As New Hampshire voters head to the polls, the economy is still the dominant issue in the minds of voters. Former Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin tells us why the jobs picture is not good enough to be an asset for President Obama and why the Supreme Court decision on Obamacare could well hurt the president regardless of the verdict. Holtz-Eakin also discusses what the GOP nominee will need to articulate on the economy and the impact of the massive debt increase piled up in the past three years.
Archives for January 9, 2012
Granite State Showdown
Former WMUR-TV News Director Scott Spradling examines how much the Iowa win is helping Rick Santorum in New Hampshire, how much Romney needs to win by to meet expectations and how big the stakes are for Jon Huntsman. Spradling also talks about the scramble for third place and why results from Iowa don’t matter much in New Hampshire.
More Obamacare Taxes
The full implementation of the new health care laws won’t be complete until 2014. But some provisions are kicking in now, including a new tax on may this year to help fund comparative effectiveness research. We discuss how big of a tax is this, what comparative effectiveness research is and how it impact this debate. We also examine how this could impact your relationship with your doctor and whether President Obama’s vow that his reforms would lower your costs is proving to be true. We discuss it all with Louisiana Rep. Bill Cassidy, a longtime physician.
Three Martini Lunch 1/9/12
Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review cheer Chris Christie for slamming President Obama over his incessant divisiveness. They also pay tribute to the late Tony Blankley. And they discuss Rick Perry’s call for U.S. troops to be sent back into Iraq.