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Glad to talk to you guys.

Yes, we got to start with Groundhog Day.

Before I do, you will note, we will not be doing any commemorations, any mornings of the

dead and the like for January 6th. It was an incident that happened two years ago.

The only people who can't move on are the ones who think it helps them politically. So it's not

9-11 or anything like that. I got to play you commentary out of the gate. From David Axelrod on CNN talking about Kevin McCarthy,

there's a deal that is shaping up and it's a very good deal. So I want to play this audio

and then I want to read you an email I got. 20 is a big number. This isn't like a marginal thing.

He's got to turn three-quarters of these people around.

But let me tell you something. I'm, you know, Jake said that he's made a cornucopia of concessions.

He's surrendered. I mean, the truth of the matter is, whether the 20 want to accept it or not, they've won.

They've won. Either McCarthy becomes a neutered,

powerless speaker who has a sword of Damocles over his head that could fall at any time

because anybody in that body could call to vacate the chair or someone else becomes speaker.

But they have won this I

mean the only thing that's left is for you know one of them to drive out with

McCarthy's car and another one to wear his code and I mean he's given everything

away but actually if you if you think if you give into these if McCarthy gives in

here right to these folks whoever's next

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