as winston churchill once said, "courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." swrat of a -- i can't think of a better way to sum of this last year and in particular these last few months right here in washington than that. the american people want to see accountability and cooperation in washington, and they want to see that they're working together to get our fiscal house in order. this legislation doesn't get us there, but for the first time in a very long time, i think we can say to the american people that we're finally facing in the right direction, and for that, we have them to thank. mr. reid: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader, the senator from nevada. mr. reid: the eyes of washington and the world have been watching washington this past week very closely. while they witnessed a lot of political wrangling they also saw congress make some historic, important decisions. and averted a default on our debt that has been so concerning to all of us for such a long period of time. our

winston churchill, because of the nature of his relationship with his father made him become difficult with the relationship with his son, frequently that's what happens, say with your relationship with your father, you, some might argue, would become much more present because henry fonda did not become present for you. >> some day. my daughter is a fantastic mother in spite ofmy weaknesses as a parent. >> she is a perfect example of what i'm say. >> yes. r second child is a daughter and she said i'm going to show that mothers and daughters can be really, really close, and she succeeded. it took me longer. but theessage is, it's never too late. you can make for it later. and i have actually studied what it means to be a parent. not knowing w to parent was a failure of mine, and i have learned from it. >> but it doeseem to me, to look at your life, i mean look at evolution. you can define it by relationships, you can die fine it by your own professional achievements; you're someone that learned from the experience. you couldn't be -- you can answer this better than i could answer this -

again, quo tote -- to quote winston churchill, it is a terrible system. it is just better than any other one. i met with the brazilian supreme court. they have just met with the united states supreme court less than a month ago to deal with their issues. in brazil, every matter that comes before the supreme court of brazil, they had 80,000 cases last year, 80,000, obviously, no justice. you cannot have a system that wants to review 80,000 cases. i do think our appellate system could use some tweaking, but by and large, the florida -- i am not sure i agree with that -- almost certainly respected -- the florida supreme court's motto is, you'll appreciate this, i will not give you the latin version, but the translation is "soon enough, if correct." that is the actual motto. sometimes soon enough is not soon enough. you are correct. as you know, professor, the supreme court of the united states takes such few cases that usually the intermediary court decision is the final one. we have to fill the bench. it is going to be worse every day if we have an empty fe

. >> it's kind of like the famous winston churchill quote. always count on america to do the right thing, after they've tried everything else. well, we've pretty much tried everything else. and we in the political leaders now ought to get down to the business of doing the right thing. >> pelley: under the new law, if the joint committee on the budget fails in its massive cuts, across the board cuts will be imposed automatically. coming up next, children in this corner of america would go hungry, if it weren't for her. i'm laura, and this is my cvs. i just transferred a prescription to cvs because they have care 1on1. it's where the pharmacist stops and talks to me about safety and saving money with generic prescriptions. laura, let's talk about possible side effects. it's all about me. love that. get care 1on1 and talk savings, safety, and side effects when you transfer or fill a new, ongoing prescription. i'm laura, and this is my cvs. it's all mine. lights, camera, activia it's the best job in the world. to be there for them, you've gotta f

as winston churchill once said, courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. i can't think of a better way to sum up this last year and in particular, these last few months right here in washington than that. the american people want to see accountability and cooperation in washington, and they want to see that we're working together to get our fiscal house in order. this legislation doesn't get us there but for the first time in a very long time, i think we can say to the american people that we're finally facing in the right direction and for that, we have them to thank. >> majority leader, the senator from nevada. >> this is the majority leader, harry reid. he's about to speak. we should listen to him as well, then we'll assess what's going on. john king is here, gloria borger is here. stand by. let's listen to harry reid. >> -- and averted default on our debt that has been so concerning to all of us for such a long period of time. our country was literally on the verge of a disaster. it was on the brink

writer, not compared to the doctor roosevelt or woodrow wilson or various world leaders, such as winston churchill or lenin. before i could think more about the question, there came my boxes, and so i put away the thought in the back of my health but fast forward several months. in the meantime, i dropped my dissertation, taken a leave of absence from school and started work at the legal assistance as a law firm. at one point the editor0s a journal, invited know write an article about franklin roosevelt for the journal. i didn't want to use my abandoned disdissertation and had little time for research. so i thought i would take up franklin roosevelt's write to see what he had written before he was president. so i ordered copies of the article from the fining aids of fdr's writings, especially from the 1920s when he was in private life and trying to recover and had used writing as a kind of therapy for himself. when i read the airlines discovered to my great surprise that fdr hat written several pieces on diplomatic relations between the united states and japan which he wanted to improve. but he de

and main street which i think it's less press and i think going forward we have to hope that winston churchill's old saying about america proved true again which is america always gets it right but not until it's tried everything else that doesn't work and how about fail and then we'll get it right you seem to be have moved through a lot of things that are working and i can only hope you find one that does although i have to be honest with you i do have high hopes for the for jobs response in the big picture but in terms of the september announcement from the administration it's hard to be excited and feel like you'll be likely delighted with what you have to see i mean yeah even if he comes up with something that economists say is brilliant that's the congress to get it through and we've seen how how well that's that turned out i mean later on in this program we talk about how hurricane funds are now trapped in congressional political partisan infighting but i guess very quickly do you think that. some people have said you know if obama had pushed more somehow somehow we could have gotten past

some say that they cite winston churchill when they start voting with their pocketbooks they will come around if they are not a liberal when they are 20 there not a hard to they're not a conservative by 40 they don't have the brain. this would be great if it were true but it ignores our best history that was set by ronald reagan. he brought an entire generation of youth into the republican party as the reagan revolution he won it decisively by 20 points in 1984 it is not true republicans or that use will not vote for republicans. and even the very first millennials when they came to the polls, those first-ever eligible split the ticket evenly between alcor and george bush. i think it is fair to say because the youth don't have as much experience as older generations the political views are formed as much of the failures they have known as by any vision is caused by a particular politician. reagan was aided by the failures of the carter administration but could communicate conservatism beautifully that the entire generation rallied to his vision and that is also what barack obama was ab

some say that like winston churchill when they start vote with their pocketbooks they will come aroundif they are not a liberal when they are 20 that have a hard they're not a conservative if they are 40 they don't have the brain. this is great if it were true but it did note -- ignores the best history that was set by ronald reagan. he brought an entire generation of route use into the party. >> guest: these boats in 1990 and decisively by 20 points in 1984. it is not true that the use will not vote for republicans. even the very first millennials, the first that were eligible to vote and 2000 and split the ticket evenly between all glor and george bush. it is fair to say because there is not as much experience the political views are formed as much by those failures they have known as any vision espoused by a particular politician and a reagan was aided by the failures of the carter administration but also able to communicate conservative is of so beautifully an entire generation rallied to the vision. also that is what barack obama was able to do. the youths started to break from th

. >> winston churchill said never promise victory and don't delivery. i should say that he's giddy with the results in wisconsin, and he has so overstated it, it's time to have fun, because the walrus under water, which is what it sounds like when he broadcasts, that guy is so over the top, that it gives us a teaching moment. let's listen to rush-bo today. >> the people of wisconsin have fended off what amounted to a government union takeover. if the taxpayers of wisconsin can win against those odds, we should be able to do the same thing in every state, and in washington, d.c. we ought to be able to roll back in obama care. we ought to be able to roll back everybody obama has given us. we should be able to roll back the whole democrat agenda for the last 65 years, yes, we can. >> gentlemen, i want john to tick these off on where you agree with rush-bo. he wants to get rid of the be grace with harry trouping in the united states forces. 65 years ago. he wants to get rid of the brown case integrating our schools. he wants to get rid of medicare medicate,

. >>> in history classes we are taught that abraham lincoln, winston churchill, martin luther king, we're were great world leaders. all four dealt with some form of depression, at least that is what a new study claims. it goes further saying their depression helped these men lead in times of crisis. good morning, doctor. thank you for being here. >> thanks for having me on. >> how did you come to this conclusion? >>. >> well, i looked into the backside of leaders well known in times of crisis. i did research on mania and depression thea shows realism and empathy. i found the traits were present in the great crisis leaders and often absent in mentally healthy leaders not so successful during cries c crisis. >> were there logs? they were able to take anti-depressants and things like that? how are you certain they suffered from depression? >> all medical diagnosis is probablistic. it's not absolute. in psychiatry i use the standards methods from clinical care. symptoms, genetic history and whether someone was treated. in most of the cases there's the symptoms themselves, the periods of sever

winston churchill called it the good companion.on liked to smush fish and chips with lots of peas. me, i'm easy. i just like tabasco on it. you know it's going straight to the thighs, right? but who cares because it's tastes really good. i'll just dip in that. great to see you, so here it is, my favorite fish and chipper. zane virgie, cnn, london. >> oh, you lucky dogs, now i'm hungry, as is jacque. i want some fish and chips now. that's what i'm going to have for dinner now. i won't be going to london, but i'll find it somewhere around here. >> how are you? >> i'm good. it's hot out there, finally a little relief, at least for the folks in texas. >> how significant is that relief? >> when you're talking temperatures that are no longer 100-degrees plus. and you get a little rain when you haven't had any rain. most of the rain is starting to kind of fizzle out a little bit here, we had a nice complex that moved on through, temperatures have been in the 70s and 80s all day long. that's the great news. how much rain did they get? how

some say they fight winston churchill may start voting with their pocketbooks but, around here if they'reot a liberal when they are their 20 day down at the heart. i've been a conservative by the time they're 42 don't have a brain. and this would be great if that were true. but it ignores our best history. our best history was set by ronald reagan. ronald reagan brought an entire generation unit into the republican party and this is the revolution. he won the vote in 1880 and decisively by 20.9294. it's just simply not true that republicans won't vote -- that youth won't vote for republicans and even the very first millennialist when they came to the polls, the first eligible to vote in 2000 what their ticket evenly between al gore and george bush. i think it is fair to say that because you don't have as much experience as older generation, their political views are formed as much by the failures we have known in my lifetime as they are by any vision that is espoused by a particular politician. i think reagan was aided by the failures of the carter investigation, but he also is able to co

[laughter] the story is told about winston churchill dinner which he clearly didn't enjoy turning to his hostess and singing about the desert this pudding has no feet. what is the theme of your putting? >> why i think there's a number of schemes, but the main theme really is that the mom doesn't go away. every president has to deal with it. it's there every time they have to make a decision about sending troops somewhere. it's in the politics in terms of what happened in different elections about whether someone served or didn't surf or chose to go to vietnam or not. it doesn't go away and that is the theme that carries through the books to reach president we looked at. >> and the vietnam clearly has affected different presidents and one might almost say diametrically opposed fashions. >> sometimes diametrically opposed, but there are two levels. on one level, you have to imagine what are the major influences on all of the presidents at the end of the vietnam war wendi have to say has devotee said they have to send troops to fight. the vietnam coast is there, it's there all the time.

but remember what winston churchill said. americans will end up doing the right thing after they've tried everything else. we're trying that here. that is the antithesis of what we are in the united states of america. 235 years, we have been in existence. what built america? big government or entrepreneurs? [applause] >> i know you spoke about your trip to israel, but there were a few questions people ask. what option -- and this is from jim hunter -- what option does israel have to protect itself from iran and the satellite nations? >> the biggest option is eventually they may have to take action to defend themselves. that is their right and that is their responsibility. prime minister netanyahu is responsible for the safety and security of the israeli people. 50 to 100 rockets and missiles were pouring into southern israel almost every day when i was over there. has the law has 50,000 rockets -- hezbollah has 50,000 rockets and missiles. they have the capability to strike every major city in israel from southern lebanon. wh

he takes real people from the past, winston churchill, abraham lincoln, john navarre on the george washingtonrver and he leads them in a fit tisch's way, that using real-life exam does to inspire people to be better the tears and andy is a personal friend. i also just finished rereading of my favorite book of all time and that is harper lee's "to kill a mockingbird." she is not only a friend, president of my district, but is someone that has touched the world. i think it's second only to the bible in terms of the most number of copies printed in the most number of languages around the world. so every year and point she read "to kill a mockingbird."

. >> when, when roosevelt hosted, hosted, um, winston churchill, his family said my family were, you know, among the first families here. churchill said, and my family greeted them because churchill -- [laughter] was from his american roots, an american india. >> right. >> these people were international, global figures in their roots. i think we have to remember that. now, if you're from kansas, you're in the middle of the country. eisenhower's in the middle of the country. if you're at all enterprising, you reach out. eisenhower was an international figure. my father happened to know him as a cadet at west point, as commandant general of west point and as president. my father was an international-type person. that's a lower social order, but he knew these people. >> well -- >> you know, they're international people. we're immigrants. we're world people. >> no, that's an excellent point, and i would make one other point about eisenhower which is often ignored. he was, he was from kansas, but he was a german-american. and he was, he was very conscious of the fact that he was a german

[laughter] >> the story is told about winston churchill at a dinner in which he clearly did not enjoy, turning to his hostess and saying about the dessert, madam, this pudding has no theme. debbie, what's the theme of the pudding? >> the theme of the pudding i think there's a number of themes but i think the main theme is that vietnam does not go away. it's there. every president has to deal with it. it's there every time they have to make a decision about sending troops somewhere. it's there in the politics in terms of what happened in different elections about whether someone served or didn't serve or chose to go to vietnam or not. it doesn't go away and that's the theme that carries through the book, through each president that we look at. >> and yet, marvin, vietnam clearly has affected different presidents in one might almost say diametrically opposed fashions? how is that possible? >> sometimes diametrically opposed. but there are two levels here. on one level you have to imagine what are the major influences on all of the presidents since the end of the vietnam war when they ha

these traits aren't just on the left or right pap good example, winston churchill, very conservative,uring world war ii, just before world war ii, very realistic and pessimistic and no one wanted to hear it in the 1930s. yes, when people talk about optimism and needing to be optimistic all the time, all that. >> great campaigning. barack obama became president on that, but obviously has no capacity for a realistic assessment of what actually is wrong with this country. go ahead imejeanne? >> and the black dog, call it, got us through war. britain got rid of churchill as soon as the war was over because of optimism and national health care and so forth. different leaders for different times has to be the case. >> exactly. crisis leadership. >> yeah. >> non-crisis times times of peace and prosperity, mentally healthy, average, normal people is what we want and they function fine. when the past no longer predicts the futch e you need someone different. >> in america, someone with a bit of a mental health -- i don't want to sound -- >> the nights thing, having this test is actually the wr

some say that they cite winston churchill when they start voting with their pocketbooks, they'll, you know, they'll come around. if they're not a liberal when they're 20, they don't have a heart. if they're not a conservative by the time they're 40, they don't have a brain. and this would be great if it were true. but it ignores our best history. and our best history was set by ronald reagan. ronald reagan brought an entire generation of youth into the republican party. this was the reagan revolution. he won the youth vote in 1980, he won it decisively by 20 points in the 1984. it's just simply not true that republicans won't vote -- or that youth won't vote for republicans. and even the very first millennials when they came to the polls, the first millennials that were eligible to vote in 2000 split their ticket evenly between al gore and george bush. i think it's fair to say that because youth don't have as much experience as older generations their political views are formed as much by the failures that they have known in their lifetime as they are by any vision that is espoused by

every time i came to washington in that period, i was reminded of the famous winston churchill story,opposition to the labour government in britain. and the story was he went to the men's room and standing at one of these big-trough style urinals, guys if you have been to wrigley field, one of those. and the leader came next to him and churchill got as far away as he could. he was netsdzi inin ining -- n today but he said no, i know when i see something large and strange i want to nationalize it. and that's how it went for years, and now its stopped and may not be all we want but it's something. i want to talk to you tonight about abraham lincoln and why the republican party should be the party of lincoln. why do i want to talk about lincoln? well, one it's been a long week and i assume you have heard enough about barack and michelle and nancy, and two, i am working on a book on lincoln. so i am absorbed in him and three, i think it's a fascinating period. we had amazing power but a country with still a personal feel. on new year's day when lincoln presented the proclamation commissio

winston churchill once said we shape our buildings. thereafter, they shape us. no person shaped the built landscape of columbus indiana quite like j.erwin miller. a progressive-minded businessman, a champion of civil rights causes once named by esquire magazine as the man who ought to be president, miller knew his hometown needed something special to stand out. so he plowed a portion of the profits from his family's cummings engine company into enlisting great architects to design many of the city's public buildings. an elementary school by harry weiss who went on to design washington d.c.'s monumental subway system. city hall by skidmore, owens, and barrel, builders of what is now known as one world trade center. and this library, perhaps best known for his work the pyramid in paris. businesses and houses of worship hopped on the modern bandwagon as well where columbus's most distinctive landmarks is north christian church. you might also recognize the same architect's hand work in the st. louis gateway arch and the tulip chair on the bridge to the starship ent

my view on capitalism is my, winston churchill's view on democracy.so i think it's the worst economic system except for all the others. so i don't see any kind of realist terms, but the important points is there is capitalism, and there is captain limp. even the united states didn't used to be like this. only in the last 30 years, yeah? i mean, think about the new deal, yeah? this was a different country, yeah? i mean, i'll close the wall, you have different forms of capitalism. american capitalism very different from the japanese one which is very different from the swedish one which is different from the french one. so there isn't just one way of running capitalism. now, because of this global warming issue i think that the rich countries have to seriously think about not pursuing growth as an objective per se. i mean, you might achieve growth in order to pass to other things, but somehow we have become obsessed with economic growth, and this is not healthy, this is unsustainable. but on the other hand, in a lot of poor countries i don't see how you

every time i came down to washington in that pardon -- period, i was reminded of the winston churchil brittai britain. and he was in the restroom and at a trough-style urinal. and anthony edom stood next to him and churchill got away from him. and he was needling him and saying you are feeling modest. and he said no, when you see something large and well functioning, you want to nationalize it. and that's the way it went here for two years. and now it's stopped. and at least it may not be all we want but at least it's something. i want to talk to you a little about abraham lincoln and why i believe that the republican party today should in the deepest sense be the party of lincoln. why do i want to talk about abraham lincoln? a couple of things, it's been a long week i assume you have heard enough about barack and michelle and nancy and harry. and two, i am working on a book on lincoln. and i am absorbed with him and three, it was an amazing, fascinated period. on new year's day when abraham lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation and showing up on new year's day and every door i

i am reminded of winston churchill's statement that the only thing worse than fighting with allies is fighting without them. it is a difficult relationship between us, but i will also tell you in my own personal background, when i left california in september 2001, in october i went in and spoke with the pakistan leadership in islamabad and i have been ordered to take marine's 350 nautical miles, refuel them, and land in the backyard against khandahar. they knew my h- hour, d-day, and they never revealed it to the enemy. for all of the disarray in our relationship, a privately behind closed doors, there is more right now that we are doing together than we are not. for example, over half of the al qaeda senior leadership is not in a position to collect on their 401k's. that is largely due to working together quietly with a organization that both of us have a dislike for. we will not solve all the problems, but we are managing them. i want to get to q&a, but i want to talk about syria because it is very, very important. when you look at where syria is and look at their western border, t

every time i came down to washington during that period, i was reminded of the famous winston churchilltory when he was in the opposition to the labor government and britain and the story goes he went to the men's room and he was standing at one of these big trough-style urinals, and anthony eden, the liberal leader, came and stood right next to him. and churchill got as far away from him as he could. and eden was needling him and saying, wow, winston, you are feeling awfully modest today, around you? he said, no, anthony, i know whenever you see something large and well functioning you want to nationalize it. that's the way it went here. for about two years. but now it's stopped. now it's stopped. at least that's -- it may not be all that we want, but at least it's something. i want to actually talk to you tonight a little bit about abraham lincoln. and why i believe that the republican party today should in the deepest sense be the party of lincoln. why do i want to talk to you about abraham lincoln? a couple things. one it's been a long week. i assume you heard enough about barack, m

winston churchill called it good companions when he talked about fish & chips, and michael jackson lovedish & chips with lots of peas. me, i just like tabasco on it. i will just dip it in there. thank you so much. great to see you. here it is, my favorite fish & chipper. zain virgie. have i got a surprise for you! [ barks ] yeah, it's new beneful healthy fiesta. gotta love the protein for muscles-- whoo-hoo! and omega-rich nutrition for that shiny coat. ever think healthy could taste so good? [ woman announcing ] new beneful healthy fiesta. >>> let's go directly to washington with our joe johns who is reporting the super committee, the congressional committee aimed at cutting another $1.5 trillion of spending, the names have come out, the remaining three, joe? >> that's right. we're up to 12, which is the number they tried to reach. these are the people selected by the house minority leader nancy pelosi. the people selected to the committee, jim clyburn, and bocerra, and van hallon. and we reported earlier, there had been concerns floating around that the panel as named, at least up unti

identified our system of government here, but i guess the best way today to talk about it is what winston churchill said about democracy. here's what he said. it's been said that democracy is the worst form of government except for all others that have been tried. i, mr. president am not proud of the conflict we've had these last many months, but i'm satisfied that we have been able to come together to find a solution. now, it's not over until both houses of congress pass the legislation dealing with the debt crisis we have in america. it's not over until the president signs that bill. but after weeks of facing off against each other this partisan divide we have here in the senate, we were finally able to break through with an agreement. an agreement that is typical for agreements that are difficult. no one got what they wanted. everyone had to give something up. people on the right are upset. people on the left are upset. people in the middle are upset. it was a compromise. it's not always easy for two sides to reach consensus but that's what we did. we did it on a bipartisan basis. so i believe t

>> winston churchill once said history will be kind to me because i tend to write it. .ink that is the motivation of any memoir. love him or hate him, he has has a successful career and probably a lot to learn here. but always take it with a grain of salt. this is going to be dick cheney's version of events not an objective historian's account. >> talk out there that cheney was the one calling the shots on crucial decisions, not george w. bush. and he was actually challenged on that point in an nbc interview. let's take a listen. >> i turn to the team gathered in the oval office and said, let's go. you write, the president kicked everyone else out of the oval office, looked at me and said, dick, what do you think we ought to do? >> that's the way i recall it. and i was getting advice. i wasn't making the decision. he was making the decision. >> do you think these revelations will embarrass president bush? >> i don't know why. >> well, he is saying let's go. i'm the leader. >> but he was. >> but you're revealing that it didn't happen that way. he cleared out the office an

as winston churchill once said, "courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." swrat of a -- i can't think of a better way to sum of this last year and in particular these last few months right here in washington than that. the american people want to see accountability and cooperation in washington, and they want to see that they're working together to get our fiscal house in order. this legislation doesn't get us there, but for the first time in a very long time, i think we can say to the american people that we're finally facing in the right direction, and for that, we have them to thank. mr. reid: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader, the senator from nevada. mr. reid: the eyes of washington and the world have been watching washington this past week very closely. while they witnessed a lot of political wrangling they also saw congress make some historic, important decisions. and averted a default on our debt that has been so concerning to all of us for such a long period of time. our

winston churchill didn't spend the first three years of world war ii blaming nevil chamber layne for 1937, and 1938. bombs were dropping on lon cop. the president of the united states, doesn't think boldly. he doesn't. the president would say, i want congress to come back. i'm going to speak to a joint session. we'll take 50% of the blame. hit's forget about what's going on. maybe we should have listened to simpson bowles. maybe democrats should have put their own budget out. we'll take 50% of the blame. republicans, you take 50% of the blame. let's come back together. let's look forward instead of looking past. if the president didn't show up, it makes it republicans look bad. everyone loves to say he's a law professor. you know what they do? they get a distinct world view and beat the hell out of you until you adopt your world view. and believe you me, if you're writing the three-hour exams at the end of the semester, you adopt a world view. >> answer every question with a question. >> he's more like -- i think harold ford said that, that's the editor of "the law review." that's a

winston churchill once said about coming and he was speaking about russia, she said it is an enigma wrapped inside a puzzle wrapped inside a rebel and he could have been speaking about. 51. >> our thanks to annie jacobsen, los angeles magazine columnist come author of the new look area 51 uncensored history of america's top secret military base. >>> our special booktv prime time programming continues in a few moments with a look at julia child's >>> our special booktv program and continues with jennet conant's account of julia child's work with the office of strategic services during world war ii. ms. child who later became a television personality and cookbook author was involved in the oss covert operations in india and china, where she met her husband, paul. this is about 40 minutes. [applause] >> thank you for venturing out on this rainy spring evening. i think i'm going to start us off by quoting groucho marx to the effect that before i begin talking i have something to say. so the first thing that everyone, absolutely everyone asks me is how julia child some six-foot tube with that in

you know, winston churchill said the american people always do the right thing after they've exhaustedrnatives. we've now exhausted all alternatives. this could be the shock that gets us to a deficit reduction package. now, mind you, it needs to be a long-term one in impact. if we were to do that immediately now, it would send a terrifically positive signal to the market that finally this crisis brought us to a genuine deficit reduction, long-term package dealing with our structural deficits, putting entitlements and tax revenues on the table. and third,and the third is the s part. china, which has always been hoping that their own currency could be an internional reserve currency, and that oil is trading dollars that the dollar tanks, they, and the rest of the world economy will suffer. we need to get the g20 to put out strong statements of support for the dollar backed up by administration action dealing with the deficit so that we do not let this iranian situation, which is only a blip in the amount of oil but has major psychological impact, we need to send a message from our intern

it was a hot line connecting president roosevelt and winston churchill, and shannon didn't invent thehodology used to encode the system. it was a kind of -- on the one hand, it was very clever, but on the other hand, incredibly clumsy system. it involved phonograph records with random noise on them, but identical phonograph records on opposite sides of the atlantic. the random noise to oversimplify was added by one record over here while roosevelt would talk, and it was subtracted from the signal in london so that churchhill could listen, and then back and forth, but there was a theoretical problem of how secure this was, and that problem was assigned to claude shannon. they wanted him to figure out whether this could be broken. in the course of doing that, he wrote an entire, elaborate math mall call theory that was immediately classified and stamped top secret. not published for years, until after his mathematical theory of communication. we can see now, we compare the two things, there's a lot in common, that in both cases, shannon was thinking about converting information from one