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“Congress has two jobs to do: pass budgets and pay the bills it has racked up.” -President Obama
ABC’S THIS WEEK: Bill Clinton. Then, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Roundtable: Matthew Dowd, former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Bill Kristol, Paul Krugman. Plus, “Sunday Spotlight” on retired U.S. Army Ranger Jeff Struecker “Black Hawk Down” twenty years later.
CBS’ FACE THE NATION: Sen. Rand Paul (R-TX), Sen. Dick Durbin(D-IL), Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD). Roundtable: Wall Street Journal’s Jerry Seib, Washington Post’s David Ignatius, CBS News Foreign Correspondent Clarissa Ward, and CBS News Political Director John Dickerson.
CNN’S STATE OF THE UNION: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-WA), one of Boehner’s top deputies. Then, Sen. John Barrasso, MD (R-WY)and former Vermont Governor and DNC Chief Howard Dean, MD on Obamacare. Roundtable: Former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta, Former U.S. Congressman Artur Davis, Washington Post Columnist Ruth Marcus, CNN Commentator Ben Ferguson.
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MOYERS & COMPANY: Saving the Earth from Ourselves. Greenpeace International Executive Director Kumi Naidoo discusses the politics of climate change and the urgency of environmental activism. Plus, a Bill Moyers essay on a recent speech by the pope decrying the global economy for what it’s doing to the jobless.
NBC’S MEET THE PRESS: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). “As Congress digs in over Obamacare and the budget, are both parties prepared to take the economy over the edge?” Roundtable: Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID), former Republican Governor of Utah Jon Huntsman, former White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers, Chris Matthews.
NEWSMAKERS: Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz talks about U.S. energy policy and efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, as well as a plan released by the Administration last Friday to cut emissions from new power plants.
Q & A: President and Chief Executive Officer of the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Toby Cosgrove. He discusses his twenty-five year career at the clinic. He talks about recent remarks by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), among others, regarding the clinic’s upcoming jobs and budget cuts. Dr. Cosgrove offers his thoughts on the future of medical costs in the United States, and the potential impact of the Affordable Care Act, referred to as Obamacare… [for more on the cost cuts]
RELIGION & ETHICS: Pakistan’s Christians, Implementing Obamacare.
60 MINUTES: The Secretary of State - Secretary of State John Kerry describes the concrete steps Iran would need to take to have sanctions removed that were imposed because of its nuclear program. Scott Pelley interviews. Imminent Danger - Steve Kroft examines America’s mental health system, which many believe is failing those with severe mental illnesses like schizophrenia, the brain disease the Washington Navy Yard shooter and many other mass murderers showed symptoms of. Bill O’Reilly - Bill O’Reilly’s book, “Killing Jesus” is not religious and contradicts parts of the Bible, but O’Reilly tells Norah O’Donnell that he is using God’s gifts in a positive way.
TO THE CONTRARY: Topics: The Catholic Church and Social Issues. Mary Johnson: An Unquenchable Thirst. Political Donations and Women. Panelists: Former Bush White House Aide Mercedes Viana Schlapp,Progressive Commentator Patricia Sosa, Conservative Commentator Darlene Kennedy, Author and Political Analyst Lara Brown.
UNIVISION’S AL PUNTO: Otto Pérez Molina, President of Guatemala; U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R), District 10, California; U.S. Representative Joe García (D), District 26, Florida; Bill Richardson, Former Governor of New Mexico, Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN and Former Energy Secretary; Jaime Camil, Mexican Actor, Singer and Host.
VIRTUALLY SPEAKING: Political & social commentators Dave Johnson & David Waldman & Jay Ackroyd offer a counter point to the Sunday morning talk shows. They compare notes from their observations, investigations and considerations of the past week. Plus political satire from Culture of Truth. Follow @dcjohnson @kagrox @JayAckroyd @Bobblespeak.
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thanks, Ellie, lots of laughs out of 60 Minutes discussing lack of mental illness care, with O’Reilly a really apt illustration.
That is nothing like what the Constitution says the jobs of Congress are.
Nothing like diminishing a co-equal branch of government and then expecting them to do what you want.
Elliot, I just saw that you had posted (Late Night) that you agree on Obama’s statement as to what the jobs of Congress are.
As the only person whom the Constitution requires to take an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, the President should know that Article I gives the Congress many more jobs and responsibilities than merely passing the budget that the White House sends to Capitol Hill and appropriating the money for that budget. So, I stand by the content of my Reply #2.
However, I would have written Reply #2 differently if I had seen your other post before I posted on this thread. I meant not the least disrespect to you.
Good morning, pups. Today we have The Pasty Little Putz, Dowd, Friedman, Kristof and Bruni. The Pasty Little Putz has been watching TV. (Apparently he does TV and MoDo does movies…) In “The World According to Team Walt” he gurgles that in “Breaking Bad,” there’s an alternative moral code with an internal logic all its own. MoDo headed out to Utah to stare at the NSA storage facilities. In “Creeping Cloud” she says it’s 1984 in 2013: The Utah death star intercepts our whispers. The Moustache of Wisdom has a question in “Hassan Does Manhattan:” What is the significance of the new leadership in Tehran? Mr. Kristof tells us “A Way of Life Is Ending. Thank Goodness.” He says he has some good news for a change: extreme poverty and disease are on their way out. Mr. Bruni has a question in “The Log Cabin Republican.” He says Mike Fleck, a four-term state representative in Pennsylvania, hunts, prays and comes from a family with deep roots in his verdant stretch of the heartland. Will being gay nullify all of that?
Here they are, and
here’s Krugman’s blog.
The coffee and tea are ready, and I’ve got chocolate croissants with fresh raspberries today. I’m running late, and if I’m going to make it to choir practice in an hour I’ve got to get it in gear. Have a great day.