Thursday, December 06, 2007

Thursday Night Lineup

On CNBC's Kudlow & Company at 7pm ET tonight:

THE MORTGAGE RESCUE PLAN...Our guests will discuss and debate the Bush administration's plan to aid certain homeowners who face the prospect of higher mortgage rates in the next few years.

On board:

*Robert Shiller, housing expert/Yale University econ professor
*Joe Battipaglia, Stifel Nicolas market strategist
*Steve Moore, member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board
*Art Laffer, economist, chairman of Laffer Associates

Also on board for one-on-one interviews:

*U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson
*Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee

THE SUBPRIME PLAN: ARE LAWSUITS AHEAD?...On to discuss what may become a class action tort lawyer's dream come true, and whether we're busting private contracts, are the following guests.

*Mark Lanier, mass tort lawyer and founder of The Lanier Law Firm
*Nicole Deese, securities attorney at Fowler, White & Boggs

The market panel will weigh in with their thoughts on the subject.

THE ROMNEY SPEECH...On to discuss today's speech by the GOP presidential contender and the role of religion in politics are the following guests.

*Walter Russell Mead, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations
*Jay Sekulow, chief counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice
*Ralph Reed, social conservative

Please join us at 7pm ET for another free market edition of CNBC's Kudlow & Company.