it happened, and i ll explain. next, more than 60% of the vote in egypt this week went to islamists. how worried should we be? then, is shale gas the answer to all america s troubles, or at least to many of them? you ve heard about fracking, what is it, is it safe? find out. first, here s my take. president obama gave an important speech in kansas last week. whether you agree with all of it or not, he has begun a national conversation about the economy and the role of government. that s what this election should be about. and in presenting his view, obama shifted the economic conversation from deficits alone to the crucial issue of growth. after all, deficits matter because they could have a harmful effect on growth. so the question we should all ask is what would make this economy grow. what has stopped it from growing over the last few years, indeed over much of the last decade? one theory heard a lot these days is that the economy is burdened by excessive governmen
then what if the americas threw a party but didn t invite us? it happened, and i ll explain. next, more than 60% of the vote in egypt this week went to islamists. how worried should we be? then, is shale gas the answer to all america s troubles or at least to many of them? you ve heard about fracking, what is it, is it safe? find out. first, here s my take. president obama gave an important speech in kansas last week. whether you agree with all of it or not, he has begun a national conversation about the economy and the role of government. that s what this election should be about. and in presenting his view, obama shifted the economic conversation from deficits alone to the crucial issue of growth. after all, deficits matter because they could have a harmful effect on growth. so the question we should all ask is what would make this economy grow? what has stopped it from growing over the last few years, indeed, over much of the last decade? one theory heard a lot the
i m t.j. holmes. take a look, we got a new advisory and some new information to tell you about. tropical storm lee. in the gulf of mexico. yes, indeed, it is getting stronger. we ll have the very latest from our meteorologist alexandria steele standing by. keeping an eye on politics as well. a major tea party rally in just a few hours and the headliner is not in the presidential race. at least not yet. sarah palin. what will she say? will she say she s getting in? we ll take you there live. also, another apology from another comedian for something he said on stage that people are calling insensitive and racial remarks. you will hear for yourself. start with this tropical storm, tropical storm lee, that s already got states of emergency in place in several places including louisiana, mississippi, some cities as well, new orleans, yes, under the gun right now. they re preparing for possible flooding and we re talking about some 20 inches of rain expected in some spots. list
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drug cartels if they re going beyond just being a criminal enterprise and now really are acting as terrorists. so it would open up the idea that we can treat these drug cartels just like we go after al qaeda and hezbollah and other terrorist organizations. i think it gives us a greater ability to work with mexico more in a joint military fashion. mexico, with all due respect, is not particularly keen on this. what they point out is that drug dealers, drug cartels they do not operate in any sort of vacuum. there are the people who buy the drug. there are the people bho deal the drugs. are those people going to be arrest and charged with material support of a terrorist organization? do we change the laws here in the u.s. to make that happen as well? not at all. i respect the ambassador. he s a friend of mine. but he s completely misconstrued and the intent of this legislation is not to go after the casual drug users. it s to go after the members of the drug cartels. the dallas mornin