Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review are happy to see Tim Pawlenty hit the issues hard in both Iowa and Florida, discuss Ed Schultz’s tantrum on his radio show and wonder what will happen to John Edwards after his indictment.
Archives for May 2011
Obama Throws Israel Under the Bus
Middle East expert Mike Evans says Obama is acting as a clever attorney by dropping his recommendation for Israel to return to its 1967 borders right before he skipped out of town. Evans calls him out for his actions and claims the President has abandoned Israel to go suck up to his European friends. Evans is the author of “Jimmy Carter The Liberal Left and World Chaos: A Carter/Obama Plan that Will Not Work.
Al Qaeda’s Oil Obsession
Osama Bin Laden may be dead but Al Qaeda still has its eyes on many high-value targets. One of those is oil, particularly Saudi facilities and oil that is headed to the United States. Is Al Qaeda still capable of carrying out these type of attacks? Why is oil so high on their list? We ask Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, the Director of the Center for the Study of Terrorist Radicalization at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Three Martini Lunch 5/25/11
Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review celebrate the joining of Democrats against Obama’s policies in the Middle East, question the reasons behind the Democratic victory in the New York special election and criticize Obama’s newest job posting.
Netanyahu’s Vision of Peace
On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a Joint Session of Congress and extolled Israel’s longstanding friendship with the U.S. He also laid out his vision for Middle East peace, why it’s been elusive and how it can be achieved. Greg Corombos reports.
This is a Travesty
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that tens of thousands of California prison inmates should be released because of overcrowding problems. Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert is outraged, he says the court is greatly overstepping its Constitutional bounds. Why does he think the court went too far? What would be a better solution? We ask Rep. Gohmert, a former judge.
Three Martini Lunch 5/24/11
Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghdy of National Review applaud Benjamin Netanyahu for standing up to President Obama. We also scold Scott Brown for abandoning the Ryan budget plan and we have fun with the news that Osama Bin Laden’s wives are turning on each other in custody.
‘Total Devastation’
Missouri Congressman Billy Long describes what he called the “ground zero” of the latest Midwest tornado in Joplin, Mo. What will happen with the rest of Joplin’s school year? What does the devastation look like first hand? How is the community reacting to such a terrible storm? We discuss it all with Rep. Long, whose district includes Joplin.
$250 Billion in Spending Cuts
Last November, dozens of new faces were elected to Congress – mainly due to their commitment to tackle America’s soaring debt. Well, now that we’ve officially hit our debt ceiling, it’s put up or shut up time for Congress. So will House Republicans vote to raise the debt ceiling? What would it take to get the votes of many of the new GOP freshmen? How much federal spending could be slashed right now and where should we start the cutting? We discuss it all with Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar.
Three Martini Lunch 5/23/11
Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review are pretty excited about the official 2012 candidacies of Tim Pawlenty and Herman Cain. We are disappointed that Mitch Daniels will not be joining the GOP race and we find new evidence that Cynthia McKinney is crazier than ever.