Thursday’s headlines…Dismal job numbers, major offensive in Afghanistan, Sanford gets good news.
The News
Stimulus Is Killing Jobs
Rep. Glenn Thompson says Obama big government agenda is stifling growth, calls for tax cuts.
A Captured Soldier and A New Offensive
Retired U.S. Army Gen. Paul Vallely outlines the new mission to crush the Taliban. He also describes the peril facing a captured U.S. soldier and training our troops go through for that situation.
Energy, Coleman and Sanford
Human Events columnist John Gizzi says two GOP political careers are toast – for Mark Sanford and Norm Coleman. He also says the energy bill is about to implode in the U.S. Senate.
Arm Twisting and Fast Tracking
Arizona Rep. John Shadegg describes how Democratic leaders twisted arms and made lavish promises to members in order to cobble together enough votes to pass the energy bill. So what kinds of promises were made? How much will those promises cost taxpayers? And how much bureaucracy will be added if the energy plan becomes law? Rep. Shadegg also discusses Democratic plans to swiftly pass health care reform so it gets done before the public can mount any fierce opposition. Listen to the interview and share your opinions.
The News
Wednesday’s news…Obama wants rich to pay for health reform, California is broke, stocks up.
Minnesota Aftermath
Roll Call reporter says Norm Coleman will suffer politically from his protracted, losing legal fight.
Unions Killing California Economy
GOP Rep. John Campbell says federal government is headed down same path to fiscal ruin.
Pressure Grows on Obama Appointee
The Family Research Council is stepping up its efforts to convince President Obama to remove radical homosexual activist Kevin Jennings from a key position at the Department of Education. Why is the FRC so concerned about Jennings? What is his track record in education? How early does he try to indoctrinate kids on homosexuality? What efforts are underway to get Obama to remove Jennings? Will they work? We ask FRC Senior Vice President Rob Schwarzwalder.
Listen and tell us what do you think! Is Jennings unacceptable in such a key position impacting our kids, or should the president be allowed to choose whomever he wants to fill government positions?
A Senator’s Fight Against Socialism
South Carolina Republican Jim DeMint says our nation has been on the path to socialism ever since big government was declared the solution to the Great Depression. But he believes we’re now heading in that direction faster than ever, as the private sector gets blamed for every economic ill and massive government expansion is prescribed to fix everything from the economy to the climate to our health care system. How has this slide been allowed to happen? Who is responsible? And how is the rise of socialism inextricably linked to a decline in morality and respect for our Judeo-Christian heritage? Listen to our extended interview with Sen. DeMint, author of “Saving Freedom: We Can Stop America’s Slide Into Socialism”. Let us know what you think! Are we cruising towards socialism or is this just right-wing alarmism? Sound off and make your voice heard.