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Let’s get right to the point: we’ve got Larry Kudlow (shameless plug: listen to Kudlow and Pawlenty’s Money & Politics podcast) who may or may not be the next Senator from Connecticut to school on why Donald Trump ought to be taken seriously and other matters both political and economic, followed by the great Michael Barone, who joins us from the side of the road in South Carolina. He breaks down the primary scene and gives us a look ahead as well. Finally, Bernie and Al break bread — as one wag on Twitter put it, “guy who wants to raise taxes has breakfast with guy who doesn’t pay them.”
Music from this week’s episode:
Breakfast In America by Supertramp
The opening sequence for the Ricochet Podcast was composed and produced by James Lileks.
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Ryan M, you speak the truth my man. How does Kudlow even get on as guest of Ricochet. Have founders forgotten that word Conservative is in their description? We need to remind ourselves Ricochet is not a book club discussion. So disappointing. Keep talking Ryan.
By the time that he again appears as a guest it will probably be too late, but it would have been interesting to hear Michael Barone’s analysis of the possibility of Michael Bloomberg trying to mount a third-party challenge, and if it were possible how it would affect the race.
Much as I adore Rob, James and Peter — and I yield to no one in my admiration for those guys; they’re terrific — the Kudlow tongue bath *was* a bit disconcerting, like pre-teens at a sleepover, gushing about New Direction. (“Pleeeeeease tell us you’ll be running this year, Larry! Don’t make us wait till next week! Pleeeeeease!”)
But much as I may’ve winced during that stuff, Kudlow’s defense of the schoolyard punk was even more disconcerting.
Though a great admirer of Larry Kudlow, a wise and courageous man, I too wished that the triumvirate had “pushed back” a bit more. I’ll admit, however, that I won’t be moving to New Zealand if Trump moves into the White House. (I don’t live in America as it is.) The far greater peril is Hillary.
On another note, I was dismayed at Rob Long’s airy dismissal of those who study French literature and Old English in university. (Psychology? Well, that I can see dispensing with. A daughter of mine minored in it but fortunately wound up as a stock broker.) Perhaps it’s that I feel my own ox is being gored, being a French-speaking lover of Gallic literature and sometime student and teacher of Old English. But then, as a conservative, I also believe in a truly well-rounded education. In my long-lost youth I thought of studying physics but then gave it up. Just as well: I have now read three articles about gravity waves–and can only say that I wish Peter Robinson the best of luck for the next Ricochet podcast.
Kudlow is a Northeastern blue Republican, so to him Trump is probably a comfortable person.