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Russia-gate Harkens Back to the Bygone Days of Benghazi-gate

May 19, 2017

by Kevin Kelton

For Americans over 19, today’s “Russia-gate” headlines harken back to a bygone era of the 2015 “Benghazi-gate” scandal and a time of hot yoga, iPhone Sixes, John Green novels, and a guy named “Jeb!” captured the hearts of dark money donors everywhere.

Hard as it is to believe, it’s been almost two years since the email scandal and “Benghazi” hearings that so closely echo the Russian election tampering news of today. But for Americans who were born then, the similarities are eery.

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The Fault Lies In Ourselves

May 17, 2017

by Kevin Kelton

While we watch the slow, painful destruction of our political system, we should take a moment to reflect that we did this to ourselves. Every one of us. We bought into the politics of hate. We bought into the politics of cults. We devoured negative ads and delighted in dirty, underhanded campaigns. (This goes for the liberals as well.) We believed the worst in our candidates and pilloried them for being human. We gave ratings to hate. We rewarded crassness and punished civility.

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On Donald Trump’s Alarming Weakness on Communist China

May 13, 2017

By D.J. McGuire

For those of us who look with a wary eye across the Pacific Ocean to the Chinese Communist regime, Donald Trump was something of a wild card in the presidential campaign of last year. His rank protectionism included harsh words against the Beijing cadres, but he also ripped the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal involving nearly all the democracies in Eastern Asia that would have been a geopolitical bulwark against Zhongnanhai (Beijing’s equivalent of the Kremlin). Add in his mixed bag on military and geopolitical policies (stronger defense countering his threats to withdraw from Japanese bases), and no one was really sure what we’d get.

Four months in, we have a better idea of Trump’s deviations from the standard “engagement” policy of that is a favorite of the establishment wings of both major parties. If anything, Trump is more willing to appease the “ChiComs” than any of his post-Tiananmen-massacre predecessors. Zhongnanhai is taking advantage, to the peril of the democratic world.

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Political Faith (Ep. 97)

May 8, 2017 00:34:57

Episode 97 of “The More Perfect Union” podcast covers the prospects of TrumpCare in the senate, the president’s executive order on religious freedom and his upcoming visit to The Vatican, the Jordan Edwards shooting, the fallout from Steven Colbert’s controversial monologue, and why Mika “hearts” Morning Joe.

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Death and Taxes (Ep. 96)

May 1, 2017 00:35:00

In this More Perfect Union podcast, the gang talks about the Trump tax cut plan, how tax cuts have worked in the past, former President Obama’s decision to give an expensive speech to a Wall Street firm, and their all-time favorite political films.

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More Perfect, After Dark: European Politics (Ep. 95)

April 27, 2017 00:39:07

In this episode of “The More Perfect Union” podcast, the gang takes a look at politics across the pond, including the effects of terrorism on European elections, the upcoming runoff in France between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, and British PM Theresa May’s call for an early general election in her country.

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More Perfect, After Dark: Death Penalty (Ep. 93)

April 20, 2017 00:30:55

In this “after dark” episode of The More Perfect Union podcast, the hosts discuss the death penalty and share their pet peeves of the week.

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Mother Of All Bombs (Ep. 92)

April 17, 2017 00:38:49

Episode 92 of The More Perfect Union podcast looks at Trump’s potential plays in Syria, Korea, and the Fed. (And which one he’s likely to nuke first.) Then the gang has some laughs over Sean Spicer’s most recent verbal gaffes and shares their thoughts on the airline industry in light of the United Airlines passenger ejection assault.

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“Winning is Easy…” (Ep 91)

April 10, 2017 00:35:07

Taking a cue from VP Mike Pence’s love of theatre, the gang discusses the difficulties of actually running a government, the recent developments in Syria, and Neil Gorsuch’s new promotion.

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Only Republicans “Forced” The Nuclear Option

April 10, 2017

by Kevin Kelton

In the days since Senate Republicans voted to overturn the Democrat’s filibuster and confirm SCOTUS nominee Neil Gorsuch on a mostly party-line 54-44 vote, I’ve seen many respected journalists and not-so-respected bloggers describe the event as the Democrats “forcing” the GOP to invoke the nuclear option.

The Democrats did nothing of the kind.

What did happen is, the GOP voluntarily and willfully broke the long-standing rules of the senate by arbitrarily rewriting them. Read More

More Perfect, After Dark: The Nuclear Option (Ep. 89)

March 29, 2017 00:37:24

In this “After Dark” episode, the gang shares some laughs about President Trump and share some juicy theories about what Rep. Devin Nunes told the president and why it’s such a secret. Then things get serious when talking about Neil Gorsuch, Merrick Garland, and the liberal/conservative divide over the open SCOTUS seat.

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A Stolen Seat; A System Betrayed

March 29, 2017

By Rebekah Chodoff Kuschmider

So, I’ve been stewing since Sunday night. For those of you who tuned in to The More Perfect Union “After Dark” episode that was released this week, you were treated to a heated and emotional discussion between myself, Kevin, and Helena about the state of the Supreme Court nominating process. It was in the middle of that discussion when I realized how deep my feelings of anger and betrayal actually are regarding the nomination and subsequent treatment of Merrick Garland last year.

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