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The Politics Guys

PG146: North Korea, Russia, Gorsuch Sides with Liberals, Crafty Congressional Republicans, James Comey's Media Blitz

The Politics Guys

Michael Baranowski

Politics, News

4.5772 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2018

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

This week, Mike welcomes special guest co-host Will Miller, a center-right political scientist. Mike and Will start the show by discussing the upcoming negotiations between the U.S. and North Korea in the wake of Secretary of State Nominee Mike Pompeo's Easter weekend visit to North Korea and recent indications by the regime that they're willing to freeze nuclear testing and discuss denuclearization. Both Mike and Will are skeptical, but believe that getting the North talking is a step in the right direction. After that, it's a discussion of the Russia sanctions that didn't happen, when UN Ambassador Nikki Haley's announcement of upcoming sanctions was walked back by the administration, which claimed that Haley had gotten ahead of herself. Mike and Will see this as yet another example of the Trump administration's poor message discipline - a problem that seems to stem largely from President Trump himself. The Guys also discuss whether additional sanctions should have been imposed. Next is a discussion of a Supreme Court decision on immigration in which Trump appointee Neil Gorsuch joined with the Court's four liberals to strike down part of a law used to deport immigrants on the grounds that it is unconstitutionally vague. Will argues that this isn't really a partisan issue, but rather one of statutory construction, and says that the real surprise is that other conservatives on the Court didn't have more of a problem with the vague wording of the law. Then Mike gets to talk about his favorite government agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as well as explain the intricacies of the Congressional Review Act, which Senate Republicans used to overturn a CFPB 'guidance' issued during the Obama administration. Mike says that this is a clever / sneaky move by Republicans that could lead to a good deal more Obama-era regulatory guidance being overturned. Will agrees, but as he's no fan of regulation, he sees this as a potentially good thing. The Guys close with a discussion of James Comey's media blitz and what his new book and memos tell us about whether or not President Trump obstructed justice. Mike says that it tells us next to nothing, and the media is making focusing far too much on the clash of personalities. Will agrees, and says that the Republicans' move to release the Comey memos may have partially backfired on them. **What Will's Reading & Watching** [Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities](http://bit.ly/2JeOMTs) (PBS documentary) [Why Historically Black Colleges and Universities are Enjoying a Renaissance](https://on.natgeo.com/2JaoFNa). (National Geographic) [The Paradox of Choice . Barry Schwartz.](https://amzn.to/2Jb37QQ) **What Mike's Reading** [Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times . Kenneth Whyte](https://amzn.to/2J4Ta7k) **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).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

You know what that is.

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An ice cold beer.

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What's different?

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It's Budweiser, a perfect beer for party season.

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Best enjoyed with your best buds.

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Cheers to that.

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Budweiser, like no other.

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Please drink responsibly.

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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.

0:36.5

I'm Michael Baranowski, a political scientist at Northern Kentucky University.

0:40.4

With me today is not either Jay or Trey, but a new special guest co-host political scientist,

0:47.5

Will Miller.

0:48.7

The reason Will is here today is that we're hoping to bring on one or two occasional guest

0:53.2

co-hosts. Now, our core group

0:55.4

will still remain me, Jay, and Trey, but we thought it would be good to occasionally have

1:01.0

one or two other voices on the show. Now, regular listeners know that law professor Ken Katkin

1:06.7

occasionally co-hosts and sort of represents the left when I'm not on.

1:11.3

And the idea here is to have someone like Will to do the same thing, only representing the right.

1:16.9

And we're also looking into bringing in a non-guy politics guy as well at some point in the near future for some gender diversity.

1:25.7

So let us know what you think about Will, whether it's positive, negative, or mixed.

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