Guest: Megyn Kelly
"As you know, MIT Professor Dr. Jonathan Gruber has said some very interesting things about the Affordable Health Care law. He says in order to pay for ObamaCare, you have to impose a new tax on Americans. He also says the Obama administration did not want to admit additional taxation was necessary, so it hid that part of the equation. Gruber opines that there was little transparency in the run up to the vote on ObamaCare. And then the professor really lit the fuse, saying that Americans were generally too stupid to figure out what the ObamaCare situation really was. Talking Points believes Gruber was an active participant in a big con. When Dr. Gruber appeared on The Factor last year, he was honest, saying 'there is large income distribution in this law.' There was also a large distribution of taxpayer money to Dr. Gruber, about $6-million in consulting fees. So self-interest motivated the doctor to keep quiet when he heard President Obama say health care reform would save families $2,500 a year. The cold truth is, most working Americans are paying more for health insurance, while millions of other Americans are getting free health insurance. That's the way quasi-socialistic programs work. There is no question this whole Gruber deal has been a major embarrassment for President Obama, and the folks are backing away from the affordable health care law. According to a recent Gallup poll, only 37% currently like it, and if the Republicans manage to elect a president in 2016, ObamaCare is likely to be repealed. Even before that, Talking Points believes the Supreme Court will strike down major parts of the law, partly because Dr. Gruber has exposed what some judges might consider a fraud. Believe me, the Supreme Court is taking notes."

Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly gave her take on the Gruber controversy and the impending legal challenge to ObamaCare. "I don't think Gruber will have an impact on the Supreme Court or the case pending before them," she opined, "but he does admit that the argument being made by the challengers to the law is the correct argument. That argument is that ObamaCare was set up so that you could only get a subsidy to help you with your premium only if you signed up through your state, but all these states said they wouldn't set up exchanges. I don't think the Supreme Court justices care about Gruber, but I do think the law is in trouble."

Guest: Luis Gutierrez
Democratic Congressman Luis Gutierrez has been a leading advocate for legalizing immigrants. He entered the No Spin Zone to analyze President Obama's expected executive action. "I think the president will say that you have to have been in the United States for between five and ten years," he predicted, "and you have to have been working. You're going to pay for a background check, you'll submit your fingerprints, and you'll get a work authorization if the prints come back clean. I also think President Obama will say that you have to have American citizen children, you have to have roots in America." Without disparaging many of those provisions, The Factor nevertheless insisted that an executive order is the wrong way to proceed: "President Obama should wait and give Congress a chance to sort it out. Give them another year."

Guest: Scott Walker
The Factor welcomed Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, who just won his third election in four years. He denounced President Obama's apparent determination to unilaterally enact new immigration regulations. "This president went from talking about the audacity of hope," Walker said scornfully, "to the audacity of the power grab. Congress has the legal authority to pass legislation, but now we hear that the president is tired of waiting and he's going to do this no matter what the rules are! Congress shouldn't do anything until we protect our borders." Walker didn't rule out the possibility that he may run for the presidency in 2016. "I think the next president should come out of the ranks of governors. There is a clear contrast between the top-down, government-knows-best ideas we see in Washington versus the fresh ideas in the states that empower the people. There are a number of exciting governors out there."

Guest: Ron Johnson
Missouri Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson, who was instrumental in trying to keep the peace back in August, joined The Factor to discuss the tension in Ferguson and the possibility of unrest. "We have a community that is ready to show its character," he declared. "People will definitely be out protesting and exercising their constitutional rights, but I see a lot more communication than this region has had in a long time. We're not going to tolerate any violence." The Factor reminded Johnson that outside agitators may flock to Ferguson if there is no indictment: "There are some bad hombres out there. The New Black Panthers are there, along with communist and anarchist outfits. You know they want to cause trouble."

Guest: Bernie Goldberg
The Factor invited Bernie Goldberg to assess press coverage of the Ferguson situation. "I don't think anyone is 'rooting for violence,'" he began, "but I do think some news organizations appeal to their particular audiences and cater to their tastes because that's good for business. A lot of liberals think a grave injustice was done, they think an innocent black kid was shot by a racist white cop, so there are going to be outlets that emphasize that angle. I don't have a problem with networks emphasizing activists who think an injustice was done, but I have a problem when journalists don't challenge that person. Many in the media are corrupt, they'll let activists make outrageous statements that are in some cases designed to provoke violence. That's not what journalism is supposed to be about."

Guests: Lis Wiehl & Kimberly Guilfoyle
Legal aces Kimberly Guilfoyle and Lis Wiehl examined a sordid case in Los Angeles, where a 14-year-old girl had sex with her 28-year-old teacher. The school district's attorney, W. Keith Wyatt, actually blamed the girl for engaging in "voluntary consensual sex." "This attorney has thankfully been fired by the district," Wiehl reported, "but they didn't fire him when he said this in the courtroom. They fired him because he spoke to an L.A. radio station and now they're embarrassed by these comments." Guilfoyle added that the district was cleared in a civil trial. "The teacher was convicted of child molestation and sentenced to three years, which was the maximum at that time. But this lawyer represented the school district and got the school district off clean by using that same theory. The girl and her family received nothing."

A tip for the Washington Redskins, in case the team ever changes its nickname: The name "Washington Progressives," with Nancy Pelosi as the logo, would scare the living daylights out of the opposition. As an added benefit, being progressives, the team could redistribute some points when they fall behind in a game.