Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), Mark Tapscott from the Washington Examiner returns to talk about the hot stories in politics in the first half of the show. In the second half, Rep, Thaddeus McCotter calls from Pakistan to update us on the war on terror and the critical issue of Pakistani policy towards the Taliban.

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