Harry Reid kills the bipartisan job creation bill, Republicans call for new stimulus spending to be offset and for tax cuts, Rep. Patrick Kennedy will not run for re-election, Bill Clinton is home from the hospital and the government wants warrantless access to your cell phone records.
Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert says the real key to job creation is to cut taxes for everyone that pays taxes, saying rebates should only go to those who use their own bait. Gohmert says we need health reform, but not the version pushed by Democrats. He says small business owners do not want Obamacare or the current energy bill, which he dubs “crap and trade”.
On Thursday, former President Bill Clinton underwent surgery to have a stent placed inside one of his coronary arteries. What are the warning signs that you may be having cardiac problems – maybe even a full-blown heart attack. How quickly should you act if you start to feel some of these symptoms? And what are the best ways to stay heart-healthy? We ask Peter Moore of Men’s Health magazine.
For years now, courts have been deciding where government power ends and the privacy of citizens begins. Now the government wants access to your cell phone records without getting a warrant. Opponents say this would put a chill in 21st century privacy. Which side is right? What’s the government’s argument? And which side do the courts usually take on these issues? We ask Prof. Robert Pugsley of the Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles.
So are voters ready to vote out dozens of Democrats or are they gunning for every incumbent in a remotely competitive district, regardless of party? Longtime USA TODAY White House Correspondent Richard Benedetto says the public is very anti-Washington right now. He says they are tired of the gridlock and many of the proposed solutions to serious problems. So how will incumbents campaign? Will Democrats be able to keep seats in districts where an unpopular incumbent is retiring? Will we see many more retirements before the primary season arrives?
Washington has taken a beating from winter weather over the past week and so has the global warming movement and its leading spokesman, Al Gore. One GOP senator even built an igloo on the Capitol lawn in honor of Gore. As a result of this week’s obsession with the weather here in Washington, the Capitol Steps break out a recent classic, starring the former vice president.
John Gizzi of Human Events describes how record snow has paralyzed Washington. He also explains why Congress will not pass a second jobs bill, remembers John Murtha and Charlie Wilson and discusses more retirements on both sides of the aisle.
Ahmadinejad underwhelms in nuclear announcement, Bipartisan group of senators pushes for financial assets to be frozen in Iran in response to brutal repression of protesters, Biden draws shock by claiming Iraq as an Obama success, snow closes federal government for fourth straight day, bipartisan jobs bill unveiled.
In the wake of the snowiest winter in Washington history, climate change alarmists say this is actually proof the planet is warming. Really? Dr. Tim Ball takes us through the actual science behind the massive snowfall we’ve seen in recent days and explains why those activists are wrong – and why they get more desperate by the day to win over an increasingly skeptical public. Dr. Ball is a former professor of climatology at the University of Winnepeg.
The Iranian government continues its brutal crackdown against pro-democracy demonstrators. The increasing repression comes as the regime announced it is enriching uranium at higher levels. Why would clear, public U.S. support for the demonstrators be a huge boost towards regime change? What should that support NOT include? And how close is Iran to having a nuclear weapon? We ask Larry Haas, former communications director to former Vice President Al Gore and former spokesman for the Clinton White House budget office.
