Passionate reaction from both parties to recommendations from the bipartisan debt commission, Obama urges patience before denouncing specific ideas, America honors its veterans and Gen. McCaffrey wades into the debate over gays in the military.
Archives for November 11, 2010
Obama Abroad, Domestic Fights at Home
How has President Obama performed in his Asian trip? Did he succeed in strengthening ties with India or did he alienate Pakistan in the process? Should the bipartisan debt commission be praised or blasted for its recommendations to bring the nation’s red ink under control? How has Nancy Pelosi created chaos in the the House Democratic leadership elections? And did the Tea Party get beat when Michele Bachmann decided to bow out of a race to be in the House GOP leadership? We ask John Gizzi of Human Events.
The Three Martini Lunch
In late October, Radio America and National Review launched a new joint venture – a weekday podcast entitled “The Three Martini Lunch”. Each day, the discussion between Greg Corombos and NR’s Jim Geraghty covers one story that brings good news to conservatives, another that is potentially bad news for the right and a third that is just plain outrageous or crazy. Starting today, we are posting each podcast on this blog. In today’s installment, we actually have four martinis, as we discuss the recommendations of the deficit reduction commission, upcoming GOP investigations of the Obama administration, Jesse Jackson’s comments on Republican plans to repeal Obamacare – and a special tribute to America’s veterans.
‘Just A Guy Not Willing to Go’
All the votes have been counted in the 27th Congressional district in Texas, and Republican challenger Blake Farenthold holds a 787 vote lead over longtime Democratic Rep. Solomon Ortiz. Since Election Day, a bag of votes was discovered – with all votes backing Ortiz. Now Ortiz is demanding a hand recount of all ballots in the race and the final verdict could be weeks away. Why is this delay extremely harmful to the people of the 27th district? What pitfalls could await us in the recount? What is the reaction to the refusal of Ortiz to exit the race graciously? And how was a Republican able to make such a successful run against an entrenched Democratic incumbent? We ask Blake Farenthold.