Middle East expert Juan Cole joins Cenk Uygur to discuss the intelligence and security implications of the David Petraeus scandal, economics and law professor William K. Black breaks down the details and consequences of the potential “grand bargain,” and John D. Steinbruner, director of the Center for International and Security Studies at the University of Maryland, breaks down a newly released (though hurricane-delayed) study about the perils climate change presents to our military. Plus, Cenk goes #AggressiveProgressive on Grover Norquist, Allen West refuses to acknowledge that he lost his seat in Congress and we drop what may be the greatest Elbow of the Day yet.
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Grover Norquist still insists we should follow Republican tax plan even though that’s why they lost
Cenk Uygur exposes Grover Norquist for the loser he is after he had the audacity to insist government should still refuse to raise taxes — even though that’s a huge part of why the Republican Party lost the 2012 presidential [...] watch video
Don’t fear the fiscal cliff, but be very, very afraid of President Obama’s ‘grand bargain’
“Oh, my God, the fiscal cliff is so scary!” Cenk Uygur says — especially if you’re watching mainstream news media. watch video
Cenk: If Broadwell leaked classified information, ‘I want a Bradley Manning type of investigation’
Cenk Uygur looks at the possibility that Paula Broadwell may have leaked classified information about the attack on the Benghazi consulate that she might have learned during her affair with Gen. David Petraeus, who recently resigned from his post as [...] watch video
From the show: Climate change and the military, Grover Norquist, and Allen West
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