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I write mostly comic novels. We have written seven or eight of those. This book is a memoir probably the only memoir i will never write. I dont have that much to say. May be going out on thin i. C. E. I dont think i will write another book than this one in part because it is so singular in nature. About two Extraordinary People who provided me with some amazing material for a book. Host what was it like to write the book . I sat down shortly after i buried my father last year i woke up in the morning with no intention of writing a book and started writing a book and i wrote a in 40 days. Was accidental there was no biblical collusion but when i looked at the calendar i saw 40 days had lapsed. I work hard to on my writing. It wrote a lot of it itself but we pretty much poured out. Host were you surprised at what poured out . Yes. I think the first sentence read Something Lik ....
he is born in 1751, and then he do is in 1836. 85 years old. so, he has seen the fight over missouri being admitted to the union. he sees nullification crisis but he is the last one. aaron byrd. but that s the other side. the dark side. host: in 2006, you wrote wow what would the founders do, wwfd, and in that book you write: the founders invite our questions now because they invited discussion when they lived. they were dry in public speeches and in journalism. guest: that s right. they set up a republic and they re very proud of doing that, and this is unique virtually unique in the world. there were holland had been kind of a republic but that was going down the tubes so this was a unique form of government, and compared to all the competitors, month no, okays and whatnot, it s open. it s based on popular rule and, yes, of course, the franchise was restricted but still there is a franchise. so, voters, the electorate, has to be appealed to, has to be brought ....
oldest, born in 1706. he knows cotton mather and the died in 1790. he signs both the declaration of independence and the constitution. the last to die was james madison. he is born in 1751, and then he do is in 1836. 85 years old. so, he has seen the fight over missouri being admitted to the union. he sees nullification crisis but he is the last one. aaron byrd. but that s the other side. the dark side. host: in 2006, you wrote wow what would the founders do, wwfd, and in that book you write: the founders invite our questions now because they invited discussion when they lived. they were argumentative, expansive know it alls, hanging their ideas out to dry in public speeches and in journalism. guest: that s right. they set up a republic and they re very proud of doing that, and this is unique virtually unique in the world. there were holland had been kind of a republic but that was going down the tubes so this was a unique form of government, and compared to al ....
his initial speech here today. does that suggest that the republicans are generally happy with the president s plan in afghanistan? one. and two, is there a prediction that there will be success this year in the campaign? military campaign? . how do you see this debate to? i think there is every reason to be skeptical. i question everything, every statement, every position, every note of optimism about this war. i think all americans should. i think your partners around the world should. somehow, that the karzai government will create a standard security force that has enough space to break the momentum of the taliban, if that is brought to bear in a reasonable time frame, but the other big issue is whether it becomes another country. the real bad guys are in pakistan. that is the problem. what is pakistan prepared to do? the challenge for this president is that [unintelligible] they will argue a but articulating an exit strategy or some sort of timeline. i think th ....
however, representative cantor did not mention afghanistan in his initial speech here today. does that suggest that the republicans are generally happy with the president s plan in afghanistan? one. and two, is there a prediction that there will be success this year in the campaign? military campaign? . how do you see this debate to? i think there is every reason to be skeptical. i question everything, every statement, every position, every note of optimism about this war. i think all americans should. i think your partners around the world should. somehow, that the karzai government will create a standard security force that has enough space to break the momentum of the taliban, if that is brought to bear in a reasonable time frame, but the other big issue is whether it becomes another country. the real bad guys are in pakistan. that is the problem. what is pakistan prepared to do? the challenge for this president is that [unintelligible] they will argue a but arti ....