David Gergen and Ari Fleischer fight over education, jobs

Discussing Obama's State of the Union address, the two White House veterans get riled up over the jobs problem

By Adam Clark Estes

Published January 26, 2011 3:27PM (EST)

David Gergen and Ari Fleischer face off.
David Gergen and Ari Fleischer face off.

If only more political debates could be based on real experience with the issues. Here are David Gergen -- presidential advisor under Nixon, Ford, Reagon and Clinton -- and former White House Press Secretary debating cutting education spending in the face of the nation's jobs crisis.


By Adam Clark Estes

Adam Clark Estes blogs the news for Salon. Email him at ace@salon.com and follow him on Twitter @adamclarkestes

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