WPRO THIS AFTERNOON

I will be filling-in for Dan Yorke this afternoon on WPRO-AM in Providence, RI from 3-7 PM. Among the topics I am considering for discussion:

Who should be the next U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, the incumbent Lincoln Chafee, Cranston Mayor Steve Laffey (he is running against Chafee in the GOP primary) or Democrat and former state AG Sheldon Whitehouse? The race between Chaffee and Laffey is garnering national attention, including this article in Salon.

Is Iraq part of the war on terrorism? Are those who oppose the war doing the same thing that isolationists and appeasers did in the 1930s regarding the Nazi threat? Victor Davis Hanson has some thoughts on the matter. Here is an interesting article that makes the comparison between President Truman's situation in the early 1950s and President Bush's situation today.

Should we take military action against Iran to prevent them from building nuclear weapons? The Iranian government is voicing defiance about the prospects of sanctions from the U.N. as they continue to refuse to cease enriching uranium. David Ignatius says it is a test of wills between Iran and the U.S., while former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is now saying that he opposes military action against Iran.

Who should control Congress, the GOP or the Democrats? What will the House look like if the Democrats take over? This piece takes a look at the men who would be Chairmen of the powerful committees.