With the seating of Al Franken in the Senate and the Democrats' now-60 seat majority, we thought we'd take this opportunity to sort through the differences between Democratic factions as the Obama revolution gets underway. Can they rule? Can they overcome their divisions to create an agenda for change? We...

An evergreen show about the state of the economy: how did we get here? Who's to blame, how to cure, can it be fixed? Single topic, very lively and very informative with a lot of argument - but still quite civil...and even entertaining.

Mark Sanford's fall from grace raises the issue of what's wrong with men who cheat?! For the first time ever, we have a conversation about SEX on Left, Right & Center. Bob says scratch a puritan and you find a philanderer. Tony says he'd prefer his scoundrels take their lumps...

Massive post election protests in Iran this week are being capped by threats of an iron fist if they continue; what should Obama do, as the House pushes a resolution in support of the protesters? Plus a history lesson from Bob and Tony about US involvement in Iran.

Treasury...

There's a big turnout for elections in Iran; will it change anything? Can a former PM with the hardest of hardline governments have persuaded the youth vote that he's really a reformer? Will the poor folks outvote the middle class? We don't know the results but that doesn't stop us...

This was an intense show -- very good and interesting -- first about the aspirational nature of Obama's Cairo speech, then a serious take on the still-tanking economy. Lots of steak, not just sizzle.

Is Sonia Sotomayor a judicial activist? A racist? Is empathy a good or bad thing in a judge? Arianna wonders what the GOP thinks it's doing by attacking her, but Tony says conservatives have legitimate reasons to object to her based on their own philosophies of jurisprudence -- a slight...

Obama and Cheney dueling speeches but is being against torture a left-right issue? Is Obama using Bush language? Was Obama pressured to give speech by democrats who voted against closing Gitmo? And what is Cheney up to? Is he defending the people and policies of the Bush years or getting...

Pelosi twists and turns on what she knew about the CIA's methods and when she knew it: echoes of post-9/11 climate when Democrats voted for Iraq. Will this weaken the Speaker and the Democratic leadership's unity? How will this affect Obama's legislative agenda? Obama's reversal on military tribunals for detainees:...

Alert the media -- banks need money! Who's stressed and who's reassured by the government's test of the banks' capitalization? Can we muddle through the morass of the walking wounded institutions and come out the other end stronger? Will taxpayers ever get their money back? Whose shoulders should the burden...

Well, if there's news containing an "s" word, it's likely included in our latest show -- a lively round up of lots of news. Souter leaves SCOTUS -- are the issues in replacing him only going to be gender and liberalism? How about age -- should this be a lifetime...

Torture/ BofA/ Credit/ Stress Tests/ Chrysler/ Susan Boyle

Torture memo fallout continues, with calls from the far left to "cut off their heads." Is this wise - and how could Obama NOT have predicted the outcry?...

Tax Tea Parties; EPA/CO2; CIA/Torture; Raul Castro

Was it the voice of the people or the voice of right-wing radio?Arianna says there were too many messages and none rang true - protesters will be getting tax cuts, the...

A glimmer of hope, says President Obama - have we turned the corner on the economy? Arianna says there's nothing like enough transparency, and let's stop pretending there's good news here. What to do about Somali pirates? Was...

Geithner's bank plan; The U.S. social safety net; Europe's take on stimulus; Obama's Afghan initiative

Geithner's bank plan: Will it work? Who bears the greatest risk? Spectrum of economists divided; Plus, with tent cities cropping up and 14,000...

Iran; AIG; Should Geithner Go? Trillions for T-Bonds

A sober sided, substantive show with a few lighthearted moments. We begin with a discussion of the messages President Obama and Israel's Shimon Peres sent to the people...

Jobs/Stocks/Economy--All Down; Is Obama a Socialist?

The employment rate is 8.1 %; the stock market went up, then down; and AIG, GM and the banks are all demanding more money. Bob applauds Obama's mortgage moves, but...

Obama's budget; Citigroup bailout; Bobby Jindal's debut

Is Obama's budget the most ambitious economic plan in decades? Does it lay out the building blocks for the 21st century economy? Could it do more to reduce defense spending? Citibank's...

Banks-rupt; Forestalling Foreclosure; Detroit Doom

It's not a state of the union - it's a state of gloom, and Bill Clinton advised Obama to start looking "at the sunny side of the street." Can he? Should he? What...

The Stimulus, The Bailout and Judd Gregg

Is it too soon to call the Obama Administration a failure? Today's show is more of the same on the economy and the banks,, but add in a great...