Centralized control and overreaching government and what a profound effect it can have on society. Now we should ask the question can Big Government he stopped . James antle is the author of a new book, devouring freedom and the editor of Daily Caller News Foundation and the a Senior Editor at the american spectator. He is also a contributing editor to american conservative. He is a frequent guest on television and radio and he resides in virginia so close by. I want you to welcome james antle the author of devouring freedom can Big Government be stopped . [applause] good morning. Thank you first of all evil for men Heritage Foundation for having me for confiding for conservative principles. My book devouring freedom is a book that asked the question can Big Government ever be stopped . And the focus of it is really what are the political prospects for limited government . We have talked about limiting the federal government for a very long time yet we dont seem to as a movement and th
Here is a little bit from the speaker yesterday. There is all this speculation about these deadlines coming up. I am well aware of the deadlines. We are working with our colleagues to work our way through these issues. I think there is a way to get there. Im going to be continuing to work with my fellow leaders and our members to address those concerns. Right, as september comes to a close in 17 days, we want to hear in this first segment of journal this morning. Thathe different issues are being played out in washington right now, but we want to hear from republicans only, particularly we want to know what you think about a potential Government Shutdown. Do you think it is worth it to defund health care . To think it is worth it to cut spending, or do you think it is not worth the . That is where we are going in this first segment and we will go through more articles that relate to it trade you can see the numbers up there on the screen. Republicans only in this first segment. By the
Hearts club. Its thursday, february 14th, valentines day, and this is now. Joining me today author and radio host of the nationally syndicated studio 360, curt anderson, msnbc contributor and queen bee of the grio. Com joy reid, politico senior political reporter, the intrepid maggie haberman, nicknames galore, and host of msnbcs the cycle steve cornacke. These days for republicans all roads lead to benghazi. Senator Lindsey Graham and fellow Senate Republicans are blocking a confirmation vote on chuck hagel as secretary of defense until the white house provides more information on something that has nothing to do with chuck hagel. I am going to fight the idea of jamming somebody through until we get answers about what the president did personally when it came to the benghazi debacle. Just to be clear, according to senator Lindsey Graham, a 38day confirmation process is the ekwifl ens of jamming somebody through. Hagels confirmation was approved by the Senate Armed Services committee o
Crashing down. And then the man responsible for 12 murders. You know he heard voices, thought he was being followed, reportedly suffered from ptsd but he still got security checks. Was it an oversensitivity to Mental Health issues that did that . Plus his mother today spoke out for the first time. Youre going to hear what she had to say. And police find two cars in a muddy lake with bodies inside. A lot of bodies inside. And these cars, you wont believe it. Have they just solved a 40yearold mystery . Lets go outfront. Good evening, everyone. Im erin burnett. We begin with the breaking news. A record high stocks surge today dow jumping 147 points. Dow and s p closed at new highs. I think this is so significant. Nearly five years to the day after the financial crash and crisis, when this country is still facing an unemployment crisis, a major milestone, and a good one for the markets. Well, the reason for the record, the fed announced it would not stop the flow of easy money. And it is t
House budget chair paul ryan says he wants compromise on entitlement reform, but theres no mention of obama care. Hmm, i wonder whether hes talked to speaker boehner. Instead of making it easier for people to get health insurance, its going to be a lot tougher. What a train wreck. How can we tax people for not buying a product from a website that doesnt work . And then theres the very influential Heritage Action group, which wants the debt ceiling off the table and for the focus to be on obama care. Okay, so i guess they talked to the speaker. And lets not neglect the always productive stop subsidizing abortion or were going to shut this place down argument. Yeah, good luck with that one. Are you confused yet . So are we. Luke russert, help me out here. What do republicans actually want . Well, im still thrown off. I cant decide. Tell us what you want, luke. Is that scary . Was it posh . Was it ginger . Was it sporty . We dont know. Just like we dont know what the next wave forward is