As Congress devolves into high school drama, Sarah, Jonah, and Mike discuss the fight over aid to Ukraine and Israel and the resulting threats to oust Speaker Mike Johnson.
The Agenda:
—Internal drama and blocks to getting foreign aid passed
—Polling shows Trump losing his lead in swing states
—Trump’s bodega campaign tactics
—Latinos’ affinity for Trump: real or media illusion?
—The need for messianic figures in politics
—Assessing the Biden administration’s public-facing stance on Israel
—Does spanking children reveal a cultural divide between the elites and working-class people?
Show Notes:
—Mike Johnson’s interview with Jake Tapper
—Nick Catoggio’s Boiling Frogs on Mike Johnson
—The Commentary Magazine podcast
—Jonah’s G-File on the messianic temptation
—Matthew Yglesias on “the spanking gap”
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