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Equal Opportunity Draft, Children as Political Pawns, Reid Misses Pres. Bush

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America fume after a federal judge decides the debate over whether women should have to register for the draft has gone on long enough and rules the all-male draft is unconstitutional.  They also defend California Sen. Dianne Feinstein after supporters of the Green New Deal send small children to beg Feinstein to join their cause.  Then Jim unleashes a powerful response as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questions whether the planet is in such peril that young people should no longer have children.  And they have their favorite catch phrase ready as former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid bashes Pres. Trump and says he misses President George W. Bush, whom Reid derided as a loser and a liar a decade ago.

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Low Energy Trumps ‘American Gothic’, Radical Dem Agenda, Immigration Insanity

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America think President Trump did alright in his speech and agree that his presentation was better than the stiff stares of Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi.  They also shake their heads in wonder as more Democrats embrace huge tax increases and government-run health care and Jim breaks down the truly radical ideas contained in Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal.  And speaking of the new congresswoman, Jim unleashes a fantastic rant after Ocasio-Cortez suggests on national television that the people trying to enter the U.S. illegally are more American than people who want a border wall.

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Dems Show Hand Early, Shutdown Mirage, Dancing Around the Truth

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America are grateful to see House Democrats revealing their real goals right from the start – impeachment, huge tax increases, abolishing the electoral college – and hope Americans see what they’d be getting if Democrats also controlled the Senate and the White House. As the partial government shutdown creeps towards three weeks, some conservatives are concluding that because their lives haven’t changed much, the impacted agencies aren’t really needed. Jim explains why that conclusion is badly misguided. And they throw up their hands as the mainstream media concoct the narrative that Republicans condemned Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for dancing in a video, when only one anonymous Twitter user lashed out and any conservative who weighed in on the matter defended the congresswoman.

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Stacey Abrams wants a “redo”, Kamala Harris compares the ICE to KKK, Ocasio already giving other Democrats grief

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and fill in host Rich McFadden of Radio America skip the good and bad martinis today and go with 3 crazy martinis! Stacey Abrams can’t accept that she lost and will stop at nothing to ensure a new election in Georgia. Kamala Harris asks ICE Nominee: “Are You Aware There’s A Perception That ICE Is Like The KKK?” And for the final crazy martini our favorite new democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gets in closed-door fight with veteran lawmaker over climate change! This is fun stuff!

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Anger Over Amazon, Criminal Justice Reform, Dem Leadership Fight

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America marvel at how the crony capitalism that determined where Amazon will build its second headquarters united elements of the right, left, and libertarians.  Jim also pushes back on arguments that competitions to land major businesses always involve soaking the taxpayers, but agrees that the liberals are very selective in their outrage over such moves.  They also react to the news that President Trump is getting on board with a push for bipartisan criminal justice reform before the end of the year.  And they pop the popcorn as some House Democrats remain determined to stop Nancy Pelosi from becoming Speaker of the House again, although her opponents are still missing one crucial thing.

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Media Buries Terrorist Compound Story, No Death in Single Payer? Nelson Cries Russia

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America are baffled by the lack of media coverage about a New Mexico compound where starving children were reportedly being trained to carry out school shootings, and they find, once again, that the FBI responded slowly to compelling tips.  They also continue to find entertainment in socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is now claiming that medicare-for-all would eliminate funeral expenses.  And they wonder why Florida Sen. Bill Nelson had made claims about Russian interference in the election when no state official has heard anything about it.

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Ocasio-Cortez & Dem Division, Jews on a List? Trump’s ‘Clarification’

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America are more than happy to center another good martini around avowed democratic socialist and New York congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, this time for sowing dissension among Democrats for her public criticism of Rep. Joe Crowley, whom she defeated in the primary. They also shudder as a state official in Austria wants all observant Jews to register with the government if they want kosher meats. And they shake their heads as President Trump’s clarification of his comments in Finland is less than credible.

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‘They Don’t Want Immigration Enforcement at All’

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A growing number of elected Democrats are now on record in wanting to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, a development that one immigration law expert believes has exposed the desire among many liberals to have fully open borders.

The trend started on Wednesday after avowed socialist Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez defeated 10-term Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., in a stunning congressional primary.  Reporters discovered Ocasio-Cortez wants to abolish ICE.  She publicly defended that position, saying ICE has run far off course by separating parent and children entering the U.S. illegally.

Thursday, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., echoed Ocasio-Cortez in supporting the abolition of ICE, appalled that the agency is acting like a “deportation force.”  On Friday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his solidarity as well, and “Abolish ICE” posters were frequently seen at rallies around the country over the weekend denouncing President Trump’s immigration policies.

Center for Immigration Studies Research Fellow Andrew Arthur helped write the homeland security legislation that created ICE in the wake of 9/11.  He says the Democrats are just trying to score political points.

“This is just a political stunt.  This is all political theater,” said Arthur.

“Blaming ICE for immigration enforcement is sort of like blaming the janitor for the mess that you left if you’re a member of Congress.  They created the laws.  They can change the laws,” said Arthur.

But Arthur firmly believes that Democrats do want open borders.

“They don’t want immigration enforcement at all.  There’s no other way to explain it,” said Arthur.

He says such a policy move would lead for a human tidal wave at our southern border since word would spread quickly that getting into the U.S. would guarantee they get to stay.  He also says it would lead to a massive increase in Mexican drug cartels pushing their products across the border.

The calls for abolishing ICE come on the heels of a passionate debate over ICE enforcing existing law which requires parents and children to be separated while the parents are prosecuted for an illegal border crossing.  Arthur stresses ICE is doing the job it was created to do.

“Immigration and Customs Enforcement performs many critical tasks.  They counter trafficking in the United States, child smuggling.  They go after foreign corruption, and they enforce the immigration laws of the United States.  To say that they’ve suddenly become a vast deportation force is to say they are exactly what they were when they were set up,” said Arthur.

Arthur says the immigration laws being enforced exist for a very simple reason.

“First and foremost, the immigration laws exist to protect the wages and working conditions of working Americans.  That’s not just United States citizens, but it also includes aliens who are lawfully here,” said Arthur.

Democrats are already touting legislation to abolish ICE.  Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisc., is planning legislation that is short on details but would establish a commission to determine what duties ICE should be performing.

Arthur says that ambiguity is at the heart of the problem.

“They just don’t want immigration enforcement.  They don’t like the idea of it but they really haven’t thought through the ramifications of their proposals or their ideas,” said Arthur.

For his part Pocan, wants borders enforced for the purposes of stopping terrorists but is staunchly opposed to removing people from the country because they came here illegally.

The Democrats are looking to benefit from the family separation controversy in the midterm elections, and Arthur admits the images from the border have been difficult to watch.  However, he says Democrats are in for a big surprise if they think calling for the abolition of ICE will play well all over America.

“I’m supportive of the president’s policies but the optics of it were very bad.  There was no way to avoid that.  [Democrats] are now taking that policy and taking it way too far to an extreme.  I think that’s actually going to turn off independent voters who understand there is a reason why we have immigration laws in the United States,” said Arthur.

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SCOTUS Smacks Down Unions, Protesters vs. Chao, Socialist Crushes Crowley

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America hail the Supreme Court’s ruling that non-members of public sector unions do not have to pay dues.  They also shudder as liberal protesters get up close to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his wife, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.  And they’re not going to miss New York Rep. Joe Crowley after his stunning defeat in a New York congressional primary, but the woman who defeated Crowley is an avowed socialist who wants to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement and pass single-payer health care.

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