Public Affairs with Jeff Berkowitz - John Cox

John Cox, 2008 Republican Primary Presidential candidate [See www.Cox2008.com], debates and discusses with show host and executive legal recruiter Jeff Berkowitz what the message of Barack Obama is on the campaign trail, including the way in which many people holding and running for office emphasize raising money and getting re-elected, the impact of special interests; the idea that Hillary Clinton is part of the problem, not the solution.

Is the amount of money made by Bill Clinton, post-Presidency, a presidential race issue; is the amount of money made by the Obamas during the last few years a presidential race issue; is money making by career pols an issue; have the Clintons and Bushes spent too much, taxed too much, not improved education enough and mismanaged government too much?

Obama and Cox have similar messages as to the "problem," but very different solutions. But, there are similarities in that Obama and Cox both favor charter schools. On the other hand, Cox is an open proponent of school vouchers and Obama's openness to school vouchers has varied during the last six years. In general, would Obama move toward the center either during or after the general election?

Cox would give varying grades to President Bush on Tax Cuts, the War on Terrorism, Management of the War, spending and judicial appointments. Cox is very concerned about both Obama's and McCain's lack of management experience. On a variety of issues, Cox is very concerned about Senator McCain as President and might agree with Ann Coulter that in the long run, the Republican Party might be better off if the Democrats were to win the Presidency in 2008.

Cox and Berkowitz debate whether a big part of the U. S. economy should be curtailed to deal with climate change.

Cox and Berkowitz debate whether Bob Barr or Ralph Nader, as third party candidates, respectively, could tip the 2008 general election to Republicans or Democrats, respectively.

Is Jack Kemp right to support McCain and is that support due to the influence of mutual friends, who have an "interest," in the McCain Presidency?

Did Gov. Mitt Romney "spend 80 million dollars and get nowhere because "nobody believed him." Is Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina an attractive, Republican VP candidate? Former Cong. John Kasich? Former Cong. Rob Portman?

Is Illinois the best state to examine the intersection of money and politics?
Do the family financial interests of State GOP Chairman and 2004 U. S. Senate Republican Primary Candidate Andy McKenna, Jr. exemplify that?
Does that involve relationships between McDonalds, the Chicago Bears, Burger King, the McKennas' family business and the City of Chicago? Is there a symbiosis in Illinois between the people who are making money through government and business and the politics of the situation? Is the symbiosis called the Daley Ryan Combine, the Daley Thompson combine or the Daley-McKenna Combine?

Should the state GOP leaders be changed? Is the real schism in the State GOP between the reformers and the non-reformers? Would SB 600 cure some of the problems relating to the operation of the Combine in Illinois?
Could the Democrats gain control of 14 of the 19 Illinois congressional seats on Nov. 4?

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