Last night at West Point President Obama unveiled his new strategy for Afghanistan. Obama is calling for 30,000 more troops, and withdrawal of US troops by July of 2011. Do you feel more optimistic after the speech? The mother of a soldier in Iraq sent him a letter. It was returned with a stamp reading “DECEASED.” He’s not dead, so of course she’s suing the post office and the government. Does she have a case?

Last night at West Point President Obama unveiled his new strategy for Afghanistan. Obama is calling for 30,000 more troops, and withdrawal of US troops by July of 2011. Do you feel more optimistic after the speech? The latest national edition of the Washington Times features a full-page ad that claims that President Obama is not a natural-born citizen of the United States. Some are claiming that the ad is racist. What do you think? A 55-year-old man who police say accidentally shot himself to death while trying to change a tire died a day before he was to stand trial on child molestation and sodomy charges. Congress is launching a probe on the White House party crashers from last week. Lynn Sweet the Washington Bureau Chief for the Chicago Sun-Times joined John to talk about the latest in the story.

The White House party crasher story gets stranger by the day. Michaele and Tareq Salahi have even been asked to testify in front of Congress about how they were able to get into last weeks state dinner. Former Chicago Alderman Burt Natarus will be performing in the play Love Letters this Sunday at 5pm at Zanies on Wells Street. Unions may use some of their pension money to finance the Chicago Spire project.

A Chicago man used a hammer to leave a path of destruction at a Target store in Winona, Minnesota. He smashed much of the equipment in the electronics section, and even took a few swings at police officers before they tased him. President Obama will speak to troops at West Point tonight and unveil his new strategy for Afghanistan. John talked to Todd Starnes from Fox News Radio about what we can expect the President to say. Gun of The Day: An Oregon man shot and injured a person who was trying to break into his apartment. Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin posted a letter from a 95 year old man calling Obama “son” on her Facebook page. Was it racist or just being folksy? John talked to Clarence Page from the Chicago Tribune.

Maurice Clemmons was killed by police this morning, but he may come back to haunt Mike Huckabee. Huckabee commuted Clemons sentence when he was governor of Arkansas. John talked about the latest in the Tiger Woods story with Nick Ragone from Ketchum PR. So far Woods has botched the PR aspect of his car accident. City leaders in Wheaton have been starting off their city council meetings with a prayer. Not everyone likes the idea. John talked to Annie Laurie Gaylor from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, which is opposing the prayer.

The White House party crasher story gets stranger by the day. Michaele and Tareq Salahi have even been asked to testify in front of Congress about how they were able to get into last weeks state dinner. Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-New York) told MSNBC host David Shuster on Monday that he believes the Bush administration let Osama bin Laden escape so that they could invade Iraq. A Chicago alderman has proposed an ordinance that would limit the number of dogs a home can have to five. Do you think that's too restrictive?

With the poor economy, more and more people are on food stamps these days. But apparently food stamps have lost their stigma and are actually becoming popular. One in eight in the US is currently using food stamps. World's greatest assistant: Woman e-mails in a bomb threat to an airline so that her boss wouldn’t miss his flight. Unfortunately for her, that is a felony. The health care debate in the Senate finally kicks off this week. John Fund from the Wall Street Journal joined John to talk about what the bills chances are.

Tiger Woods was involved in a car accident over the weekend. Some reports are saying the accident was caused by his wife who was chasing after his car after an argument over an alleged affair. John got the latest on the store from Eben Brown with Fox News Radio. A couple in Atlanta left their kids in a shopping cart — a 9 year old and a 9 MONTH old — while they ran off to snag some bargains. Was that bad parenting or Wal-Mart employees overreacting?

President Obama’s state dinner for the Prime Minister of India had two party crashers. Don’t you like to think it would actually be more difficult than that to get near the President? John's Moral Dilemma: John's stepmother would like a copy of Sarah Palin's new book for Christmas. Does he re-gift his free review copy, or actually give money to Sarah Palin. Once again Sarah Palin has failed to finish what she started. The former Alaska Governor was running in the 5K Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving in Washington state but did not finish the race.

Tiger Woods was involved in a car accident over the weekend. Some reports are saying the accident was caused by his wife who was chasing after his car after an argument over an alleged affair. Facebook caused a Canadian woman to lose her monthly sick-leave benefits she was receiving for depression. Her insurance company said that Facebook photos of the woman on a beach and at her birthday party proved that she was no longer suffering from the disease. A man whose 95-year prison sentence was commuted by then Gov. Mike Huckabee was being sought over the weekend as a "person of interest" in a deadly ambush on four police officers who were gunned down inside a coffee shop. Do you think that could hurt Huckabee's chances in 2012?

The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy. Todd Stroger vetoed the sales tax rollback. Again. President Obama’s approval rating is down to 49% according to Gallup.

A Kent County Michigan employee is suspended after mentioning Columbine, Virginia Tech and Fort Hood associated with budget cuts. Is it free speech or a threat against the county commissioners? The president of the Chicago Police Sergeants’ Association was charged Friday with using his fellow sergeants’ union dues as his own personal piggybank. He stole more than $600,000 that he spent on a home, gambling trips, steak dinners and an online stock broker. It turns out that the treasurer of the association was his wife. Alexi Giannoulias claims that he is getting NSC briefings. The Republicans are not, and are none too pleased about it. They've sent a letter to President Obama complaining about it. Peter Roskam joined John and Cisco to talk about the story, he is one of the co-signers of the letter.

A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts. Is it fair to hold the students to the weight requirement? They knew what they were signing up for when they started at the college. A union leader in Pennsylvania has resigned after being criticized for threatening legal action over an aspiring Eagle Scout's volunteer project. Gun of The Day Update: Is shooting an endangered species in self-defense against the law?

An engineering student thought to be in a coma for 23 years was actually conscious the whole time. The economy means tight budgets for everyone. In some prisons they have had to cut back on meals… really. In Indiana, some prisons aren’t serving lunch on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays to save money. Police say a man has admitted to kicking a puppy because the pit bull misbehaved, causing him to miss the beginning of the Steelers game.

Think your date may be an axe murderer? There’s an app for that. You can now get two different iPhone apps that allow you to order an instant background check on your date. The Senate health care bill made it over its first hurdle Saturday night. It passed a procedural vote 60-39. Does that mean the bill itself will pass? John and Cisco talked to political analyst Tony Blankley author of "American Grit: What it will take to survive and win in the 21st century." For months we've heard that talk of "death panels" in the new health care bill was crazy, but Cisco thinks that last night on 60 Minutes they were trying to convince people that dying sooner is the best policy.

A Kent County Michigan employee is suspended after mentioning Columbine, Virginia Tech and Fort Hood associated with budget cuts. Is it free speech or a threat against the county commissioners? The president of the Chicago Police Sergeants’ Association was charged Friday with using his fellow sergeants’ union dues as his own personal piggybank. He stole more than $600,000 that he spent on a home, gambling trips, steak dinners and an online stock broker. It turns out that the treasurer of the association was his wife. Alexi Giannoulias claims that he is getting NSC briefings. The Republicans are not, and are none too pleased about it. They've sent a letter to President Obama complaining about it. Peter Roskam joined John and Cisco to talk about the story, he is one of the co-signers of the letter.

Senator Barbara Debbie Mikulski as introduced a bill to ban the use of the term “mental retardation” from federal statutes and policy papers. Does the phrase have enough of a stigma that it is worth banishing from our lexicon, or is "mental retardation" just a clinical term? Iraqi detainees in Baghdad taunt Wisconsin National Guard by bringing up Brett Favre. A new CNN poll shows that more people are blaming democrats for the current economic mess. Plus at the same time, there are increasing calls from both parties for Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to resign. John and Cisco talked about both stories with Charlie Gasparino from CNBC, author of "The Sellout: How three decades of Wall Street greed and government mismanagement destroyed the global financial system."

In the SF Bay area this week, if you clear a DUI checkpoint, you might win a Turkey! Is that a nice surprise for sober drivers or rewarding something that drivers should be doing to begin with? The owner of a Colorado used car dealership has used his billboard to question President Obama's birth certificate. A California high school student expelled for possessing unloaded shutguns in his pick-up truck … not on school property. The student had gone hunting early in the morning and parked off school property because he still had the guns locked in his trunk.

Norah O'Donnell on MSNBC was harassing Palin fans waiting in line at a book signing in Grand Rapids. Debate over the health care bill will start over the weekend. Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform and author of "Leave Us Alone - Getting the Government's Hands Off Our Money, Our Guns, Our Lives" joined John and Cisco to talk about the pages and pages of new taxes in the Senate version of the health care plan. Parents of a Doylestown middle school student are outraged over what they found in their son's homework. An anti-Black caricature - with the caption "No Wai!" - was on the cover of a lesson plan. End of the world update: Remember those floods in Georgia right around the time I got out of town? They have created a world wide shortage of Eggo waffles. Plus, Nestle says that Thanksgiving 2009 could be plagued by a canned pumpkin pie shortage.

Mike Huckabee said it was "deplorable" and "shameful" that his fellow Republicans were attacking the president for even the most trivial or well-intentioned matters. Do you think that will hurt his standing in the GOP? Michael Medved joins the show to talk about health care reform.

End of the world update: Remember those floods in Georgia right around the time I got out of town? They have created a world wide shortage of Eggo waffles. Did Gov. Pat Quinn fall asleep during Wednesday afternoon's gubernatorial debate? A video released by a rival campaign makes it appear that he did. Buffalo Grove boy dials 911 after his parents take away his Xbox 360. How many calls to 911 are completely bogus? Mike Huckabee said it was "deplorable" and "shameful" that his fellow Republicans were attacking the president for even the most trivial or well-intentioned matters. Do you think that will hurt his standing in the GOP?

Oprah Winfrey will announce that she is retiring from her talk show. Mayor Daley says that the media drove her out with their talk about her shutting down Chicago. Three former employees at a West Suburban car wash claim they had to pay a price to keep their jobs. They claim they were victims of constant sexual harassment from their manager, and it got so bad, they decided to get it on tape. Chris Wallace joined John and Cisco preview Fox News Sunday, and also talked about the new Senate health care bill.

Yesterday Mayor Daley got into a bit of a dust up with Tera Willaims from Fox Chicago when she asked a question about Michael Scott's death. Was Daley emotional over the loss of his friend, or was he just trying to dodge the question? On Wednesday Senate majority leader Harry Reid introduced the Senate version of the health care plan. Sen. James Inhofe from Oklahoma joined John and Cisco to talk about the bills chances, and Gitmo coming to the midwest. Gun of the Day Update: Convenience store manager grabs intruder’s gun, shoots and kills the robber. Michael Barone the Senior Political Analyst for the Washington Examiner joined John and Cisco to talk about President Obama's trip to Asia. Barone says that Obama's trip has shown that the world doesn't exactly subscribe to Obamamania.

A suburban Chicago woman has been charged with a hate crime for allegedly yanking the head scarf of a Muslim woman. Do you think that qualifies as a hate crime? Missouri Congressman Emanuel Cleaver has found a solution to all of our problems: He’s proposing a resolution calling for people to stop complaining. Would you be willing to take a day off from complaining? Plus Dennis Miller.

Yesterday Mayor Daley got into a bit of a dust up with Tera Willaims from Fox Chicago when she asked a question about Michael Scott's death. Was Daley emotional over the loss of his friend, or was he just trying to dodge the question? On Wednesday Senate majority leader Harry Reid introduced the Senate version of the health care plan. Sen. James Inhofe from Oklahoma joined John and Cisco to talk about the bills chances, and Gitmo coming to the midwest.