Align with theirs. Today, we are asking washington listeners,ewers and how important is character when evaluating politicians . On the eastern or central time zone, call 202 7488000. If youre in the mountain pacific time zones, call 202 7488001. You can also reach us on social media on twitter at cspanwj. And on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. Merry christmas to all of you. As we talk about character, a new poll from Morning Consult indicates that it is less and less important to voters. It says over all about 53 of registered voters surveyed say they prioritize policy positions, with 32 highlighting character in said instead. The poll was conducted on the days leading up to alabama special election. Accused ofoore was Sexual Misconduct, going up against democrat doug jones. I think most voters are disgusted by all saysays a recent dave former advisor. We are asking how important is character to you . If can call 202 7488000 you are in the eastern or central time zones. Mountain or pa
Uniform to the Veterans Administration is as seamless as possible and i think we owe them that. One last question general. Your predecessor, general dempsey, stated repeatedly, and i am quoting we have the capability to use a military option if the iranians choose to stray off the diplomatic path end quote. My question to you is are you satisfied our nation has done enough to prepare militarily for the option and the president has said all options should be on the table if necessary to use a military option there as much as we all may wish that the negotiations should succeed. Senator, my understanding today is that we have both the plans in place and the capability in place to deal with a wide range of things in iran. Thank you very much. Thank you, mr. Chairman and general. Congratulations on your nomination and thank you for your 38 years of distinguished service and your leadership. Our nation is fortunate to have a military leader such as you serving at a time in great peril. I wa
Justice . This was interesting. Obama has gotten attention for his comments on court cases particularly before theyre decided, as well as after where i think its perhaps a bit more typical for president to speak after decisions are made. But it did seem interesting that i mean he actually went as far to criticize the cert stage when he said the court shouldnt have even taken the case. So it was interesting. And just by coincidence i happen to have sitting in my inbox a study of president ial comments on pending Supreme Court cases since 1954. Looking at this study and seeing how really rare it was, although not completely unheard of for president to comment when they had cases of which they took some interest before the Supreme Court, i dont think it is going to be a very typical thing. I think this as one factor that the study itself observed, president s most likely to comment on pending cases tend to be lawyering who think they know a lot about the law and are in a position to discu
Tonight, the ministry of defence is having to defend proposals that go to the heart of how our country can defend itself. Newsnight has learned the royal navy would lose its ability to assault enemy held beaches and plans currently being considered. The specialist landing ships, hms albion and bulwark, would be taken out of service, a plan which has caused huge alarm among senior royal marine officers who believe it would deprive the core of its core mission. Mark urban has the story. Emily, we are in a situation, not unprecedented, where there are too many things in the programme and aspirations to be paid for but there is also a depreciation in the value of the sterling which affects some of the bigger projects and there needs to be a review. In 30 years of reporting defence in this country, ive never seen a situation like the one we are now in. We cannot call it a review, and whitehall isnt because apparently the defence secretary had won just two years ago and does not like the opt
Shocking as the 20th anniversary of his mothers tragic death during a paparazzi car chase approaches. Miraculous survival. The moment this plane falls from the sky crashing into a packed intersection clipping a car and bursting into flames. How those on board and on the ground quickly made it out alive. And we do say good morning, america. That was quite a scene seeing that plane. Oh, yeah, quite a scene. The woman whose car was clipped by the plane says she could feel the heat on her face, and its so lucky that no one was seriously injured in that accident. A lot of important stories starting with the clock ticking on the Republican Health care bill. The house goes on an 11day break starting tomorrow. The white house scrambling to make changes to save the bill. Fbi director james comey testifying on capitol hill today. One day after Hillary Clinton said he cost her the election and President Trump blasted him for going easy on hillary. Comey will face questions on russia and the elect