PG136: Trump Rejects Dem Memo, Budget Agreement, Gerrymandering (also - Mike 'Sings'!)

The Politics Guys

Michael Baranowski

Politics, News

4.5 • 772 Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2018

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

This week's show opens with Mike and Jay discussing President Trump's decision to not allow the release of the Democratic response to the memo released last week by House Intelligence Committee chair Devin Nunes. While the FBI and Department of Justice voiced concerns with releasing the Democrats' response, Mike points out that they also raised concerns about the Republican memo, which the President allowed to be released. Even so, Mike is withholding judgement because the White House claims it will work with the Intelligence Committee to come up with a version of the Democratic memo that can be released. Jay agrees with Mike that the Trump administration's handling of this whole thing has been somewhat less than supremely competent. Next is a look at the bipartisan (yes, that's right bipartisan) budget agreement reached by Congress. While some on the left were disappointed that protection for Dreamers wasn't part of the deal, and some on the right were angered by what they see as reckless spending, there were more than enough votes to send the measure to President Trump's desk. Mike and Jay discuss the winners, losers, and policy implications of the agreement. (Earlier in the week, Mike promised to compose and sing a song titled 'Donald Trump is Great' if there was a budget before they aired the show. While he was technically right about there not being a budget - the measure President Trump signed was a continuing resolution, with the actual budget coming in March - Mike decided that he didn't want to skate by on a technicality. If you want to hear him 'sing' his Donald Trump 'song', be sure to listen past the closing credits.) After that it's gerrymandering - a proposed redistricting plan in Ohio that has both Jay and Mike proud to be Buckeyes as well as a challenge to a Pennsylvania redistricting plan that the Supreme Court decided not to take up. **What Mike's Reading** _[Naked Money](http://amzn.to/2BniSDh)_. Charles Wheelan **What Jay's Reading** [Ohio's redistricting fight suggests how principles and politics can mesh](http://bit.ly/2Bo9kZ4). [Eight views of Pennsylvania: A visual dive into Congressional redistricting and gerrymandering](http://bit.ly/2BlcIDL). **Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible.** If you’re interested in supporting the show, go to [politicsguys.com](http://www.politicsguys.com) and click on the Patreon or PayPal link.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the politics, guys. I'm Michael Baranowski, a political scientist at Northern Kentucky University.
0:24.2	You know, before we get started with today's show, I wanted to mention that this is the first
0:29.7	episode of the now non-profit politics guys podcast. So, Jay, there's not going to be anymore
0:36.4	that hold that thought for just a second so
0:39.5	we can talk about you know men's grooming products or something are not showing for the man anymore
0:44.3	no no we are not um and you know we really want to thank everyone but i have to say i really
0:50.4	do like the r shave love yeah seriously absolutely Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. But no.
1:01.6	But anyway, we do want to thank everyone who made it possible for us to get to where we are today.
1:06.3	And, you know, I think we're fairly excited about what's in store.
1:12.1	And we really hope you'll keep on, you know, listening, commenting and supporting us as we sort of leave the advertisers behind and, you know, kind of put it all in your hands. So thank you very much.
1:18.4	All right. You know, we were going to start the show with a look at the budget deal. And we'll
1:24.0	still talk about that. But before we do that, I thought we'd briefly discuss something
1:28.5	that happened, well, after we decided on our stories for the week, which we do midday Friday,
1:33.8	usually.
1:35.0	Late on Friday, it was announced that President Trump would not be releasing the Democratic response
1:40.7	to the Nunes memo, alleging FBI, well,, misconduct or at the very least, I guess you
1:46.6	could say, extreme sloppiness related to a FISA warrant application that was obtained in
1:52.3	connection with the Russian investigation. Now, the administration cited security concerns that were
1:57.8	raised both by Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein and FBI Director Ray.
2:03.7	Now, many Democrats, of course, were quick to point out that the administration seemed
2:07.2	entirely comfortable ignoring these concerns raised by the FBI and Department of Justice
2:13.3	when they decided to release the Republican Nunes memo.
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