PG145: US Strike on Syria, Ryan Out, Zuckerberg Testifies, Cohen Raid, IG McCabe Report

The Politics Guys

Michael Baranowski

Politics, News

4.5 • 772 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2018

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Mike and Jay discuss the US-led missile strike on Syrian chemical weapons infrastructure, Paul Ryan's resignation, Mark Zuckerberg's testimony before Congress, the FBI raid on Michael Cohen's office, and the Department of Justice's Inspector General report on Andrew McCabe. They debate the legitimacy of these events and their implications for American politics. While they have different perspectives, they both agree that these events are cause for concern. **Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible**. If you’re interested in supporting the show, go to [politicsguys.com/support](http://www.politicsguys.com/support). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know what that is.
0:04.0	An ice cold beer.
0:07.0	What's different?
0:09.0	It's Budweiser, a perfect beer for party season.
0:14.0	Best enjoyed with your best buds.
0:20.0	Cheers to that. Budweiser, like no way. Best enjoyed with your best butts.
0:22.3	Cheers to that.
0:25.3	Budweiser, like no other.
0:26.7	Please drink responsibly.
0:28.5	For the facts, visit drinkaware.com.com.
0:28.6	Welcome to the politics, guys, a place for a bipartisan, rational, and civil debate on American politics and policy.
0:35.9	I'm Michael Baranowski, a political scientist at
0:38.0	Northern Kentucky University. With me today is my regular co-host, Cleveland area attorney and
0:42.6	Republican factotum, Jay Carson. Hey, Mike. Hey, Jay, how are you doing today? I'm good. I'm better than
0:48.0	last time. Well, that's good. I'm doing well myself, and we obviously have a lot to talk about
0:53.6	today. It's been a very busy week,
0:56.0	but before we get to our first story, I have a correction to issue. Back in Politics Guys,
1:02.8	episode 143, and this is the show I did a few weeks ago with Susan Simpson from the 45th,
1:09.1	and then actually in the show, you and IJ did that aired a few days
1:13.5	later, I referred to a VA medical system that had serious problems with quality and wait
1:20.3	times compared to the private sector. At least that was my claim. And that was sort of, I thought,
1:25.1	the conventional wisdom. Well, listener Brian Kaye tweeted to me that the data didn't actually support that view.
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