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Is Bowe Bergdahl a deserter, a hero, or something in between? That's the primary question on this week's show, both for the hosts, and for our guest, Senator Ted Cruz. The Senator also weighs in on whether or not the Democrats have abandoned the Bill of Rights (read his WSJ Op-Ed piece here), why Harry Reid is the President's best friend, and how to stop the EPA's war on coal. Also, Robinson remember's Reagan's Normandy visit; a tale of old-time Mississippi politics; shout-outs to Ricochet members Captain Spaulding, Jason Rudert, and Doc Jay; and rolling craps with Rob and Blue Yeti.

Music from this week’s’ episode:

Sea Cruise by Robert Gordon with Link Wray

EJHill is behind thee wheel.

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Hosts:
Charles C. W. CookeJames LileksSteve Hayward

Discussion (19)

  • Leigh@Leigh

    I was thinking something earlier today, thinking about writing a post on it, and then Sen. Cruz beat me to it, and I'm glad he did:

    The uniquely dangerous thing about this administration is not its own lawlessness, but congressional Democrats' almost complete willingness to cover up rather than overseeing the executive. Sometimes we blame the lack of congressional oversight on Republican weakness, but that's a result, not a root cause.

    Politicians like Obama have been around for all of history and the Founders knew we would elect them at some point. They gave Congress the power and tried to give it the incentive to keep the executive in check. At least on the Democratic side, those incentives have broken down and loyalty to the Party and President now trumps loyalty to one's own branch of government and even the power of one's own office. That in turn changes the incentive for the Republicans (except those from very red states) as the Democratic lockstep makes it easy to paint all opposition as politically motivated. If a few Democratic Senators did their job, the Republicans would both be emboldened and enabled to be more effective.

  • Nick Stuart@NickStuart

    Cannot recall there ever being greater unanimity of opinion between James, Rob, and Peter; or a higher degree of dudgeon (outrage, exasperation) than in the first 20 minutes in the discussion of Bergdahl.

    The segue James was looking for is "Subscribe to Audible and get some great audio books that will take your mind off what's happening with our government. Take a break for a couple hours."

  • Banned Member@Valiuth
    "The Ricochet Hour" longer than the normal hour because Ricochet believes in giving you good value for your money.
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