HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 1st-7th, 2009

1.  Is the Salahi issue overblown?
2.  Why are Obama’s approval ratings falling among white voters?
3.  Is Obama’s foreign policy projecting weakness?
4.  Are the cost estimates for healthcare reform legislation too optimistic?
5.  Would an Ensign resignation held or hinder GOP efforts to defeat Harry Reid in 2010?
6.  Will this week’s jobs summit produce any significant results?
7.  Is the White House ignoring Climategate at their peril?
8.  Will David Paterson’s unilateral action on the New York state budget help his re-election prospects?
9.  Is a second stimulus package needed?
10.  Does the GOP need the “birther” movement to go away?