Cafferty File

How confident are you the government can prevent a swine flu epidemic?

A three-year-old girl receives an H1N1 vaccination in San Pablo, California. (PHOTO CREDIT: JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY IMAGES) FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: With the swine flu now widespread in 48 states, Americans are starting to lose confidence in the government's ability to prevent an epidemic. A new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll shows only 51-percent of those surveyed are confident [...]

Will Congress ever pass a Constitutional amendment imposing term limits?

FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: It's an idea that's long past due and it will probably never happen... A group of Republican senators is proposing a Constitutional amendment to set congressional term limits - 12 years for the Senate and six years for the House. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina says real change will never [...]

Should U.S. military Muslims be forced to fight other Muslims?

FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: The suspect in the Fort Hood shootings - that left 13 dead and wounded 42 others - had asked the military to let Muslims claim conscientious objector status when it comes to going to war against other Muslims. Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan The Washington Post first reported on a slide [...]

Should Congressman William Jefferson get 33 years in prison?

FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: When the feds found $90,000 in Congressman William Jefferson's freezer - you had to figure something wasn't kosher. And sure enough... this slime ball had turned bribery, fraud and money laundering into a fine art. Congressman William Jefferson (D-LA) The former Democratic congressman from Louisiana was convicted in August on 11 federal corruption counts [...]

Can Bill Clinton save health care reform?

Bill Clinton is accompanied by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) (L) as he heads into the Senate Democratic Caucus luncheon in Washington, DC. Clinton was on the Hill to talk to lawmakers about passing health care reform legislation through the Senate. (PHOTO CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES) FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: The Democrats are sending in the big guns [...]

White House vs. CBS on Afghanistan troop increase?

Call it CBS News versus the White House. CBS reports that President Obama intends to give General Stanley McChrystal most - if not all - of the 40,000 troops he's asking for in Afghanistan. They say the president has tentatively decided to send four combat brigades plus thousands of more support troops. General Stanley McChrystal is the [...]

Should Obama heed Gorbachev’s advice on Afghanistan and prepare to withdraw troops?

FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev who has "been there, done that" when it comes to Afghanistan says that instead of sending more troops, President Obama should prepare to withdraw U.S. forces. It's advice Mr. Obama may want to consider as he weighs sending up to 40,000 additional troops into that eight year [...]

Do you think Ft. Hood shootings were an act of terrorism?

FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: The Army might have had a terrorist in its midst and not even known it. As the days pass, there are more and more signs that Army Major and psychiatrist Nidal Hasan - who slaughtered 13 people and wounded 42 others - was an Islamic extremist who was sympathetic to al Qaeda [...]

How much does the House health care bill matter?

House Democrats clap for Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) during a press conference after a vote on health care. The House passed the health care reform bill 220 to 215 after a late night vote. (PHOTO CREDIT: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images) FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: Don't cancel your existing health insurance just yet. Health care reform [...]

How confident are you in the next generation of Americans?

(PHOTO CREDIT: FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images) FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: If you buy the axiom that "You're only as strong as your weakest link," this country is in some serious trouble. Consider this: 75 percent of America's young people between the ages of 17 and 24 are unfit for military duty. Army statistics show these youngsters are ineligible to [...]