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Discussion (13)

  • Koblog@Koblog

    If you haven't listened to Peter Robinson's Uncommon Knowledge interview of Kevin McCarthy recorded just before the 2014 midterms, you should catch the last 2 minutes or so, wherein Kevin promises Peter that after the Senate flips to Republican, the combined Republican Congress with Boehner and Mitch McConnell in control will do something about Obamacare, pass Tax Reform, come up with a National Energy Policy, and restructure Executive Branch Agencies because they have "too much duplication" and are becoming "too powerful."

    Peter: "Can you get something to the White House? ... So you will pass a reform agenda, put bill after bill after bill on his desk and let him [Obama] worry about it?"

    Kevin: "Yeah! That's your job!" [End of interview]

    So, Kevin, just what did you, Boehner and McConnell get to the President's desk?

    And you wonder why there's a revolt in the ranks....

  • Banned Member@JamieLockett
    Kristol is almost unintelligible in this podcast - is there a way to control the connection they call in on?
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