americans, 53%, feel president obama is greatly or moderately to blame for the economy. more people still blame former president george bush but president obama won t be running against george bush next year. with me, obama s 2008 presidential campaign advisor and now senior white house advisor. thank you, david, for joining us. before we get to the politics of it, which is fascinating to all of us, let s get to the president s jobs bill. wow would you be open to breaking up this bill for the parts that you know you could get agreement on? well, the president has been very clear as he s traveled across the country and in the speech to congress that he thinks this the american jobs act would have a profound impact on our economy right now. it would put a lot more people back to work, put more money in the pockets of workers, put construction workers, teachers, veterans back to work, help small businesses all across the country. this is what the economy needs right now. the
first, here s my take. this was u.n. week, and there was some drama over the issue of the palestinian bid for statehood. but the real action is taking place now as the world s finance ministers and leader meet to talk about money. i think it s fair to say that we are confronting the worst economic moment since the days after the collapse of lehman brothers in 2008. growth has slowed in europe and the united states, and it is slower even in the bubbling, emerging markets. some european countries now have deep problems with their debt burdens that appear unmanageable, and that problem is spreading to major european countries like italy. europe s banks have too little capital and too much bad debt on their books. they are posed for a lehman-like event. and here s the worst part in light of these problems, key governments are doing almost nothing. the real culprits are the leaders of europe. they have been kicking the can down the road for two years. they now have to face the f
going to make this a make or break. we saw it on the faa when they shut down the federal aviation administration, we re seeing it now on this debate about fema, we should be able to have a legitimate debate about emergency aid. why link that into a government shutdown or not. i ll give the senate democratic leader most of the credit. he manufactured a crisis all week. about disaster when there s no crisis. everybody knows we re going to pay for every single penny of disaster aid that the president declares. u.s. lawmakers are supposed to be in recess this week, but senate majority leader harry reid has ordered a monday session for a possible vote on a compromised package. and with more assertive vigor, president barack obama is talking job creation. he s taking his pitch on the road. this hour he ll be in seattle, washington. last night, he delivered his message in the nation s capital to the congressional black caucus. this was his straight talk message and challenge.
she s played everything from the president to thelma in thelma and louise. i loved commander in chief, which was the great series you took part in. it was like my west wing fix and suddenly i woke up and it was gone. what happened? that s what happened to me, too. i woke up and my show wasn t on anymore. were you disappointed as i was? devastated. if it was ever brought back, i have the whole publicity angle worked out that it was have maybe a profile shot of me at the desk and say, look who just got re-elected. the weird thing is, i reckon after watching that, you were more presidential in that role than many of the presidents i would say over the years, like martin sheen. both of you were very electable in those roles. right. in your case, i know you ve become this great standard bearer for all things women, but in that role, that was doing it for you, i felt. absolutely. is that how you felt? absolutely. it was funny how many people would say, i would
able to vote, but to also be able to nominate themselves as candidates in the future round of elections, even though the date for the elections hasn t been set yet, they say they re over the moon about this, this is a big step forward toward the empowerment of women in saudi arabia. they say that s something much needed in this country, a country where there is a male guardianship system, women can t drive, can t open bank accounts, can t have education unless the male guardian signs off on it. the white house calls king abdullah s decision an important step forward in expanding the rights of women in saudi arabia. pushing his jobs creations plan, president barack obama is on the road in the western part of this country. right now he s in seattle, washington. his first stop before heading for california and then colorado this week. in addition to talking about the u.s. economy, he ll be raising money for the democratic party. diana s nyad s third try was not the charm.