Friday News Roundup - Hour 1
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-06-17/friday-news-roundup-hour-1
Anthony Weiner resigned from Congress under pressure from fellow Democrats. Ten congressmen, including three Democrats, went to court to accuse the president of violating the War Powers Act. But the White House insists the administration’s involvement in the Libyan conflict complies with both "the spirit and letter" of the law. Republicans held their first debate for the 2012 presidential nomination. And Fed Chair Bernanke warned against tying an increase in the debt ceiling to spending cuts. Diane and a panel of journalists discuss the week's top domestic news stories.
Guests
Naftali Bendavid
national correspondent, The Wall Street Journal.
Jeanne Cummings
deputy government editor, Bloomberg News.
Michael Scherer
White House correspondent, Time magazine.
Friday News Roundup Video
The panelists discuss the resignation of Rep. Anthony Weiner following the scandal over lewd images of himself that he sent to several women via Twitter. Bloomberg's Jeanne Cummings says she was struck by the fact that the Democrats engaged in a coordinated effort to push Weiner out the door, even after he argued that there was much support for him in his home district. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi reportedly told Weiner of his supportive constituents, "Consider those rose petals to let you go graciously:"
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"Some might argue" that Republicans shared in the increase of our national debt, one of your guest’s says? Now there’s the understatement of the 20th and 21st centuries. Democrats should stand firm and refuse to anymore blackmailing by financier-financed neo-cons, who only want to get back to business as usual, even if it means national default. If I have to choose between national default (not rasing the debt ceiling) and pro-corporate statism (fascism), I’ll take national default.
"Some might argue" that Republicans shared in the increase of our national debt, one of your guest’s says? Now there’s the understatement of the 20th and 21st centuries. Democrats should stand firm and refuse to anymore blackmailing by financier-financed neo-cons, who only want to get back to business as usual, even if it means national default. If I have to choose between national default (not rasing the debt ceiling) and pro-corporate statism (fascism), I’ll take national default.