‘Left, Right & Center’: Public Option Redux; Obama vs. Fox; Bonus Bust
Well, that public option idea keeps creeping back to the table as Congress debates the health care conundrum, but will it stick around? Does the federal government have the right to limit executive bonuses when taxpayers hold a majority interest in the company? And is President Obama wasting his time by tangling with Fox News? So many questions this week!Well, that public option idea keeps creeping back to the table as Congress debates the health care conundrum, but will it stick around? Does the federal government have the right to limit executive bonuses when taxpayers hold a majority interest in the company? And is President Obama wasting his time by tangling with Fox News? So many questions this week! Robert Scheer, Matt Miller and Arianna Huffington are the usual “Left, Right & Center” suspects on hand for this episode; meanwhile, special guest Mike Gonzalez, vice president of communications for the Heritage Foundation, fills in for a traveling Tony Blankley. –KA
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