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Greg Corombos of Radio America and Daniel Foster of National Review give John McCain credit for being the only American politician that seems to care at all about the military operation in Libya.  Of course, the rest of the news in Libya is mixed at best.  We also lament the Supreme Court not agreeing to expedite the Obamacare case past the appellate level and that the courts are the only real hope of killing the law because Congress clearly won’t do anything about it.  And we groan as Obama trots out the usual, tired liberal talking points when it comes to high gas prices.

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Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy was one of the stars of the freshman class of 2010 and won a Democratic seat by emphasizing fiscal responsibility.  So how does his understanding of our debt problem now compare to what he knew in November?  What is his position on raising the debt ceiling?  What does the budget fight in Wisconsin tell us about whether the American people are really ready for this fight?  Why does he support the Ryan budget?  And what does he think of President Obama’s plan to raise taxes on the rich?  We discuss it all with Rep. Sean Duffy, a member of the House Financial Services Committee.

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Iraq war veteran Ilario Pantano is launching a second bid for Congress against incumbent North Carolina Democrat Mike McIntyre.  What has convinced him to run again?  Why is he convinced Rep. McIntyre needs to go?  What would he do about the debt ceiling vote?  What does he think of the Ryan plan?  Why does he say President Obama has “never been a friend of the military”?  We discuss all this and more with Marine Corps veteran and GOP Congressional candidate Ilario Pantano.

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This week marks the one-year anniversary of the BP disaster that gushed oil into the Gulf of Mexico for months before the deepwater well was finally plugged.  In commemoration, the Capitol Steps roll out “Under BP” from their brand new CD “Desperate House Members”.  Our guest is Steps co-founder and star Elaina Newport.

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John Gizzi of Human Events dissects another week of intense debate over America’s fiscal future.  After saying Rep. Paul Ryan got the better of President Obama last week, Gizzi says this week goes to Obama.  Why?  How will the debate play out from here – especially as the debt ceiling vote looms in just a few weeks?  Will Americans choose fiscal discipline or end up demanding that our major entitlement s stay pretty much as they are?  And what impact does Gizzi expect former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson to have on the GOP presidential race?  Listen hear and find out!

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In observance of Good Friday, there will be no Three Martini Lunch today.  We will return on Monday.  We wish you all a blessed Easter!

Greg Corombos of Radio America and Kevin Williamson of National Review discuss how Gary Johnson’s no-shot bid for the White House could help push the more viable candidates to the right on economics. We also rip President Obama for doing little more than trying to demonize Paul Ryan in his town hall events.  And we react to Obama being unable to name a specific mistake he’s made as president.

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Wednesday marks one year since the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.  What lessons have been learned and which ones should have been learned?  Louisiana Rep. Bill Cassidy says lax oversight allowed the tragedy to take place and the Obama administration is making a terrible situation even worse by preventing many firms from returning to work in the Gulf.  How much activity would he like to see?  How much is there right now?  How many jobs are being lost because of the inaction?  And how long would it take to ramp up production levels to the levels they were at prior to the disaster?  We discuss it all with Rep. Cassidy.

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Fresh off a battle to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year, Republicans and Democrats are now gearing up for a much bigger fight – the 2012 budget and two very different visions of where the country ought to head in efforts to slash the deficits.  How united are Republicans behind the Ryan plan to reform entitlements and reform the tax code?  Is there anything in the Obama plan Republicans can get behind?  How will this likely impasse be resolved?  And what sort of concessions on spending will be necessary before the GOP agrees to raise the debt ceiling?  We ask Indiana Rep. Marlin Stutzman, a member of the House Budget Committee.

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A few months ago, Federal Judge Vaughn Walker ruled California’s constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman was unconstitutional.  Since then we’ve learned that the now retired Judge Walker is a practicing homosexual and Liberty Counsel contends that should be reason enough to vacate Walker’s decision.  Why does Liberty Counsel believe there is a clear conflict of interest that should have led Walker to recuse himself?  How is that different than Christian judges ruling on the Ten Commandments or a pro-second amendment judge taking on a gun case?  Why didn’t defenders of the traditional marriage law raise the issue of Walker’s fitness to rule on this case?  And what happens now?  We discuss it all with J. Matt Barber of Liberty Counsel.

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