Cafferty File

How should Senate address abortion in regard to health care reform?

FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: Abortion is the political hot potato that could derail health care reform entirely. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. It caused major disagreements in the House - and the Senate is now wrestling with how to address the issue. Democrat Ben Nelson says he will introduce an anti-abortion amendment... and that he won't vote for [...]

What can be done to create jobs?

(PHOTO CREDIT: Justin Sullivan/GETTY IMAGES) FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: As the White House convenes what it's calling a jobs summit, consider this: Almost 16 million Americans are out of work, and one-third of them have been unemployed for more than six-months. There are currently six workers competing for every open job. The government releases the November jobs report [...]

Does W.H. owe explanation about how couple crashed state dinner?

FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: Congress isn't satisfied with the answers they're getting when it comes to the White House "crashers." The Salahis are under investigation for allegedly crashing a White House state dinner. The Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee says the country is lucky the breach didn't end in a "night of horror." Congressman Bennie Thompson [...]

Has your support for health care reform increased or decreased?

(PHOTO CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES) FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: The battle lines are drawn - when it comes to health care reform. Senate Democrats now say the debate has practically stalled; and they're blaming Republicans for blocking votes. The Republicans deny it. At issue: The 10-year, nearly $1 trillion bill that would require most Americans to carry insurance, expand [...]

Has scientific community been honest about global warming?

FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: Al Gore called global warming "An Inconvenient Truth"... but suddenly a lot of people are asking what the truth really is. It's been dubbed ClimateGate. Former Vice President Al Gore gives a speech about climate change. A climate scientist at the center of a growing controversy over hacked e-mails is stepping down from a [...]

How optimistic are you about success in Afghanistan?

FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: When it comes to Afghanistan, President Obama better be right. After months of meetings and criticism that he was "dithering" and "weak" on Afghanistan - he finally made what may be the most important decision of his presidency. President Obama spoke at West Point last night. He laid out his plan for an [...]

More and more Americans seek day-labor jobs

FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: Remember the argument against cracking down on illegal immigration that went: "Illegal aliens come here to do the jobs Americans won't do?" Well, guess what? Americans are doing them... and in greater numbers than ever before. Day laborers wait in front of a Home Depot in Los Angeles. USA Today reports that a growing [...]

Why do celebrities who travel via private jet tell us to save the environment?

FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: The hypocrisy of some celebrities knows no bounds. The London Times has a piece called "Taking the private jet to Copenhagen" - a reference to the upcoming international climate summit. This report highlights actors, musicians, politicians and other so-called "green" celebrities who have fleets of jets, multiple homes, and on and on - [...]

Should Republicans be trying to sell political 'purity'?

L to R: Newt Gingrich, Mark Foley, Larry Craig, Mark Sanford (PHOTO CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES) FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: It seems the Republicans can't agree on the party's proposed "purity test" which would bar financial support for candidates who don't meet 8 of 10 tests on social and fiscal issues... These include: Supporting smaller debt and lower taxes, [...]

Pres. Obama approval rating drops 20% among whites

FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: On the eve of his address to the nation about Afghanistan, President Obama could be at a crossroads for his presidency early in his first term. Politically - the stakes for both Afghanistan and health care couldn't be any higher. Politico suggests that the president's gift for controlling his image shows signs of [...]