Backroom Politics

THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS...THE ISIS INSURGENCY IN IRAQ...IS THIS A NEW CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER FOR THE U.S. AND POLITICAL DANGER FOR THE WHITE HOUSE?  SPECIAL GUEST, DR. ALEX CROWTHER, SENIOR POLITICAL SCIENTIST AT THE RAND CORPORATION AND FORMER SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER NATO FORCES JOINS THE DISCUSSION...THE GOP CONTINUES TO EAT IT'S OWN BY SHOWING HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER ERIC CANTOR THE DOOR IN VIRGINIA 7TH...WHAT IS THE FALLOUT FOR THE GOP? CHILDREN IN CRISIS...DETENTION CENTERS ON OUR SOUTHERN BORDER AND POLIO OUTBREAKS IN SYRIA AND PACKISTAN, IS THIS A DANGEROUS NEW WORLD FOR CHILDREN TODAY?  ALL OF THIS AND "TELL ME A STORY"...THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS!!! BACKROOM POLITICS is a weekly political roundtable of former politicos and Washington insiders who believe that political statesmanship and civility trumps the strict party line. Guests on the show include some of the country's top political leaders and thinkers. For the REAL INSIDE THE BELTWAY take on politics as