Patt Morrison Fri, 10/3

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Friday, October 3, 2008

1-3 p.m.

 

 

1:00 – 1:40

Rare Common Ground: Why Liberals & Conservatives Hate the Bailout

Politics makes for strange bedfellows—the cliché is tired but it never held truer than during the debate in Congress over the banking bailout this week.  The most conservative Republicans and the most liberal Democrats both found ample reasons to oppose the now $700+ billion plan, sometimes for similar reasons.  Why these members of Congress opposed the plan—reasons ranging from concern over the swelling federal debt to desires for personal bankruptcy reform—will color their views of the eventual impact of the sweeping plan and whether or not it will ultimately be successful.  We check in with both ends of the spectrum.

 

Guests:

Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R-Minnesota; member of the House Financial Services Committee

SHE CALLS US

 

Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon; member of the House Budget Committee and the House Ways & Means Committee

HE CALLS US

 

 

 

 

 

1:40 – 2:00

Friday Morning Quarterbacking of the VP Debate

So, what are the reviews like? What happened in the big vice presidential debate – and how often do you hear ANYTHING vice presidential described as "big"? Who got the thumbs up and who earned a thumbs down? A roundup of reaction to the debate, including yours.

 

 

 

 

[NPR NEWS]

 

 

2:00 – 2:40

Can Small Businesses Weather the Credit Crunch?

The clock is ticking on the federal bailout package, but some of the damage has already been done. We convene a roundtable of small business owners to find out how the big mess on Wall Street is messing with Main Street.

 

Guests:

Harold Bradley: Chief investment officer for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, an entrepreneurial-research organization

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TBD: Small Business Owners from So Cal

 

 

 

2:40 – 3:00

OPEN