The House Health Care Reform bill narrowly passed late last night.  We’ll tell you the shenanigans that went on behind the scenes.   What do you think will happen to this bill now that it must be reconciled with the Senate version?

I child in Illinois was expelled from school for poking another child’s knee with a pencil.  Is a pencil a weapon?  Do zero tolerance policies help or hurt?

New details this morning about the horrible massacre at Ft. Hood.  What element of the story has struck you most?

What would you do if your child were forced to get a Swine Flu vaccine at school without your permission?  That happened at one school.  We’ll tell you what parents are doing.

We’ll be debating a taboo subject this morning:  should you tell your coworkers how much you make?  My instant thought was “NO!”  but a business expert has convinced me of the merits of doing it.  What do you think?

Happy Halloweenie!  You voted last week on your ideas for our costumes.  Make sure to watch at the end of the show when we reveal your top pick.  And tune in at 8:30 to hear what Karl Rove’s favorite costume was.  

What will you be this Halloween?  Tell us your best costume ever.

OK, let’s keep up this winning streak!!  Who do you like?

Denver @ Baltimore

Minnesota @ Green Bay

New York Giants @ Philly

Jacksonville @ Tennessee

Can you believe I’m kicking the sports guy’s butt??

Newt Gingrich is here this morning.  We’ll be asking him about the apparent divide in the Republican party between those who think the party should become more moderate on social issues and those who think the problem with the party is that it’s lost it’s conservative foundation.  What do you think?  What questions do you have for the former Speaker?

And get in your vote for what Dave, Rick, Clayton and I should be for Halloween.  (Did you realize our acronym is DRAC — how apropos for Halloween!)  We’re in the market for a group costume, not four separate themes.  Thoughts?

What on Earth (ok, above Earth) were those two Northwest pilots doing for the hour and 18 minutes that flight controllers couldn’t get ahold of them?  One of the pilots is speaking out this morning.  We’ll  show you?

Let’s talk housework.  Does doing housework pay dividends in the bedroom?  And if you agree with this new survey of 7000 married couples, what”s the link between household chores and marital relations???

New developments this morning in the Balloon Boy story — charges likely to be filed.  The dad says he’ll only take questions via a box he’s passing around to the media.  We’re happy to send him some.  What suggestion would you put in the Henne family’s question  box?  and did anyone notice the problem with OUR suggestion box?

What’s up with Balloon Boy?  Was this a tragedy averted or an elaborate hoax?

And did you catch our feminism debate?  What do you make of the alleged decline in women’s happiness since the 1950’s?

What do you think of the President’s announcement last night that he will repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy?  Is the change necessary in this time of needing more troops?  Or will it somehow change the face of the military?

What kind of car do you drive?  It says a lot about your personality.  We’ll tell you what. 

We have an update for you on the story of Liam McCarty, the 8-year-old boy trapped by the Dept. of  Social Services in Italy.  An important decision on the case will be made by a judge in Rome this week.  To learn more about the case go to www.saveliam.org 

Who loves Los Lonely Boys?  We do.