tom davis served a as virginia republican congressman and chairman of the nrcc. i force you guys to talk about the virginia governor's race, tom perriello, i have been intrigued watching president obama the past five or six years at how little he actually does defend his ideology. he does it -- this is the first time, just came up -- did it at a commencement address in university of michigan, 2009, did it yesterday, did it the second inaugural, he doesn't go out there defending government as passionately he's does in these commencements. do you wish he did it more? >> i think is a difference between means and ends. i think what he is really focused on is the issues of social mobility of the american dream and the extent that government is one of the things that help pros moat that when you are at the university, you look at student dealt now and whether higher edge discrimination affordable. that is one of the concrete examples many people experience that bit of a boost being the difference whether you might be able to afford higher education or not, which also m

they didn't want tom davis. davis famously said his party gave him the middle finger and gill more lost to warner i think 65-35%. so that's what happened the last time we were in this situation in virginia. >> in terms of the choice of the lieutenant governor candidate, the guy who he calls president obama gay. says president obama is a muslim. said he is a totalitarian. he is very vehemently talking about gay issues. isn't that a conceivably viable. in virginia or any office. if it isn't, is that going to hurt cuccinelli. >> you've got two good questions there. the an to the first one is, yeah, he is a viable candidate. we will see who the democrats put up. they have their primary in june and two candidate running there who don't have the statewide name recognition. say what you ant about good publicity, bad publicity, the fact is a lot of p.m. across the state are hearing about bishop jackson and hearing his name and seeing him out in public and what not. and getting this head start on the democrats. now there

the conservative party went for a convention in that instance because they didn't want tom davis.y put jim gilmore in. tom davis famously said his party gave him the middle finger in that and gilmore went on to lose to warner, i think it was 65% to 35%. so that's what happened the last time we were in this situation in virginia. >> in terms of the choice of the lieutenant governor candidate, the guy who he calls president obama gay. says president obama is a muslim. said he is a totalitarian. he is vehemently anti-gay often using florid long when he talks about abortion issues and gay rights issues. ask that the kind of candidate that is conceivably viable in a statewide election in virginia for any office? and if it isn't, is that going to hurt cuccinelli? >> you've got two good questions there. the answer to the first one is, yeah, he's a viable candidate. we'll see who the democrats put up. they have their primary in june and there are two candidates running there who don't have the statewide name recognition. say what you want about good publicity, bad publicity. the fact is a

people including people i quote in the story you mention who say the worst thing that we can do here, tom davis, former virginia congressman -- >> he's a smart guy. >> -- i know you had him on the show before. he basically said, this is a political sort of feast for republicans. these series of things. irs, "ap," benghazi. what the republicans shouldn't do is gorge themselves. they have to pace themselves. what that means is don't turn it -- i would say benghazi we're sort of around the bend on this already. don't turn it into a purely political matter. that is, if you're a republican, you think the administration's hiding something. if you're a democrat, you think nothing's wrong. that the irs, in particular, is an issue that does not have to be turned into that black/white, partisan, republican versus democrat. the more you say things like impeachment, john boehner saying he wants to see people behind bars. the more it turns into that, that very familiar thing that we know happens in washington, left versus right. and that's when you lose in some ways the potency of the issue. >> you know, if

i see my buddy tom davis, twhofsefivers person to start this ball rolling, he said, mark, you can do this. he said, you were talking about debt, deficit and government spending 15, 20 years ago when folks weren't much focused on it. they are now and here's a chance for you to take everything uh -- everything you learned in congress, the governorship, your way up, your way down, all of it and apply it to one of the great debates of our civilization, which is how do we get our house in order? i want to single out tom for his focus on that front. i want to also single out an extraordinary professional staff. i can at times be a little bit tense, i guess would be the word, you know, we all are in the game but john and jason and joe and michael and sonny and carrie and sherry, thank you for what you did in bringing this about. and i've got to single out one person in particular, i don't know if she's here or not. we drew straws and sort of the worst job on the campaign trail is who gets stuck in the car with mark as we go to umpteen different places in a day and more often than not that e

acknowledge the great leadership of our governor deval patrick and our mayor tom menino and our police commissioner ed davis just to thank them for their leadership. i look forward to the conversation. thauk. >> thank you councillor. and if i could talk to the colonel. this is different because in boston it was an event that happened with no warning. and sometimes you face disasters like that as well but in particular your experience with sandy in new jersey and even with katrina when you were providing relief, maybe you can share perspectives about how communities can best prepare and how to bounce back in the aftermath of a disaster like this. >> good afternoon. what i appreciate most about this nation is its resiliency and it's fitting today we talk about resiliency in many ways. we did experience hurricane sandy in new jersey. it reeked havoc along our coastline and our most populated area. in the aftermath of that the resiliency has been incredible. i was talking earlier about the nation's response. there is something about experiencing an event and having the nation at your doorstep ready to provide s

davis, whoddy, tom was the first person to start this ball rolling when he said do this. said you were talking about debt, deficit and government 15 and 20 years ago when folks weren't focused on it, they are now and here's a to take everything you learned in congress, the governorship, all of it and it to one of the great debates of our civilization, how to get our financial house in i want to single out tom for his singlehanded focus front. i also want to single out an extraordinary professional staff. i can at times be a little bit tense, i guess would be the word. know, we all are in the game but john and jason and joel and sonny and carey and for whathank you all you did and i got to single out one person in particular, i or notnow if she's here but we drew straws and the worst job on the campaign trail is who the car with mark as we go to ump teen different more oftenhe day and than not that ended up martha who put up with me on a daily basis. she's probably the worst driver in this campaign. she gave me a number of near death experiences but she is extraordinary an

but before i do not let me say senator tom thank you for your advice council, undersecretary, professor, commissioner davis, your presence here today is -- really means a lot to us and your testimony and the people of boston we support you in your efforts and let me also say thank you to the mayor for allowing you to come here today to appear before the committee. thank you very much. >> the gentleman from california is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chair and welcome to the witnesses and i welcome this opportunity to highlight the great heroes, the citizens who ran to the zone to help the victims by the blast but also to highlight the brave men and women as law enforcement and emergency responders who hunted, captured and killed the two individuals responsible for this. serving on this committee for me is also special because i was a former prosecutor but also in a congressional intern in washington, d.c. when september 11th happened and what happened in boston reminded me of the threats facing the country are still very real and while there is information to be learned from the intelligenc

davis. they were appointed by tom to be the 40th police commissioner in the city of boston. in their role he oversees the police services for over half a million people along with all those visitors coming to the great cities. mr. davis i knew before he was commissioner and because of his work. he used the position to bring different layers of law enforcement and officials together working in the task force in major cities. he is the superintendent of the office in 1994, and during his period he was recognized reducing the crime rate with over 100,000 residents. most recently mr. davis led the response to the boston marathon bombings on april 15th. the actions and the quick thinking of the men and women in the national guard, fire department, first responders and civilians in extraordinary medical communities that we have in boston led to the survival of 17 critically injured civilians on that fateful day. i also want to note that during his leadership he kept first and foremost in his mind the victims that lost their lives lindsay lu shawn campbell. we are pleased to have y