Backroom Politics

ORIGINAL AIR DATE - DECEMBER 17, 2013:  This is a rebroadcast of our LAST SHOW OF THE YEAR for 2013.  It covers a lot of the problems that has faced the Obama administration and Congress throughout the year.  

This is a best of episode from this past year.  On behalf of the entire BACK ROOM POLTICS TEAM, we wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year.

Backroom Politics covers the bi-partisan budget deal awaiting a vote in the Senate, why the Fed is holding the ticket to the $67 trillion dollar question...and we look back at the Political Year that was 2013....the high points....and the VERY LOW points.  IT'S OUR FINAL SHOW OF THE YEAR!!!!!

Today on Back Room Politics, the round table discusses the life, the legacy and the reality of NELSON MANDELA after his passing last week at the age of 95.  Also on the agenda, why is a budget deal closer than everyone might think. Can America and the Economy deal with another fiscal crisis.  This and TELL ME A STORY....LIVE FROM WASHINGTON, D.C.

THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS...Healthcare.gov works, at least that is what we are told...can the Democrats stop the hemmoraging of popularity with the American electorate?  Why are Democrats running for cover this mid-term election?  Speaking of Affordable Care Act...the Supremes have agreed to hear two employer mandate cases...sorry Liberty University....while we were gone, the U.S. struck a deal with Iran on it's nuclear program, and China has airspace issues...it's CYBER WEEK for shoping, did the lackluster Black Friday show us a weekness in our economy?  THIS AND TELL ME A STORY!!!

This is a BEST OF show...we are re-broadcasting the live edition that we did from American University in Washington, D.C.  Hear the questions and comments from the students on HOW WASHINGTON REALLY WORKS!!! On behalf of the entire BACKROOM POLTICS TEAM, we would like wish you and your family a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!   We will be live on December 3, 2013!  See you then!

THIS SPECIAL EDITION FROM AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WILL COVER OUR THOUGHTS ON THE POLITICAL PROCESS AND HOW WASHINGTON, D.C. REALLY WORKS!!!

Did Obama's apology from last week satisfy his critics OR his base? Where were you when... we look at the assasination of President John F. Kennedy 50 years later. All of this and "TELL ME A STORY"!!!

Washington D.C. City Councilman DAVID GROSSO will be LIVE IN STUDIO to talk about politics in the nation's capitol city.  PLUS...Post Election Analysis by the BACK ROOM POLITICS round table.

SPECIAL ELECTION DAY COVERAGE WITH FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITEE FRANK FAHRENKOPF. We will cover the latest from key races in Virginia, New Jersey, and acorss the country, as well as look forward to mid-terms in 2014 and even a glance at 2016.

The black eye and red cheeks of the Obama Administration as more details come out about the phone tapping of certain heads of state...including our key ally...Germany's Andrea Merkl...Is the HEALTHCARE.GOV situation just more political demogaugery OR is this a real political liability for the White House?  JOIN CONGRESSMAN AL and the rest of the BACK ROOM  POLITICS TEAM on the BEST POLITICAL TALK SHOW YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD OF!!!

Fomer Congressman Chris Carney (D-PA) joins the BACK ROOM POLITICS roundtable to discuss the fall out of the government shutdown.  Who are the winners?  Who are the loosers? Who will survive?  THE WHITE HOUSE BECOMES A DEFENSIVE POLITICAL BUNKER?  How will POTUS come out of these poltical attacks?  This and TELL ME A STORY!

IN THIS BACKROOM POLITICS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH REP. JOHN DINGELL (D-MI),, THE DEAN OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AUTHOR OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, & LEGENDARY STATESMAN TALKS ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, HIS 57 YEAR CAREER IN CONGRESS AND HIS VIEW OF GOVERNMENT!!!  ALSO JOINING US WILL BE FORMER GOVERNOR OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK MARK OLSON TALKING DEBT CEILING AND BUDGET CRISIS.

BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WITH SPECIAL GUEST FORMER CONGRESSMAN MIKE OXLEY LIVE FROM WASHINGTON, D.C.  GET INSIDER INFO ON THE LATEST ON THE BUDGET CRISIS AND WHEN GOVERNMENT MIGHT OPEN BACK UP!! 

Former Secretary of Transportation and Congressman Ray LaHood joins BACK ROOM POLITICS to discuss his time as Secretary, what he sees as America's and Congress' Challenges in the future.   The Back Room Politics team will discuss the issues surrounding a possible Government Shutdown and the looming budget crisis.

SPECIAL GUEST- The Honorable CHARLES A. BOWSHER, former Comptroller General of the United States and head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), joins BACK ROOM POLITICS to talk about Fiscal Crisis, Government Shutdown, and Debt Ceiling.   Bowsher was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981 and served as Comtroler General and head of the GAO for 15 years. 

The Back Room Politics team talks about Congress returning from Summer Recess with a FULL PLATE of critical decisioins. Can Congress be effective with all of these pressing issues in front of it?  Also, is the Russian deal in Syria the right answer? 

LIVE FROM WASHINGTON, D.C., The Back Room Politics team talks about the growing and more complicated situation in Syria...Can the President make the case to Congress? Can we act alone?  Is this, in fact, a "Munich Moment" for the U.S.? Has the Obama Administration overextended?

LIVE FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. The Back Room Politics Crew talks about the latest revelation of chemical attacks in Syria, the U.S. reaction and asks the question "Is the U.S. acting too late?"...The Treasury Secretary's stern warning to Congress to ACT NOW as the Debt Ceiling now comes in October...Did the U.S. take the wrong side in Egypt...the latest out of Cairo...50 years after the Civil Rights March on Washington, how fragile is the state of race relations in the U.S.?...All of this and TELL ME A STORY...today on Back Room Politics.

This is a recent show that we got some good feed back on from two weeks ago.  Please enjoy this rebroadcast and we will be LIVE NEXT WEEK!