Obama's toxic budget speech
Obama’s Toxic Speech
Sean kicked off Thursday’s show by discussing Obama’s budget speech from last night. Sean quoted an op-ed piece that appeared in today’s Wall Street Journal {Article link} that described Obama’s budget speech as toxic. “President Obama's extraordinary response to Paul Ryan's budget yesterday—with its blistering partisanship and multiple distortions—was the kind Presidents usually outsource to some junior lieutenant. Mr. Obama's fundamentally political document would have been unusual even for a Vice President in the fervor of a campaign,” the article states. “Obama’s speech was pretty much what we’ve come to expect from this president,” said Sean. “It was ugly and the speech was fundamentally at its core, dishonest and mean spirited. “ Mr. Obama ludicrously claimed that Mr. Ryan favors "a fundamentally different America than the one we've known throughout most of our history." As the Wall Street Journal article noted, nothing is likelier to bring that future about than the President's political indifference in the midst of a fiscal crisis.
Rick Santorum: Is He Running?
Sean welcomed former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum to the program to discuss his potential candidacy for president in 2012. Santorum inched closer to making a bid for the White House with the announcement he has launched a presidential exploratory committee. ”Now, the only test for me is whether we can raise the money that's necessary," the two-term Republican senator said. "We're going to determine over the next few weeks as to whether the resources are going to be there," he added. The launch of the committee is an important fund-raising tool that often signals an upcoming run. The 52-year-old has trailed his potential opponents in most surveys, but on Saturday he won a straw poll taken at the Greenville County Republican convention in South Carolina - an important, early nomination state. He's also been making the rounds to the key voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire. “It's time for America to be America again -- an America that rewards innovation and hard work, that stands by our allies instead of our enemies, that protects even the most vulnerable of our society, and an America that says every life is to be cherished," said Santorum. "That's what I believe in and that's why I'm taking this next step in a possible run for president."
Pat Buchanan On Trump Presidential Run
Patrick J. Buchanan joined Sean in the show’s second hour and discussed Donald Trump’s surprising early poll numbers if he were to run for president. Why is Trump resonating well with voters and leading recent polls? “I think it’s because he’s pounding away and he’s fighting hard,” Buchanan said. “He doesn’t avoid controversy and he plunges into it.” The discussion turned briefly to Obama’s budget address and both Sean and Buchanan agreed it wasn’t a very good speech. “I think it was very over the top and not very presidential,” said Buchanan.
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Karl Rove
Karl Christian Rove (born December 25, 1950) was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff to former President George W. Bush until his resignation on August 31, 2007. He has headed the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison , and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives . Since leaving the White House , Rove has worked as a political analyst and contributor for Fox News , Newsweek and The Wall Street Journal . For most of his career prior to his employment at the White House, Rove was a political consultant almost exclusively for Republican candidates. Rove's campaign clients have included Bush (2000 and 2004 presidential elections, 1994 and 1998 Texas gubernatorial elections), Senator John Ashcroft (1994 U.S. Senate election), Bill Clements (1986 Texas gubernatorial election), Senator John Cornyn (2002 U.S. Senate election), Governor Rick Perry (1990 Texas Agriculture Commission election), and Phil Gramm (1982... More >
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum (born May 10, 1958) is a former United States Senator from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum is a member of the Republican Party and was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference. Santorum is considered both a social and fiscal conservative. He is particularly known for his stances on the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Social Security, intelligent design, homosexuality, and the Terri Schiavo case. In March 2007, Santorum joined the law firm Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC. He was to primarily practice law in the firm’s Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. offices, where he was to provide business and strategic counseling services to the firm's clients. In addition to his work with the firm, Santorum also serves as a Senior Fellow with the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., and was a contributor to Fox News Channel. Santorum is a prospective presidential candidate in 2012. He formed a presidential... More >
Pat Buchanan
Patrick Joseph "Pat" Buchanan (born November 2, 1938) is an American conservative political commentator, author, syndicated columnist, politician and broadcaster. Buchanan was a senior advisor to American presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan, and was an original host on CNN's Crossfire. He sought the Republican presidential nomination in 1992 and 1996. He ran on the Reform Party ticket in the 2000 presidential election.
