Average Jane isn't buying the story the media is desperately trying to sell about the Ft. Hood shooter being a poor, mistreated soul who didn't like the war.

This week Pete and Rachael explore the tax implications of the 2009 election results.

This week, Chip welcomes Congressman Steve King (IA). Representative King will be holding a press conference in opposition to health care reform at noon (EDT) on Thursday November 5th at the U.S. Capitol. The event is being billed as America Makes a House Call on Congress. He will be joined by Representatives Michele Backmann, Tom Price, Scott Garrett and Michael Burgess. If you are in the D.C. area and would like to attend, you can find all the details here.

This week Larry interviews John Fund of the Wall Street Journal and covers the state of today's politics.

This week Rich presents his idea of a winning strategy in the Middle East. While Congress and President Obama are focused on the necessary war in Afghanistan, Rich says that the real war of necessity is in Iran. Rich lays out his thoughts in this podcast and his companion article, "Iran: A War of Necessity." Iran has become the preeminent power in the Middle East, even eclipsing Israel. All eyes are focused on Iran and its nuclear program. Rich says the time is ripe for an overthrow of Iran given the recent bloody protests there against the current regime. Read Rich's article and listen to his argument for using our combat forces in Iraq and Afghanistan to topple the Iranian Theocracy.

The battle is on in NY-23, and Newt Gingrich shocked the conservative world by backing the RINO in this race. On Thursday, Chip Hanlon got the chance to discuss this startling choice with the former Speaker himself--and Newt did not back down. Listen in for a terrific conversation between these two. Also, know that Gingrich's new book, "To Try Men's Souls," is now available at Amazon. Be sure to pick up a copy.

This week Pete and Rachael are joined by Andrew Moylan, NTU's Director of Government Affairs, to discuss the national debt.

California Republicans have a shot at pulling off a stunning upset: in what should be a safe Demcrat district and a sitting Lt. Governor as the Left's nominee, recent polls say that Republican David Harmer is within the margin of error in CA's 10th. He's closing hard and might be able to pull off this miracle, but he needs your help. Listen to this podcast and you'll hear he's the real deal. After that, go directly to www.HarmerForCongress.com and contribute!

This the third part of a three-part interview with Avi Davis of www.AmericanFeedomAlliance.org.

This week, Chip welcomes a right-leaning luminary and the Chairman of the American Conservative Union, David Keene. Mr. Keene weighs in on next week’s crucial House races in NY-23 (Hoffman) and CA-10 (Harmer), and he chats with us about what to expect from CPAC 2010, coming up in February. Listen in!