On Tuesday, a federal judge ruled against the Obama administration and ordered an end to the moratorium on deep offshore drilling. Why did the judge side with the plaintiffs in this case? What will happen when the administration appeals the decision? How soon does the drilling need to start again if the oil companies are going to stay in the gulf? And will workers be OK during the moratorium because of the money Obama is ordering from BP to compensate workers? We ask Texas Rep. Ted Poe, a strong opponent of the moratorium.
Archives for June 22, 2010
It’s All True
The senior commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan is on his way to Washington to face the music after ripping President Obama’s national security team in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine. Retired U.S. Air Force General Tom McInerney says Gen. Stanley McChrystal severely breached protocol but his negative assessments of members on the Obama national security team were completely accurate. Listen here for McInerney’s evaluation of what went wrong on the Obama approach to Afghanistan and why his national security team has underperformed.
More Dem Budget Gimmicks
House Democrats confirmed on Tuesday that they do not intend to pass a budget resolution for the coming fiscal year. Why? Texas GOP Rep. Mike Conaway says the majority doesn’t want to admit to voters just how bad our nation’s fiscal health has deteriorated under its watch. He also says this move allows Democrats to spend even more than usual. We also get Rep. Conaway’s reaction to the controversy surrounding Gen. Stanley McChrystal.
New Plan to Kill Political Speech
Democrats in Congress are working feverishly to impose new campaign finance restrictions before the midterm election season hits full stride. So what new rules would the new legislation impose before interest groups could get their ads on the air? Why could this bill make people think twice about getting involved in a political effort in any way? And why would it discourage new organizations from trying to buy airtime? We ask John Samples, director of the Center for Representative Government at the Cato Institute.