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We see Going Forward that theres not going to be much change at all, you know, at least for us as a service. Can i ask a quick followon to that one about what at least superficially may seem to be a bit of a contradiction. If the marine corps remains focused primarily on the pacific, but i think at present most people would conceive of most crises not initiating in the pacific. Certainly, there are other places in the world that seem more likely to erupt and require rapid crisis response. So is that a contradiction . Are two special purpose [inaudible] enough . How do you reconcile that . You ...

We had a vote several months ago on putting minimal things about gun control in, and it got voted against it. We had congressmen that had 85 of their district that were for this. And you sound like youre hopeful that we can do something about this . [laughter] i mean, i just dont see that this could happen. How do we do this . How can you be hopeful . Okay, you discouraged me, i quit. [laughter] i guess its part of, you know, you gotta have hope, you gotta keep trying. Things take time, and, you know, ive been discouraged certainly, when i heard the news about newtown, i was just so depressed ...

Involved. Propaganda involved. I think it was one of the worst mistakes ever made and we will pay the price for many years. I did a cartoon. When there were 2000 American Service members killed during the iraq war i did a cartoon and wrote the word why with that . And drew it the size. I wrote the names of all the troops that had been killed in iraq in the letters. That generated a lot of controversy and was at a time when people still thought the war was a good thing. I think that was responsible for you getting a Pulitzer Prize that year. I was a very strong opponent of the war from the star...

Who also tom folley died today. He served for 30 years. House Speaker John Boehner released a statement about tom foley saying he was warmhearted. He would call leaks on both sides of the aisle. She had a solid sense of fairness. He was 84 years old. He had a solid sense of fairness. He was 84 years old. Cspan, wouldnt you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, greetings, conferences, which of the u. S. House, all as a Public Service of private industry. Cable tvreated by the industry and funded by do local cable or satellite provider. You can watch us in hd. Today presiden...

It is the budget problem overall. As was just said, members of congress do not vote against research. They just let cuts in research happen because of what is now in place, a budget that is constantly taking money away from research and innovation and putting it in the hands of old people, like me, who frankly should not be getting the percentage of revenue that is now coming to our generation. The reason we have the best Research Universities in the world is that, for some 70 years now, the federal government has invested heavily in research, competitively awarded research grants, which go to...