On the first podcast of 2017, we discuss the first near-scandal of 2017—the quickly reversed effort to overhaul the Congressional ethics process in a manner highly injurious to the public image of the Republicans who agreed to it and then soon after agreed to dump it.

The lesson: Trump can challenge norms but other Republicans don’t have his Teflon. We also discuss the waning days of the Obama administration and its singularly graceless exit. Give a listen.

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  1. mildlyo Member
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    Wow. This was shaping up as a middling podcast until the last five minutes. What a complete descent into delusion.

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  2. Podkayne of Israel Inactive
    Podkayne of Israel
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    Great to have you back, Gentlemen!

    John, I wish that Barack Obama were capable of honestly evaluating his mistakes and drawing helpful conclusions, I truly do. But as Balki Bartokamis says of his roommate. “Cousin, that ees not your way.”

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