7-27-12 Excellent Guests for Your Show

1. Al Fadi: The Dilemma of Radical Islam in Light of the Arab Spring

2. Kyle Olson: Pennsylvania Taxpayers Demand Pay Freeze for Teachers

3. Doug Johnson: GOP House Leadership Plans to Fund Obamacare Implementation

4. Joseph Klein: UN Arms Treaty Coming Down to the Wire

The Dilemma of Radical Islam in Light of the Arab Spring

By Al Fadi

Ever since the Spring of 2011, the Middle East has been experiencing an uprising like never before - a movement that earned itself the nickname “Arab Spring." The results of this unique and unprecedented movement were the toppling of four different regimes which shared a common theme: long-term dictatorship governing modules where people got fed up and caused an uprising. On the outset, the world was rejoicing for the freedom sought by the Arab people and for their bravery. However, it did not take so long for everyone to realize that the vacuum caused by this hopeful movement was soon filled by another extreme: the radical Muslim groups. Whether it is The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, or Al Qaeda AP in Yemen, or other Radical Islamic forms in Libya and Tunisia, the outcome was very clear - Radical Islam is the new face of these empty, and in some cases, strategic pockets. As a result, one can only wonder if the once called Arab Spring has just turned into an Arab Fall so quickly. [more...]

Pennsylvania Taxpayers Demand Pay Freeze for Teachers

By Kyle Olson

Taxpayers are finally starting to understand the obvious: If they want their local schools to gain control of their budgets by curtailing runaway labor costs, they will have to come out of hiding and demand change themselves. That’s what’s happening in the Pine Richland (Pennsylvania) school district, where the school board and teachers union are currently in negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement. Instead of sitting passively on the sidelines and allowing negotiators to cave in to union demands, taxpayers are getting involved. [more...]

GOP House Leadership Plans to Fund Obamacare Implementation

By Doug Johnson

We have another opportunity to stand against Obamacare and the GOP House leadership plans to drop the ball. Yes, the GOP has vowed to repeal Obamacare. And yet now, as the money to operate the government is running out and action will need to be taken before Sept. 30th to continue its operation, they are talking of going along to get along. This will automatically fund implementation of Obamacare. The GOP House leadership, in its typical spineless manner, has no intention of adding provisions to the legislation that will keep Obamacare from being funded, thereby strengthening the foothold of the legislation and violating the religious conscience of many Americans. In addition to electing a new president in November, it is critical that many members of the House and Senate be replaced. [more...]

UN Arms Treaty Coming Down to the Wire

By Joseph Klein

The United Nations Arms Trade Treaty negotiations are coming down to the wire. A new draft of the treaty language was circulated on July 24th, with the hope that a consensus could be reached before July 27th, the scheduled deadline for completion of the treaty. The draft does not please the arms control crowd, who believe it is full of loopholes. [more...]