"Even if you argue that the country is obliged to take care of its aging seniors, the recipients of nearly $1.5 trillion in annual benefits through Social Security and Medicare (and by the way, I’m in that age group), it’s also important to ask why there isn’t more focus on America’s next generations. Either because of the government debt that continues to grow — and that will be the burden today’s young people have to address — or because of the fact that at least one in five children in the U.S. today live in poverty."
Heavy monsoon rains have swamped a third of Thailand since summer, causing at least $3 billion in damages, according to the Thai government.
(Judy Woodruff will have more about Thailand’s flooding woes on Friday’s NewsHour)
(Source: pbs.org)
Mitt Romney to Rick Perry: Show Us Your Economic Plan
There’s one candidate, Gov. Perry, who still hasn’t put out an economic plan, no tax proposals, no regulatory proposals, no economic plan to get America working again. He’s been in the race for several weeks, so he’s following his own calendar. I think [it] may be time to hear from him on an important issue like that.
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney sat down with Judy Woodruff and discussed the war in Afghanistan, his GOP rivals and how he would get more Americans back to work.
"I’ve covered Washington through six administrations, and don’t remember a time when the animosity was as thick as it is now."
— Judy Woodruff on how the dysfunction in D.C. is now worse than she can ever remember.
Political Checklist: Debt Ceiling Vote Symbolism
By Quinn Bowman
The House of Representatives is preparing to hold a symbolic vote on raising the government’s debt ceiling without spending cuts, a vote that is sure to fail as Republicans have said that they won’t support any increase in the limit without substantial cuts to spending.
Political Editor David Chalian and Senior Correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff analyze what the vote means, and why the House would hold a vote that is destined to fail.
President Obama plans to meet with some House Republicans and Democrats, separately this week, presumably to discuss bipartisan negotiations about how to put forward a vote on the debt ceiling that both parties can support.
The team also takes a look at Sarah Palin’s road trip and why Palin is able to command media attention wherever she goes — while also shunning reporters. Palin’s appearance at the Memorial weekend Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally in Washington, D.C. garnered her a lot of attention and marked the start of a bus tour across the country in which she will visit historical sites with her family.
(Source: newshour.pbs.org)
Tonight on the PBS NewsHour (4/5).
(Source: pbs.org)
