President Obama is hosting a major nuclear summit Monday and Tuesday in Washington. What are the goals of the summit? What will determine whether the conference is a success? How much of the talk will be about Iran’s nuclear ambitions? And how will the handling of the Iranian threat impact U.S.-Israeli relations? We ask retired U.S. Army Col. Bob Maginnis.
After months of vocal opposition and no Senate confirmation, Dawn Johnsen has withdrawn her name from consideration to head the Office of Legal Counsel at the Justice Department. So what’s the problem with Johnsen? What she have been doing in this job? Why is this controversy still not over even as Johnsen departs? We ask Wendy Wright, president at Concerned Women for America. We also ask her about the coming Supreme Court confirmation process and an apparent Obama litmus test in his eventual nominee.
As Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announces his upcoming retirement, we hear what qualities President Obama wants in new justice. We’ll also discuss some of the most high-profile decisions in which Stevens has been involved. We’ll tell you about the latest prominent House Democrat to call it quits, how President Obama is already looking to push new mining safety regulations and how Republicans are looking ahead to the midterm elections.
The Capitol Steps take aim at the story getting far more coverage than nuclear summits or any other story this week…the saga of TIger Woods.
Just as lawmakers prepared to take the final votes on health care reform, Democrats accused opponents of the overhaul plan of being racists and exaggerated stories from that weekend’s confrontations as evidence. Pajamas CEO Roger Simon says this latest episode just proved that Democrats are the party trying to win votes by dividing America along racial lines. Why does he say the charge of racism is just a distraction from the fact Democrats can’t win a debate on the merits? Why don’t Democrats get in trouble for lobbing allegations of racism? Will this tactic persist or is wearing thin in the public?
Citizens Against Government Waste has spent years exposing rampant government waste and pork barrel spending. Now you can help to chronicle misuse of your tax dollars. CAGW President Tom Schatz explains how you can assist the effort, and he discusses some of the most egregious components of the $787 billion stimulus package.
The entire country is suffering through a difficult economy, but some states are still doing well while others are hopelessly in debt and driving businesses and residents to other states. What’s the biggest difference between these states? Why is additional federal money actually a bad thing for the states? And why is the state income tax one of the worst ideas for raising revenue? We ask Jonathan Williams, co-author of “Rich States, Poor States”, a report from the American Legislative Exchange Council.
Iraq War veteran Ryan Conklin has served two tours of duty in Iraq and gives us a glimpse of life for our men and women in uniform. Conklin explains how his decision to join the military was quick and easy, even though he was still in high school. He explains how humor was a major part of dealing with the stress of serving in Iraq and how he thinks Iraq will fare once U.S. troops are gone.
President Obama signs updated nuclear treaty with Russia, Democratic reformers topple repressive government in Kyrgzstan, GOP rips Democratic suggestion of a Value Added Tax.
For the second time in five years, the people of Kyrgyzstan have toppled the government in pursuit of much greater freedoms. What will this development mean for the key military base we have there as part of the mission in Afghanistan? Will Russia be meddling with the new government? We ask Ilan Berman of the American Foreign Policy Council, and we also find out why he thinks it’s a mistake for the president to make more nuclear concessions by signing a new treaty with Russia today.
