OTB Radio Scheduling Note
Owing to scheduling conflicts, this week's episode of OTB Radio will air tomorrow night from 5:30-6:30 Eastern and next week's episode will air on Tuesday night at the same time. Subsequent episodes will mostly air on Wednesdays.Posted in Outside The Beltway on October 28, 2009 16:50
OTB Radio – Tonight at 5:30 Eastern
The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler will cost-host and we'll be talking about the news of the day. And probably the news of other days, too. We'll also be taking calls at (646) 716-7030. Owing to a high trolls to legit callers ratio, however, we'll be using the ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on October 15, 2009 16:53
Obama Lowering Afghanistan Ambitions?
Obama administration officials are now admitting what has been apparent for weeks: that they are giving serious consideration to radically downsizing the Afghanistan mission. Peter Baker and Elisabeth Bumiller break the story in this morning's NYT, noting that a combination of factors have President Obama strongly reconsidering the Biden Plan, which he rejected as recently as March, which calls for ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on September 23, 2009 14:11
OTB Radio – Tonight at 5:30 Eastern
The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. VodkaPundit's Stephen Green is tentatively scheduled to join Dave Schuler and me to talk about the Tea Party protests, Joe Wilson's outburst, the ACORN scandal, and various other items in the news. If Steve can't make it, blame it on Jimmy Carter. [UPDATE: No ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on September 16, 2009 17:01
OTB Radio – Tonight at 5:30 Eastern
The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will talk about President Obama's education speech and related topics. We'll also be taking calls at (646) 716-7030. Owing to a high trolls to legit callers ratio, however, we'll be using the BTR chat feature to screen for legit calls. You ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on September 9, 2009 17:22
Healthcare Reform: The Real Problem
Ezra Klein details why it's so hard to get a comprehensive reform of our healthcare system passed. There are three primary difficulties in finding the money for health-care reform. The first is that costs inside the system grow more quickly than incomes outside of the system. Imagine if your mortgage grew by 10 percent a year and your income grew by ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on September 4, 2009 13:13
OTB Radio – Tonight at 5:30 Eastern
The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will talk about the latest developments in the health care debate, the evolving situations in Iraq and Afghanistan, furloughing government workers, and whatever else we meander into. We'll also be taking calls at (646) 716-7030. Owing to a high trolls ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 19, 2009 16:50
OTB Radio – Tonight at 5:30 Eastern
The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will be joined by special guest Dave Dilegge of Small Wars Journal fame to talk about the renewed debate on Afghanistan. See "Afghanistan Debate Intensifies," "Back Off Jack Keane Wannabees," and "What Are Our Strategic Objectives in Afghanistan?" for background. We'll ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 12, 2009 16:59
Riots at Town Hall Meetings
The theme of Wednesday's edition of OTB Radio was "Crazy Politics." Spurred by the bitterness of recent discussion threads on seemingly innocuous topics, Dave Schuler and I wondered where it was all headed. Well, we got a pretty good clue last night. Six people were arrested last night in St. Louis after one of the many town hall meetings going on ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 7, 2009 09:55
Bill’s Excellent Adventure
I've refrained from rapid reaction to the controversy over Bill Clinton's trip to North Korea to secure the release of two American journalists because I've been torn between competing maxims. I agree with the critics who say rewarding despots who have seized American citizens is bad precedent, incentivizing illegal behavior. Yet, Bob Manning is right, too: our leaders have no ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 6, 2009 15:05
OTB Radio – Tonight at 5:30 Eastern
The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will be talk about the Cash for Clunkers program, the Birthers, Bill Clinton's North Korea trip, and other topics in the news. We'll also be taking calls at (646) 716-7030. Owing to a high trolls to legit callers ratio, however, ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 5, 2009 15:58
No OTB Radio Today
Tonight's episode of OTB Radio has been canceled owing to scheduling conflicts. We'll get back into the swing of things next Wednesday at 5:30 Eastern.Posted in Outside The Beltway on July 29, 2009 12:53
Obama: ‘Cambridge Police Acted Stupidly’ in Gates Matter
In last night's press conference, President Obama weighed in on the disorderly conduct arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates. “The police are doing what they should,” he said. “There’s a call. They go investigate. What happens? “My understanding is that Professor Gates then shows his I.D. to show that this is his house, and at that point he gets arrested for ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on July 23, 2009 05:56
OTB Radio – Tonight at 5:30 Eastern
The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will be talk about Obama at the 6 month mark. We'll also be taking calls at (646) 716-7030. Owing to a high trolls to legit callers ratio, however, we'll be using the BTR chat feature to screen for legit calls. You ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on July 22, 2009 17:19
OTB Radio – Tonight at 5:30 Eastern
The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will be talk about various goings on in this crazy mixed up world in which we live in. We'll also be taking calls at (646) 716-7030. Owing to a high trolls to legit callers ratio, however, we'll be using the ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on July 15, 2009 17:12
