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The Musk coup is moving forward with minimal signs of effective opposition. Congressional Republicans are rolling over complacently while the Musk teenage Ninjas storm federal offices, and Democrats do little other than scream. A lot of federal employees deemed insufficiently loyal to the Mar-a-Lago golf pro are being fired, laid off or encouraged to quit … Continue reading Who Needs Congress When You’ve Got Elon? (Guest: Lauren Gibbons/Michigan Bridge) →

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Donald Trump made a lot of campaign promises, big and small. Many of them are pure fantasy and destined to fail. Remember Trump’s 2016 promise to replace Obamacare with something “less expensive and better”? Or his regular proclamations of “Infrastructure Week”? He’d learned from earlier failures. With the price of eggs soaring despite his promise … Continue reading Blame It on Biden (Guest: MIRS Politics Guru Kyle Melinn) →

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Festivus is the make-believe holiday invented on the Seinfeld show. Festivus “creator” Frank Constanza proclaims that Festivus observances include the “airing of grievances” and “feats of strength.” Donald Trump is doing both every day. Trump is also tens-of-billions of dollars wealthier, on paper at least, than he was a week ago thanks to the latest … Continue reading Perpetual Festivus (Guest: House Democratic Leader Ranjeev Puri) →

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This week’s podcast… For Donald Trump, this really is a Dickensian week: these are the best of times and the worst of times. Even as his second-chance administration falls into place, Trump officially became a convicted felon, and the case of his insurrection-related crimes is now a part of the public record (despite the best … Continue reading A Tale of Two Speeches →

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This week offers a stunningly sad contrast in America. We recorded on Thursday, just hours after the funeral of a good and humble man, President Jimmy Carter. The humanitarian from Plains was praised by a parade of family and friends, led by President Biden. In contrast (unless he gets a last-second reprieve from his puppets … Continue reading Saint and Sinner (Guest: Emme Zanotti – Equality Michigan) →

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Sequels are all the rage for Hollywood, and the same is true in Washington D.C.  We’re two weeks away from the official launch of the Trump-Musk administration and even before inauguration, chaos and lies return to D.C. The chaos: an intra-MAGA war over immigration, with co-president-elect Musk raging over the possible loss of the right … Continue reading Return to Chaos →

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The two biggest stories in our opening list are Trump’s campaign of intimidating the media, which seems to be working … and the apparent ascension of the world’s richest man to the unelected position of Acting President-elect.  Also as we recorded on Friday morning, we have: Congress in chaos as the Musk-Johnson budget bill dies … Continue reading President-Elect Elon Musk →

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On our agenda this week… The best is yet to come … at least for newly anointed U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle. The now-spurned former finance of Donald Trump Jr. is headed halfway around the world compliments of The Don, but only because “Ambassador to Mars” isn’t a thing yet. And there’s so much … Continue reading Reverse Mortgages Are Next →

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On our agenda this week… Another Trump cabinet nominee is barely hanging on, with alleged sexual offender and alleged alcoholic Pete Hegseth on the ropes for Defense Secretary – ironically, on the 91st anniversary of the repeal of prohibition. Trump reportedly is talking to Meatball Ron De-Sanctimonious as his backup choice for DOD … possibly … Continue reading Pentagon Happy Hour →

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On this week’s agenda —  Donald Trump’s strategy of avoiding prison by returning to the White House works – as special counsel Jack Smith drops the federal charges, and the sentencing for his 34-count New York conviction gets delayed. Trump refuses to allow FBI vetting of his top appointments, the first time that’s happened since … Continue reading Pardon Me! (Guest: Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks) →