Joel Gaines Show - November 29, 2009 [69:13m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

• So, it appears the long needed ramp of forces to Afghanistan is going to happen – but I want to talk a little about why it was difficult for this administration to come to this decision

• What did President Obama do on Thanksgiving?

• Jeff Jacoby says conservatives have it wrong on Illegal Immigrants – I’ll tell you about his misperception, but I agree with some of his points. Let’s see how you feel about this.

• Senator Lieberman on Public Option in Healthcare

• Eric Holder regrets his choice of words related to race relations in America

• Joe Klein thinks it is too early to judge president Obama on his mistakes – why is this?

 

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• Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona is leading a charge in the senate over yet another high priority issue of the Obama administration – this one involving Russia.

• We talked last week about the unplanned visit VP Biden made to soothe our allies that the Obama administration threw under the bus recently. This is about the missile defense plan which was trashed, then recreated by the Obama administration. They’ve run into some problems with the new plan.

• A couple items on healthcare today – including a statement by Joe Lieberman that might surprise you.

• Dem Senator Baucus took a look at the senate’s global warming bill and said he had serious reservations about backing it – even as President Obama praised the bill – what’s the rift?

• The question is being asked – when will President Obama visit Afghanistan or Iraq?

 

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The Chief of the CBO says Cap and Trade would slow the economy – umm duh.

Wages for 2009 are making their steepest plunge in 18 years as the stimulus program is working – according to VP Biden and Pres Obama – exactly as planned.

Shocker! Iran has not met a deadline for responding to an offer for other nations to enrich Iran’s uranium.

And Russia may soon be inspecting US missile sites.

Plus I thought a missile shield was a bad thing to this administration? If that’s true, why are they now building one after killing the Bush era plan?

Told you last week about the polarity within the Democratic Party on healthcare. Watch this grow. I will tell you a few other things going on around this issue

The National Debt is rising – congress is going to have to make an adjustment to what is allowable by law.

 

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• President Obama, God Bless Him, is a Nobel Peace Prize Winner – let’s talk about this a little. I think he should have declined, but I am not sure I would have in his shoes.

• All your global warming are belong to us. Where has global warming gone?

• There is a lot of polarity around the Obamacare bill. But without a single Republican supporter on this bill, ironically, the polarity is even more defined now as Democrats of various factions battle in Congress.

• I keep hearing about a Republican resurgence in Congress coming soon. Every time I hear this, I shake my head. I will remind you why today.

 

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• Iran – and a two year old Institute of Common Sense Conservatism I told you so – but there is more to this story than meets the eye or is being reported by the media.

• Also with regards to Iran, what is going to be the approach here? What ramifications does this situation assume for an Obama presidency?

• Let’s talk about some of the recent amendments to the Obamacare bill in the Senate. What’s this thing shaping up to look like?

• Some more damning information about ACORN and how your money gets spent by this community organizer organization.