Jim McLaughlin, pollster for Conservative Party hopeful Doug Hoffman, explains how his candidate surged in the polls in such a short period of time. Why does he think the Republican dropping out and endorsing the Democrat is good for Hoffman? Why was the national party to eager to get behind liberal Republican Dede Scozzafava? Why does he think the media gets it wrong when they pit this campaign as conservatives and moderates fighting for the future of the party?
The Long-Term Impact of Football-Related Head Injuries
Last week, a House committee heard testimony on the long-term impact of head injuries to football players. So what does the evidence to show? How much jarring does it take to leave a lasting condition? Is there a connection to later diagnosis of dementia or Parkinson’s? What can be done to reduce the likelihood of head injuries on the gridiron? We ask Dr. Bennet Omalu, co-founder of the Brain Injury Research Institute.
Larry Sabato Sizes Up Election Day 2009
Are Republicans really headed for a landslide in Virginia? Can Jon Corzine survive in New Jersey? And how is the New York congressional race looking after the Republican drops out and endorses the Democrat over the conservative challenger? We ask Prof. Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia, one of the nation’s foremost political experts.
Inside the Obama Jobs Charade
As we await the real jobs report due out on Friday, President Obama claims his stimulus plan is directly responsible for 650,000 jobs being created or saved. He further asserts that another 350,000 jobs were indirectly created or saved. So accurate is Obama? How do you count the number of jobs that would have been lost without the stimulus? Is this missing the bigger story of millions of jobs lost in the past several months? Where have many of the new jobs been created? And why are states that received stimulus dollars less than thrilled? We ask Sandra Fabry, government relations manager at Americans for Tax Reform.
Obama Claims Stimulus Created 1 Million Jobs
President Obama says his economic stimulus plan created or saved one million jobs – both directly and indirectly. What does that mean? How can you calculate ‘saved’ jobs? We ask Michigan Rep. Thaddeus McCotter. What impact is the stimulus plan having in his state? What would help create many more jobs there?
Pelosi, Dems ‘Ignoring’ Will of the American People
Georgia Rep. Tom Price, leader of House conservatives, says Speaker Nancy Pelosi didn’t listen to anything the public had to say at the town hall meetings this past summer. Why does he say that? What has changed in the Democratic health plan? What is his alternative plan? Will the Democratic plan pass next week?
Line By Line: What Happened to Obama’s Promise of Fiscal Restraint
On the campaign trail and even early in his administration, President Obama pledged fiscal discipline and that his administration would go line by line through the federal budget to trim out wasteful spending and government programs. So how did we end up with record-setting deficits? What will be the impact if Obama gets his way on health care and energy legislation? How much help would his small business agenda provide? We get insight from Lurita Doan, former director of the General Services Administration under President George W. Bush.
Deficits As Far As the Eye Can See
Texas Rep. Kevin Brady talk health care and the economy. He says he is cautiously upbeat about the increase in economic growth in the third quarter, but why is the current economic strategy unsustainable? What actually spurred the economic growth? What is the long term cost? What is a key Obama economic adviser saying about the impact of the stimulus plan? And where are the jobs?
Rep. Brady also says the Pelosi health care bill needs to be killed and started again. Why? What makes the Pelosi bill a non-starter? Will it pass?
Democrats ‘Dishonest’ on Health Care Costs
Louisiana Rep. Bill Cassidy, also a physician for many years, says Democrats are using financial ‘sleight of hand’ to say their health care bill reduces costs. What are Democrats really doing to make the numbers work? What are Republican plans to reduce costs? And why does Rep. Cassidy say former Sen. John Breaux is dead wrong when it comes to the worthiness of Health Savings Accounts?
Let’s Get Behind the Baucus Bill
Former Louisiana Sen. John Breaux says the Baucus health care bill is probably the best compromise to be found on health care. He explains why he thinks it would keep costs down and why health care mandates are necessary. Sen. Breaux says he is open to some GOP ideas but thinks Health Savings Accounts are a terrible idea.