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bret: there you see some of the debate about the president pushing for exports to double in five years but not really pushing these free trade agreements, south korea, colombia and panama. the president today delivering a speech. he didn t mention them, any of them until he was asked a question about them. what about all of this. let s bring our panel. executive editor of the weekly standard fred barnes. tucker carlson editor of the the daily caller.com. tucker, let s start with you, is it possible that these free trade agreements are going to hang out there? is that what you think? i think obama would get a lot out of pushing particularly the colombia agreement. you are not going to double our exports by opening markets abroad. in the case of colombia, there are a lot of compelling strategic regions to do that there t. is our ally in a region where we have few allies like venezuela. now would could be the moment. it s not like globalization is going to do more damage to ....
Address because he says it is partisan and uncomfortable for a judge to sit through. the new york times says thomas would not specifically comment on the controversy surrounding fellow justice samuel alito s head shaking rebuke of president obama during last week s speech ofafter the president is recenty criticized a court ruling. thomas did say there s a lot that you don t hear on tv, the cat calls, the whooping and hollering and under the breath comments. the court becomes part of the conversation, if you want to call it that, in speeches. it s just an example of why i don t go. in an opinion piece in politico, a long-time president of a liberal justice organization complains that republicans are stalling president obama s judicial picks. aron writes at length about the conservatist constructionism. what aron left out of her piece was her own role when n. what her web site calls quote helping ....
Is engaged in a very modern form of worship. with a big agenda and big divisions in congress, president obama told those at the national prayer breakfast he is appealing for some divine intervention. i assure you i m praying a lot these days. and relying in part, the white house says his blackberry for encouragement. director of faith based and neighborhood partnerships joshua emails a devotional message to the president. whether it s a passage of scripture or piece out of a book that, you know, i think he might be interested in or a prayer, something to start his day off on the right note. similar to what his says sores got one historian said b. but without the high tech gadgets. president bush received a daily devotional by reading a book why oswald chambers every day early 20th century religious thinker from britain. carter read the bible every night. church going has varied by president. ....
especially republicans, who are they? if you listen to the president and listen to other cable channels. you get the impression they are in charge in washington. they are thwarting the agenda of the president. they still have 59 senate seats. they have overwhelming majority in the house. they overrun everything. the real debate isn t between the republicans. it s between the republicans and democratic caucus. this isn t relate based talk. most people that know anything about it understand that. bret: all right. please remember to vote on your choice online topic of the week. friday s lightning round find it on our new and improved web site. you have until 4:00 p.m. friday to cast your vote there. there you see it on the right side. the tea party convention will try to bring a lot of desperate groups together. will it work? rush limbaugh weighs in on this topic after the break when we topic after the break when we are back with the panel.%%%% ....
Presidents president bush 43 and 41 and president clinton each decided on one church in d.c. to attend when they could. president reagan did not go to church regularly while in the white house. and president carter attended frequently and even taught sunday school at first baptist church in d.c. the obamas have gone to sunday services in washington four times over the past year, trying out two churches but not yet settling on one. still, one of the president s spiritual advisors says he is getting the, quote, pastoral support that a president needs. i know every day that he avails himself of resources, biblical, spiritual favor sources. every single day. i know that s important to him and a big part of his life. president obama has said previously that it s not easy for a president to go to church. because of the security entourage that travels with him. joshua dodubois says he is aware of the burdens it puts on the local congregation and has tried ....