host: why so? caller: if i can kill a 300 pound deer with a penknife, think of what somebody can do to a human on an airplane. host: one must assume the cockpit doors are reinforced. the pilot does not intend to open the door no matter what. that goes to the larger issue of security, pen knives and the like. a new decision by the tse will allow other things to be brought on board as well. you heard from peter king, the transportation security administrator. we are welcoming your thoughts this morning as we spend some time there. later on we will talk about the new unemployment numbers that came out guest today, 7.7%. we will talk about how millenniums are reacting to the economy. -- how millennials are reacting to the economy. we go to bill from covington, georgia on the democrats' line. caller: if they are going to take bombs in their underwear and get away with it, we might as well have ars and bazookas. those governments do not seem to do anything right. host: gale from new jersey, republican li

use it as you wish. >> host: where are you based? >> guest: we're based in the u.k., although venom also have an office in minneapolis as well. >> host: where in the u.k.? >> guest: just outside london. >> host: where did you come up with the idea to develop this? >> guest: we'd already made a system for computers, but the real issue is when you go out. when you go to the coffee shop, you're in starbucks, you don't know what the guy sitting next to you is doing. is he looking at your data? and these days people using mobile devices, your ipad, your tablets access to data, not so much laptops. so we had to develop something to work on tablets and mobile phones. no one else has done that. getting a connection to work on a mobile device is tough. it's taken us over a year the develop this product. >> host: different license fee for every device? >> guest: you buy the license, once you've got a license, you can use it, you can install the app on as many devices as you want. but you can only actually have it online on any one device, any

have. >> host: what would it cost the pharmacy to buy? >> guest: we don't sell the unit because i want a consistent experience with you in las vegas or back home in columbus ohio. i want a healthspot appointed to be brilliant every time you have a healthspot appointment. we don't sell the pot. we place it out in a network. at a retailer will pay a thousand dollars a month as a service fee with the software and everything that goes with it a very small eight by five footprint and to provide the best health care in the world toyer customers. >> host: steve cashman was there regulatory process for healthspot? >> guest: there actually is and today you have two big challenges with health care. every dr. is licensed in their state so if you wanted to see -- say you are from washington d.c. and you were sick today. you can just one wander into walmart. you would have to be licensed here. senator udall and -- put together a bill for telemedicine license proposed last week. the health insurance companies have questioned not necessarily healthspot

host: ok.st: gays and lesbians have the right to live as they choose but not the right to redefine a marriage for the rest of us. the majority of americans are discriminating and this is what is at stake. if we disagree on a question of public policy, we have an open debate. we do not shut down debate by saying these people are hateful or bigots. that is not right. it is not discrimination to stand up for the simple idea that a marriage is the union of a man and a woman. utah was told they can become a state unless they ban polygamy. is it discrimination for the state to say only two people can marry? why not 3 or four or five people? it is based upon the idea that men and women are different and complement each other. why not 3, four, five? host: jim writes on twitter. marriage?s it hurt guest: that is not what the state is doing. it could decide how to do that. what is at stake is what is marriage. what will the state recognized as marriage? this truth that many cultures up until 20 years ago

host: ok. show the numbers again and go over just how much you discovered family members were receiving. guest: we found several examples of relatives earning six-figure salaries over the course of a two year election cycle. it is not as if someone earned $147,000 for one year. it is over the course of a two year election cycle, but, again , it is up to the members of congress to determine how much the campaign will pay their relatives. they have broad discretion. one campaign-finance lawyer that i spoke to who advises republican clients says he always tells them "look, it is not as if a third-party is going to scrutinize this and make a decision about whether you are paying fair market value or not, but i want you to match up the skills the relative you are considering hiring, look at comparable, in document that you have done so. that will save you a lot in the long term." host: eric, fairfax, virginia, republican caller. go ahead. caller: i have been listening to the discussion and i am not

host: the u.s. capitol is the site of a meeting today with president obama and the house republican conference over the issue of fiscal matters. the meeting will take place around 1:30 this afternoon. the house budget committee meets today to consider a budget plan from chairman paul ryan released yesterday. you can tune in at 10:30 on c- span3 4 those proceedings. that budget plan was released yesterday. it aims to cut $4.60 trillion in spending over the course of 10 years. that depends on a couple things, eliminating spending connecting to the affordable care act, and the changes to how medicare is administered. we want to get your thoughts on that plan released from paul ryan yesterday. 4.6 trillion cuts in spending over the next 10 years to achieve a balanced budget, he says. here's how you can weigh in this morning -- you can also reach out to us on social media as well. on twitter. on facebook. .r send us an e-mail a representative paul ryan has an overview of what he wants to achieve with a s

host: stafford, texas. caller: i have been dealing with insurance from my daughter before she passed away. what is the big deal about obamacare? why hasn't the government rethinking the doctors and hospitals and the insurance and regulating them instead of forcing this on us? guest: i think the idea of the affordable care act is to make the system work better. you'll have disagreements about the right approach. there has been tons of that over the past two years. the idea of reaching to hospitals and doctors was a way to streamline the system. host: chris from nebraska. caller: hi. i was wondering in regards to the rebates. 80% were supposed to be used for health care. who is responsible for rebidding that back to me? is that the insurer? guest: it is the employer in general. a lot of people get coverage through their employer. it is they're responsible to pay 80% for health care. if they breach that, the employer would get that money. they would actually get the check. they could use that to reduce premium

. >> host: well, last week on "the communicators" michael daniel was our guest. mr. daniel is the president's cybersecurity coordinator, and he was talking about the executive order that the president recently issued. well, this week we have two members of congress to discuss that executive order and get the reaction from capitol hill. joining us first is representative mac thornberry, a republican of texas, member to have intelligence committee and in the last congress task force chair on cybersecurity for the spook beer. mr. thornberry, when you look at the president's executive order, what's your initial reaction? >> guest: that it's okay. there are some things that clearly need to be done with an executive order, but some things can only be done with legislation. so part of my reaction is i wish the president had put as much effort into getting some legislation passed and then come out with the executive order rather than the other way around, because i guess one of my fears is it's going to take -- it could potentially take some momentum out of the effort to get

host: thank you. a tweet -- don inxt caller is son i tallahassee, florida, a democrat. caller: i agree with the first caller. jesus asked who do you think i am? if you ask the average black man if they are afraid of a drone, they will say i'm afraid of the police that stop me for not stopping at a stop sign. people get all hyped-up because ron paul is going to protect the american people. it all depends on you ask. what a waste of time. if paul tells me anything, i don't believe a word of it. thanks a lot. host: and this is jon in louisville, your h -- you are on. caller: i don't care for the use of drones. it is kind of draconian, spying on us. i applaud paul. i voted for him years ago. people may not agree with the filibuster, but people need to wake up to this administration's views and how they are taking away our civil liberties everyday. host: have you had a chance to watch local news in kentucky, or c the courier-journal? caller: i woke up about an hour ago. so the morning shows just went over

host: the l.a.imes this morning, the general raises firste, confident in his public speech yesterday. his: we will be airing speech on c-span at 1030, for those of you who are interested. ino, the general is writing today's opinion section of the wall street journal about veterans forining their next mission. just a the issue is not job, it is a career. many of them end up in dead-end jobs -- host: that is general david writing in- petraeus the wall street journal. caller: my name is dana. proposition 8 was unconstitutional. q have the majority of the revelation voting on the rights of a minority of the population. was not done it during the civil rights movement in the 60s -- 1960s. therefore, it is unconstitutional. to maintain doma is pure discrimination against a certain class of people, and that class of people are homosexuals. i have never heard and neither do i believe for myself that homosexuality is a choice that anybody can make. doma,the caller mentioned the defense of marriage act. that

host: go ahead bob. caller: we won't really know what's in this thing until the cover is pulled off. we can't trust the media to tell us the truth. and you should really when you have politico on, you should mention if you have a conservative on you will say they are a conservative outfit but never with politico which s a very left out fit based on msnbc that pew research says it's 85% biased. thank you and have a wonderful day. guest: i would say call it like it is and run it down the middle which looking at this budget there will be a lot for all of us to find. host: go ahead wendy. caller: i was calling about the obama care and about our deficit in the united states. my feeling is that many workers across america have lost their insurance and have gotten lower wages because of companies down sizing or lower profits. our government is broke but we we still pay our government workers very high wages given excellent pay insurance. maybe it's time to decrease their wages and decrease their insurance they

host: ok.e understand the senate budget committee will be working on the budget for the first time in a while this week in open session. look for coverage as the week goes on. the senate on the floor will take up their continuing resolution for the rest of this year. the house passed a version this past week. a busy week on the hill, including several visits by the president, who will meet with republicans on each side of the hill as well. edward christian rites -- b from richard,ear columbia, south carolina. -- host: let's hear from richard, columbia, south carolina. caller to a good morning. everyone talking about being receptive to the democrats or republicans, they complain when they try to do it. they should lay it up and sit down at a roundtable. that is what he made a round table for. work it out for the people. the rich people are going to be rich. we have got record profits in business. the stock market is getting rich and you all are trying to take money from poor people? it does not

host: thank you. on the democratic live in massachusetts, don. caller: i think there's no stake in the game for the average person in america today. i think that when push came into office -- bush came into office and took away glass-steagall and all these regulations, that's all they talked about, the republicans, talk about deregulating. now they are talking about a global economy. there's only a stake for people who are making $200,000 and above. anybody that's making 30 cows and dollars per year or 15 cows and dollars per year -- $30,000 or $15,000 per year are suffering, having to pay for gas and everything. if you look at the cost of living for average people and the amount of money that the stock market is making, the average person does not have any stake in the game. host: on twitter -- thanks for all of your comments so far this morning. coming up, two members of congress. representative linn westmoreland will join us to talk about republican plans to avoid a government shutdown. -- lynn. an

host: a. live at you in washington as the march on capitol hill begins to make its way down pennsylvania avenue, recreating what happened on the state 100 years ago shortly after 9:00 a.m. on march the third 1913. as many as two budde 50,000 people lining pennsylvania avenue which ultimately led to a women's right to vote. that came in 1920. kristin gwinn-becker joins us. why did it happen on the state 100 years ago? guest: 100 years ago is the eve of the inauguration of president woodrow wilson. the organizers of the market knew that hundreds of thousands of people would be in town for it. host: what led to this movement and why did it take seven years to go from this march ultimately to the right for women to vote. guest: we march 1848 as the beginning of the movement, seneca falls convention. it took until 1931913 for the national movement to gather strength. they had been an acting suffrage state-by-state on the local level. 1313, a new movement emerge that focused on the changing of the c

note. >> host: she had to drop out of college? >> guest: she did. she was in there during the depression and her father is in the depression. he had a business with us because extended too much credit. >> host: she became a schoolteacher. did she remain an educator for many years? >> guest: no, just a couple years. she didn't say in education. >> host: clearly valued education for her family. >> guest: very much so. >> host: while you were in college he got a summer job working for southwestern and the rest is history? >> guest: the rest is history. as to show you how things turn. i was at texas tech during my junior and senior year and i needed a job. as you said, we were of modest means and i can dry clean clothes. i learned how to do that is a part-time job. but i went to the employment job and told mr. witten i would like a summer job. he said we don't have any. we are all full. i said you understand my heart to have a job. he said we just don't have any. i said that i need this job. i'll do you a great job. i'll essentially work for very little

host: thanks for calling. i want to point out the story from the new york times -- minority leader nancy pelosi in the house told reporters yesterday she believes it is important for the president to get to know members of congress and vice versa. [video clip] >> what you make of this new overture from the white house towards republicans? has it produced results? >> i hope so. they seem to be pleased. they talked about immigration and that limits. it's always good. as one who has been a leader in the congress for a while, it's always important to understand the motivation of members and what possibilities are in terms of courage. and so, i think it is important that they all get to know which other better. host: wesley from sacramento, california, on the democratic line. your take on the president's charm offensive and how important is it for him to have this personal one-on-one time with members of congress? caller: it's very important for him to have such a dialogue and reach out to the republicans. but i am

host: all right. we're talking about whether or not religion should play a role in politics. an author wrote a book and this was found -- host: some other keep findings in this book -- "god is alive and well" by frank new port. he says it's unclear if marriage causes religiousness or if religiousness causes marriage. should religion play a role in politics? we want to get your take on that. continue calling in. gun rights and gun control. take a look at this. from a recent poll. it says here that when you break it down by religion, religious preference. protect the right to own guns. the total white protestant population, 62% said we need to protect the right to own guns and -- host: milten in phoenix, arizona, democratic caller. caller: how are you doing? i am from phoenix, arizona, and we have an big issue of immigrants coming in. and it's a big issue because it's predominantly all mexicans and a lot of illegal mexicans. i feel that they truly -- we need to go by the law for a lot of people coming i

. ♪ host: good morning.resident obama, back in washington this morning following his middle east trip. forress is in recess passover and easter. the senate concluded its first budget in four years. michael bloomberg is launching a new ad campaign for guns and background purchasers. sunday, march 24, but we start with the front page of "the new york daily news." the me just read a portion of what they're writing -- host: politico is reporting on a story this morning, michael bloomberg pushing senators in a $12 million ad campaign, running the ads in 13 states during the easter and passover recess focused on expanding background checks for gun purchasers. solemnly supporting republicans in states where groups can most influence the upcoming votes. we would get your calls and comments on this. you can join us on line, twitter.com/c-spanwj, or send us an e-mail, journal@c-span.org. or you give us a phone call, for democrats, 202-585-3880. for republicans, 202-585-3881. for independents, 202-585-3882. let's take

host: got it.st: the outsourcing contracts overseas, a lot of the support for our bases overseas go to foreign companies. everything from picking up the trash at a base in germany is going to a foreign company. are some big foreign companies. bae is the largest one that does a lot of business and sells a lot of weapons. they sell more to the u.s. than to the british military even though they are british company and they have a u.s. space division. there is some of that. some of the subcontracting work may be outsourced overseas. i cannot really track that kind of thing. a question about the f-35, the f-22 was the last fighter jets that we completed. the air force purchased 187 of those. but the f-35 is a man aircraft. it's a process of making an unmanned version that we may see a some point in the future because the aircraft will be bought. the last scheduled buy is in 2024. you may see it go to an unmanned versions in the not so distant future. host: in pittsburgh and in the army, troy. caller: i

host: urgent care. clinics affiliated with pharmacies throughout the nation are run by nurse practitioners. from arkansas, greg. caller: good morning. to ald like to say nurses great job and they need more of them. i think they should have been involved more in this health care law because they are good at what they do. there is a shortage of them. they are cutting back because of the costs. i think they need a lot more of them. their input is probably better. crone'srumbs disease -- disease. there is no cure for it. when you have it helping hand when the doctor is not there, they have to make a decision right there. they are there for you. host: have you ever work directly with say nurse practitioner who has prescribed medication for you and author a procedure when you've only seen a nurse practitioner and not a doctor? caller: yes. i just had the surgery a few months ago. my lungs collapsed. i had five nurses around me. they acted professed and got the problem fixed and, so i could breeze again. again

host:.uest: i appreciate the caller's perspective, but with all due respect to the caller and others, the fact is, you do not make budget cuts that are responsible by taking a sledgehammer to the budget. none of us doesn't individually or our businesses and we certainly cannot do it with the federal government. probably not a one of us, myself included, who does not agree that we need to make the cuts but also balance that with what revenue so we can grow our economy. the question is how we do it. i happen to think the sequester is an irresponsible way to do that. again, the impact on states -- i look at a state like florida, for example. florida is receiving a lot of resources from the federal government by percentage wise, not nearly what maryland receives from the federal government. we are a contributor state because we have had a strong economy that is a diverse economy in our state. there are states that are going to see very, very severe cuts in things like health care, cervical and b

host: what do you do?ler: basically retired, but i do a little welding on the side and a few other things. i'm pushing 69. i'm slowing down in my old age. host: why do you call them at poor oil companies? some folks might laugh? caller: they make 6 cents on the dollar? most businesses, if they're going to make money, are making 12 cents to 15 cents on the dollar. the oil companies, the government keeps making bad guys out of them and it's outrageous. host: what did you hear? guest: he is right. the numbers are big because the companies are big. in terms of international influences and the dollar, there can be an impact. opec does not like it when the dollar depreciates. you saw, for example, they cut output, because they want to try to keep the price higher because that is what they made money on. >> stayt fedor -- state and federal taxes, will we see the price at the pump, can you explain the different taxes that go into that? >> -- guest: york state excise taxes and in some states that sales taxes on top

story -- host: the los angeles has -- times has this headline -- host: the boston globe -- host: billy in arkansas, iraq veteran. caller: good morning. i just want to make a brief comments. i was one of the soldiers who was one of the first to go into iraq in 2003. there wereieve weapons of mass destruction anorak -- in iraq. obviously, he has plenty of time to get those weapons out of there. the other comments i would like to make is, when we are talking about veterans who returned from war, there is a great discrimination that is seldom talked about in the military. that is the discrimination of a reservist and an active-duty guy. guys a national guard going to combat. when you return home, you are treated differently. needs aonal guard representative on the joint chiefs of staff to take care of the soldiers who are doing the same mission as active duty, but yet when they return home, they are treated fairly differently. -- totally differently. line set aside for iraq veterans this morning, (202) 585-3883. ande in florida, independent. i want to show you two local .ewspapers from mar

host: you're 52. to get to a couple hundred thousand how much longer do you think you will have to work? >> probably all my life host: and what do you do? caller: i'm a custodian at a high school. host: how much does it give you? caller: it's about $8 an hour and i don't go out to eat or to movies. pretty much my tv is basically my only entertainment. and watching you every morning is one of my shows. host: well, we appreciate that, tim. from the "wall street journal" front page story. they say scott is 49 years old, a small business owner and his wife owned two candy stores. to own two ay children's stores. he said they made two contributions but the total amount in the couple's retirement is less than $200,000 which is considered inadequate. the percentage of workers who have saved for retirement plunged in 2009 according to this report. ly about half of the workers surveyed said they were sure they could come up with $2,000 if an unexpected need were to arise in the next month. from a report i want

host: your thoughts. caller: well, it is clear that ratedresident has medicare to make more promises that he cannot follow through on, they make promises that they cannot keep. we have to be able to afford them. and thatis promised should be kept. ,ost: from the huffington post ted cruz amendment to repair -- repeal obamacare failed. host: we want to show you a little bit about what senator using theo say about anniversary of the affordable care act to discuss an amendment to repeal it. [video clip] >> obamacare is hurting hispanics, african-americans, single moms and the economy. it should be repealed. yesterday, 70 members voted to remove the tax on medical device providers. i happily voted for that, and i would point out that it is a wealthy industry that can afford to hire lobbyists. we should not be are sponsored not just a corporate lobbyists, but to the people, the small businesses that are being hurt by obamacare, to the workers that are being hurt. we should be responsive to the american people,

host: host: mark is our first caller. st. paul, democrat. i am noticing that the republicans have a double standard about a bigger government, but yet they want to take away women's rights, have control of their body, and put fetuses before them. it is getting really frustrating seeing the republicans changing everything that don't need to be changed. it is just really frustrating. are: esme deprez, how republicans generally looking at the issue of abortion? in did it come up campaign2012? what are the platform believes of the party? at the federal level it is hard to enact these laws, so republicans have tried to stay away from talking too much about abortion because at the federal level we will not see a lot of action. president obama believes strongly in a woman having the right to an abortion if she wants one. comments about rape got republicans into trouble and those are related. we have seen the activity of the state level. what the caller spoke to was an argument put forward by pro- abortion rights groups that the government really sh

host: thanks.egarding taxes, laura writes to us on twitter -- we also have this one from someone who sends us tweets all the time -- he writes we wouldn't have this problem with the federal reserve couldn't print. this is a story in "the wall street journal," -- you can go on our website and see the fed chairman's testimony. back to the phones, henry in tennessee on our line for independents. you are on "the washington journal," what you think about sequestration? caller: it seems to be politics as usual. i never heard anyone defend politicians. let's face it they are focused on -- think lly to [indiscernible] it is just an observation. it is one party. it is the one person. it is the whole d.c. racket. host: we are going to move on to john in pennsylvania. caller: i just wanted to say obama was a little weak. he should have stuck to his guns as far as the two hundred $50,000 threshold. -- the $250,000 threshold. john boehner and the republicans are so bored that all they care about is the rich in

host: is there a cost? guest: there's a fee for entering and for staying in some facilities, not for all. it's a nominal fee so it depends on which park you're going to. host: democrat's line. good morning. i would just like to know what type of effect would it have on wild live? would that cause wild life to just run wild? how would they keep everything in captain tivity safe if nothing happens? host: guest: we are very concerned what this could mean for the long term protection of our parks not just wild life but the plant life as well as well as historic resourcings, for example the wolf management program what is that going to mean for those and the management. we're very concerned there. another example, not wild life but in terms of plants, invasive species in josety. there's going to be reduction in staff who are curbing those invasive species. so we're definitely concerned. host: wayne, independent line. caller: i'd like to know how much a year increase in the budgets are. guest: we've been seeing r

. ♪ host: good morning.uesday, march 26, today in washington, the supreme court begins to examine the issue of same-sex marriage. california's proposition 8 which defines men between one man and one woman. and wednesday, the court hears arguments on the defense of marriage act from 1996. with congress out on recess, a lot of focus on the first ever review of same-sex marriage. the line into today's oral arguments began last week, with people waiting outside in snow to get one of the 60 reserved seats. today, the roby protesters on both sides of the issue. we will spend the first two hours previewing the cases and getting your take on the issue. democrats -- republicans -- independents -- send us a tweet. go to twitter doubt, -- twitter.com. facebook.com/cspan. we will begin with proposition 8, the case that will be before the court today. here is the washington times from yesterday about the key questions in that case of hollingsworth versus perry. this is what it says -- those are the constitutional questio

>> host: can't remember offhand either. >> guest: okay. but he saw every news article that came across his desk for 30 years, and he internalized all of it. and he wrote a book called "modern times," came out in the late '80s. it was a history of the world from the '20s to the '80s that was just masterful in going through world history. he got everything. but he would make allusions to tough that students -- to stuff that students today would be very helpless. the names he throws out and just assumes because you're a well-read person you're going to know who, you know, the third president of tanzania was or something like that. at any rate, it was revised and updated in '91, so it's now a history of the world from the '20s to the '90s. i can't really use it for world civilization classes. it's just too deep. there's just too much there. >> host: and paul johnson has been a guest on this program as well. you can go to booktv.org, type in paul johnson in the search function, and you can watch it online. in this tweet for you, professor: what

host: thank you. the front page of the washington times this morning -- a photograph of senator rand paul among the speakers here today at the conference. in the hill newspaper there is this headline -- we will be covering that event. yesterday asac well. among those speaking, the governor of texas, rick perry. [video clip] is thatopular media this country has shifted away from conservative ideals, as evidenced by the last two presidential elections. that is what they think. that is what they say. that might be true if republicans had actually nominated conservative in 2008 andin a 12,00 -- 2012. now we are told our party must shift appeal to the growing hispanic demographic. let me say something about what appeals to hispanics in states like texas. agendahe free enterprise that allows small businesses to prosper, free of government interference. it is the policy that value the family unit as the best and closest form of government. it is the belief in life and faith in god. host: governor rick perry

host: good. your thoughts on this new effort? caller: i think that they are still missing a little bit of the point here. i think the biggest problem is uninformed voters. all they hear all day long is just background noise from mainstream media. i was a staunch liberal democrat. i truly was, until i started doing my own research and finding my own facts. even my mom and dad were staunch liberals. they're both dead now. t like my mom always thought jack kennedy could do nothing wrong. the biggest thing that converted necessity to being a republican is when i watched the democratic convention, and on the floor, they had the vote to put god and israel back on the platform. why on earth did they ever take it out? that was like the beginning, the wake-up call for me. and then the other day, you guys were talking about chuck hagel and the new missile sites and everything. i listened to all the callers that were calling in, and they failed to mention that they're not very detail-oriented. one of the th

they just go to work. >> host: what should they ask you? >> guest: nothing. maybe how the lunchroom works and how they get better lunches. [laughter] that would be the only thing to help them with. >> host: was there any decision made how it was interpreted that you now wish you had voted differently? >> i don't look back that is one thing i have learned in life. dues the very best you can every day if you are required to decide, and make a decision and then don't look back. i don't look back. i am sure i have made plenty of mistakes but i don't need to look back at them. [laughter] i have been there, done that >> host: based on the state of the current job market what if i switch to give somebody considering a law school? >> guest: i will tell them perhaps immediately not have the job they like because it seems there are more lawyers available and jobs it is tougher now to get a job and it used to me so it may be more challenging choice. i am sure it will even out but it being asked that i would tell them not to rush to get out because they may have a hard t

>> host: who are the pastries? >> guest: those who love america even with her false, went to see her improve, to stand beside her. i'm always asked, who is a patriot and it's easier to give an explanation of who was there. someone says i love my wife. you're not wearing a wedding ring. the last two times i heard you were running down in public. but you still live your wife? she's getting beat up in the parking lot. she probably deserves it. that is not a patriot. >> host: in her most recent book, a pastries history of the modern world: from america's exceptional dissent to the atomic, if you write its democratic processes or self-confidence. america remains the world's sole exceptional nation, which is to say it aloud is a self written narrative that explains why the u.s. should, not just good influence others. why is america exceptional? >> guest: we get into this with four factors that we are to make american exceptional nation. first of, ma and the germans started, ma, but a fella sometime around 101,100. a rece

. >> host: author larry schweiker, why do use the word teacisry >> host: of 39 white you use the term patriots history in your book? >> guest: it was as direct play of people's history. if he can say this is the if he history of the people it is the history for all the patriots.and who >> host: who are theho are t patriots?ies? >> they love america even with the faults to see her went t improved r improve, to i'and beside er but fe? she's getting beat up in the parking lot. she probably deserves it. that is not a patriot. >> host: in her most recent book, a pastries history of the modern world: from america's exceptional dissent to the atomic, if you write its democratic processes or self-confidence. america remains the world's sole exceptional nation, which is to say it aloud is a self written narrative that explains why the u.s. should, not just good influence others. why is america exceptional? >> guest: we get into this with four factors that we are to make american exceptional nation. first of, ma and the germans started, ma, but a fella sometime around 101,100. a recent surge by

host: we'll leave it there.st: typically about a third of the agents were former police officer, about a third were former military, and about a third no particular background whatsoever. but what does distinguish them is acceptance of the possibility that they could be shot and that they could take a bullet for the president. so that obviously weeds out a lot of people. and brings in people who are very dedicated. you can imagine spending a whole day protecting the president in a situation where you could be shot at any time, not to mention the president himself. so it takes a tremendous amount of courage, really, and i've been very impressed. in fact, i know from my f.b.i. books that the f.b.i. admires secret service agents more than any other law enforcement. host: ronald kessler, the author of 19 nonfiction books including in the president's ecret service. 90% of secret service agents are men and women only make up 25% of the secret service in total. so why are the numbers so out of balance like that? and do

host: david is on the line for republicans. caller: could lincoln have avoided the civil war by requiring federal minimum wage for all workers? the slaves would have been paid. there would not have been any were necessary. eventually, they could be owners of the mill and such if they had done that. that is my question. guest: that is a new one. that is a good one. slave power was deeply entrenched. slavery was not only about the subjugation of human beings. it was also about economics. slaves were property. they were human property. in the eyes of owners, there were less than human property. they represented the biggest economic silo in the entire southern economy. there was no way lincoln could say you should pay these people because they were owned and clothes and fed by their owners. there was no way to compromise and end slavery in the 19th century until the tug had to come. time to have a cliff, a fiscal cliff or slavery cliff where you say this cannot go on. the greatest presidents came to that cliff and did not let us fa

now they have gained a lot of power. >> host: we are getting near the end.your book is called "the end of power" and you described a trajectory of power and concentrated from big institutions at the end of power, a dissolution or anarchy, where on that spectrum do you think we are right now? >> guest: in the political system of the united states, we're in a bad place where government is limited with the decisions it can make. we desperately need to move the needle back to those who govern us are powered to make decisions that are needed. what is bad or worse is the global level we have a huge need of this expanding list of problems that will not buy a in a country acting alone will be solved, or super power. we don't get it because those governments, our humble giants and are limited constraints become a bringing back hour to make decisions is the most urgent task ahead. >> host: it has been a pleasure talking with you. the book is "the end of power" i wish you all the best with it. >> guest: thank you very much for a great conversation. >> host: thank you.

host: i'm ok. caller: what i think is president obama has been running on the same thing since he got into office. he has not flip-flop in saying that he wanted jobs. you know how the media, republicans going out on a date with the president, knowing they will not do anything and the media talking about going out on a date. that's nonsense. they want -- for some reason, they don't think they are supposed to do what the president says. that is the republican position. they had no intention of doing anything but going on a date and maybe we can make him do what we say to do, eventually. host: you mentioned the present and various spending time. let's look at a story in usa today. he also met with an advocacy group yesterday evening. the president yesterday told volunteers and the top donors that their active involvement in a new advocacy group could help make his second term agenda a reality. let's hear more of what president obama had to say last night. [video clip] >> over the last several weeks, t

then they come to the rescue. >> host: had the feel of a prosecutor's? sap. >> guest: i think they have a tough job to do. i think we live in a -- with a system that is adversarial in nature. the have a prosecutor on the one hand and a defense attorney and the other. if they are both abiding by their legal, ethical code, they're both doing the best job they can in this adversarial system. some of the truth is supposed to emerge in the center of what they do. our system has flaws. probably the ideal of the world. the system that everyone looks to. so i hold no grudge against prosecutors. but i do believe that they're doing their best work. defense attorneys are doing their best work to develop hopefully the truth in the middle and they have the jury system and the judge trying to make sure that everything is done fairly. >> host: do you think there been times and a prosecutor has prosecuted seven a year she thinks is innocent and a public defender has defended somebody who here she thinks is go to? >> yes. let me answer the first part of that. sam mills o

>> guest: and 24. >> host: give me her background. where did you go to school and where did you grow up and what made you compelled to write this? >> guest: i'd grew up and connecticut an hour outside of new york city and is a student in high school i started a film festival for high school students in which we saw these great films coming in about young people writing about issues like rolling and teen suicide in 2000 three-way before these things are part of the national conversation and you could see the power of film and the way it had to do my generation. from that decided to go make a film about the election in 2008 and went around the country interviewing members of congress about why they thought people weren't voting in trying to get them to vote and start an organization called generation 19 which took us around the country and registered new voters in 2000 then we did a similar film in 2012 as well is doing all that i went to in my youth where i graduated. >> host: we both were part of the same program then? >> guest: we bo

host: what about benefits? guest: this will not impact benefits like health insurance or retirement contributions or anything to the extent that it does not impact pay. for employees who receive matches in district savings plan accounts, that's the federal equivalent of 401k plan spa, if you're not committing as much pay because you are furloughed, you will not be contributing as much to your retirement plan and you will not receive as much of a match from your agency. so that will have an effect. that's a much more long-term effects. things like health insurance and so on will not be touched by this. host: what is the difference between federal workers span contractors for the federal government when it comes to sequestration? guest: the main difference is that contractors don't have -- contract employees don't have the 30 day protection necessarily that federal employees have. if a contractor decides because of sequestration they expect to see their business, down and they decide today they want to perform la

he died when he was 49. >> host: of aids? >> guest: hmm? >> host: of aids?of aids, yes. >> host: and you write about aids in some of your books and where it originated and how it began. what are your thoughts about aids? >> guest: well, you know, it's terrifyingly prevalent in poor communities globally. and it it's now a real terrifying force in women's situations, too, women's health. and it's a big factor in prison life and certain states not allowing, the last time i looked, condom use for prisoners in prison because they don't want to come to terms with the incidents of sex in prison and men bringing aids home to their, to their wives. that sort of thing. these are big issues that trouble us, and aids is less talked about now than it used to be. but there's till no cure. one can -- there's still no cure. one can take, of course, a copy of medicines and control it if you don't have a full blown disease. but it is a big problem in poor communities and a big problem in poor countries. and in africa as well, of course. >> host: sharon in denver, good afterno

. >> up next on booktv, "after words" with guest host this week, msnbc host s. e. cupp. this week david burstein and his book "fast future: how the millennial generation is shaping our world." in the county argued there are currently between 18 and 30 years of age are the largest generation in u.s. history. more ethnically diverse than digitally tuned in than others. mr. burstein says melinda's are increasing and more influential a fast-moving, more integrated world. this program lasts about an hour. >> host: so, david, your millennial writing about millennials sort of advising town elders about the issues of a generation. that takes some background. how old are you? >> guest: 24. >> host: where did you go to school? where did you go up and why he felt compelled to write this country i grew up in western connecticut, about an hour outside the city, and as a student in high school at the start a film festival for high school students, in which we saw these great films coming in a young people making the cells of issues about bullying and teen suicide. this was in 2003, wa

this week msnbc host se cupp. david burstein and his book fast future how the millennials generation is shaping the world in and he argues those come between 18 to 30 years of age are the largest generation in u.s. history and more ethnically diverse and visually tune in the matters mr. burstein says millennials are increasingly more influential in a fast-moving more integrated world. the program lasts about an hour. sort of advising the town elders about the issues of the generation and that begs background. first how old are you? >> guest: i am 24. >> host: where did you go to school, grow up and feel compelled to write this? >> guest: i grew up in connecticut about an hour outside of new york city as a student in high school started a film festival and we saw the first coming in about young people about issues of bullying and teen suicide in 2003 where they were a part of the national conversation and seeing the sort of power of film. from that they decided should go make a film about the election in 2008 and i

[laughter] my point* is. >> host: you never told us how much we had to drink. >> host: maybe if i had thought of it, god bless michael bloomberg. maybe, who knows? the base day. i did a show on handed the and that did not go so well with the composting ideas. but i believe the government can advance principles but we play with a lot of technology as it relates to feinstein they're recycling center. the first half was called eco finder. we put the information up in the machine readable and downloadable and the first half we did some bad the next day said we care recycling now there is the after that and you can double that for free. right after the compazine decision. cisco said we have connected cities they took the bus and converted it you can read out on the bus how much consumption and there is a nap they created of the best to your zip code you could compare neighbor to neighbor your energy consumption and start having competition. games do the same thing. with companies that create virtual games where they draw psittacine engagement and more use of transparency that they design d

he died when he was 49. >> host: of aids? >> guest: yes. >> host: you write about aids in some of your books and where is all originated and where it began. what i your thoughts? >> guest: it is terrifyingly prevalent, in poor communities, and it is now a real terrifying force in women's situations to women's health and a big factor in prison life and certain states not allowing last tom abbott, condom use for prisoners in prison because they don't want to come to terms with the incidents of sex in prison in bringing aids home to their lives. that sort of thing. these are big issues that trouble us. aids is less talked about than it used to be. there is still no cure, one can take a cocktail of medicines and control it if you don't have full-blown disease. it is a big problem in poor communities and in poor countries in africana as well. >> host: sharon in denver, booktv on c-span2 with the randall robinson. >> how are you doing? >> caller: it has been an and lightning couple of hours. i appreciate it. i want to point out, a

[applause] >> up next, after words with guest host, s.e. cupp. this week, david burstein, and his book, "fast future: how the millenial generation is shaping our world. "o'he argues those between 18 and 30 years of age are more ethnically diverse and digitally tuned in an others and millenials are more influence shall and a fast moving, more integrated world. the program lasts about an hour. >> david, you're a millenial, writing about millenials. how old are you? >> guest: i'm 24. >> host: give me your background. where kid did you grow up? >> guest: i grew up in western connecticut, an hour out of new york city, and as a student in high school i started the film festival for high school students in which we saw great films about young people, issues about bullying and teen south s, this is in 2003, way before being part of the national conversation, and seeing the power of film impacting my generation, and from that decided to make a film about the election in 2008, and went around the country interviewing members of congress about why they thou

host: are we at ipods -- atao -- at odds with britain and germany jim host: -- at odds with germany and britain? guest: president obama said the syria is not just a problem of the united states, but for the entire world. it is difficult for the united states to explain how it is staying on the sidelines and providing humanitarian support when there is a crisis of this magnitude going on. it will be increasingly more difficult to stay on the sidelines with the europeans pushing for more. host: said arikat, there has been discussion as to what the chemical weapons were used in science syria. in a news over the last 48 hours inside syria. any news over the last 48 hours? guest: the state department has no evidence to show that the syrian government or the opposition -- there have been opposition -- accusations on both sides about using chemical weapons. there has been no evidence of that. the united nations is leading an effort to determine whether chemical weapons have been used. there are all kinds of technical things involved. they need to conduct these experts to determine if it is by

host: exactly. guest: cyber attacks have been occurring for years but the awareness of their severity, how widespread they are, the awareness of that is growing. people are now release starting to pay attention to cyber as a serious issue. i think that is a good thing. it is a problem we need to address. host: we are talking about cyber security and hacking here in the u.s.. our guest is irving lachow, he serves as a tack and u.s. national security program director. toependent line, welcome "washington journal". everyone is concerned, especially about hits out of china part . we have a good military network but there is no cooperation with the europeans with private industry to say we are all going to get together and form one union in washington d.c. and work together on this as a team. excellent point. there are efforts going on along those lines. one could argue about how successful they are being. those are occurring on a lot of different tracks. there is a european convention on cyber crime, wh