Episode 8.0 - Jeff and John’s Secret Child Indoctrination Chamber
Jeff and John return permanently from their hiatus, and the people cheer! Discussion of the wackos who are convinced Obama is indoctrinating America’s youth; Update on Romanoff/Bennett; The release of the Lockerbie bomber (and was it part of an oil deal?) - Jeff and John get in an epistemological debate; Devils Advocate - Jeff assumes the role of a Blue Dog Dem (Devil) and we have a long, thoughtful discussion on health care; Progressive Caucus strategy; Holder appoints a special prosecutor to investigate torture, but John is still not happy; Rants - John on the incongruity of the Obama admin Afghanistan strategy; Jeff on Ritter’s stupid moves
Episode 7.10 - Health care and Sotomayor debates
Health care update - where is the plan and what’s next?; Sotomayor hearings and political theater; the secret CIA assassination squad (maybe?); Special interview with Nicholas Clayton, Washington Times correspondent and author of the Three Kings blog, live (sort of) from Tblisi; Devil’s Advocate - Jeff defends the uber expensive F-22 project; Rants - John on the continued need to investigate Bush era crimes, Jeff on Walter Cronkite
