't go out to lunch with the democrats. he had lunch with republicans and he said i want to hear your ideas of what we can do for a jobs bill. this is the original stimulus packa

on behalf of my friends and fellow cofounders of the bipartisan policy center, senator bob dole and senator howard aker, i would like to thank you for joining us. unfortunately they could not be here but i know how pleased they are with the work of this task force and our gathering this morning. if we can learn anything from the results of the elections earlier this month, it is that the american people are anxious and frustrated with the state of the economy and with our mounting public debt. our economy and our future as a strong prosperous nation are threatened by the prospect of soaring deficits and debt in the coming years. the debt and deficits that will be driven by the aging of the population, the continuing growth in health care costs in the reluctance of policy make is to reduce spending or raise revenues to cover the costs of public programs. we are running the risk of a dead growing far larger than the economy itself, forcing the nation to borrow huge sums of money. this will increase our dependence on foreign leaders and lenders and starved vital social and defense programs, ra

on behalf of my friends and fellow co-founders of the bipartisan policy center, senator bob dole and senator howard baker, all like to thank you for joining us. unfortunately, they could not be here, but i know how pleased they are with the work of this task force and are gathering this morning. if we can learn anything from the results of the elections earlier this month, it is that the american people are anxious and frustrated with the state of the economy and with our mounting public debt. our economy and our future as a strong, prosperous nation are threatened by the prospect of soaring deficits and debt in the coming years. debt and deficits that will be driven by the aging of the population, the continuing growth of health care costs, and the reluctance of policymakers to reduce spending to cut the cost of public programs. we are running the risk of the debt growing far larger than the economy itself, forcing the nation to borrow huge sums of money. this will increase our dependence on foreign leaders and lenders and start our vital defense programs, raise the risk of economic

senator bob dole i believe was trying to be here, a distinguished soldier and statesman. it is always great to have an opportunity to share time with them as i did last rickettsias looking forward to being released from walter reed where he had undergone some surgery. ambassador from canada and other distinguished guests from canada, thank you for being here this morning. thank you for the generosity of the reception and luncheon following the ceremonies. members of the va team, thank you for what you do. i will add my thanks to low as hope -- lois pope and all the under a wonderful members for all of your work, and your devotion, your efforts for this wonderful private. scott brown is here. his dad has been mentioned several times already, former secretary of veterans affairs jesse brown who signed the original agreement with lois and art wilson. bobby andbarrera, i always learn sending when you get up and speak. thank you to all the butter and service organizations who are represented here today. you all have contributed to making this memorial a reality. please join me

there was no bob dole, they were trying to find something that didn't exist any more. and that was a big miscalculation. >> the second half of the term going to make 2012 look like the midterms? or will it be better? >> i think they are now very aware that they have to get back to that campaigning spirit of 2008. if they're not the change candidate, then we're in for a forced change election and they'll find themselves on the wrong side of it. >> the book is "revival" by richard wolf. >> thank you. >> one year after the scandal hit, a look back at his life changing year. [ female announcer ] keurig has over 200 varieties of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. it's the way to individually brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew, hon. [ female announcer ] choose. brew. enjoy. keurig. [ male announcer ] welcome to the far reaches of the internet. when you go faster, you're free to go farther. at&t. rethink possible. get high-speed internet from at&t for only $14.95 a month. from 15 leading brands, including tully's. it's the way to brew everyone's f

and bob dole, but republican , and wasial candidates t planning to use the welfare issue against him and it was taken a -- taken away. and i'm sure that bob dole and other republicans are still mad about that, that trent lott should not have sent bill clinton up for the third time, but they were in favor of it. they liked it. >> when you think about the dynamics of the next six to nine months, a player in this is the chairman of the house budget committee. it is the one document that could authoritatively set forth the republican vision, and not just a vision, but the details of the size and scope of government to contrast with president obama. the budget is what trip up the republicans in 1995. they had to reduce the growth in the rate of medicare. that is what started to do you really republican revolution of 1995. ken ryan balance the tea party within his own party? is there a reasonable alternative -- kenny savidge this as a reasonable alternative to obama? -- can he salvaged this as a reasonable alternative to obama? >> i think, republicans, in effect, had a policy success. they

senator bob dole i believe was trying to be here, a distinguished soldier and statesman.share time with them as i did last rickettsias looking forward to being released from walter reed where he had undergone some surgery. ambassador from canada and other distinguished guests from canada, thank you for being here this morning. thank you for the generosity of the reception and luncheon following the ceremonies. members of the va team, thank you for what you do. i will add my thanks to low as hope -- lois pope and all the under a wonderful members for all of your work, and your devotion, your efforts for this wonderful private. scott brown is here. his dad has been mentioned several times already, former secretary of veterans affairs jesse brown who signed the original agreement with lois and art wilson. bobby andbarrera, i always learn sending when you get up and speak. thank you to all the butter and service organizations who are represented here today. you all have contributed to making this memorial a reality. please join me in recognizing the disabled veterans who are

. >> on behalf of my friends, -- senator bob dole and senator howard baker, all like to thank you forjoining us. this morning. if we can learn anything from the results of the elections earlier this month, it is that the american people are anxious and frustrated with the state of the economy and with our mounting public debt. our economy and our future as a strong, prosperous nation are threatened by the prospect of soaring deficits and debt in the coming years. debt and deficits that will be driven by the aging of the population, the continuing growth of health care costs, and the reluctance of policymakers to reduce spending to cut the cost of public programs. we are running the risk of the debt growing far larger than the economy itself, forcing the nation to borrow huge sums of money. this will increase our dependence on foreign leaders and lenders and start our vital defense programs, raise the risk of economic crisis, and weakened our economy and our nation in the long run. we cannot leave this legacy for future generations. we all know that we talked about this problem for lon

newt gingrich and bob dole- the house and senate and democratic president was in the white house and it was a huge fight over raising the debt ceiling and gingrich and others said we won't raise it unless we get concessions from the president and we want cuts in medicare. medicaid and energy environmental programs and that's our price going along with it. president said i'm not going to do that. one led to another and then it finally expired and then in the winter of 1995-96, we had the spectacle of two government shout downs. historic events. newt gingrich at one point said if the government shuts down people won't even notice. but the reality was, it was a huge political backlash and republicans paid an awful price during the next congressional elections, and republicans have been chaste endowed by that as we head into this new, this new congress and this new tension between a republican leadership and another democrat sitting in the white house, we have different views on spending, um... everyone better be careful because you know, the economy is really in a very precarious positi

bob dole was for my state. he once said that you have two ears and one mouth so that you can listen twice as much as you talk. he did that very nicely. that is not necessarily always the common principle. this organization, this group, they are great folks. we will spend several months to try to listen and figure out what things we can do to make our system work better. they may not be cosmic things. we will not be able to change the constitution in the next year. but there are smaller things we can do. one thing we can do is try to get people in congress to relate on a social basis. one of the thing the president was encouraged to do was to bring the congress to the white house. mutual respect is one way to get people to trust each other. personal and spousal types of things are really important. if they like each other, they might work with each other on occasion. there are a couple of other things i think we need to do. we need to look at scheduling of congress, the numbers of committees that congressman wor

if you remember the last opportunity was in president clinton's situation, bob dole at that point was not presumptive blood i could presumption under that. that is not out there now. this is why it opened. after last night, if you're thinking about running for president, you would just put the afterburners on. three seasons, you have a lame duck session where everything can still need to be accomplished. there's the budget, let alone the extenders for 2010 are provisions from 2001 and 2003. you get 24 legislative days to figure this out. that is number one. the second season is the first 100 or so days, the budget cycle where fiscal issues in the state of the union, how they begin to work together, that will be paramount. and then you have the vote that will lead a predicate for the rest of the session and year. when that dead vote comes up, if you listen to treasury it is one thing, and if you listen to olympian cbo is another. springer summer, you will have a debt vote where you have a situation republicans not wanting to vote for data on one of their first votes against the preside