Diane’s farewell message
After 52 years at WAMU, Diane Rehm says goodbye.
Guest Host: Frank Sesno
President Bush warns the economic damage will be “painful and lasting” unless a financial bailout bill is passed. Guest host Frank Sesno and guests examine how record low approval ratings for Congress and the White House are affecting efforts to convince the nation that a Wall Street rescue plan is vital to the country’s economic future.
Guests
- Andrew Kohut Director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
- James Thurber Professor and director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University
- Norman Ornstein Is resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute; coauthor with Thomas Mann of "The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track."
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