Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of Radio America are encouraged by House Republicans slamming the door on Obama’s tax hike plans. We also rip the House GOP for agreeing to a budget resolution that looks more pathetic by the day. And we tear the United Nations to shreds over its proposal to give human rights to the earth, trees and animals.
For years as U.S. Comptroller General, David Walker was among the loudest voices calling for Congress to get serious about controlling our spending and bringing our deficits and debt under control. What does he think of the Ryan plan for long-term fiscal solvency? What does he expect to hear from President Obama tomorrow? How urgent is the need for social security reform? Why does he believe raising the debt ceiling is imperative? What kind of spending restrictions would he like to see attached? We discuss it all with David Walker, who is now president of the Comeback America Initiative.
Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review are lukewarm on another Romney candidacy but we like his tactic of going after Obama on jobs. We’re very worried about Pakistan ordering many of our covert personnel out of the country. And we skewer Chicago schools for banning homemade lunches.
On Monday, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Justice Department’s challenge to the new Arizona immigration laws. Iowa Rep. Steve King, one of the leading voices for border security in the Congress, explains where he thinks this case is headed and why he believes the Obama administration has no legal grounds for this lawsuit.
Late Friday, House and Senate leaders agreed on a deal to cut spending and keep the government operating. So why was the deal not good enough for Iowa Rep. Steve King? What does he think of the separate vote agreed to on Obamacare? Does he see any chance of defeating the budget deal this week? And how does he react to President Obama demanding a ‘clean’ bill to raise the debt ceiling without any concessions on spending or entitlements? We discuss it all with Rep. King.
Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review are generally positive about the new budget deal. They groan as President Obama prepares to make taxing the rich a key part of his deficit-cutting plan. And we make fun of Obama going to the Lincoln Memorial to take credit for the aversion of a government shutdown.
As the clock ticks closer to a government shutdown, Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio tells us why he does not believe Democrats have been serious in trying to reduce spending. If there is a deal, what will it take to win Rubio’s vote? What does he believe are the true motives of Senate Democrats and how does he assess President Obama’s role in this fight? How does he respond to allegations from Democrats that Republicans are denying health care to women because they want to deny funding for Planned Parenthood? What is he hearing from his constituents? And what does he think about Democrats refusing to back a one-week budget resolution that would make sure our troops are paid through the end of the fiscal year? We discuss these questions and more with Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
Both parties on Capitol Hill are publicly demanding the passage of a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown and fund government operations for the next six months. But would a government shutdown really be the calamity that so many people seem to believe? What would be the worst aspects of shutdown? How do previous shutdowns suggest this one might end? And what could some major benefits of a shutdown be? We ask Diana Furchtgott-Roth, former chief economist for the U.S. Department of Labor and former chief of staff for the President’s Council of Economic Advisers. She is now an adjunct scholar with the Manhattan Institute.
Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review are thrilled that newly discovered votes seem to make an incumbent Wisconsin Supreme Court justice winner of a highly-charged race. We also rip Congressional Democrats for choosing government shutdown over paying our troops. And we examine some of the impact that would be caused by a shutdown.
We’re just over 24 hours away from an increasingly likely government shutdown. Will we see an 11th hour deal to keep Uncle Sam fully operational or are we headed to a shutdown? Is it more important for Republicans to keep the government open or to stick to their commitments to reduce the size of government? And will the GOP’s efforts to pass a one-week resolution have any chance of passage? We ask Tennessee Rep. Diane Black, a member of the House Budget Committee.
