richard lugar, the most informed person in foreign policy in the senate, national security advisor steven hadley, secretary of state jim baker, secretary of state george schulz, national security advisor brent scowcroft, and president george l.w. bush. all, all supported and strongly supported and helped us get past through some recalcitrant republican senators this critically important treaty. unfortunately, governor romney's apparent determination to take u.s. relations -- u.s./russian relations back to the '50s also causes him to misstate the facts. for example, he charged that, as he calls it, to appease moscow, to appease moscow, "president obama has been pliant on missile defense and abandoned our missile defense sites in poland." here again, he's either woefully misinformed or totally misunderstands. as it happens, president obama asked me to secure allied support for a new and more effective missile defense system in europe, the so-called phased adaptive approach. so the first visit i made was to poland. and who did we ask to host these new components for this more sophisticated system?

he'll be joining an international consulting firm headed by condoleezza rice and steven hadley. >>> andhe philippines condemning a local d.c. council member, marion barry for marks critic of a local hospital hiring filipino nurses. barry said at a council hearing that many hospitals hir immigrants who are nurses particularly from the philippines. he said instead nursing schools in the district should train local residents to work in the industry and address nursing shortages. d.c. has preferential hiring practices for local residents. back with more "washington today". ♪ >> always agree on the little things and then you hold on the big one. hell i've done this so often in conversations with people. i'm say i'll concede that but don't give them the big one. >> president richard nixon in 19a

security advisor steven hadley. that's what we have to watch. it's not just foreign policy.that's a replay of all those bush years. it's also the economy that's a replay too.ç >> government spending is lowering taxes so small businesses can grow. >> how different is that concept from what was, what were the policies of the bush administration. >> i think it's just up dated. >> the bush policy uppuatdated. what could possibly go wrong? >> the stock index collapsed 40%. the one that cost us 4.4 million jobs in bushes last year in office. i don't think america can afford the same failed policies, and this is the message he is up against. >> i said before thanks to president obama, bin laden is dead and general motors is alive. you have to ask yourself, if governor romney was president, could he have used the same slogan in reverse? >> joining me now, a democratic from florida, and david corn, washington bureau chief. his new book is "showdown." the inside story how obama fought back against boehner, canter. >> we don't need another president that's trying to one up his daddy.

this 90 minute event was moderated by former national security adviser steven hadley. >>-moose and i am vice chair of the board of directors. pleased to welcome you this morning. i would like to ask all of you to turn off yourself owns and your pagers because they interfere with our own a electronic systems including those that are streaming today's session live over the internet to many listeners in the audience. i have the honor to introduce today's session. my dubious claim to this particular honor was in that returned from a visit to afghanistan on behalf of the state department. going back to 2002 when the institute was asked for special expertise in the area of peace building to the task of promoting peace and stability in afghanistan. for the past two years the u.s. ip has focused attention is under development of a strategy for the country's political transition and transformation. one built around constitution development, credible elections and a durable and inclusive peace process. in 2008, usaid posted the jennings randolph resident fellow here. we regret h