According to Congressman. Barney Frank, a repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” will “likely be included as part of next year’s Department of Defense authorization bill in both chambers of Congress,”  It could go into effect Oct. 1, 2010.

• Veterans Day.
• Happy anniversary, Thom and Louise!
• Guests:
  • Frederic O'Neal, Chair of the "Tea Party"
  • Dan Gainor of the Business and Media Institute.
• Topics:
  • First it was tax day protests, then it was town hall meetings...now it's a newly registered political party...are they kidding?!
  • Should we put the gambling regulators in charge of our economy?
  • Eco-nuts vs Al Qaeda…really?

If Bill Clinton - or, presumably, Al Gore (or even Ralph Nader) - had been President in 2001, the Ft. Hood massacre almost certainly wouldn't have happened. Because George W. Bush was president, it did. Here's why it's Bush's fault:

Thom Hartmann: 21 minutes past the hour, welcome back, Thom Hartmann here with you, broadcasting live from Stadtsteinach, Germany. And Scott Wheeler on the line with us, he is the executive director of the National Republican Trust, NationalRepublicTrust.com. Scott welcome to the show.

Scott Wheeler: Hey, good to be with you Thom.