NOW ON BLOGTALKRADIO: THE HONORABLE ELIZABETH LETCHWORTH

We can all agree that America is in deep trouble. And that trouble begins and ends with congress.

On her new BlogTalkRadio show, "Elizabeth Letchworth's Congressional Candor," Letchworth brings to the table nearly three decades of congressional experience, and she'll be introducing you to the inner workings--the hows and whys--of the legislative process.

To fully understand the legislative process, it's imperative to know who the players are. Letchworth knows the players as well as their key staffers--from chiefs-of-staff on down.

So if you're interested in congress and what they're doing to the nation, tune to "Elizabeth Letchworth's Congressional Candor" on Mondays and Fridays at 6:30 PM ET. It will be an education.

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TONIGHT: MAYOR LOU BARLETTA--9 PM ET

Lou Barletta, mayor of Hazleton, Pa, will be Andrea's guest this evening. Mayor Barletta is running for congress in PA's 11 district and is up against a 13-term incumbent. The latest polling shows Barletta leading his opponent.

Mayor Barletta rocketed to national fame with his strong stance on illegal immigrants in the city of Hazleton; a stance that brought with it attacks from all sides. Today, illegal immigration is just one of the important issues that must be dealt with, and tonight Andrea will be covering some of those issues with Mayor Barletta.

You can stay connected with Lou Barletta through his accounts at Facebook and Twitter, or at his website, Lou Barletta for Congress.

THE ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW9 PM ET Monday-Friday

SCHOLARSHIP "MISTAKE" FAST BECOMES SCANDAL FOR CONGRESSWOMAN

Congresswoman gets caught with her hand in the cookie jar, says she made a mistake and is moving forward. But during the interview, Anderson Cooper begins asking the obvious questions and it becomes clear that this is more than just a "mistake." I don't think her constituents are going to buy her explanation.

Via Breitbart TV

JFK AND TAX CUTS

Do you think Obama and congress know about this?

SOTU--REVIEWING THE "OATH"

Tonight, during the State of the Union speech, seated before the president will be hundreds of people. The majority of these people have a couple things in common. One, they are federal officials; two, all took an oath prior to assuming their positions.

All 535 members of congress will be there, save a Kennedy in rehab or an ailing Robert Byrd. After being elected to the 111th congress in November 2008--full house plus one-third of the senate--all took the following oath in January 2009:

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God."

After what you've seen this country go through over the past year, do you really feel that the members of congress have lived up to their sworn duty? My opinion: no. Not even a close call.

As the president reads to us, think about the oath. Think about your congressional member(s). To some, the oath is simply a formality, words; to others, it has real meaning. Lincoln thought the oath so important, he expanded it.

Will there be any congressional outbursts during the president's read? I don't know. I doubt it. Joe Wilson just said on Cavuto that he'd behave himself. Apparently Joe got his mind right. However, in millions of living rooms this evening, there will be loud outbursts. I'm not sure if they'll be outbursts of laughter or anger. Probably both. In my case, both.

Again, the 111th congress took the oath of office in January 2009. Here's Speaker Pelosi administering it. BTW, do you play BINGO?:

POLLS INDICATE SUSTAINED LEVEL OF ANGER TOWARDS GOVT

Turns out those Tea Party people are angry...and they're coming for congress. Former Carter adviser Pat Caddell says he's never seen anything like this before--the anger and fear. I'm beginning to think this Tea Party movement isn't so fringe after all, as the MSM reports. Sounds more mainstream to me.

4 MORE GIs KILLED AS OBAMA CONTINUES TO DITHER ON TROOP POLICY--updated

Months ago, Obama settled on an Afghan strategy. But when his top General requested an additional 40k troops, Obama seemed to forget about his previous decision and went completely blank. He has not made a decision on troop increases nor has he settled on what his "new" strategy will be. In fact, Obama has had 10 meetings with his advisers and still no decision has been reached:

Meeting in the Situation Room
Obama held the 10th meeting of his Afghanistan strategy review since mid-September on Monday night, with a large cast of foreign policy and military advisers, to go over that revised information from war planners. The two-hour Situation Room session was aimed at discussing "some of the questions that the president had, some additional answers to what he'd asked for," Gibbs said.

Not only has Obama's top General requested more troops, NATO has asked that all allied nations send additional troops as well. It's clear that more troops are needed, however, Obama is having some difficulty seeing the need.

Is Obama unable to make the tough decisions a war requires of a CIC, or is he and his closest advisers playing politics? Either way, more and more American GIs are dying as a result of these delays.

During a 24 hour period on Sunday, four more American GIs were killed. Some Afghan soldiers died too. This is nothing short of criminal. Your members of congress are having trouble dealing with this problem because they are too busy talking about an issue near-and-dear to their hearts: health care.

Well, I know of at least four GIs that no longer have a need for health care.

***UPDATE: Marathon Pundit reports on Obama's decision.

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The Brits criticise Obama's delays.

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