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The Ricochet Podcast

Let’s Make A Deal

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This week, Larry Kudlow sits in the Long Chair ® as the President and his new BFF's Chuck and Nancy strike a deal over dinner, Heritage's Steve Moore on the administration's tax plan and Tevi Troy on how the President did on Storm Watch '17.

Music from this week’s podcast: The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead by XTC

You're a good egg, @EJHill

Hosted by James Lileks, Larry Kudlow, and Peter Robinson, with guests SMStephen Moore and TTTevi Troy

Discussion (33)

  • filmklassik@filmklassik

    Interesting podcast. Lileks was conspicuously silent throughout since he clearly disagreed with this week's groupthink that the President is doing good work for the economy in particular, and the country as a whole.

    But I'm with Lileks. His silence speaks volumes ... and certainly speaks for my disillusion.

    And how two intelligent people like Robinson and Kudlow could believe that single payer is not an inevitability is beyond my comprehension -- a clear case of hope crowding out common sense. Because Lileks is right: Obama, Pelosi, et al. were all playing the long game -- and playing us in the process. The Affordable Care Act was a Trojan horse designed to fail and usher in European (and Canadian, and Australian)-style single-payer health care.

    What's more, it is going to keep gathering steam and become a reality in 5-10 years. Why? Because most people prize security over liberty -- and Americans are no different. Not anymore they're not. I'm not sure when this Big Changeover occurred (in the last 20 years maybe?), I know only that it did.

  • Henry Castaigne@HenryCastaigne
    I love Lileks recognition of how politics can make some people so incredibly stupid at 53:30. Life in America is pretty good but there seems to be an insatiable yen for misery among so many on the left.
  • Fred Houstan@FredHoustan

    Briefly noted:

    1. Larry: take far more frequent deep breaths, and let others speak
    2. Not enough James
    3. Thanks to Peter for allowing James his 30 seconds of talk
    4. Peter remains a gracious class act, even at the butt of Larry's bad jokes
    5. This is a good bookend to the most recent Conservatarian podcast
    6. I used to love XTC, but, wow what a piece of lyrical tripe "Peter Pumpkinhead" is.
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