trinity university professor david lesh talk about his book "syrian." and gary angle from the government accountability office will look at treasury action to avoid hitting the debt ceiling. former virginia governor tim kaine and former senator george allen faced each other thursday night in one of four scheduled senate debates. the political reporter rates this race a toss up. >> the standarder barrier, he said 47% of americans are too dependent on government and they see themselves as victims. >> do you share that vision of america and what specifically will you do to deal with that 47%? >> as i stated in the beginning david, the best social program of all is a job. how do you provide more job opportunities for people -- >> you think nearly half the country see themselves as victims? >> no, i look very positively at the people. >> would you disagree with governor romney on this point? >> i have my own point of view. my point of view is that the people of america still believe in the american dream. our responsibility as leaders and public servant to m

then, trinity university professor david lesh talks about his book "syria-the fall of the house of assad." and from the government accountability office, a look at the treasury department actions to avoid hitting the debt ceiling of the estimated $1 billion cost. "washington journal" is next. host: good monday morning and welcome to washington journal. "usa today" says -- the president is speaking to the united nations on tuesday. both candidates preparing for next week's first presidential debate in denver. secretary of state clinton speaks at resident's clinton .lobal initiative holbei we will stick with politics this morning and get your take on who you are voting for and why. what is your top issue? we also want to hear from undecided voters or soft voters. what are your top issues? and you can send us a tweet. also, post your comments on facebook. or send us an e-mail. we will begin this morning with the latest battleground poll from "politico" and george washington university, showing president obama with a slight edge. governor romney was leading in may. now the latest poll shows