On Wednesday, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed legislation barring state taxpayer dollars from funding Planned Parenthood in way. Is this an isolated incident or will other states soon follow suit? And does this show social conservatives that Daniels can be trusted even though he wants to call a truce on these issues? We ask Tom McCluskey, vice president of government affairs at the Family Research Council. We also ask McCluskey about this week’s firestorm over Navy chaplains being permitted to perform gay weddings in states where such unions are legal – and the subsequent order to block such ceremonies.
Archives for May 11, 2011
Pakistan and Terror Threats
How much has partial Pakistani loyalty compromised our military efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan? Is it possible much of the Pakistani may not have know what other government elements could have been doing to aid bin Laden? What is the smartest U.S. response? How real should we consider threats of Al Qaeda reprisals and possible train bombings? We discuss it all with Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, director of the Center for the Study of Terrorist Radicalization at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. He is also the author of the forthcoming book, “Why Al Qaeda Is Winning”.
Three Martini Lunch 5/11/11
Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review like that Wisconsin has taken a huge jump forward in its ranking of states that are most hospitable for business. We’re also disgusted at President Obama for not telling the truth about border security and for pandering to Latino voters. And we have some choice words for the son of Osama bin Laden who says the U.S. disrespected his father’s body and has the audacity to say “arbitrary killing is not the solution to political problems”.