Economist Guy Sormon of the Manhattan Institute says France is a good example of what will happen in the United States if the public option is permitted as part of health care reform. Why? Why does he say a public option will lead to government takeover of health care? Why does he say free health care in France is actually very expensive and responsible for a perpetually high unemployment rate? And how are you actually paying for the high cost of the French system?
Late Tuesday night, Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy died after a 15 month battle with brain cancer. He was 77. Kennedy’s U.S. Senate career spanned more than 46 years. Click here for our look back at Kennedy’s public life.
American Life League President Judie Brown says Ted Kennedy spent more than 35 years working against the interests of the unborn. She also says he led the parade of Catholic politicians who abandoned the church teachings on life and became pro-choice. Is she right when she says Kennedy does not deserve the plaudits he’s getting from both sides of the aisle today?
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Prof. Larry Sabato joins us to discuss the long, complex legacy of the late Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy. What were his strengths? What will he be remembered for? How much of his legacy will always reside at Chappaquiddick? And how much has the health care debate been impacted by his absence from the arena?
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Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz reacts to the record $9 trillion deficit projections. Why is this happening? Will Congress get the message from the town hall meetings or keep spending freely this Fall? Can we spend our way out of a recession?
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On Tuesday, the president’s own Office of Management and Budget projected $9 trillion in deficits over the next decade – far more than predicted earlier this year. How can we grasp how much one trillion is, much less nine trillion? What will it mean for any possible economic recovery? And should Ben Bernanke be given a 2nd term at the Fed? We ask Bill Beach of the Heritage Foundation.
Why is the investigation into possible crimes committed during terrorist interrogations a sign that President Obama wants nothing to do with prosecuting an aggressive war against islamic extremists? Is he really backing down on the terrorist threat to western civilization? Find out in our interview with Herb Meyer, former special assistant to the director of the CIA and former Vice Chairman of the CIA’s National Intelligence Council.
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With most Americans focused on the health care debate, former presidential candidate and American Values President Gary Bauer says we should also be on guard against a big labor assault on traditional marriage, school choice and the sanctity of life. So how are the unions a threat to traditional values? What legislation would give the unions more power? Will it pass?
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Longtime Democratic insider Michael Lewan says we will see a health care bill passed in the coming weeks, but it will be far smaller and more moderate than most Democrats would like. Why does he believe the sweeping overhaul is unlikely to happen? What will get done? Will big labor really stay home in 2010 if the public option does not become law? How would all of this impact the 2010 midterm elections?
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Former CIA officer Larry Johnson reacts to the creation of a new group tasked with oversight for interrogating terrorist detainees. He also explains why he supports a special prosecutor being named to probe alleged crimes committed in prior interrogations – and why he thinks the probe should go all the way to the top of the Bush administration.
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