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Leadership in Focus Amid House GOP Shakeup
Charles Payne: That's part of it. I think that the ranking file that you're talking about is a little upset because the current speaker gives a little more respect to the opposition and more enthralled with the opposition and the and that's where it's focused at recently.
Dagen McDowell: If you're the boss -- cannot let a few stubborn employees dictate how you do your job. That does not make sense. They're eating their own than focus cans on getting the eyes on the prize.
Charlie Gasparino: They feel that john Boehner and that whole leadership group cares for more about what Obama thinks.
Adam Lashinsky: I think that good managers have to listen to their people but to a point. I think what Kevin McCarty started pandering to what he perceived to get elected. That did not work out for him so well. On balance good managers have to listen, were but more importantly they have to lead. I think john banner is an example of someone that tried to lead under very difficult circumstances. Very difficult.
Ben Stein: Well, I am reminded of my old box Richard Nixon that said long ago in private. He is deceased now and he said that ben, you have to remember that most republicans are not fit to be dog catches. I don't know what it is that the tea party wants. I don't know what the far right wants. They're the ones that got us that that weakened the defense. They have no plan to balance the budget. I don't know what they want.
The Fed Once Again Saying No Rate Hike
Charlie Gasparino: None of any buddies are worried either. I give Sanders credit for one thing and being honest about what they wants 20 do. He wants to break up the bank and its clear cut. I am not saying that it's constructive and clear cut measures and this is a bunch of stuff that really leads to nowhere. When row peal it back, it's weak on every single level. Just think that Hillary Clinton wants to end. It's a policy of the president and then the president to end spoofing in the high frequency trading. Give me a break.
Ben Stein: The meltdown was caused by the secretary of the treasury and out of the federal reserve. Mrs. Clinton is getting a huge amount of money from Wall Street liberals. The idea that she is going to be tough on them is a bad joke.
Dagen McDowell: People on Wall Street know that it's not going go anywhere. It's pudding for the left. She is trying to spoon feed it to you.
Charles Payne: The thing that continues is Obama's war on business and slash the wall street as a bulls eye. It's had an impact on the economy. The worst poster session in the economy and history. High poverty levels. It's one of the thing that's going make the nation worse. It's going to crush main street I think.
Adam Lashinsky: We have seen this before and we saw Romney in the primaries in order to get the nominations and then we saw him in the center and then the general.
European Countries Are Closing Their Borders to Syrian Refugees
Charles Payne: Here's the thing. Think about this for a moment. Making $47,000 a year because of circumstances, and there are 5 million job openings, they can do something to improve themselves. We're saying I’m going to subsidize the fact you don't have the skills and never get them between not paying taxes, earned income tax credits and incentives to not improve yourself and hurts the nation.
Ben Stein: I think that's a brilliant point and come to expect from my colleague Mr. Payne but I’ll say it was the republicans under my friend again Mr. Nixon starting the idea of striking huge numbers of people off the income tax rolls and not sure about Mr. Trump because most people don't pay federal income tax.
Dagen McDowell: They should because if you don't pay any net federal income tax in this country, you are not paying to defend this country.
Charlie Gasparino: He's looking to break out and speaking fees and not going to be president.
Adam Lashinsky: It's a good point rhetorically. Everybody pays all sorts of taxes and user fees for all sorts of reasons.
Predictions
Charles Payne: White Wave foods (WWAV)
Adam Lashinsky: (XLV) health care stocks
Ben Stein: (SPY) Love It
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