Iran has enough nuclear material to build a bomb the size of the one the U.S. dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, in World War II. What does this tell us about Iran’s timetable for deploying a weapon? Why isn’t diplomacy working at all? What are we learning about Syria’s nuclear goals? And what is the impact of U.S. judges ordering the release of enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay? We ask all of these questions to retired Air Force Gen. Tom McInerney.
What should be Barack Obama’s top energy priorities as President? How should we read his mixed messages on expanded oil drilling and developing clean coal facilities? And how big of a difference will we see with California Rep. Henry Waxman chairing the House Energy and Commerce Committee insstead of longtime Michigan Rep. John Dingell.
Why did the late vote counting go against Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens? What’s the likely outcome in the Minnesota race for U.S. Senate? How important is the change at the top of the House Energy and Commerce Committee? And how weak or strong are Barack Obama’s apparent cabinet choices at this point? We ask John Gizzi, Political Editor at Human Events.
On Wednesday, House Republicans selected their leadership team for the next two years. Texas Rep. John Carter was re-elected as secretary of the Republican conference. What is his vision for the principles that will define his party? What lessons have been learned in significant election losses over the past two cycles? Where does he see common ground with Barack Obama and where does he expect fierce battles? We discuss all of those questions and more in a wide-ranging conversation with Rep. Carter.
We have Wednesday’s top news… Auto industry leaders plea for billions in government assistance…The White House remains opposed to the bailout…Dow closes at a five-year low…Obama fills another cabinet slot…and al qaeda slams Bush and Obama in its latest message. We discuss all of the biggest stories for Wednesday, November 19, 2008.
In a new message, the second highest figure in al qaeda calls the election of Barack Obama a defeat for the Bush policy in Iraq but Ayman al-Zawahiri also attacks Obama with racial epithets and says Obama will fail too because he will continue Bush’s policies. So what should we read from this message? And what about Obama might be stirring considerable fear among theterrorists? We’ll ask those questions and get insight into the epidemic of Somali pirate attacks as we speak with Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Vice President for Research at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan represents a district with a huge percentage of manufacturing jobs and multiple auto plants. So why is he against bailing out the industry? What does he see as a better plan to help the industry recover? How does he approach the apparent urgency of the situation? We ask those questions and more to Rep. Jordan.
Barack Obama is already encouraging governors and other heads of state to join him in combatting the alleged human contributions to climate change. But what would Obama do to reduce levels of carbon dioxide? Why might our economy suffer a whole lot more? What does the science REALLY tell us? How are people in other countries reacting to heavy-handed government policies on global warming? For answers we turn to Dr. Tim Ball, former professor of climatology at the University of Winnepeg.
News reports confirm that Barack Obama has selected former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle as the next Secretary of Health and Human Services. What is his experience for this job? What are his likely priorities? And what will an Obama health care reform plan look like? We ask Grace-Marie Turner, President of the Galen Institute.
We have Tuesday’s top news… What are Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke saying about the health of the economy? Why do officials at the major automakers say they need urgent passage of billions in aid from taxpayers? What are the senators saying? Who will be Barack Obama’s attorney general? What punishment did Joe Lieberman get today from Senate Democrats for his outspoken support of John McCain’s White House bid? We have all the answers as we cover the biggest stories for Tuesday, November 18, 2008.