‘Left, Right & Center’: My Big Fat Greek Tragedy
Bankers are bracing for international financial chaos as Greek voters head to the polls to decide on an austerity plan that could kiss the euro bye-bye. But that's not the only major world event happening, with Egypt's military tossing the recent Democratic elections aside as it dissolves the country's parliament.
Bankers are bracing for international financial chaos as Greek voters head to the polls to decide on an austerity plan that could kiss the euro bye-bye. But that’s not the only major world event happening, with Egypt’s military tossing the recent Democratic elections aside as it dissolves the country’s parliament; And here in the U.S., President Obama causes a stir when he makes a major immigration policy change without the backing of Congress.
RedState.org co-founder Joshua Treviño joins moderator Matt Miller and Robert Scheer to discuss these matters and more on this week’s “Left, Right & Center.”
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