I will be on WBZ-AM in Boston tonight from 10 PM to Midnight substituting for Bradley Jay. Among the items I am thinking about for discussion...

Should Congress extend the Bush tax cuts for everyone, including people making over $250,000 a year? Last night the Senate, as expected, shot down the President's first proposal which had earlier passed the House, and now negotiations have begun in earnest about some compromise. If they strike a deal, it will likely involve extending unemployment benefits as well.

How should Congress deal with deficits? Cut spending, raise taxes, or both? The report of the bipartisan deficit commission did not get enough votes to trigger an automatic vote in Congress, but it has sparked a plethora of alternative plans which should provide the basis for further debate. Still, the choices are so difficult it will, in my estimation, require enormous public pressure to get Congress to realistically debate the issue.

Should gays be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. military? The most opposition to the proposal comes from the branches most heavily involved in combat...the Army and Marines. Here is one example of that opposition. There are also a host of unanswered questions about how allowing open homosexuals to serve would work in practice.

Do full body scans and pat downs go too far in airline security?

Should Congress pass the DREAM act (which would essentially give amnesty to the children of illegal immigrants to attend school)?

What, if anything, should be done about the WikiLeaks problem?

It is only a two-hour show, so I will probably pick one and run with it, but I like to have lots of options. You can listen over the air at 1030 AM, or online.