with me now, former arizona senator jon kyl and former ohio congressman dennis kucinich.oth are fox contributors. senator, i'm going to go right to you. you wrote an op-ed in "the wall street journal" supporting a syria strike. why? >> because of one of the things that you said, judge. our credibility is on the line. you're absolutely right. by the way, your significant indictment of the president i will stipulate to, except for two things. i know you don't believe that u.n. action is necessary for the united states to act and i would drop that count. and it is not at all the case that we will be aiding al qaeda. that's a debate -- >> who are we aiding? senator, you tell me, who are we aiding? >> we're aiding the united states of america, judge. >> but have they attacked us? if the head of the joint chiefs says he doesn't know what the end goal is, how could we possibly go there? he doesn't know. >> judge, as you said, our respect and credibility is on the line. that's who we're aiding. unless we follow the action that the president has asked for here, notwithstanding the

when the industrial giants of the 20th century wind up comment andrew carnegie, henry ford, kyl coto, a korean captain of industry will be among them. by the 1990s, it was clear which korea had won the war, but the contrast between the two states could not have been starker. one was a regional power, prosperous, democratic with a growing international reputation. in 1998 seoul olympics vividly showcased to billions around the world that south korea was no longer the poverty-stricken ward in the past, but a vibrant, rich and modern society. the other korea had becoming a dependent nation wracked by poverty, isolation and repression. the demise of the soviet union in 1991, russia and china said the amendment of the friendship system and demand for high currency for exporters resulted in a steep decline in the north korean economy. a series of flags in north korea's agricultural says added to kill young's misfortune. the result was a famine on a massive scale in which an estimated 2 million of his people perished from starvation. the contest for korean legitimacy was over. the south had

ryan kevin mccarthy pete sessions jeb hensarling pete hoekstra and dan lungren republican senators jon kyl now heritage foundation president and then senator jim de mint tom coburn john ensign and bob corker were also in tents that meeting was also attended by republican propaganda group frank luntz and by former speaker of the house and current c.n.n. pardon that newt gingrich who told us about that meeting on this program during the dinner the republican conspirators vowed to bring congress to a standstill regardless of how bad the congressional inaction would hurt the already hurting american economy and people in essence they pledged to each other to obstruct filibuster and block any legislation that might improve the economy and make president obama look good congressman pete sessions told the national journal in march of two thousand and nine that the republican sabotage plan hatched at the caucus room restaurant would borrow up age from the tactics of taliban terrorists he said that taliban insurgency we understand perhaps a little bit more now because of the taliban insurgency is t

kyl will today.they were to be implemented as state department facilities worldwide in order to keep diplomatic personnel save and secure at february the third, especially in areas where they see scrapers arrest because our nation needs than they are. the state department implement the recommendations as it sees fit. i understand it is accepted and plans to implement them all. the board's recommendations with respect to the shortcomings of state department personnel have been given much attention. because of the courageous and ultimate sacrifices made by ambassador stephen, sean smith, clint doherty and tyrone woods, the board meticulously review the conduct of all state department employees with direct responsibilities for security at the benghazi special mission compound. we assign blame at the level where we thought it lay. that is what the armed statute intended. operational accountability at the level of operational responsibility. the house report originally adopted the statute that originally

john kyl -- is he -- >> in the senate, i think? i'm a political comedian, i should know this. >> they ran on a platform of antigambling. they couldn't go against that because we love to gamble. two weeks ago, we lined up for power ball ticketings, that's okay, but poker's not okay? there's no reason that poker is wrong and lottery is right. what they did is attack tached to a port terrorism bill. there was a port terrorism bill going through, no one votes against that because that's antiterrorism. they attached a rider to it making the movement of money involved in online gambling, it it's already illegal -- illegal -- the movement of money into an illegal gaming site was money laundering. >> how many people lost money on that? >> when that went down, 150 million in player money lost, $15 billion industry disappeared in one day. it was a $15 billion industry vanished. television lost 300 million in advertising. the world series of poker went from 8,000 members to 800 members and built itself back up. it was a massive loss of an ind

ryan kevin mccarthy pete sessions jeb hensarling pete hoekstra and dan lungren republican senators jon kyl now heritage foundation president and then senator jim de mint tom coburn john ensign and bob corker were also turns the meeting was also attended by republican propaganda group frank luntz and by former speaker of the house and current c.n.n. pundit newt gingrich who told us about that meeting on this program during the dinner the republican conspirators vowed to bring congress to a standstill regardless of how badly congressional inaction would hurt the already hurting american economy and people in essence they pledged to each other to obstruct filibuster and block any legislation that might improve the economy and make president obama look good congressman pete sessions told the national journal in march of two thousand and nine that the republican sabotage plan hatched at the caucus room restaurant would borrow up age from the tactics of taliban terrorists he said that taliban insurgency we understand perhaps a little bit more now because of the taliban insurgency is the way they

little kyl mccullough, when i first met him he was 8, he's probably 10, 11 years old. he's got a very complicated disease he has to take $3,000y jexz for. he will -- $3,000y jexz for. ejections a year. and he will hit his limit soon. if he has health care, those will be covered for however long he leads it. for people who have a big, complicated illness, they're going to be covered. if the health care bill is repealed or defunded, or whatever republicans want to do, kyl mccullough's family has to pay for it out of pocket for the rest of his life, as will thousands of other families like him. that's what the steak the stake, mr. president. it's not a piece of paper. it's not a political football. it's life and death. it's hundreds if not thousands of dollars that hardworking families throughout this country desperately need and a health care system that they need to be much more fair and much more compassionate. it's not going to happen. it is political fantasy that republicans are going to be able to defund or repeal the health care law as a consequence of the budget d

. >> ladies and gentlemen, i am jon kyl.i am the visiting or senior or and it is myaei, pleasure this morning to help us engage in what is a third in a series of meetings with our chiefs, of our military branches, and today we are especially fortunate that we here.dmiral greener to because of issues that are unfolding, we are fortunate that he can be here with us today. it is my pleasure to introduce him. of naval 30th chief operations for the u.s. navy. a navy of butler and soap in, he has served at every label text level of command, including the command of the uss honolulu, seventh fleet, the u.s. did thee's command, and now as chief of naval operations. following command of the uss us honolulu, he was per presented an award for his visionary leadership. of other reciprocal awards and honors and commendations. we owe him a debt of gratitude for his distinguished service to our country. our navy could not be in that her hands. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming admiral greenert. >> thank you, and thank you f

more than a centurying could when john patterson green an ohioan and james hendertonson kyl introduced a bill to establish labor day as a state holiday, they were focused on the rights of all americans who work hard and play by the rules. since then we've seen how the middle class grew when we ensure that hard work is rewarded with fair pay and decent benefits. 75 years ago president roosevelt signed the fair labor standards act which are ensured americans would receive a wage, reasonable work hours and an end to child labor. one of the authors of that bill, hugo black, sat at this specific desk in the united states senate supporting social security, spoashting minimum wage, supporting paying for overtime. that legislation he introduced initially in 1932. president roosevelt led us to decades of prosperity by ensuring that hard work is met with fair wages and decent working conditions. a minimum wage represented lift millions of millions of americans from poverty. today workers face new challenges. while corporate executives and weetd banks are earning record profits, too many families