While updating Hugh on the status of the President’s legislation on the authorizing of the NSA surveillance program and the SWIFT program, the Senator explains how the decision by the New York Times to publish classified information has hurt the national security.
After a replay of Senator John Cornyn’s interview, Hugh played the closing commentary from the very inane Keith Obermann last night, and lots of caller reaction to it.
Counterterrorismblog’s Bill Roggio, back from Afghanistan, updated Hugh on the supposed meme from the lefties that Afghanistan is falling apart.
Texas Senator John Cornyn joined Hugh, discussing the status of the two pieces of legislation requested by the President in Congress, both of which were necessary thanks to the New York Times’ revealing of classified information.
The world class mil-blogger, who actually has spent a lot of time in Afghanistan, debunks pretty thoroughly the criticisms by the two Senate blowhards, Kerry and Biden.
Hugh concluded his look back at 9/11 with a visit from Dr. Albert Mohler on America’s spirituality five years after the attacks. Frank Gaffney of the Center For Security Policy joined Hugh later in the hour
Arizona Senator Jon Kyl, House Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier, and Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum all joined Hugh in the second hour on 9/11, five years later.
Hugh started out his 9/11 anniversary show by replaying the program from that dreaded morning when America was attacked. Later in the hour, retired Marine Colonel Andy Finlayson discussed the Middle East then and now.
Fred Barnes and Charles Krauthammer started this hour off with Hugh. Later in the hour, Larry Kudlow joined Hugh, as did Colorado gubernatorial candidate, Bob Beauprez.
Hugh originated his program from Dallas, Texas, today. Joining him were Yoni Tidi on the latest in Israel’s front in the war on terror, and the Smart Guys, Erwin Chemerinsky and John Eastman.
Calls from the listeners this hour, plus a visit from columnist and humorist, James Lileks. Tarzana Joe closed the week out with the poem of the week.
The ever-popular columnist to the world joined guest host Jed Babbin, looking at the obvious double standard in the way the mainstream media treats the two political parties.