Greg Corombos and National Review’s Dan Foster applaud Mitch McConnell’s vow to force a vote on repealing Obamacare in the Senate. They also shred Tennessee Rep. Stephen Cohen for suggesting that Republicans calling Obamacare a government takeover of health care is the same as what Goebbels did in Nazi Germany. And Greg and Dan discuss whether today is the halfway point of the Obama presidency or just the midpoint of his first term.
Today, the House of Representatives will vote to repeal the president’s health care laws. And even though it won’t pass the Senate, Republicans are intent on doing what the voters told them to do – scrap the Obama health plan. Louisiana Rep. Bill Cassidy is also a longtime physician and says the current plan will kill jobs, reduce the quality of care and make our national debt much bigger. Hear his explanations about why Obamacare must be repealed.
As President Obama rolls out the red carpet for Chinese leader Hu Jintao, California Rep. Dana Rohrabacher has a much more critical view of our fastest-growing competitor. Rohrabacher says China was a third-world entity until America decided to engage it economically. So how did we get into this very unfavorable economic posture with the Chinese? How do we reverse our horrible positions on trade and with respect our our massive debt? And Rohrabacher saves his strongest comments to describe China’s human rights record. Listen to the full conversation, as we discuss all this with Rep. Rohrabacher.
On Wednesday, Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman announced he will not seek re-election in 2012 and will retire after four terms in office. From the Clinton impeachment to the health care debate and from being the Democratic vice presidential nominee to being a party pariah just six years later, Lieberman has often been at the center of the political conversation. So what is his legacy? How tough would a re-election fight be? And who might be waiting in the wings to replace him? We discuss it all with former Lieberman chief of staff Michael Lewan.
Greg Corombos and National Review’s Jim Geraghty consider the good and bad aspects of Joe Lieberman’s retirement, the thoroughly bizarre case of Oregon Rep. David Wu and the resignations of almost everyone associated with him and why Rahm Emanuel would call upon Bill Clinton to vouch for his character.
The House of Representatives has begun debate on repealing the Obama health care laws passed last year. What are the strongest arguments for scrapping the new laws? How will Republicans proceed on repealing individual parts of the law if the full repeal doesn’t get enacted? What answers will the Energy & Commerce Committee demand from Obama officials like HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius? We ask Illinois Rep. John Shimkus, a member of the Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health.
Greg Corombos and National Review’s Jim Geraghty celebrate the impending retirement of Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad and the chance for a GOP pickup. They also lament our terrible position with respect to China as Chinese leader Hu Jintao. And we have fun with Dick Cheney giving Barack Obama credit for agreeing with Dick Cheney.
As America pauses to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., what motivated him to work tirelessly for civil rights? How did he and his family endure truly hateful speech from those who opposed him? What was he like as a family man? Where did he stand on the key social issues of abortion, premarital sex and homosexuality? What would he think of the state of the black family today? We discuss all these questions with Alveda King, niece of Dr. King and director of of outreach at Priests for Life, a pro-life organization.
Greg Corombos and National Review’s Jim Geraghty find reason to be hopeful about the new RNC chairman. They also cringe as Tim Pawlenty tries to explain why he opposes TARP after he seemed to back it in 2008. And we applaud Chris Christie for explaining why candid political speech is not the same as vitriolic hate speech.
Former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain is the first Republican to announce the formation of a presidential exploratory committee. What will determine whether he officially gets in the race? How would his great private sector successes help him tackle some of the nation’s most pressing economic problems? How is he different from most of the other Republicans likely to be in this campaign? And will Cain be acceptable to national security conservatives and social conservatives? We ask possible 2012 Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain.
