Big labor gets the latest sweetheart deal in the health care debate, Dems hope to reach compromise within days, Coakley shocks Catholics with abortion comments in Senate race, Gates details Ft. Hood report, Obama promises sustained aid to Haiti.
Coakley vs. Conscience
On Friday, we learned that Massachusetts Attorney General and Democratic Senate candidate Martha Coakley does not believe medical professionals who oppose abortion belong in an emergency room. She says the separation of church and state overrides any moral or religious objection doctors might have to killing the unborn. We get reaction from Dr. Donna Harrison, president of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Big Labor’s Big Gift
Grace-Marie Turner of the Galen Institute explains why Congressional Democrats are once again guilty of the worst kind of raw politics – imposing huge excise taxes on ‘Cadillac’ health plans but not imposing the burden on organized labor. Guess who pays the tab?
Coakley’s Apparent Collapse
Massachusetts Democrats are in full-blown panic mode now that Republican Senate candidate Scott Brown leads Democrat Martha Coakley. What’s behind the GOP surge? What’s wrong with the Coakley campaign? And how are the national figures impacting the race? We ask Washington Examiner Chief Congressional Correspondent Susan Ferrechio.
U.S. Military Heads to Haiti
Retired U.S. Air Force General Tom McInerney discusses how U.S. troops are shifting gears to aid earthquake victims in Haiti. McInerney shares his experience leading the Exxon Valdez cleanup and the Hurricane Andrew recovery and discusses what work U.S. troops will be doing to facilitate the delivery of desperately needed relief supplies. McInerney also explains how our forces face a greater challenge with Haiti’s government literally lying in ruins and what tasks the troops should not be forced to do.
The News
President Obama announces relief efforts are already underway in Haiti, and he promises more help until the crisis is over. Obama also slams banks again over financial crisis and slaps them with a fee designed to retrieve taxpayer bailout money. New Jersey Rep. Scott Garrett says Obama just likes to raise taxes – even on banks that have already paid back the money.
Obama’s War on the Banks
President Obama says he will impose fees on America’s banks until the government has recouped every dime of taxpayer money spent to shore up the financial sector. New Jersey Rep. Scott Garrett says there’s just one problem with that. Obama will be imposing these taxes on firms that have already paid back their debts – with interest. He discusses what’s really happening here and reacts to Obama’s contention that the banks and Republicans are trying to go back to business as usual.
GOP Win Will Kill Obamacare
John Gizzi of Human Events offers his thoughts on the devastation in Haiti and how this could be the start of a better government there. Gizzi also explains why he believes Republicans will win the Senate race in Massachusetts – and how that will end up killing Obamacare. Gizzi also says the Harry Reid controversy is just one more reason why the majority leader will lose in November.
Obama’s Fuzzy Jobs Math
Georgia Rep. Jack Kingston discusses President Obama’s claim that the stimulus plan has “funded” two million jobs. But did you know the White House counts every job at every company that receives any stimulus money as being “funded”? What is Kingston’s view on what the stimulus has accomplished? And does he see passage of the health care bill as inevitable? What could stop it?
The News
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake has devastated Haiti. Thousands are feared dead and hospitals, schools and government buildings are in ruins. President Obama promises robust, immediate and prolonged aid.