John Gizzi continues his assurances that the Obama health plan will never become law. Gizzi explains how the numbers and the momentum are both in favor of the opposition. He also discusses why House Democrats don’t trust their counterparts in the Senate. We also get Gizzi’s take on the Eric Massa soap opera, the futures of two other New York Democrats and whether we will really see a major push on immigration reform.
Even as President Obama and Democratic leaders make a final push on health care legislation, plans are already underway to launch the next huge policy debate – immigration reform. What does President Obama want in terms of reform? Will this issue divide Republicans like it did a few years ago? What policies would work? And why is passage less likely than ever – even with huge Democratic majorities? We ask Peter Brimelow, former senior editor with Forbes and National Review. He is also the author of ‘Alien Nation’.
President Obama takes health care message to Missouri, but GOP lawmakers from the state say people there know the bill is a loser. GOP Rep. Paul Ryan says the Democratic bill is less about specific policy and more about advancing an ideology. President Obama promises long-term aid to Haiti. Homegrown terrorist uncovered while Rep. Kennedy rips policy in Afghanistan.
Today, President Obama brings his push for health care legislation to St. Louis. Rep. Todd Akin represents that district and held a town hall meeting that drew nearly three times the capacity of the venue. What did the people say? What concerns them most about this plan? Will it pass? Is Obama right when he says something needs to be done about the premium increases imposed by insurance companies?
Radical Muslims looking to impose Sharia law on all of Nigeria are killing Christians in large numbers. How long has this been going on under the radar for many Americans? What is the Nigerian government doing about this? How is this affecting the Nigerian believers? And just how barbaric are the tactics of those spreading radical Islam? We ask Dr. Carl Moeller, president of Open Doors USA, an organization devoted to assisting the persecuted Christian church.
Dr. Walid Phares takes us inside the detailed effort by radicals in America to recruit and convert non-Muslims to their religion and their jihad at the same time. How do they pick potential converts and how do they approach them? What is the best counter-strategy? And how does Dr. Phares characterize the current state of the Middle East peace process and relations between Israel and the Obama administration.
Dems vow to find enough votes to pass Obamacare but don’t commit to Obama’s deadline, abortion fight still looms, Pelosi says Congress needs to pass the bill so we can find out what’s in it, some House liberals also vow to vote no.
Utah Rep. Rob Bishop says he doesn’t know what’s being done by Democrats to secure votes for the health bill, but he expects several arms in slings by the end of the week from being twisted so much. Bishop also says President Obama is resorting to attacking phantoms and evil boogeymen to build urgency for his plan. Bishop also points out that the abortion debate is a big deal, despite how much Democrats try to minimize the dispute.
Parliamentary elections went off successfully in Iraq this past weekend, as Iraq conducted and secured a democratic vote on it’s own for the first time. President Obama and Vice President Biden are couching Iraq as a major success – of their administration. Is Obama failing to give credit to Bush? Can we declare the policy a success at this point? And is it time Obama starts using the word victory? We ask Washington Times senior editorial writer James Robbins, a special assistant to Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld.
As President Obama stumps for his health plan in Pennsylvania, we get point-by-point reaction from Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Pitts on the GOP agenda, the true cost of the Democratic plan, the abortion language and President Obama’s claim that the free market has already been tried with respect to reforming health care. We’ll also bring you the latest on the sordid story of resigning New York Rep. Eric Massa, who is now saying Democratic leaders are running him out of town over his opposition to the health plan.
