We have Tuesday’s top news…What economic message did Barack Obama have for America’s governors? What message did they have for Obama? What did the markets do on Tuesday? Who is Obama’s apparent choice for Secretary of Commerce? What kind of restructuring plan are the Big Three automakers bringing to Congress? And what does Defense Secretary Bob Gates have to say about staying in the Obama administration? We have the answers as we bring you the biggest stories for Tuesday, December 2, 2008.
Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert has seen enough bailouts. Instead of another round for the auto industry and anyone else with their hands out looking for your money, Gohmert wants to impose a two-month tax holiday in which you would pay no personal income or Social Security taxes. Is this a good idea? How would it benefit the economy? Does this plan have much support in Congress? And does he expect an auto industry bailout to pass despite his own opposition? Listen here to our conversation with Rep. Gohmert.
On Monday, we learned the U.S. economy has been in recession for the past year? How was that determined? Why did that send investors selling? Why do some economists think the recession announcement really means we’re on the road to recovery? That’s what we ask Maurna Desmond, markets reporter for Forbes.com.
Who is likely to win today’s runoff in Georgia for a seat in the U.S. Senate? How have the campaigns of Saxby Chambliss and Jim Martin changed in the four weeks since Election Day? Is the filibuster a major campaign issue? What is the latest in the Minnesota senate recount? Will we soon have a winner or will all of this get dragged out in the courts? We ask Lou Jacobson, editor of Congress Now, published by Roll Call.
What is the best way to prosecute the war on terrorism over the next four years? Which country is responsible for most of the chaos in the Middle East? How do we effectively confront it? What’s the right path to follow in the Middle East peace process? And should the doctrine of pre-emption be on the table or scrapped for the foreseeable future? We ask all these questions to retired U.S. Army Gen. Paul Vallely.
We have Monday’s top news! What was it like to survive the Mumbai terrorist attacks? What should be the reaction in India and Pakistan? Why is Barack Obama picking Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State? Who else is on his national security team? How long have we officially been in a recession? How did stocks react to that news? We have all the answers as we discuss the biggest stories for Monday, December 1, 2008.
Is Obama’s choice of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state a bad idea given their campaign differences or is he right to say their disagreements were relatively minor? Can Obama and Bush’s secretary of defense actually find common ground on Iraq? And is Obama alienating the most liberal wing of his party by naming a lot of Clinton administration figures? We ask Christina Bellantoni, White House Correspondent for The Washington Times.
Terror gripped Mumbai, India, for days as a small group of islamist radicals stormed hotels, held many people hostage and killed dozens before the horrific episode was over. Who did this? Wht was this predictable? And what now? We ask Karna Small Bodman, former Senior Director of the National Security Council in the Reagan administration. Her 2007 fictional thriller “Checkmate” predicted this group perpetrating terrorism in India.
On Monday, President-Elect Barack Obama nominated Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano as his choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security. What is her track record as governor on border security and cracking down on illegal immigration? What was her approach to bolstering America’s national security? And what can we expect on this from from the Obama administration and a heavily Democratic Congress? We ask Al Garza, Executive Director of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps.
Is there a precedent for the terrorist tactics that played out in Mumbai, India, last week? Why were the actions of a few so effective in killing many people? What lessons should be learned on how to respond to this type of attack? And how high is the tension between India and Pakistan in the wake of all this? We ask these questions to Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Vice President for Research at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.
