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UpdatedWed, Jan 6, 2021 at 11:16 am ET Reply By Scott Benjamin Sacred Heart University Government Department Chairman Gary Rose says he has "never seen a president get so much accomplished in such a short period of time" as Donald Trump, which he believes puts him in "the upper third" of the 45 occupants of the Oval Office. "I give him high marks for doing what he said he was going to do," said Rose, who has written a wheel-barrel full of books on government, including one on the 2016 president...

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States. its a national security issue. >> dana: if i can switch gears on one thing. because, big picture, democratic politics, i wanted to ask you about, you know, remember, its the economy, stupid? >> um-huh. >> dana: i think that bears out. but robert samuelson columnist at "the washington post" wrote today economic anxiety is increasinglily economic affliction. no one can increase it poor worries about staying poor. no one can escape i join the crowd own well-being being judged how well their...

Dont get ejected from it minutes after checking in. as robert samuelson points out in his "washington post" column, airlines routinely overbook their flights, anticipating no-shows, and then paying $800 or $1,000 to a volunteer to give up his seat. fair enough, we all signed those waivers that no one reads. the problem really is that airlines seem to hold all the power. they can charge for luggage, food, tiny seats, and then throw you out of them when they want. how did we get to this point? sev...

Who said that, exactly? donald trump, steve bannon? no, robert samuelson in "the washington post" seven teen years ago. we report, and you can decide. we will be right back. thanks fo. ...oh, baked-on alfredo? ...gotta rinse that. nope. no way. nada. really? dish issues? throw it all in. cascade platinum powers through... your toughest stuck-on food. nice. cascade.

Another. finally... who said that, exactly? donald trump, steve bannon? no, robert samuelson in "the washington post" seven years ago. we report, and you can decide. we will be right back.

An obligation with other allies to defend them. that is a step toward more confrontation. i dont know if that will work. i dont pretend to be an expert. i dont think thats a detail thats insignificant. >> on energy, europe imports a third of its energy, its natural gas, a third of its natural gas from russia. but natural gas is only about 20% of europes overall energy needs. so its about 7% of europes energy needs comes from russia. not inconsequential. robert samuelson in the "washington post" ...

spending, repeal obamacare and balance the budget. washington is full of big spenders. lets make em squeal. >> thats chatham, by the way. >> whoa, look at chatham, by the way. >> joanie ernst one of five republicans running for senate in iowa. >> give it to her now. shell make washington better, if you are know what i mean. >> she would. >> ow. >> with us on set weve got mike, harold ford, jr., senior political editor for "the washington post" sam stein -- >> im going to give it back t...

Samuelson, its hysterical. obama do something about our entitlements e. says hes going to and then the republicans all cry, oh its not enough, he doesnt mean it. come on. the larger issue here is though republicans seem to procedure get who won the election and seem to not be paying attention to every public opinion poll since then. americans are not worried about the debt and deficit, they are worried about jobs. we have a short-term jobs problem, we have a long-term debt problem. you fix jobs,...