If Barack Obama wins and the Democrats win a significant majority in the House and Senate, many believe they will try to reimpose the Fairness Doctrine. What is the Fairness Doctrine and how would it work? What is its track record in American history? And is it really ‘fair’ for just a muzzling of free speech? We ask Barbara Comstock, former Director of Public Affairs for the Justice Department.
While President Bush says he hopes history will treat him better as the years go by, like it did for Harry Truman, some say there is a good lesson in the Truman years for Barack Obama should he be elected. What are those lessons? Could Obama govern as a centrist? Would Obama have a weak foreign policy or a strong foreign policy like Truman? What would he have to cut to balance the budget? And what’s the real truth about what Obama would do to our taxes? We talk with Larry Haas, former Communications Director for Vice President Al Gore.
The next president could appoint multiple Supreme Court justices. What are judicial philosophies of Barack Obama and John McCain? What do their voting records as senators indicate? We ask Gary Marx, Executive Director of the Judicial Confirmation Network.
Monday’s top news…Why is Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke pushing for another economic stimulus package? What message does Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson have for the banks propped up by federal intervention? And what odd prediction is Joe Biden making about Barack Obama’s first year on the job if elected president? We answer all of these questions as we bring you the top stories for Monday, October 20, 2008.
More of Monday’s top news…Why is Colin Powell endorsing Barack Obama? What gives him pause about John McCain? What issues is McCain stressing this week? We discuss it all as Monday’s headlines continue.
How significant is the Colin Powell endorsement of Barack Obama? Is his reasoning genuine or contrived? And what can we observe from Joe Biden’s prediction that the world would test Obama with a major crisis during his first six months on the job? We discuss all that with longtime political analyst and strategist Carol Liebau.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke says another economic stimulus package might be a good idea given the current state of the economy and how it’s likely to fare over the next few quarters. But do we need another package? What did the first one accomplish? And why is everyone looking to government to solve this problem? We ask Scott Hodge, President of The Tax Foundation.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke says another economic stimulus package might be a good idea given the current state of the economy and how it’s likely to fare over the next few quarters. But do we need another package? What did the first one accomplish? And why is everyone looking to government to solve this problem? We ask Scott Hodge, President of The Tax Foundation.
The awarding of a multibillion air tanker project by the Pentagon has turned into a major fiasco. Why has the bidding process been so complicated? Which company is ready to go in building these air tankers? And why are they so vital to our miltary operations? We ask retired Air Force Gen. Tom McInerney.
A new book from former CIA officer Robert Baer suggests Iran is already the dominant player in Middle Eastern affairs and we can and must find common ground with them on Iraq, Israel and oil. But where is that common ground? And can we stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons? We discuss all of this and more with Baer, whose new book is entitled “The Devil We Know.”
