Texas Rep. and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith joins us to discuss President Obama’s plan to relax rules on illegal immigrants. The president plans to allow them to apply for new visas before going back to their countries of origin. And he would greatly reduce the amount of time illegals have to wait in their home countries before being allowed to come back to the U.S. Chairman Smith explains why he thinks relaxing the existing rules is a bad idea and why he is concerned about the Obama administration pursuing critical policy changes without the approval of Congress. Rep. Smith also responds to Obama’s contention that all border security concerns have been addressed.
Archives for January 11, 2012
On to Carolina
With the New Hampshire primary now behind them, the Republicans vying for the 2012 nomination now head to South Carolina for a crucial primary there next Saturday. Van Hipp was part of the team that created the South Carolina primary and he is a former South Carolina Republican Party chairman. He explains how much Mitt Romney’s momentum will matter in the Palmetto State and which of the alternatives might emerge as the toughest challenger for Romney. Hipp also discusses South Carolina’s reputation for rough and tumble politics and whether Romney will encounter resistance because he is a Mormon. Hipp also offers a bit of a prediction.
Another Iranian Nuke Expert Dies
On Wednesday, we learned that yet another Iranian nuclear scientist has been killed under mysterious circumstances. This time the director of the Natanz uranium enrichment facility was killed after motorcyclists attached magnetic car bombs to his vehicle which exploded a short time later. The U.S. State Department has strongly condemned the killings. Retired U.S. Navy Captain Chuck Nash discusses the series of killings, who might be behind them and whether they are succeeding in delaying the progress of the nuclear program. Nash also tells us what would trigger a military response from Israel and why an uprising of Iranians would be the best way to kill the nuclear threat.
Three Martini Lunch 1/11/12
Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review are pleased that the attacks on capitalism did not impact the New Hampshire vote and they were somewhat impressed with how well Mitt Romney drew distinctions between himself and President Obama. They are not happy that the turnout continues to be less than expected given the lack of any real Democratic contest. And they wonder how Jon Huntsman can be so happy after finishing a distant third place in the state where he invested everything.