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Hello, hello and welcome folks to the Michael Steel Podcast. Yes, Michael Steel you can find me on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Tune In or wherever you get your podcast on. You know that. Also check me out on Twitter at Michael Steel.

Well, a couple weeks ago we were talking about the labor pains of the Mueller report, the anticipation of whether it be a little baby Mueller or a big baby Mueller.

So we got the little baby Mueller. Well now folks we're getting ready for the next trip.

We're going to come out. That's just one of the things that's exciting the hell out of folks in Washington DC or the last few days.

And certainly with the tax man coming next week there are a whole lot of folks folks who are going to come out and get the money.

So we're going to come out and get the money back. So we're going to come out and get the money back.

So it's just one of the things that's exciting the hell out of folks in Washington DC or the last few days.

And certainly with the tax man coming next week there are a whole lot of folks focusing on their own personal tax affairs.

And so we may get a little bit into that as well. And the help us sort of sort it all out is a guy I've known a long time and worked with for a long time.

He's one of the smart bright lights out there that's left talking about core Republican values.

And there are some of us out there doing it. It's the one and only Bill Crystal. He's the editor at large of the ball work.

He was a founder of the weekly standard and is a regular guest on leading political commentary shows.

I get the chance to sit across the table from Bill from Tom to Tom on MSNBC.

Prideers work at the weekly standard. Mr. Crystal led the project for the Republican future in organization that helped shape the strategy that produced the 1994 Republican Congressional victory.

Yes, this brother has had his fingers on the till trying to guide the ship of state as it were. Welcome Bill to the Michael Still podcast.

Man, it's good to have you. Good to be with you Michael. Fellow, fellow old fans of Republican.

We're all about pre-market and you know, American leadership and all that. But there are a few about that. Maybe there's a war. But maybe there'll be war with us again.

Well, you know, I think there will be and I think that's a good place to start to says as a as a jump off point before we get in the Mueller and a lot of the other stuff that's going on.

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