Today I challenged Lexington Institute Fellow Robby Shrum about why he thinks America should privatize the US Postal Service. I like the idea of keeping union workers in union jobs knowing they have a career, a pension and a vested interest in what they do. I also like the idea that they are accountable to "we the people." Robby says the postal service isn't that accountable, their books are being cooked just like an Enron or WorldCom. I responded by saying "let's clean it up then!" Why should we throw out a system that works so that corporate America can make some money on it...the system ain't broken! Robby argued that we need competition. I say no...police, fire and the postal service should remain in the hands of the people.

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This morning I had a debate with Carrie Lukas, Vice President of Policy and Economics with the Independant Women's Forum, about their "Take Back the Date" college campus campaign to "rescue romance from the radical feminists and their hook-up culture." I countered that the "hook up" culture is nothing new...Ben Franklin talked about it. Further, the 60's free love generation hurt women more than helped them. Carrie insists that Valentine's Day has become known as V-Day due to the presentation of the "crude" play "The Vagina Monologues." I pointed out that this is a play to make people aware of violence against women. I further asked Carrie if she supports sex education in the schools...Carrie says it's up to parents to control what kids learn and where they learn it.

Hour One - Guest: Carrie Lukas www.iwf.org Topic: It's Valentine's Day - Thom challenges Carrie on her "Take Back the Date" campus campaign to "rescue romance from the radical feminists and their hook-up culture"

Guest - Congressman John Conyers www.house.gov/conyers Topic: Conyers Introduces Contempt Resolution, Call for Lawsuit against White House

Hour Two - Guest: Rabbi Shmuley Boteach www.shmuley.com/home.php Topic: His new book "The Broken American Male and How to Fix Him"

Hour Three - Guest: Christy Harvey www.americanprogress.org Topic: News Under the Radar