not exactly. with a bill to repeal health care reform, there will be practically no amendments. you have to give the republicans some credit he though it is not easy to break this many promises in a single day. house republicans said they wanted to publish committee attendance lists, you know, so the people who elect them could actually see who is showing up for work. well this one never had a chance. they claim that it wouldn t work since multiple committee hearings can happen at the same time. and last lirkt republicans had said they would include a constitutional justification with every bill. that s not happening either. all of this comes after we learn that the estimate for how much the gop would shave off the budget is now about half what it was in their pledge with america. the more things change in washington, well, you know the rest. here is the question. what does it mean if house republicans are breaking promises after just one day? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile.
let get right to our strategy session, joining us, the democratic strategist and cnn political contributor james carville and republican strategist, rich gauge. guys, thanks very much for coming n james, was it smart for the republicans on this the first full day of business in the new congress, in the house, to formally spend, what, 85 minutes or so and read u.s. constitution? well, being that the speaker and a majority leader both left to do a press conference, it turned out to be the constitution is a great document what they turned out to do was comic cal. it was not the end of days but they should have more respect for the constitution than to do
are much more likely to say tv is the top source of news. when it comes to money, wealthier people are more likely to get their news from the internet than those with incomes under $30,000. so take a good look at wolf andb me while you have the chance. so here is the question, is the internet destined to replace television as the primary source of news? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile, and post a comment on my blog. we have a little while? we, two more years and i can retire. [ laughter ] jack, don t retire. thank you. it is a wildlife mystery that millions and millions of fish suddenly die in the chesapeake bay, and the latest in a series of massive fish and bird kills. what is going on? we are asking the experts. inp vest gators are el t s are of new details of a murder of an official whose body was found in a landfill.
ticketing area efor the airline but they have signaled the all-clear, and they are back to normal. and it is all about getting the biggest guest, and piers morgan has hit the jackpot for the premier of his new show, and we will let him tell you who. so, i am determined to start my new show with the ultimate bang and for that, i needed the big star in the world, but also somebody who was one of the most powerful people in the world, and that narrowed the list down to, well, as far as i was concerned to one person. and that person was not available, so he got me. hello. thank you, oprah. it should be great, wolf. piers morgan tonight, and debuts january 17th at 9:00 p.m. eastern here on cnn. something to look forward to. i will be watching. i know you will be as well. oprah is a huge get. and is the internet destined to replace television as the primary source of news? jack cafferty is next with the
e-mail. and plus, the new congress kicks off with the not necessarily a huge bang. what is going on? cnn s jeanne moos ready to take a most unusual look.