Prager H3: John Boehner made a very effective rebuttal to President Obama’s speech last night. He was brief and effective… Mark talks to Shawn Steel, chairman of the Republican Party for California… Mark offers his dream Republican ticket. Callers weigh in.

Prager H2: The President went on a massive spending binge and now wants “the rich,” those earning more than $200K to pay for it. This is his “balanced” approach… Did you notice than John Boehner in his excellent rebuttal used a phrase Prager listeners are very familiar with: “the bigger the government, the smaller the people.”… When is the President going to stop blaming GW for all his problems?

Prager H1: Mark observes that it’s tough to listen to President Obama set up “straw men” – positions that he claims Republicans hold (but they don’t) — and then knock them down. He has done this over and over again in the Debt Debate.