A More Perfect New Year (Ep. 134)
The first MPU podcast of the new year looks at milestones from the year past and what it means to do a political podcast in our heightened era of political awareness.
Recent Articles
Dispatch to Democrats: Let’s Impeach Like Mitch McConnell Would
I said something on last week’s podcast and upon further reflection, I …Read Article
Joe and the Giant Impeachment Question
by Kevin Kelton Among the first questions former Vice President Joe Biden …Read Article
Trump’s Bad Trade ‘Deal’ With China Takes Shape
by D.J. McGuire One of the more maddening defenses of Trump’s protectionism …Read Article
‘Sanctuary Cities’ PM Fun
As we often mention on the podcast, the MPU co-hosts share a …Read Article
Neil Gorsuch
“Winning is Easy…” (Ep 91)
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.
Like what you heard? Subscribe on iTunes and don’t miss a podcast!
And if you like talking politics, join us in our Facebook political debate group, OPEN FIRE, where you can discuss news and politics with D.J., Greg, Rebekah, Cliff, Helena, Kevin, Molly, and lots of other smart, fun people.
Only Republicans “Forced” The Nuclear Option
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
Pence: Table for Two? (Ep. 90)
This “More Perfect Union” podcast covers the reasons why Congress may be hesitant to give Michael Flynn immunity (and rumors of his tryst with a sexy Russian translator named Svetlana), Mike Pence’s reluctance to dining with sexy American women other than his wife, D.J.’s attraction to a not-so-sexy carbon emissions tax, and whether or not the Trump campaign incited violence at its rallies. Then Rebekah reveals the one thing that will ultimately bring Donald Trump down.
Like what you heard? Subscribe on iTunes and don’t miss a podcast!
And if you like talking politics, join us in our Facebook political debate group, OPEN FIRE, where you can discuss news and politics with D.J., Greg, Rebekah, Cliff, Helena, Kevin, Molly, and lots of other smart, fun people.
More Perfect, After Dark: The Nuclear Option (Ep. 89)
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.
Like what you heard? Subscribe on iTunes and don’t miss a podcast!
And if you like talking politics, join us in our Facebook political debate group, OPEN FIRE, where you can discuss news and politics with D.J., Kevin, Rebekah, Greg, Cliff, Molly, Helena, and lots of other smart, fun people.
A Stolen Seat; A System Betrayed
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.
Another Kent State
Episode 77 of The More Perfect Union podcast series looks at the Berkeley protests over alt-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos, the outlook for a Democratic filibuster of the president’s Supreme Court nominee, why Trump is winning the political debate over his Muslim ban policy, and the real significance of the “Bowling Green Massacre” and Frederick Douglas gaffes.
Like what you heard? Subscribe on iTunes and don’t miss a podcast! And don’t forget to Rate and Review us on iTunes.
And if you like talking politics, join us in our Facebook political debate group, OPEN FIRE, where you can discuss news and politics with Kevin, Greg, D.J., Rebekah, Cliff, and lots of other smart, fun people.