Synopsis

The satellite connection flickered, bringing Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano into the room. Beside her sat Anthony Woods, a veteran of the Iraq War and a prospective member of the California Congress, flanked by Susan Eisenhower, journalist John Heilemann, and writer Matt Taibbi. Conversation flowed across a range of contentious subjects. The recent arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr., by Cambridge police served as a starting point for a discussion of race and the Republican Party’s