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Our deficits are just too big to balance the books by cutting spending and the Americans don’t have the stomach to slash spending on the biggest problem areas – Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.  So former Clinton administration official Larry Haas says the only way to raise enough revenue is to hike taxes on everyone – including the middle class and we might even need to crank up the gas tax.  Why does he think this is the smartest approach?  What does he think about generating much more revenue through tax cuts which traditionally spur economic growth?

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Human Events Political Editor John Gizzi says voters aren’t screaming at their lawmakers because they’re hateful or crazy.  He says citizens get infuriated when politicians try to defend a bill they haven’t even read.  So what will happen when lawmakers return in September?  What should happen?  We also get John’s thoughts on the war in Afghanistan, Hillary’s rough week in Africa and his fascinating anecdote about the life of Eunice Kennedy Shriver.

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On Thursday, Obama administration officials toured a prison facility in Standish, Michigan, to see if it would be suitable to hold many of the remaining detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, once that prison is closed in January.  So is this the right way to handle this issue or should Michigan slam the door on the president’s strategy?  Why is this a really bad idea in the minds of many?  We ask Michigan Rep. Peter Hoekstra, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee.

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Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan discusses why he thinks the Americans speaking up against Obamacare at town hall meetings are continuing a great American tradition dating back to our founders – not allowing the government to tell us what to do.  He says Americans want choices in every aspect of life and especially when it comes to health care.  Rep. Jordan says the government never does anything better than the private sector, and with the exception of the military hardly does anything competently.  He says Obama’s UPS, FedEx and Postal Service analogy backfired and proves that keeping the government out of health care is the right approach.

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Jim Martin, founder and president of the 60+ Association, joins us to explain why seniors are furious at the possibility of the Democratic health care plan becoming law.  Why does the plan threaten Medicare benefits and the quality of end-of-life care?  How does he respond to charges that his group is simply doing the bidding of drug makers and other corporate leaders in the health care industry.

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Concerns are growing over just how much power the government will have inot all areas of life if the Democratic brand of health care reform is approved.  Specifically, one House version gives the government the power to access and review your bank accounts.  Is this just modernizing health records or Big Brother keeping tabs on your financial status?  We discuss it all with Washington Examiner Chief Congressional Correspondent Susan Ferrechio.

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Retired U.S. Air Force General Tom McInerney joins us to discuss the Wall Street Journal report that U.S. commanders in Afghanistan believe the Taliban is winning the war right now.  The Pentagon says our military leaders have made no such assessment.  Who does McInerney believe and why?  Why does McInerney believe President Obama is badly hurting the war effort by refusing to say we are in a global against Islamic radicals – or even admitting we’re in a war at all?  What does does he see as the keys to tactical and political success in Afghanistan?

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After two weeks of Democratic lawmakers getting an earful from their constituents on health care reform, President Obama conducted a town hall meeting with a much friendlier audience on Tuesday.  He promised the middle class would not have to pay for overhauling our health care system, that rationing would never occur and that private insurers would face competition and not extinction with the creation of a government option.  But is any of that true?  Health care expert Grace-Marie Turner of the Galen Institute says Obama simply refuses to tell the truth.  She says every country that goes down the government-run health care route has been forced to deny or delay vital treatments leading to premature deaths for the elderly, that middle class Americans will certainly foot the bill for this and that the government option will eventually be the only option.

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Did you know Eunice Kennedy Shriver was a champion for the unborn?  Pro-life groups around the country are mourning her death Tuesday and remembering her passion for the most vulnerable members of society – the mentally challenged and those yet to be born.  What prompted her to work so tirelessly on behalf of them and speak up for those who could not speak for themselves?  We ask Joy Yearout of the Susan B. Anthony List, a pro-life group based in the Washington, DC area.

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On Monday, President Obama predicted that Congress would pass comprehensive immigration reform by early next year.  He also said the legislation is already being crafted.  So what’s in the bill?  Does it really address the major problems with the current immigration system?  What are the biggest problems and how should they be tackled?  We ask Roy Beck, founder and CEO of Numbers USA.

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