On Thursday, the House of Representatives approved the Democratic plan to permanently extend the Bush tax cuts – but only for the middle class. So why do Republicans find this so ‘frustrating’? Will there be a deal by the end of the lame duck session to allow at least a temporary extension of all income tax cuts? Would the GOP be willing to give the Democrats what they want on unemployment benefits in exchange for an extension of all tax cuts? What are small business owners saying about this debate? Is there any effort to extend the elimination of the estate tax? And what else would give business owners more certainty? We discuss it all with Missouri Rep. Sam Graves, soon to be the chairman of the House Small Business Committee.
Archives for December 2, 2010
Why Republicans Will Win the Lame Duck Standoff
Republicans insist that all of the Bush income tax cuts should be made permanent while Democrats say the wealthiest Americans should not get their tax cuts extended. So which side will blink first? Will Republicans succeed in blocking all other legislation besides tax cuts and spending reductions? And how will the Wikileaks fiasco play out here in Washington and around the world? We discuss all those questions with John Gizzi of Human Events.
Three Martini Lunch 12/2/10
Greg Corombos and National Review’s Jim Geraghty discuss the strong crop of candidates running for chairman of the Republican party, the absurdity of Obama sending Attorney General Eric Holder to Zurich to lobby for America to host the World Cup and liberals going nuts over the Smithsonian agreeing to remove an extremely offensive depiction of Christ from the National Portrait Gallery.
Shut Down Wikileaks Now!
In a passionate floor speech, Michigan Rep. and House Homeland Security Committee Member Candice Miller demanded that Attorney General Eric Holder take the steps necessary to shut down the Wikileaks website. Why does she believe this step is necessary? How does she react to claims that the government may not have the authority to do it? What is the Democratic-led Homeland Security doing about this and how will Republicans act differently when they take control of the committee next year? And why is Miller critical of President Obama’s silence on this entire issue? We discuss all these questions with Rep. Candice Miller.