Max Baucus has been organizing a bipartisan health care plan. One idea is to require everyone to have health insurance, and fine people as much as $3,800 for going without coverage. Former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin is putting a chance to dine with Palin and her husband Todd Palin up for auction on eBay. The bidding starts at $25,000 and all proceeds from the sale are to be given to "Ride 2 Recovery." Is there anyone that you would pay $25,000 to have dinner with?

A rather clever speeder has been putting a mask on and running red light cameras. Since they cannot identify the driver, they cannot ticket him. So the police is allocating special resources to catch him. Is this a waste of time and money or brining a scofflaw to justice? President Obama gave his speech to school students yesterday. Nia Henderson, White House reporter for The Politico was at the speech. Obama will follow up the school speech by addressing Congress on health care tonight. Todd Starnes from Fox News Radio joined John and Cisco with a preview.

A school system has had to move a bus stop after it was discovered that children were being dropped off in front of the house of a registered sex offender. So many people have had to register that it's almost impossible to find a place where there isn't one. Are they laws a little too strict or is it best to play it safe? Emily Zanotti was John and Cisco's eyewitness at the Oprah festivities on Michigan Avenue yesterday.

Oprah is shooting her season premiere today on Michigan Avenue. Will it disrupt your commute? A suburban man was booted from a Southwest Airlines flight because they believed that he was too fat to fit into the seats. Is that fair or targeting more ample flyers?

Michigan Avenue is closed for the Oprah love fest later today. Do you have a problem with the city allowing her to close part of downtown? President Obama will be giving his speech to school kids today. John and Cisco talked about the speech with Clarence Page from the Chicago Tribune.

President Obama will be giving his speech to school kids today. The text of the speech has already been released. The speech doesn't seem to fit the material they gave to teachers last week, so do you believe that this is originally what he planned to talk about or was it changed after the uproar? Unemployment is now up to 9.7%. More and more signs point to a jobless recovery once the recession does end. John and Cisco broke down the dire economic news with Stuart Varney from the Fox Business Network. Gun of the Day Update: Speaking of economic fear, survivalists are on rise with the economy still sputtering.

Mike Gallagher is working on the biggest petition ever delievered, you can sign at FreeOurHealthCareNow.com. Anne Kavangh from Fox 32 joined John and Cisco to talk about her post-prison interview with Betty Loren-Maltese. A southside Chicago baseball player after he shot his coach over the weekend. The suspect is a pitcher and was upset about being taken out of a game.

President Obama is going to address a joint session of Congress to pitch heath care reform. Cisco talked to Mike Majchrowitz from Fox News Radio about whether the high profile speech will help or hurt his cause? President Obama will speak to school kids next week, but there's already a video that's being shown in some classrooms that has angered some parents.

Obama will speak to school kids next week, but there's already a video that's being shown in some classrooms that has angered some parents. John Fund from the Wall Street Journal joined Cisco this morning to talk about what President Obama hopes to accomplish with his speech to a joint session of Congress next week. Gun of the Day Update: Pawn Shop Manager Shoots Would-be Robber

President Obama is going to address a joint session of Congress to pitch heath care reform. Obviously all of the networks will cover it. Do you think that the high profile speech will help or hurt his cause? John Kass in the Tribune suggests that the city should pass an ordinance banning body odor on public transportation in order to get the olympics. What other behavior would you want the city to ban?

President Barack Obama is hosting a dinner celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, after he refused to hold any events for the National Day of Prayer. Does it seem like Obama is only recognizing Islamic leaders and holidays. Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica will be starting a show on WIND Sunday nights at 9pm. He joined Cisco with a preview.

President Obama is going to address the school children of America on Sept. 8th. It’s the first time that has ever happened. They’ve even sent out bullet points for teachers. Are you worried about health care reform being pitched to youngsters? George Will says it’s time to leave Afghanistan and fight the war on terror from affar. Is it time to leave? John and Cisco checked in with Bill Gertz, Defense and national security reporter for The Washington Times.

Michigan avenue is going to be closed for two days so that Oprah can tape her TV show. Oprah shooting here is good for the city, but is it right for her to be able to shut down part of the city or just a demonstration of her ego running wild? Former Cicero Town President Betty Loren-Maltese gave an exclusive interview to Anne Kavanagh with Fox in exchange for a ride to her halfway house in Las Vegas. Is it ethical for a reporter to be trading things for an interview? Illinois football coach Ron Zook also joined John and Cisco to preview the upcoming football season.

Some people in California refused to evacuate during the wildfires because they wanted to save their homes. Now they are screaming for help. Is there a point where you are intentionally putting yourself in harms way and the authorities should stop rescuing you? Jeff Sharlet joined John and Cisco to talk about his book "The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power." An Evergreen Park man was arrested Monday for trying to sneak weapons into the Daley Center. His explanation was that he just wore the wrong belt.

Illinois police are planning a drunken driving crackdown. They'll have state attorneys there to issue warrants on the spot. Is this a smart move for safety or the ever-growing police state? John and Cisco Health Desk: AOL has come up with the most disturbing survey in the history of surveys: Apparently more than one out of five people around you right now is wearing dirty underwear, one in three didn’t shower today and most are professed nose-pickers.

Mike Majchrowitz from Fox News Radio joined John and Cisco to talk about the unfolding drama surrounding Ted Kennedy's seat in the US Senate. George Will has a column this week saying that the US should withdraw from Afghanistan. Do you think we should stick it out in Afghanistan or go ahead and leave? Two people were kicked out of a concert at Ravinia in Highland Park for dancing too exuberantly. Are they declaring war on youngsters? Gun of the Day Update: A woman who was sick and tired of planes flying too close to her house so she allegedly went onto the runway and fired a shot, forcing a plane to abort its landing.

Lost in a story about Obama advisor David Axelrod going out in Washington was the fact that Axelrod has a Secret Service detail. When did White House advisors get Secret Service protection? The federal government has agreed to pay about $9.5 million for the remaining land needed to complete the Flight 93 National Memorial. Obviously it is important to remember what happened on 9/11, but is it worth spending millions of dollars for a memorial?

A slew of taxes are going up on the first of September. Would you be willing to drive to Indiana or Wisconsin to save money? Could the GOP be headed for double-digit gains in Congress in 2010? Polls and history seem to be going in their favor. John and Cisco checked in with Josh Kraushaar from The Politico.

T-shirts promoting a high school band have been recalled because of concerns about the shirt’s evolution theme. Are they promoting evolution or are people being too sensitive. Fred Barnes is the Executive Editor at The Weekly Standard. He joined John and Cisco to talk health care, and recap a less than stellar month of August for President Obama.

Senator Kennedy's funeral over the weekend seemed to be orchestrated as a press event for the healthcare plan. Was that drawing attention to Kennedy's pet issue or was it just taking advantage of the attention? Robert "Prince Mongo" Hodges is running for Mayor in the city of Memphis. He may make you feel better about Mayor Daley. He believes that he is 333 years old and says that he is the ambassador from the planet Zambodia.

Former Vice President Cheney was on Fox News Sunday and said that the enhanced interrogation techniques have been vital in the war on terror. John McCain on the other hand thinks that the damage to the US reputation is too great. Congressman Peter Roskam joined John and Cisco to talk about the continuing debate over Obamacare, plus the Lynn Sweet piece in the Sun-Times that talked about the difference between Obama's rhetoric in 2004 and what he is saying now.

Two different websites are offering fake job references for the truly desperate job seekers. It's actually not illegal to do that, but is it ethical to do something like that? If you're an HR person, do you stop making those reference calls at some point? Police in Florida set up a sting opperation where they lured criminals with the promise of stimulus checks. 76 were arrested. Is this an example of creative cops or just dumb criminals? Gun of the Day Update: A man who was trying to shoot at dragonflies with a rifle accidentally shot his friend.

Big Brother Update: Could all new cars soon come with “breathalyzer” locking devices? Could President Obama soon control the internet. Both are possibilities, but there is actually legislation out there that could give President Obama emergency control of the internet. Bob Adams is the executive director of the League of American Voters, they have created an ad against ObamaCare that both NBC and ABC have refused to run.

CBS 2 had a story about a viral video that warns about the dangers of texting while driving. The only problem is that they were shouting at motorists on the expressway. Isn't that just as much of a distraction? Some democrats are trying to capitalize on the death of Ted Kennedy by attaching his name to the health care bill. Are they in danger of creating another situation like the Wellstone memorial? John and Cisco talked to David Mark, Senior Editor for Politico.com.

Despite the fact that they ran an hour long special about the health care plan, ABC along with NBC are refusing to run an ad that is critical of ObamaCare. Michael Medved also joined John and Cisco to review Taking Woodstock, and he also weighed in the health care debate in the wake of the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy.