This Week (6.24.2012) Podcast

In this week’s episode, the Fast and Furious gun operation has been regarded by many politicians as being poorly performed. One of the weapons used in the death of U.S. border patrol agent, Brian Terry, was traced to the operation, and Attorney General Eric Holder has been held in contempt by Congress. Darrell Issa, Chair of the House Oversight Committee, talks about this issue, and criticizes President Obama for his exercise of executive privilege. Also, the Supreme Court is set to make a decision on the president’s health care law. Political contributor, George Will, Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen, Congressman Xavier Becerra, and Wall Street Journal Columnist Peggy Noonan, and National Journal White House Correspondent Major Garrett discuss the pros and cons of this law if it is passed. Finally, as the November 2011 presidential election nears, the question of who Mitt Romney will pick as Republican running mate persists. The experts mention some likely candidates.

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This Week (6.17.12) Podcast

In this week’s episode, President Obama’s senior advisor, David Plouffe, talks with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos about the president’s recent immigration announcement and how the Greek elections can affect the United States and the rest of the global economy. Neither the president nor Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is regarded too favorably on their economic policies. What do these numbers say about how they will fare on November’s elections?  Political contributor George Will; editor of The Nation, Katrina Vanden Heuvel; political strategist Matthew Dowd; Obama economic advisor Austan Goolsbee; and former presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty are at the political roundtable to talk about this issue.  The experts also discuss the president’s controversial immigration policy.

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This Week (6.10.12) Podcast

In this week’s episode, President Obama’s comment about the private sector is striking a lot of debate. Mitt Romney’s campaign released an ad attacking the president for saying that the private sector is “doing fine.” Political consultant David Axelrod explains if the statement has any political backing. ABC’s George Stephanopoulos conducted a one-on-one interview with former Republican presidential candidate, Rick Santorum. The previous Pennsylvania senator criticized Romney a few months ago for his record in Bain Capital. Now, he answers if his views have changed since dropping out of the race and endorsing Romney. Lastly, at the roundtable, political commentator Ann Coulter, former governors Mike Huckabee and Ed Rendell, and activist Van Jones argue over who was responsible for the most recent national security leaks.

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