Lou Dobbs Tonight
Thursday, November 1, 2007

Tonight, a weak president turns on an even weaker Congress. A
poll today found that more than 70 percent of Americans are
dissatisfied with the state of the country, and more than
three-quarters think Congress isn’t getting anything done.

President Bush is seizing the opportunity to push his
agenda—from his attorney general nominee to spending and
national security policies. But polls find that Americans don’t
like the job he‘s doing, either. We’ll have the latest on our
dysfunctional government tonight.

A new law targeting illegal immigration took effect today in
Oklahoma after a lawsuit trying to block the law was shot down.
The statute will eliminate illegal aliens’ access to public
benefits and give state and local law enforcement the ability
to enforce immigration laws. We’ll have that story.

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is jeopardizing public safety
by giving illegal aliens drivers’ licenses. After obtaining
licenses, illegal aliens will be able to legally purchase
firearms in New York State. Tonight we’ll take a closer look at
another potential hazard of putting valid IDs in the hands of
criminal illegal aliens.

The middle class in this country is dealing with rising costs
across the board: from housing to gas to education. Home
foreclosures have nearly doubled from a year ago and the price
of oil is at an all-time high. Join us for a closer look at the
struggle working men and women are currently facing to make
ends meet.

For two decades, the Food and Drug Administration has struggled
to protect Americans from dangerous drug imports. Now many of
the ingredients in imported drugs are coming from Communist
China, where the already-struggling FDA can’t possible have
inspectors. A House panel is investigating. We'll have details
in our special report.