In a joint interview with CNN's Candy Crowley, Republican Senator John McCain and Independent Senator Joseph Lieberman discuss their views on the country's debt crisis, and the dire need for bold, innovative reforms to entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare.
CNN contributor Bill Bennett reflects on GOP strategy for tackling the deficit and the impact of economic legislation passed during the lame duck session. Bennett notes that "the real question [on the direction of economic policy] is who wins" in the initial debates of the 112th Congress.
Mike Huckabee in 2012? The former Governor speaks to Jim Acosta, answering questions about his potential presidential bid. With regard to Sarah Palin, Governor Huckabee commented: "I am grateful for Sarah Palin's voice, and the energy she has brought to the party...I consider her a colleague"
Commenting on CNN, former McCain-Palin campaign advisor (and recent ConservativeHome USA contributor) Kori Schake debates the recent publication of confidential US diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks and other news agencies, with David Leigh of The Guardian (which has republished the documents.) Schake comments "the fact that [these news organizations think] they are being self righteous doesn't actually make them right."
Brianna Keilar and Clyde Anderson discuss the importance of small businesses to the US economy and the "Small Business Saturday" initiative for encouraging consumer support locally
Speaking to Becky Anderson on CNN's Connect the World,former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discusses the first volume of her memoirs and the importance of her family and education in her life. Rice also mentioned the second volume will detail her experiences from the last eight years quite "candidly", so that it can be "as historically accurate" as possible, admitting both successes and mistakes.