Dems' Approval 'Lower Than the Dead Sea'
3 Martini Lunch
Radio America
4.6 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 18 December 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
First, they have some fun speculating about why Democrats are suddenly backing away from their promise to release a full autopsy of the 2024 elections. Some explanations are obvious, while Jim claims to have “uncovered” a few others. They also look at the the Dems' disastrous approval numbers. But will they still do well in the midterms?
Next, they react to President Trump’s decision to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III controlled substance, allowing expanded research into potential medical benefits. While the change does little to alter marijuana’s overall legality, Jim and Greg vent about the widespread normalization of pot use and the ever-present stench that seems unavoidable in many major cities and beyond.
Finally, they discuss the impending resignation of FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino after just over nine months in the role. Greg notes there were signs of Bongino’s frustration with the job months ago, while Jim credits him for taking on difficult cases and reassessing positions he held before joining the bureau.
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| 0:34.2 | Welcome to the three-martini lunch. |
| 0:39.1 | Grab a stool next to Greg Carumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review. |
| 0:41.4 | Three Martini's coming up. |
| 0:47.1 | Very glad you're with us for the Thursday edition of the Three Martini Lunch today. |
| 0:48.0 | A lot to get to. |
| 0:54.0 | We'll be talking about weed and specifically how President Trump thinks it should be classified at the federal level. |
| 1:00.2 | He's planning as early as today to reschedule marijuana from category one to category three, |
| 1:02.3 | so it could do more research on it. |
| 1:03.7 | We'll talk about whether that's a good idea. |
| 1:08.5 | We'll also talk about the exit of Dan Bongino from the FBI as deputy director. |
| 1:12.0 | Went on the job in March and says he'll be leaving in January. |
| 1:16.8 | But we're going to have some fun with the Democrats in just a moment because they refuse to release their autopsy of the 2024 election. And the latest polling on the Democrats suggests that |
| 1:23.5 | not much has improved for them over the last 12 months. But before we get to all that, let's talk about your health, because if the Democrats are conducting an autopsy, their health as a party is not that great. |
| 1:34.6 | But we want to keep you healthy well into 2026 and way beyond that. |
| 1:39.0 | And so that means every once in a while, yeah, you got to go to the doctor. |
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