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government this week? i'll explain. first, here's my take. if you are trying to understand the recent protests against the putin regime in russia, one of the best guides is an outspoken columnist that's been writing essays in the nation's leading newspapers over the past month. political competition is the heart beat of democracy. this author writes "noting the absence of such competition in contemporary russia." he describes the frustrations of the russian middle class, demanding political rights. today the quality of our state does not match civil society's readiness to participate...

Perhaps in your view he didn't do two years ago? >> i think today a very positive sign. clearly, the administration has now shifted its position, but we are hearing really tough rhetoric against the regime and support of civil society in iran and so we can only hope that there's some sort of policy that follows the rhetoric but i think today, from what president obama has said and also from what secretary of state clinton has said the last few days is a very, very positive sign. >> what kind of policy step does they take to bauge the rhett sflik what firm things could they do that not only put...

The red ink begins to spill in all directions because you're actually borrowing just to pay the interest on the money you borrowed before. >> so when you look at this question of how do you get the private sector to hire more people, how do you get growth through private sector rather than through more government spending, what strikes me is if you look at corporate america the situation from the point of view of american corporations is extraordinarily healthy. they have enormous amounts of cash on their balance sheet. what that means is that they're earning lots, they have retained those ear...

The interest on the money you borrowed before. >> so when you look at this question of how do you get the private sector to hire more people, how do you get growth through private sector rather than through more government spending, what strikes me is if you look at corporate america the situation from the point of view of american corporations is extraordinarily healthy. they have enormous amounts of cash on their balance sheet. what that means is that they're earning lots, they have retained those earnings, and they have the money are ready to invest in plants, capital, workers, but they're ...

And many people still go on and you talk. i do think he likes to make sure he keeps his staff on his toes so you are working to deliver the next message, the next policy idea and when you are reading about things -- i always try to tell people in all walks of life, not just at white house, when you worried about those things, control what you can control and that is doing best job you can. >> since you worked for vice president pence -- there is something interesting here in both vice president pence and the defense secretary jim mattis. they have stayed out of the president's cross hairs. the...