Shields and Brooks on budget deal economics, White House domestic abuse scandal
For a complete transcript, visit: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/shields-and-brooks-on-budget-deal-economics-white-house-domestic-abuse-scandal Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New...
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JUDY WOODRUFF: And now to the analysis of Shields and Brooks.That's syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks.Gentlemen, welcome.So, I'm sorry, Mark, to go from that great music in Appalachia to talking about the budget.But that was the big thing that passed in the wee hours of this morning.The president signed it today.Both parties somehow came together.What does it say about their priorities?MARK SHIELDS: Well, first of all, Judy, step back.And Edmund Burke, who was a friend of mine...(LAUGHTER)(CROSSTALK)MARK SHIELDS: ... conservative, said all government is compromise and barter.And this was.This was a compromise and barter.Each side got some things they wanted and other things they didn't.So that is sort of -...
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JUDY WOODRUFF: And now to the analysis of Shields and Brooks.That's syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks.Gentlemen, welcome.So, I'm sorry, Mark, to go from that great music in Appalachia to talking about the budget.But that was the big thing that passed in the wee hours of this morning.The president signed it today.Both parties somehow came together.What does it say about their priorities?MARK SHIELDS: Well, first of all, Judy, step back.And Edmund Burke, who was a friend of mine...(LAUGHTER)(CROSSTALK)MARK SHIELDS: ... conservative, said all government is compromise and barter.And this was.This was a compromise and barter.Each side got some things they wanted and other things they didn't.So that is sort of -...
