Columnist to the world, Mark Steyn started the show on the silly reaction to Foleygate by the Democrats and Republicans for that matter. Minnesota Congressional candidate, Michele Bachmann, whose opponent ran an outrageous ad on the Foley scandal in her district yesterday, fought back hard. Wrapping up the hour was Republican National Committee Chairman, Ken Mehlman.
Family Research Council President Tony Perkins and Hugh had some words about Tony’s lack of support for House Speaker Dennis Hastert this week. Following him was a visit with Duke Law Professor Erwin Chemerinsky on the 6th Circuit’s decision on allowing the NSA surveillance program to continue. Lastly, Real Clear Politics’ John McIntyre looked the polls as of the scandal, and where the Republicans stand in the House and Senate.
Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol started the second hour looking at the craziness of some conservatives in calling for the resignation of Dennis Hastert, plus the problems with credibility in the new Bob Woodward book.
Washington Post media critic and CNN Reliable Sources host, Howard Kurtz, talked with Hugh about the media reaction to the Foley scandal, and the impact of the new Bob Woodward book.
He’s not about to step down, and according to the facts that we know, he shouldn’t. He should fight back. Here’s his interview with Hugh earlier this afternoon.
He’s not about to step down, and according to the facts that we know, he shouldn’t. He should fight back. Here’s his interview with Hugh earlier this afternoon.
He’s not about to step down, and according to the facts that we know, he shouldn’t. He should fight back. Here’s his interview with Hugh earlier this afternoon.
Lots of caller reaction to the guests in the first hour, plus a visit from The Great One, Mark Levin.
House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert started out the hour with Hugh discussing the fallout from the Foley scandal, and then a fascinating interview with former Washington Post senior political writer, Thomas Edsall, who in his own words noted that fellow Post writer Bob Woodward’s credibility is less than stellar.
Hugh covered the rest of the news of the day, and spoke with America’s professor, David Allen White, on a 1951 short story by Flannery O’Conner that predicted some of the violence we’ve seen at the Amish school and other places.
Dr. Helen Smith, aka Mrs. Instapundit, forensic psychologist, analyzed the culture and the rise in sucides by males in the United States. Later in the hour, House Rules Committee Chairman, David Dreier, reacted strongly to the actions of former Congressman Mark Foley, and analyzed the last week in this session of Congress.
Hugh put politics on hold for a day, and spent most of this hour, and in fact, most of the show, on what is wrong with this culture that suicidal people seem more intent on taking innocent people out with them, as in the Amish school in Pennsylvania today.