Oh, for the best, expect the worst, some preach and pain, some die of thirst, the way of

knowing which way it's going, oh for the best, expect the worst.

Welcome to the commentary magazine daily podcast today is Monday April 24th, 2023.

I am John Puthhorz, the editor of commentary magazine with me as always executive editor

A. Greenwald Hyde.

Hyde John, media commentary columnist Christine Rosenhyk, Christine.

Christine, you're on mute.

No one heard you say hi, John.

You have to say hi, John.

Hi John, sorry.

I'm on my first cup of coffee.

My apologies.

It's our ritualistic opening and Christine's colleague at the American Enterprise Institute

are Washington commentary columnist Matthew Kuntnetti, hi math, a double high to you, John,

for me and Christine.

That's great.

Thank you.

It's like a double portion of mana.

Here as we, as we, as we traverse the 40 years in the, in the wilderness that maybe,

maybe extended in the wilderness as Joe Biden is apparently about to declare his

re-election campaign tomorrow, I think, in a video and maybe there'll be partly a video and

partly a speech.

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