Posted on 12/08/2012 10:59:35 PM PST by Olog-hai
The PBS NewsHour has yet to invite a strong conservative on the program to talk about the fiscal cliff. Tuesday night they had New York Times columnist, left-wing economist, and Obama cheerleader Paul Krugman to detail his view. Wednesday night they had moderately-conservative Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn), but last night was the most interesting. PBS invited the Norquist of the left, Max Richtman, of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, who insisted we shouldnt be in a rush to reform our entitlement spending.
After all, when the unfunded liability of both programs is around $100 trillion, whats the big hurry? Wheres the fire? Suffice it to say, none of Richtmans claims were met with skepticism by anchor Judy Woodruff. She continued with her interview, as if what Richtman said was fact.
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Thee two are about as Republican as PBS can tolerate. Which is to say, not much.
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