On Thursday, President Obama vowed to protect Israel but also said the Jewish state needed to cede all land gained from the 1967 Six-Day War in order to set the stage for meaningful peace talks with the Palestinians. He also chided both our allies and adversaries for being anywhere from resistant to deadly violent against demonstrators. So what should we make of Obama’s latest speech on the Middle East? We ask Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh, a member of the House Israel Caucus.
Archives for May 19, 2011
Showdown in New York – 26
On Tuesday, voters in New York’s 26th Congressional district will choose a new representative in Congress. The latest polls show a pretty tight race among Republican Jane Corwin, Democrat Kathy Hochul and Tea Party hopeful Jack Davis. Who has the momentum in this race? Will the resignation of former GOP Rep. Mike Lee impact the outcome? Why are Republicans convinced the Tea Party candidate is actually a Democrat trying to siphon votes from Corwin? And is this race a referendum on the House GOP’s economic plan? We discuss it all with Nick Langworthy, chairman of the Erie County, NY, Republican party.
Three Martini Lunch 5/19/11
Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review are eagerly anticipating a very blunt political memoir from Dick Cheney. We wonder why a self-avowed socialist was ever allowed to run the International Monetary Fund in the first place. And we point out the insanity of a liberal group’s new web ad depicting Rep. Paul Ryan shoving grandma off a cliff because of what they see as his ill-conceived Medicare reform plan.