the best time for any of the administrations, it was certainly true of george walker bush and barack obama. when they walked in, they had an agenda and the transition was so orchestrated. president bush had an issue a week planned. points of light. education. there were paths to get to the information they wanted out. for every administration, during a time of war, being able to get their foreign-policy and national security council people has been really a top priority. i have to give high marks to most of the administrations. you could reach a real human being. >> why did you quit? >> because i felt it was the right time. there is honor in being able to stand up and walk away from something you have really enjoyed that may not still deliver the same satisfaction. it has come to something of a pausing moment. it is not a presidential campaign year. i never would have left during one. it is coming up on the market -- mark of where i would have finished 41 years at abc news. almost all of that was covering the white house. it comes up to the time in broadcasting when there are new peop

>> i knew four of his sons. >> did you think that george walker bush would become president? was surprised when they both decided to run for governor. the suns are running. -- sons are running. there is marvin bush, one of the brothers. why are you not out campaigning? he said, i am the only smart brother. jeb did not win. george w. bush did when. -- did win. my greatest moment with george w. bush was when he was still the smart alec son. he was playing golf. we would see him go off on the first and come in on the 18th. 18 holes in one hour and 53 minutes. said, one hour and 53 minutes. write that down. that is a record. the white house doctor said, "aerobic golf." 1992, what was it like to be chosen to do this and how much preparation did you do to ask questions at the debate? that we wereld chosen. i was on what benson's -- lloyd bentsen's campaign. ann compton had a phone call. i was given a number. the head of the debate group said, will you be on the debate tomorrow night? i said, can i call new york and ask their permission. he said, yes. i got almost no preparation time

. >> by the way, george walker bush? >> i interviewed an official who i did not see an interview with him. >> he is in there by e-mail. >> how long did they spend with you? >> he does not do interviews anymore. that one was by e-mail. he is a great and funny writer. if you have an experience, and knowing how to get him, he is wonderful and human and revealing purity is a good memory. bill clinton was great. we spent an hour with him in harlem. that one was by e-mail. >> who do you think are the two presidents that you covered back to what? the first one? >> we really start with truman. >> which one of two presidents together has a really deep friendship and the opposite? >> i would say the deepest friendship would be hoover and truman and bush and clinton. >> ford and carter. here are two men that i like the dickens and did have this bonding moment in 1981. reagan sent into a funeral. they hit it off on the plane and spend the next 25 years doing about 25 projects together. they become such a good friends that ford and c

george w. bush has for his father led a truly remarkable life. george herbert walker bush was born in massachusetts on june 12, 1924, and exactly 18 years later signed up for the u.s. navy. by that time he was already one year into his relationship with barbara pierce who would later become his wife. as the youngest pilot in the navy, he flew 58 combat missions during world war ii and was awarded the distinguished flying across after being shot down by the japanese and plucked from the ocean by a u.s. submarine. george and barbara went on to have six children including the future president, he followed in the footsteps of his own father by running for office, becoming a member of congress before going onto becoming ambassador at the united nations and later becoming president himself george bush was at the forefront of the end of the cold war, the fall of the soviet union and countless major events that shaped world history. at the george bush museum and library i got an opportunity to do something that no one before has been able to do. i toured the museum with fathe

i'm talking about president george herbert walker bush. what is his connection here? well, first of all, we witnessed the unveiling of the president george h.w. bush gallery. so that is a connection. but there are two others i want to talk about. the first is something of a curiosity, and it relates to things that have been discussed. the amendments that we call the bill of rights were sent to the states for ratification on september 25, 1789. congress sent 12 amendments to the states, but the states originally ratified only 10 amendments. 13 through 12. the first of the amendments, it is certainly true that the first two really don't seem to fit in with what we consider the bill of rights. the first one, which concerned the composition of the house of representatives, is still out there. it has not been ratified and probably never will be. [laughter] the second, which also does not fit with the provisions of the bill of rights, had a differ

that goes for george herbert walker bush, who was released from the hospital today., taking stock. for the last time this year, sayonara. ♪ >> i'm pimm fox and welcome to a special edition of "taking stock." you will meet people whose stories have made a difference over the past year and go into the business world of music, sports, fashion, and media. boys ii men discussed their stardom and the biggest issue for the music business and how to pay artists fairly for their work in the internet age. football hall of famer joe namath explains his fight to stop concussions on the field. a fashion executive describes her biggest worry and what her company was founded on and entertainment media king jerry springer defends his fans to those who call them lowbrow. 17 grammy award nominati

. >> i, borj herbert walker bush do solemnly square. >> i george walker bush do solemnly swear. >> well, you know the rest. >> today, jeb bush told us something we already knew, that he's thinking about running for president. which translated from politician speak means, i'm running for president. he said, like many of you, our family was blessed with the opportunity to gather together over the recent thanksgiving holiday. columba and i are so proud of the wonderful adults our children have become and we loved spending time with our three precious grandchildren. we smared good food and watched a whole lot of football. we also talked about the future of our nation. well, of course they did. and you know, the bush family doesn't talk about the future of our nation for very long without talking about who's going to be the next bush to run for president. and so, as a result of these conversations, and thoughtful consideration of the kind of strong leadership i think america needs, i have decided to actively explore the possibility of running for president of the united states. in january, i

that goes for george herbert walker bush, who was released from the hospital today., "taking stock." for the last time this year, >> michael dell may have taken his company private, but he still has plenty of insights to share with the public. you'll want to hear what he says about the intense competition in cloud computing and the future of the pc in my exclusive interview. we've got it for you coming up on "encore." >> we've been able to accelerate our growth. we're seeing real growth and quite an enormous amount of opportunity. >> hello. i'm erik schatzker. welcome to "encore." what's it like to be michael dell? in 2013, the billionaire ceo took his company private. life is better now that he does

i'm talking about president george herbert walker bush. what is his connection here? well, first of all, we witnessed the unveiling of the president george h.w. bush gallery. so that is a connection. but there are two others i want to talk about. the first is something of a curiosity, and it relates to things that have been discussed. the amendments that we call the bill of rights were sent to the states for ratification on september 25, 1789. congress sent 12 amendments to the states, but the states originally ratified only 10 amendments. 13 through 12. the first of the amendments, it is certainly true that the first two really don't seem to fit in with what we consider the bill of rights. the first one, which concerned the composition of the house of representatives, is still out there. it has not been ratified and probably never will be. [laughter] the second, which also does not fit with the provisions of the bill of rights, had a different history. it was finally ratified by the requisite number of states on may 7, 1992, 200-plus years after it was originally sent

." >> well, former president george herbert walker bush has been admitted to a houston hospital.0-year-old reportedly experienced shortness of breath. officials say bush is being monitored at houston methodist hospital as a precaution. back in 2012, bush spent almost two months at the same hospital for a bronchitis-related cough. no other details are being released. >> it's 4:40. see last night including dramatic video of a couple stranded in a river. the rescue looks like something straight out of hollywood. >> santa is about to start making the rounds. we'll tell you one thing you will not find on store shelves today. karen. >> rain slickers, 'cause everybody needs them today. rains around the region some of it heavy at times. details on that forecast coming up next. >> ♪ ♪this holiday season, my good friend gave to me♪ ♪7 powerball tickets ♪6 match 6 chances ♪5 cash 5s ♪4 big 4s ♪3 daily numbers ♪2 mega millions (joe) happy holidays, rita. (rita) thanks, joe! (man) what a great gift! (announcer) pennsylvania lottery tickets make great gifts, like the new $1 million peppermint

message on facebook, former florida governor jeb bush says he'll actively explore a presidential bid in 2016. jeb is the son of former president george herbert walker he's also the brother to george w. bush. >>> coming up next here on cnn, sony's controversial new film "the interview" has upset north korea. up next, you'll hear why it's also creating a few problem s fr the japanese government. plus, we'll take you soaring through the french also .son a wing suit. why this australian thrill seeker is risking her life to help others. celebrate what's new, the bigger, better menu at red lobster! with more of what you love! try our newest wood-grilled combination! maine lobster, extra jumbo shrimp, and salmon! so hurry in! and sea food differently. the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ho, ho, ho, ho] lease the 2015 ml 350 for $579 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. >>> a movie theatre in new york has decided to cancel a showing of "the interview" after a hacker group threatened anyone who goes to see the film. the plot of the film is aimed at north korea an

both president george herbert walker bush and w. bush, i think it's something they would like to see. question is, is that something you want to see? anyway, thank you for joining us tonight. we'll see you back here tomorrow night. >>> "o'reilly factor" is on tonight. >> an unforgettable factor special. >> a pop collar. >> what do everyday americans think of the most powerful women in america. >> i don't know who this is either. >> i'm looking at her. i don't know her. >> how do people rate president obama? >> three. >> he doesn't seem to be honest. i don't like his face. >> we travel to coney island. to his vineyard and colorado for the mushroom festival where things get a little crazy. >> you'll see sounds potentially. >> you can see sounds? >> yeah, sometimes. >> can you hear smells? >>> caution. you are about to enter the no-spin zone. in fact, it begins right now. ♪ ♪ >>> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us. tonight, for this special waters world edition of "the factor" we will unleash waters on the world. as he trave

george w. bush with a a book about former president george herbert walker bush, portrait of my father. >> wednesday a a discussion of how religion affects decision-making at the supreme court. >> i would say that in the hobby lobby case having to do with the private business refusing to provide contraceptive health coverage for female employees, i would say that justice alito's opinion in that case very much was influenced by his religious preferences. to accept the notion, the corporation which is an artificial, some religious belief system aside from being pretty close to ludicrous, it is highly debatable in terms of social philosophy. i do think that the justice went into the case believing that corporations because they are in some sense people we will probably are capable of absolving the religious preferences and value systems of their owners. >> a look a look at how religion affects decision-making at the supreme court. they discuss the issue at an event hosted by the museum in washington at 9:05 p.m. eastern. >> in her book factory man, virginia-based basset furniture company and its decisi

george walker bush sent troops to the middle east to respond -- >> i'd be glad to argue with you about it, but it has been led by the presidents. i'd appreciate if you'd go on and justify how we can continue the massacre of brave young syrians. >> i'll come back to it, but i'm going to answer the question. >> i didn't ask a question. i made a statement. please move on to the slaughter in syria, please. >> i'm not going to sit here like a ping-pong ball. i think your statement was incorrect. and you know everybody is accountable for what they say and so are you. the fact is you're incorrect. on january 8th, 1991, bush sent a letter here requesting it to adopt a resolution and a few days later congress gave him what he asked for. >> e he came over with a proposal. so go ahead. he did come over with a proposal. you and i can argue about that if you want to. i was here too. he came over with a proposal. >> he did not and the record will show that. and again in somalia in 1993, the committee, like wise, did that. i served on the committee. and senator biden, now vice president, was on the c

. >> president george herbert walker bush recovering from his health scare this week. neil and barbara spent christmas with the former president in the houston hospital. paramedics took him there tuesday after he was short of breath. the 90-year-old former president has parkinson's. a spokesman says mr. bush is in great spirits and in the hospital as a precaution. >>> meanwhile, president obama and first lady spent part of their christmas thanking america's military. they visited an oceanfront marine base in hawaii where they're vacationing. the president says the military sacrifices are paying off. so much of the world he says can enjoy peace and prosperity. >> now, a christmas miracle involving a boston terrier. the dog survived a 15-story fall from a condo balcony in sacramento. sam is 13 years old. and doesn't see very well. his owner says the dog became disoriented and fell off the balcony but managed to land dead-center in a hot tub. sam has a fractured pelvis and ribs. but the vets say he will be walking around in a couple weeks. he may be 13 years old. pretty l

throughout his life george herbert walker bush leaned on the woman lovingly known as the enforcer. now her son president bush 43 tell us about the importance of business his parents' bond. >> your mother was the perfect partner for him. >> i think she was. she was raised in ryan, new york and he convinces her to move to odessa, texas in 1948. this country is about -- looks about as different as any place could look no native trees here. and mother takes to it and, you know, is enthrolled by the experience because she is with the man she loves. in terms of politics, she never -- he never had to worry about whether or not she could handle the wife of a diplomat or a wife of the president because mother was all in all the time dragged her other places from here went to congress. u.n. ambassador then to china. then cia? >> that's right. >> and i mean, head of the rnc in watergate times. >> he survived watergate which is pretty miraculous when you think about it. he wrote a pretty famous letter as rnc chairman president nixon urging him to resign the day before he did resign. i'm confid

george herbert walker bush is in the hospital tonight. he was suffering shortness of breath.s taken by ambulance to houston methodist hospital. the former president's office said he is being held overnight for observation. again, president george h.w. bush, who is 90 years old is hospitalized tonight after complaining of shortness of breath. we'll bring you updates on the former president's condition as we get them. this afternoon at 2:47 p.m., new york city held a moment of silence at precisely the moment on sartd when officers lu and ramos were shot to death in brooklyn. at 9:00 p.m. tonight, landmarks all across new york city including the rockefeller center christmas tree dimmed their lights in honor of the slain nypd officers. new york city major bill de blasio visited the slain officers' memorial today. vice president joe biden will be in attendance at officer ramos' funeral on saturday. nypd commissioner bill bratton spoke about the officers today. of. >> the emotions run the gamut, very angry about this loss of life and particularly as we've domino these two men and t

christie he pins as the most moderate of the entire field, he's got jeb somewhere between george herbert walker bushrtinez. at the other end of the spectrum if we go to page two you see ronald reagan in the middle, robert. and then barry goldwater furthest to the right with rand paul, michele bachmann and scott walker. my question for robert costa. do we know enough about jeb to know where he would fit on an ideallogical spectrum? >> you look at that you have to look really at what he did as governor of florida. it's easy to look at governor bush's mild manner, his temperament and cast him as a moderate. when it comes to how he approaches his rhetoric he has more of a moderate temperament. he was a deeply conservative governor of florida, a popular person with home schooler, education reform with charter schools, did a lot to be pro business. that's what his camp are trying to remind conservatives of. he was a conservative when he was governor. even nouf if he doesn't have the ted cruz personality. >> a blank slate on foreign policy. a governor. >> he is. he is closely associated on a personal level

. >>> and george h., george herbert walker bush hospitalized.he latest on the 41st president and patriarch of the bush dynasty. all of that coming ahead this hour. >>> hi, everybody, i'm ashleigh ban field. john berman and michaela pereira are off. nice to have you with us on this christmas eve day. we are learning more about the fatal shooting of a black teenager by a white police officer. this one is slightly different, though, and you may say maybe not so slightly. it happened just before midnight local tim

. >>> and george h., george herbert walker bush hospitalized. we have the latest on the 41st president and patriarch of the bush dynasty. all of that coming ahead this hour. >>> hi, everybody, i'm ashleigh ban field. john berman and michaela pereira are off. nice to have you with us on this christmas eve day. we are learning more about the fatal shooting of a black teenager by a white police officer. this one is slightly different, though, and you may say maybe not so slightly. it happened just before midnight local time in the st. louis suburb of berkeley. that's just two miles from ferguson, missouri. but the details do not appear to mirror the case of michael brown who was unarmed when he was shot and killed by a ferguson officer back in august. i want you to take a look at some of the surveillance video that cnn has. it was recorded last night outside of the gas station in berkeley. focus on the upper left-hand corner of your screen by that camera stamp 29. you can see right there, an arm raised, you can see an officer way over to the right

. >> former president george herbert walker bush is out of the hospital.year-old bush was released from houston methodist hospital today and is back at home. he went to the hospital two days before christmas, complaining of shortness of breath. we wish him the very best. it's "hardball," back after this. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long term injury, get medical help right away for an erection lasting more than four hours. if you have any sudden decrease or loss in hearing or vision or

we were at the laying of the keel of the aircraft carrier george herbert walker bush. there was about 50 or so people sitting in chairs in the hot sun. and they put a bottle of water under each chair. i was sitting next to ralph on the front row and he looked down there underneath his chair and saw that bottle of water and all these people were sweltering behind us, waiting for the thing to start and he reached down, picked up the bottle of water he, got up, turned around to the crowd behind him and said, somebody noise put a bottle of water beneath the chair. who got the scotch. and the crowd started laughing and everybody relaxed and the ceremony began. ralph made friends like nobody else. he is my friend. think everybody in this house considers him a friend. he's a great american, a great texan and i'm going to miss him dearly. i yield back. mr. barton: i thank the gentleman. may i inquire how much time we have remaining? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has eight minutes remaining. mr. barton: eight minutes. i want to yield myself se balance of the time. -- y

george herbert walker bush said i'm the third term of ronald reagan, but i will be kinder and gentlery of nuancing away without krit sao sizing. can hillary clinton run as something a little different than obama distinctively, she is a different person, but at the same time benefiting from the loyalties that has been established in the democratic party and among minorities toward this is president. >> the base of the party is going to require it. hillary clinton will have to distance herself. they will presume to get african-american votes, but if they want the turn out, they want to stick with this president and not try to do what al gore did and make the separation. hopefully the clintons have learned that lesson. she will attempt to bring his legacy along and not try to distance herself. >> i try to remind from all my junkie friends. all he had to do was win new hampshire or arkansas or tennessee. any of those. a lot of good things would happen instead of bad things. >> the next nominee and presuming it's hillary clinton, they have to do both. the president even after a good six we

back in the 1980's -- and i am that was tness -- created by george herbert walker bush, george w.h -- the all going to call the names -- but this was an inside job. thanks. you : john mclaughlin, do have any thoughts? sure : i am not quite where are caller is going with that -- our caller is going with that. a they somehow think that 9/11 was somehow not an attack was a terrorist attack, then i have to disagree. that day was a terrorist attack that we partially saw coming, but do not understand fully enough to prevent. host: hi, glenn. on the air with former acting director, john mclaughlin. caller: good morning. i want everybody to remember that a communist country is a communist country. castro went against the united states and decided that cuba could it run itself. and he was going to do it all by himself. then throw weapons that is, nuclear weapons. let us not forget that point. thank you very much. guest: i don't forget that point at all. was sitting in my college dormitory listening to a speech kennedy give about the missile crisis and challenge. and thinking to myself, as

on international relations, the press,eagan gets but george herbert walker bush -- it is good to speaks. he was the ambassador for president bush long ago. it's wonderful to have you with us, ambassador. what is the back story for mr. putin. his banks are broke. what are you monitoring? >> he's increasingly isolated. you can see the run on the ruble. new sanctions ordered by the congress and signed by the president and new eu sanctions, the message is he may have destabilizeea and eastern europe, he can't get away with it. price is going to continue to rise as long as his forces are in eastern ukraine and they are. the price is an exit from ukraine? how you begin the diplomacy? >> we don't have all the obamage because president and angela merkel military use off the table. that was the right decision. ourinstruments available economic and financial. sanctions and political isolation, i think he has been surprised by the depth of the sanctions and by their like. he figured that his longtime relationship with europe would convince the europeans not to do anything it. was theback, it shoo

george walker bush sent troops to the middle east to respond -- >> i'd be glad to argue with you about it, but it has been led by the presidents. i'd appreciate if you'd go on and justify how we can continue the massacre of brave young syrians. >> i'll come back to it, but i'm going to answer the question. >> i didn't ask a question. i made a statement. please move on to the slaughter in syria, please. >> i'm not going to sit here like a ping-pong ball. i think your statement was incorrect. and you know everybody is accountable for what they say and so are you. the fact is you're incorrect. on january 8th, 1991, bush sent a letter here requesting it to adopt a resolution and a few days later congress gave him what he asked for. >> e he came over with a proposal. so go ahead. he did come over with a proposal. you and i can argue about that if you want to. i was here too. he came over with a proposal. >> he did not and the record will show that. and again in somalia in 1993, the committee, like wise, did that. i served on the committee. and senator biden, now vice president, was on the c

just as attorney general richard thornburgh agreed with george herbert walker bush in 1989 when he protected chinese nationals from deportation after tiananmen square. and in february of 1990 when president bush extended president reagan's family fairness policy to spouses and unmarried children, all undocumented at the time. and just as john ashcroft agreed with president george w. bush when he expedited naturalizeation for green cardholders who enlisted in the military in 2002. so this isn't a fundamental republican policy issue backed by history or by the facts. it is a modern-day extreme conservative issue driven by politics despite the facts, contrary to their own history. the fact is they don't agree with the president on just about anything. certainly not on immigration as proven on the statements we have heard on this floor. but i want to be very clear, we cannot judge the qualifications of sarah saldana to run immigrations and customs enforcement based solely on the fact that she agrees with the policy decisions of the president who nominated her. that's an absurd and completely ill

former president george herbert walker bush and his trip to the hospital.g about his health scare. ♪ >>> not so "happy," pop music star pharrell williams and other performers taking legal action. how their beef could change the way you listen to music. that's in "the skinny" on this christmas day. it is thursday, december 25th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we say special good morning to you everybody on this christmas day. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm michelle franzen. a very merry christmas to you and everyone out there. we begin, though, this half hour with the killer storms in the deep south. >> the red cross is helping people in southeast mississippi who lost everything in an instant on tuesday. including some loved ones. most have their power back now. >> forecasters now say it was an ef-3 tornado with winds between 136 and 165 miles an hour. abc's matt gutman is there. >> reporter: sirens howling and a line of deadly storms over the past 24 hours. heavy flooding in georgia. record rain in tallahassee and a confirmed tornado

i was there when shannon bream interviewed him at george herbert walker bush's 25th anniversary of hisdency, and i thought -- i was watching that interview, and i thought this guy is running. the interesting thing, a lot of people spend all their time thinking about how they're going to run for president. it was clear in his answers that he's actually thought about governing and how he would deal with a lot of the issues that confront the nation. you don't do that unless you're going to go. martha: yeah. >> and i think he's, he's known -- he's been moving to this moment ever since at least that shannon bream interview which i thought at the time was sort of him signaling he was going to go. martha: fascinating. so you get a lot of immediate response, ed, which we're seeing on twitter right now. some of it not positive, i must say. some people saying, no, not again, we've been down this road before. but this is a lot of people that -- there is a lot that people may not now about jeb bush. what would you say to them about that? >> i would say he was the best prepared of the bushes to be

back in the 1980's -- and i am that was tness -- created by george herbert walker bush, george w. bush -- the all going to call the names -- but this was an inside job. thanks. you : john mclaughlin, do have any thoughts? sure : i am not quite where are caller is going with that -- our caller is going with that. a they somehow think that 9/11 was somehow not an attack was a terrorist attack, then i have to disagree. that day was a terrorist attack that we partially saw coming, but do not understand fully enough to prevent. host: hi, glenn. on the air with former acting director, john mclaughlin. caller: good morning. i want everybody to remember that a communist country is a communist country. castro went against the united states and decided that cuba could it run itself. and he was going to do it all by himself. then throw weapons that is, nuclear weapons. let us not forget that point. thank you very much. guest: i don't forget that point at all. was sitting in my college dormitory listening to a speech kennedy give about the missile crisis and challenge. and thinking to myself,

george herbert walker bush had so many press conferences. we didn't dread them, but it was like oh, my god, he was just here two days ago. that has diminished. you used to go to church with president carter. being the most junior correspond ept, i was backing up my senior correspondents. part was to take notes on his sunday school lessons because he delivered the lessons. that also meant that i spent and christmas in claims so that judy and john could have time off with their families. actually it was great for a young junior correspondent to have the experience. my perspective has been refreshed just this week because john palmer was just published posthumously. we just had a gathering in new york this sides. in looking through it, he writes that he came from being the senior foreign correspondent for nbc covering sa dat and arafat and beirut and traveling the world in africa and the congo and all over the world. when bill small came to nbc, he asked to become a domestic correspondent. they said come to washington like tomorrow. he was goin

president acted you believe was constitutional is the same foundation president reagan and george herbert walker bush acted on? >> absolutely. they have all including presidents reagan and president bush senior used prosecutorial discretion to provide -- at the time it was voluntary departure. here, it's the same thing, a different type of prosecutorial discretion and different type of >> you said you agreed and maybe differed a little bit, you threw in reagan and president bush the second they were wrong and four wrongs don't make a right. >> presidential violations don't get better with time. i don't see an underlying statutory basis -- you can be sympathetic what the president is trying to do. >> let me ask you this. i know you're not a politician, why is it all the other four instances nobody came out and questioned the president's authority from either side and nobody came out and filed a lawsuit and nobody suggested a possibility of impeaching presidents bush, reagan, clinton, they did get to clinton for whatever else and then bush? what's the difference? why does this president get it differen

roosevelt or george herbert walker bush 41 strike a balance there. others like james knox polk or lyndon johnson, don't strike a right balance but they involve themselves. good generals understand that and work with their presidents. and both grant and lee understood this. it was one of their greatest strengths and one of the principle reasons why the presidents accorded those generals the latitude to apply their great ability in behalf of their respective nations. whereas you can go all the way back to winfield scott and look at joe johnston and mcclelland and carry it up through general macarthur and general fallon and general mcchrystal in our own time to see what happens to able professional military men who set themselves against their own government. there's only going to be one outcome, in a situation like that. and there should be only one outcome, and the professional military that we have here in the army war college community the future strategic leaders of our armed forces understand that that relationship and it's one of the greatest ins

in the executive branch at the head of it all, president george herbert walker bush. attorney general dick thornburgh, boyden gray. and on the outside, people like ed roberts and marko bristo, bob kafka and the indomitable justin dart. and here, the one person who worked his heart out to bring it together, it's that staff again i tell you about. that staff. bobby silverstein. it would have never have happened without him. and so i believe that government must not be just an observant bystander to life. it must be a force for good, for lifting people up, for giving hope to the hopeless. you know, i've never had an "i love me" wall in my office. what i did have were two items on the wall by my door when i walk out to go vote or go to a committee meeting or whatever. one is a drawing of the house in which my mother was born and lived until she was 25 years of age when she emigrated to america. that small, little house was in yugoslavia. it is now sluha slovenia. that little house had a dirt floor, no running water. that was my mother's house. the second item on my wall i

in the executive branch at the head of it all, president george herbert walker bush. attorney general dick thornburgh, boyden gray. and on the outside, people like ed roberts and marko bristo, bob kafka and the indomitable justin dart. and here, the one person who worked his heart out to bring it together, it's that staff again i tell you about. that staff. bobby silverstein. it would have never have happened without him. and so i believe that government must not be just an observant bystander to life. it must be a force for good, for lifting people up, for giving hope to the hopeless. you know, i've never had an "i love me" wall in my office. what i did have were two items on the wall by my door when i walk out to go vote or go to a committee meeting or whatever. one is a drawing of the house in which my mother was born and lived until she was 25 years of age when she emigrated to america. that small, little house was in yugoslavia. it is now sluha slovenia. that little house had a dirt floor, no running water. that was my mother's house. the second item on my wall i

president acted you believe was constitutional is the same foundation president r reagan and george herbert walker bushcted on? >> absolutely. they have all including presidents reagan and president bush senior used prosecutorial discretion to provide -- at the time it was voluntary departure. here, it's the same thing, a different type of prosecutorial discretion and different type of deferred action. >> mr. saqlo, you said you agreed and maybe differed a little bit, you threw in reagan and president bush the second they were wrong and four wrongs don't make a right. >> presidential violations don't get better with time. i don't see an underlying statutory bigasis -- you can be sympathetic what the president is trying to do. >> let me ask you this. i know you're not a politician, why is it all the other four instances nobody came out and questioned the president's authority from either side and nobody came out and filed a lawsuit and nobody suggested a possibility of impeaching presidents bush, reagan, clinton, they did get to clinton for whatever else and then bush? what's the difference? why does th