Obama administration science czar John Holdren says ‘global warming’ should now be referred to as ‘global climate disruption’. Is this just a semantic change or is it a strategic move designed to give cover to those in the climate change movement – no matter what the climactic evidence shows? What should we know about Holdren’s many years of involvement in this movement? Why is the terminology changing now? And how can anyone not schooled in climatology determine which side is right in this debate? We ask Dr. Tim Ball, former professor of climatology at the University of Winnepeg.
Archives for September 20, 2010
‘The Concrete Is Already Set’
President Obama and his fellow Democrats are getting more aggressive in their criticism of the Republican economic agenda and are hoping to gain ground over differences in how to address the expiring Bush tax cuts. But are the Democrats making progress or are most voters already convinced Obama is leading us on the wrong course? Is Obama’s push to extend most of the Bush tax cust an admission that most of those tax cuts were not for the rich? And why have the Democrats failed to put forth a budget or any major spending bills just 10 days before the start of a new fiscal year? We ask Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole, a member of the House Appropriations Committee and former chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
More Taxpayer-Funded Abortions?
The Defense Authorization bill is supposed to focus on the needs of the military, but this year’s version is becoming the repository for a number of divisive social issues as well. Already included is language to repeal the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy banning gays in the military and a provision providing college scholarships for illegal immigrants. Now Illinois Sen. Roland Burris is trying to lift a ban on abortions performed at military hospitals. Why would lifting this ban be a terrible precedent? How is this proposal part of a much larger agenda? And how has the military become the testing ground for major shifts in social policy? We ask Denise Burke, vice president of legal affairs at Americans United for Life.