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A civic, civil unrest terrorism and terrorist groups active so its not a positive situation and so to the extent that we can continue to support the Afghan Military and again its the stomach for the longhaul and having an involvement that provides some sort of possibility for stability in the future. When we just decide well this is hopeless lets leave then you can get back to the situation that caused you to get there in the first place. Posted this book makes me assume youre running again because it lays out a view whether you agree or disagree. That suggests to me that you are reentering pu...

And explain to me and vernacular what it was not to be able to ride the school bus and explain that i should not ever be a so i said when you are running for office it seems to me you would do well to understand that the people you are asking to vote for you. [applause] i think a lot of people get carried away with running for office and see it as tv commercials and that kind of stuff. That is not what being a public server servant is all about to me. It is about respecting peoples backgrounds, reconciling differences and doing what you can to move an agenda that everybody can buy into. So a l...

Jordan . If they do become democratic countries like egypt did briefly would that be better for us . Guest the question is not whether this is better for us or not. The ideal and the goal is a good one. The question is how do you get there and how long do you take it or what measures do you take . You mentioned egypt. Egypt was ready. Look at the United States. Were rewriting for an an election when the United States was formed to have everybody in the United States boat . Our founders didnt think so. They limited the people who could vote in an election. You say its horrible and terrible. May...

Argument about light bulbs. He sat through the whole thing. The preacher asked him the next week why did you sit through that whole argument about light bulbs . He said i could have pulled out my wallet and bought the light bulbs, but i thought it was important for the session, the elders to all have their say, to talk all the way through the end so they would be comfortable with voting on a decision. Thats the way you look at the senate. Senator Lamar Alexander thank you very much. [applause] [indistinct conversations] thank you for being here this afternoon. Though we come together this even...

Sat through the whole thing. And the preacher asked him the next week, senator baker why did you sit through that whole argument about lightbulbs . He said well, i could have pulled out my wallet and bought the lightbulbs but i thought it was important for the session of elders to all have their say, talking all the way through to the end so theyd be comfortable with voting on a decision. And thats the way he looked at the senate. Senator lamar alexander, thank you very much. Thank you. My colleagues thank you for being here this afternoon. Senator baker. We come this evening in this stately a...