In a recent column, writer and commentator Matt Lewis likened House Speaker John Boehner to a cat herder, and said this of the Speakership post:
“The position was once powerful and revered. Today, it’s a mostly thankless job that consists of lots of responsibility, but little power. It’s almost like going from being a rodeo cowboy to a rodeo clown — all in the span of a generation.”
Lewis, a Senior Contributor to the Daily Caller and columnist for The Week joins us this morning to discuss.
As the fiscal cliff draws near — and the GOP-led House works toward a solution — we welcome Congressman Jeb Hensarling to discuss where things currently stand.
Sometimes the best calls involve listeners making two kinds of points — one from the category of things I will never accept, the other from the list of points which are pretty reasonable. Enjoy Dave from Frisco as he takes us on a journey about liberty and security:
If a guy we have publicly criticized for craziness on gun issues is actually quite right on a couple of other issues, it seems we should give credit where it is due. So, here is columnist Jason Whitlock making great points about hip-hop’s damaging effect on black culture… and even better points about Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and the necessity to avoid wallowing in victimhood:
UPDATE: Did you catch Ted Nugent on this morning’s show? Here’s the podcast!
Bob Costas caused quite the stir last night as he read from a recent Jason Whitlock column essentially blaming our gun culture for the tragic murder-suicide involving Kansas City Chiefs player Jovan Belcher.
